Comments on Profile Post by wbass

  1. wbass
    wbass
    Focal whatever, Audeze whatever, or HD6XX. Most of the preferred amps on here are like a decade old in design. There doesn't seem to be much popping with IEMs other than planar types.
    Aug 30, 2022
  2. wbass
    wbass
    Seems like when the Utopias came along, they really shook things up. (And the Raal, too.) And the high-end Hifiman are supposed to be good.... But lately things have seemed very iterative.
    Aug 30, 2022
  3. wbass
    wbass
    Or maybe I'm missing something....
    Aug 30, 2022
  4. Merrick
    Merrick
    I think part of it is SBAF has matured, most of us have settled in to longer term systems at this point.
    Aug 30, 2022
  5. Qildail
    Qildail
    Between 6XX/58X and your budget DAC/Amp brand of choice, you can put together a kick-ass desktop for ~$500 now. This is where a lot of people stop; diminishing returns is a ferocious beast.
    Aug 30, 2022
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  6. wbass
    wbass
    I'd go with Elex out of a budget amp for $500, but I hear you. Only the highest end seems to have any movement now, and most of that is iterative, too. Stax tweaking the 009 for example.
    Aug 30, 2022
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  7. pure5152
    pure5152
    I think it's also just that although headphones may have gotten better, they've also skyrocketed in price alienating a lot of the market. Hd800s are good, but I'm guessing a lot of people run them because they're cheaper but still sound more than good enough. I'm guessing even more people run hd6XXs for similar reasons.
    Aug 30, 2022
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  8. E_Schaaf
    E_Schaaf
    Ironic, I feel like in my own personal pursuits I've barely begun to scratch the surface of design elements I want to explore and haven't yet seen on the market ;) takes a lot to get people to move away from their mainstays though, I get it. What was good 10+ years ago is still good now. Folks have tried enough to settle or become jaded about what's new
    Aug 30, 2022
  9. wbass
    wbass
    Could be a signal of an unfilled segment of the market. Something new and exciting that isn't $$$.
    Aug 30, 2022
  10. JeremiahS
    JeremiahS
    In my experience planar dynamics have improved a lot in recent years but it seems that this type of driver technology is not very popular in this forum.
    Aug 31, 2022