Ti_Leo
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Ti_Leo

Almost "Made", Male

He's at it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s5cGdgpx3A Nov 21, 2024

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    1. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I've got some impression of a modded and broken-then-fixed Erzetich Deimos amp that no one asked for. Check comments
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        That's it. How did I wrote that much?

        I'm a lonely man.
        Dec 31, 2023
      4. joch
        joch
        No, all good bro. But you might wanna create a thread on this instead.
        Dec 31, 2023
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @joch Thanks but... This comparison is based on two broken / modded amps, I don't think it's that valid? Besides, no one is really considering that €4000 amp, right?
        Dec 31, 2023
    2. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      This is stupid: ear pads for Ananda BT are different from the ones for normal Ananda and other egg? kidney? shaped Hifiman headphones.
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        It's like there are even more mounting clips on BT. Yep, I counted them, 12 vs 9 on normal ones. Maybe they went for better seal on BT, if taking off the pads were not a PITA...
        Dec 29, 2023
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      3. joch
        joch
        Do the 9 clipped pads fit in the other? Because you can use other stuff to seal the pads better.
        Dec 29, 2023
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Nope, first look was like the arrangement of the clips were flipped upside down, but due to egg shape of them, I couldn't force the smaller end into the bigger end, then I found the numbers were then different.

        Maybe it's the PCB, chips and batteries in BT made the mounting screw holes moved a bit, then some of the original clips hole were too close to some screw holes causing structure vulnerability, maybe?
        Dec 29, 2023
    3. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Maybe Ananda needs more power to drive, as it just sounds a bit off. Deva Pro sounds much better timbre-wise.

        And maybe it's better detail retrieval, or just more pronounced in that frequency, I think Ananda is "good" at picking up low level electric noise, I guess it might not be wise to pair it with some noisy Bluetooth source. Oh, wait...
        Dec 23, 2023
      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        And it's my current No.1 "speaker-like" headphone, it's so transparent, I can hear everything outside and it sounds the same listening from the back of the headphones... (Reminder: I took all the back damping material off (A PCB window with black cloth mesh))

        Anyway, it should be great for PC use, like gaming? 3D printing cat ears now!!!!!
        Dec 23, 2023
    4. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Huge plus for HE6SE V1 vs V2: I can glue cat ears onto the metal frame!
    5. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      with modding, SJY Starry Night sounds great (and looks great)
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I applied some sound damping material and some felt in the cup, solved the treble peak (I think), then changed the headband, since my pair is V1, the OG headband sucks...
        Dec 16, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh, I forgot, also, pads swap...

        The good thing about these headphones is that they have some bloated bass, making music fun, kinda reminds me of TH-X00 Purpleheart, not to that much bloated, but they are just more fun than HE6SE V1 (and I think I've made HE6SE a bit bloated already)
        Dec 16, 2023
    6. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      It's strange: applying sound damping material to the inner wall of the back of HE6SE V1 muffles highs in vocal
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I was playing around with my recent-found dynamat-like material, I applied some strips of it to the inner wall, but I just didn't like the metal sheet of the material, so I put some sound damping foam on in, so I made two layers of rings.

        Then I found that the vocal was quite muffled. I didn't think my boring mod would make any sense, but after taking the foam off, the liveliness of vocal was back.
        Nov 29, 2023
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        It's a great experiment to me, because I did want to tune down the highs a bit, so now I left 1/3 ring of foam in, and I'm happy. (other changes to my HE6SE: ZMF suede pads with bassports, 3D printed grill. Yes, I'm sensitive to treble peaks)
        Nov 29, 2023
    7. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I don't know much about terms and measurement in audio gears, but I do want a "plankton-meter"
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    8. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Why do I always feel the vocalists sound more moving and nuanced in reaction videos?
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Ok, 13 minutes later, I came up with a theory: because the treble was compressed more in reaction videos so relatively, mids got more pronounced.

        Warmpoo FTW!!!
        Oct 27, 2023
    9. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      To me, Hifiman Deva Pro is just a Warmer HE400SE. If you don't need the fancy Bluetooth thingy compatibility, get the HE400SE
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        = Equal points:
        = Same painful headbands.
        = Same build.
        = Same cable.
        = Same overall feeling of sound. (Sorry I really don't want to dive deep on these two headphones.)
        Oct 13, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        - points for Deva Pro:
        -- I can't use my freaking 3.5mm balanced cable due to the freaking Bluetooth thingy compatibility.
        -- Bad earpads compatibility, not the normal Hifiman ring type pads mounts... Sigh.
        - More expensive for ~ same sound.
        - I don't think I can do easy grill mod on this one.
        Oct 13, 2023
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh, one more thing (or two), both HE400SE and Deva Pro are the "Stealth Magnets" version. The magnets... are not that D-shape in their promoting materials. It's just like the designer made the bevel width 3x, and that's it.

        I don't know how hard it is to work on magnets, but that doesn't feel "stealthy" enough to me.
        Oct 13, 2023
    10. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Hello~~ Has anyone had any experience with GoldPlanar GL1200 headphones? Yes, the ribbon ones. Online reviews are... quite limited...
    11. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Sometimes I just want to warp my gears with RGB lighting strips.
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      2. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        I'll stick to the VU meters.
        Oct 8, 2023
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      3. Gazny
        Gazny
        Cat eyes are next level
        Oct 8, 2023
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      4. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        Where's the dislike button ...?
        Oct 8, 2023
    12. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I wonder: why do I need other headphones since I've had modded HD800. Then the fatigue kicks in, damn it.
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Still, could be my half broken Rag, but everything else sounds OK, except some known issue to me. Yea, maybe need to look elsewhere. (ESP 95X is goooood!)
        Oct 3, 2023
      4. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        Do you have any other amps to test on? or pick up something popular on the used market so it's easy to resell.
        Oct 3, 2023
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Ok, I blew the dust off my Vali 2+, and plugged it into my system.

        HD800 sounds smoother on Vali 2+, and I just feel little fatigue, definitely bearable. But it also just sounds a bit plain, while it sounded much more assuring on Rag.

        Come to think of it, the pain could even be caused by higher volume on Rag? Because it was really good, I needed more!

        Guess HD800 + Rag is not a good match, here at least.
        Oct 4, 2023
    13. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
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      2. CEE TEE
        CEE TEE
        That's a Piety + EC ZDT Jr.! Love that. Thanks for sharing!
        Sep 21, 2023
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh my, a Piety? Galactic Mind!
        Sep 21, 2023
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      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        The headphones with that setup makes me sad
        Sep 21, 2023
    14. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Bought a cheap power conditioner, noise killed. Bought a more expensive one, noise is back. WTF?!
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      3. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Sep 16, 2023
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Sorry guys, I really tried to take them apart, I even unplugged everything and put my screw driver out. But living in China, I need to do OT, sigh.

        The noise should be from a cheap voltage adjustable PSU. I swapped it to a fixed V one, and the noise was much lower now (but still auditable from Ragnarok V1 -> E-mu Teak only. HD800, HE6SE and even ifi iESL -> KOSS ESP950 sounded OK)
        Sep 17, 2023
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Sep 17, 2023
    15. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Noticeable noise on right channel from my office setup and slight noise on left channel from my home setup, so it's unbalanced?
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    16. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Curious, older HE6SE v1 (SN started with 80) sounded better than newer ones (SN started with 11). Check follow-up:
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I've used the older pair quite a bit (it belongs to one of my colleagues), and was fine with it on the same setup. Today I read someone mentioned HE6SE v1 with older SN (started with 80 / 81) could be using old HE6 drivers, I didn't believe it, but I thought it might worth an AB test, so here I am.

        (Grain of salt reminder: 1. Small sample size. 2. Variable mentioned above 3. Short testing time period. 4. Dumb ears)
        Aug 13, 2023
      3. Huhnkopf
        Huhnkopf
        I had one of those earlier 6SEs and kinda regret ever selling them. They were a good contrast/addition to my 4 screws. I have never found v2 to be even remotely as well done. Warm, powerful, ver nice slam, well balanced with OG pads and also Velpads. Those v1 were goldilocks headphones.
        Aug 13, 2023
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Huhnkopf I thought HE6SE was already a "degenerated" HE6, but really didn't reckon they had to pull anther one on HE6SE V2...

        And here comes the FAQ: HE6SE vs HE6? I guess the HE6s are leaner with more authority? But how about technical things like details? Thanks.
        Aug 14, 2023
    17. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      My ears. left side volume was like 50% as loud using some planar or estat phones. But after swapping sides, 100% centered.
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      2. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Did you try iems? To be clear it can still give problems depending on tips used. If i don't use comply foam or spinfits i can get L/R balance issues.
        May 31, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        IEMs sounded OK? The only earplugs / earbuds had that "imbalance" to my ears were Sennheiser MX90. IEMs really didn't caught any problem iirc.

        But yea, adjusting the position of the headphones helps, but it's just weird...
        May 31, 2023
      4. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Probably an ear shape thing then. Speakers are also fine i guess?
        May 31, 2023
    18. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I quite like how Nectar Hive sounds in my chain, and I really don't like how Nectar Bee sounds...
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      3. Philimon
        Philimon
        You purchased a Bee?! Did you not see the sbaf impressions thread? Was it @ChaChaRealSmooth ’s impressions that convinced you to buy? That guy!
        May 4, 2023
      4. Philimon
        Philimon
        May 4, 2023
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      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Philimon I liked Hive a lot and I was lazy reading at that time. The "dark old Audeze sound" description, I thought it was like LCD 2.2 pre-fazor sound, which is great, but actually, nope!

        The Pads dimension looks the same on both models, but getting Brainwavz to China is quite... not worthy for me. Yea... fixing Bee can be rough...
        May 5, 2023
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    19. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Happy Luna New Year! Wish you all happy in this special random day and in the following 364 days
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      2. caute
        caute
        Happy new year! Going out with my mom tomorrow to a pan-Asian food festival. But too broke to give her a nice, fat red envelope full of stax.
        Jan 21, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @caute Come on, spending quality time together is the best!!
        Jan 21, 2023
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    20. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      My TH-900 pad rolling game: which part of the mids and how much bass or dynamic do I want to sacrifice.
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I currently kinda happy with ZMF perforated pads (don't know which model, and they might even not be from ZMF, just something similar...)
        Jan 9, 2023
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