Positive Feedback ISSUE 53 january/february 2011 "
The Headphone/Headphone Amp Roundup: A Humorous Pavin (*)" av Andy Schaub er en ganske interessant artikkel.
Schaub har satt sammen en del
komplette hodetelefonsystemer for forskjellige formål inkl. kilde, hodetelefonforsterker, hodetelefon og kabler.
All of these comments about randomly assembling components leads to a point, specifically that what I'm reviewing here are headphone listening systems, not just individual components, often with a suggested source player as well; and I plan to organize things with a title like a menu in a restaurant, sort of like Frank's Sandwich Shop—now long gone—in my hometown that had the best submarine sandwich I've ever had, called "The Cold Cut Special" or the vegetarian version called "The Cold Cut Special Without Meat Plus Extra Cheese", literally. So, in no particular order:
Han presenterer og beskriver så følgende hodetelefonsystemer med sammenligninger.
Ultrasone Edition 8 inngår i to av systemene og
beyerdynamic T 5 p, som er en naturlig konkurrent for en del bruksområder, i tre.
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The Classic
- Ray Samuels HR-2 Headphone Amp
- Sennheiser HD650's
- Moon Audio Blue Dragon Cable
The Executive/Executive Audiophile Deluxe
- 11" Apple MacBook Air
- ITunes using AAC or Apple Lossless files governed by Amarra Junior 2.1
- Moon Audio Silver Dragon Ultrasone Edition 8's going straight into the MacBook Air with the rhodium-plated right-angle mini-plug
or
- ALO (Audio Line Out) custom built mini-B USB cable
- Ray Samuels Predator (in "clear" or aluminum)
- Beyerdynamic Tesla T5p's with stock cable
The Transatlantic
Version 1 (for accuracy):
- 64GB iPod Touch
- Whiplash Audio Right Angle TWag Micro LOD
- Ray Samuels Protector balanced portable headphone amp
- JH Audio JH 13 Pro's connected to the Protector by the Whiplash Audio 48" TWag Protector Replacement Cable for the JH 13/16 Pro's
Version 2 (for lushness), nicknamed The Transpacific:
- 64GB iPod Touch
- Moon Audio Silver Dragon IEM LOD
- Ray Samuels Protector balanced portable headphone amp
- JH Audio JH 16 Pro's connected to the Protector by the 4-foot (also 48") Moon Audio Silver Dragon IEM Protector Cable for the JH 13/16 Pro's
The Night Stalker
- Black 160GB iPod Classic
- ALO (Audio Line Out) LOD
- Black Ray Samuels SR-71A
- Beyerdynamic Tesla T5p's with stock cable
The Reference
My office stereo system feeding …
- Blossom Blo-0299 Balanced Headphone Amp with Welborne Labs Upgraded Power Supply and Moon Audio Silver Dragon interconnect cable
- Sennheiser HD800's with Moon Audio Silver Dragon balanced headphone cable using Neutrik XLR's
or
- Same arrangement as above with Whiplash Audio TWag V2 balanced HD800 cable
The Ultimate
My main stereo system with an all-silver loom power cable system feeding …
- Slightly tweaked Triode Audio Corporation TRV-84HD 6BQ5 single ended stereo headphone integrated amplifier
- Heavily modified AKG K701's using Audio Note AN-SPx speaker cable and a Furutech FP-704(G) stereo phone plug
The Seasoned Traveler
- Silver (not that it really matters) 160GB Apple iPod Classic with mostly Apple Lossless files
- ALO Triple Pipe LOD
- ALO Rx Portable Headphone Amplifier with digital volume control
- Moon Audio Silver Dragon modified Ultrasone Edition 8's with gold-plated mini plug
The Honorable Mention
- Apple 120GB iPod Classic
- Moon Audio Silver Dragon LOD (terminated in RCA connectors)
- Ray Samuels XP-7 Headphone Amp
- Moon Audio Silver Dragon modified Grado RS-1's with gold-plated mini-plug (for direct attachment to computer) plus Grado mini plug to ¼" adapter
The Camera Kit
- Apple iPad (any version, but I use the 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G version)
- Apple Camera Kit for the iPad
- Locus Design Polestar mini-B USB cable
- iBasso D4 Mamba DAC/headphone amp
- Beyerdynamic Tesla T5p's with stock cable
The Portable Listening Room
- Apple 64GB iPod Touch
- Whiplash Elite Micro Line out Dock (LOD) - Right Exit
- Whiplash Elite TWag Protector Balanced Replacement Cable
- Sennheiser HD650's