Re: [acid-jazz] headphones......

From: _dakati _ (dakati@postmaster.co.uk)
Date: Fri Sep 27 2002 - 20:14:02 CEST

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    ('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) What's the difference between the HD25s and the HD25-SPs? The sp's are a 100 less... What's included in the 25s the SPs don't have?

    On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:15:09 -0700
     Mark Allerton <mark@warmspot.compulink.co.uk> wrote:
    > One of the great things about the Sennheiser HD25 models is that they
    > are (in theory) totally serviceable. This is one of the reasons they
    > look so low-tech (they really do look like something out of the 50s or
    > 60s.) The Sony 700 looks terrific, which I think is one reason they are
    > so popular, but it seems to be their downfall too.
    >
    > On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 08:00 AM, steph99 wrote:
    >
    > > Yeah, this is starting to happen to mine, and I noticed just after I
    > > bought a
    > > pair as a gift for someone. =( It hasn't hurt the performance yet,
    > > and I'm
    > > inventing schemes to fix it, but now that mine is cracking I keep
    > > hearing the
    > > same thing from other people. Live and learn. I'm also very careful
    > > with my
    > > stuff.
    > >
    > >> You know, I used to feel the same way. The 700's sound fantastic
    > >> (they're
    > >> hella loud) and they look great on my noggin, but once the little
    > >> plastic
    > >> tube like piece that fits over the swivel mechanism on each side
    > >> starts to
    > >> crack, you're done. There is no way to fix it properly, and without
    > >> it the
    > >> ear cups don't hold their position. I take pretty good care of my
    > >> stuff, so
    > >> its not just me man-handling them or anything. It just seems like this
    > >> happens a little too easily. Has anyone else had this problem? (or am
    > >> I just
    > >> smokin' crack)
    > >> I saw in a catalog the other day that Pioneer has a new top of the
    > >> line
    > >> model out. Has anyone tried these? How are they? My current pair of
    > >> 700's
    > >> are about done for, and I need a replacement.
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    >



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