Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

.and I'm very impressed. I've only had a short time to try it out but I think it's great. The audio with the P7s is quite perfect even just listening to tracks from the Apple Music Service. It's better than the Arcam MusicBoost (which itself is pretty good) but that's not surprising given the

Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

Interesting. I wonder if it would help the sound on my Nexus 6. Something should! Oppo makes a pair of headphones that seem to be quite favorably reviewed, at least by amazon purchasers. These are the pm-3, and they sell for a cool 400 bucks, so not cheap. One reviewer even compared them

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Very definitely > On 14 Feb 2016, at 5:01 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Interesting. I wonder if it would help the sound on my Nexus 6. > Something should! > > Oppo makes a pair of headphones that seem to be quite favorably > reviewed, at least by amazon purchasers. These

RE: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

Hi Mary I think you would notice a massive difference. I haven't heard the Oppo PM3s but judging by the reviews they are certainly on a par with the P7s and would sound incredible with the HA-2. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of

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I'm looking to buy another set of headphones - can't have enough headphones around the place - so I may look at those. Only a personal view of course but they're going to have to be pretty good to come anywhere near the B P7. On 14/02/2016 6:36 AM, Mary Otten wrote: Well, since I have

Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

HI! Yes sounds nice. Not something i would buy anyway right now. No work and no money. /A > 13 feb. 2016 kl. 18:19 skrev John Gurd : > > .and I'm very impressed. I've only had a short time to try it out but I > think it's great. The audio with the P7s is quite perfect even

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“All I need Is The Air That I Breathe” . > On 14 Feb 2016, at 7:00 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > HI! > Yes sounds nice. > Not something i would buy anyway right now. > No work and no money. > /A >> 13 feb. 2016 kl. 18:19 skrev John Gurd : >> >> .and

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Hi! Well, this is a good question as i am often very skeptical when hifi nerds speak out their minds. I think that others might think of them as not very open minded. I am not a hifi nerd in my own perspective. But people know that i am very audio intrested and that i do want good audio quality.

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I haven't gone to the manufacturers website to check the technical details. On the Amazon site, they are described as close back, planar, and magnetic. So they may be what you are talking about. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Anders Holmberg

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Do you mean electrostatic? -Original Message- From: Anders Holmberg Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 3:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived... Hi! I wonder if they’re magnetostatic. /A 13 feb. 2016 kl. 19:01 skrev Mary Otten

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I don’t knock people for having analogue systems or anything else and you pretty much summed it up yourself when you talked about people getting what they could afford to buy and that’s fair enough as I’m in that boat too however I do look around for the good audio and if it means I have to

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They’re certainly not electrostatic . > On 14 Feb 2016, at 7:20 AM, Gary Schindler wrote: > > Do you mean electrostatic? > > > -Original Message- From: Anders Holmberg > Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 3:01 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re:

RE: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

Actually hearing does matter when it comes to frequencies. For instance when on the Twit network HD audio is discussed, Leo Laporte always points out that he can't really appreciate what higher sample rate and bit death does for the music as well but as he always says making fun of himself he has

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Just as a matter of interest, can DAC improve the sound of compressed files such as MP3 or do you really only notice the difference on lossless? > On 13 Feb 2016, at 20:27, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > I don’t knock people for having analogue systems or anything else and

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Hi Richard, A dac can give you better sound from mp3 files. Really, what might be happening is that the phones are driven better by the amplifier in the unit, as opposed to the crappy one that is part of most portable digital devices, but the end result is improved sound. I use to have a low end

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Thanks, Mary…ah well, looks like more financial outlay! LOL > On 13 Feb 2016, at 22:24, Mary Otten wrote: > > Hi Richard, > A dac can give you better sound from mp3 files. Really, what might be > happening is that the phones are driven better by the amplifier in the >

Seeking Speaker Recommendation

I'm just curious as to whether or not anyone on the list can recommend a good set of computer speakers--preferably a 2.1 system as I don't have lots of room-for under $200 U.S.? Thanks in advance. Dan

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Fair question. A DAC won’t restore the information that has been discarded by a MP3 encoder on a file however it does enhance the content that is already there so yep, certainly a difference. One could also say that you’re able to more easily distinguish the difference between a Lossless and

Re: Seeking Speaker Recommendation

Hi first of all how much are you wanting to spend? I would like to just suggest A company called the harbolt company. He current has A set of computer speakers there. If you go to the site www.harboltcompany.com and have A look threw all the products. You will find them there. Also what is nice

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Ah yes, hearing frequency’s makes all the difference though it mightn’t be obvious at first glance, its those extra frequency information that give the music the detail, the depth and the added excitement of the expanded sound stage, if this weren’t the case the studios wouldn’t bother making

Re: Seeking Speaker Recommendation

The z 653 set from logitech is one of the best I've used to this very day! Most desktop 2.1 sets only go up to forty watts, this one is 200. - Original Message - From: "Dan Kerstetter" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February

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Interesting. I'm not sure I've ever heard an LP record. So can't judge. But it does raze the question my mind, how could it compare to 192 KHZ 24 bit LPCM? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, February 13,

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Hi John, So this comes with a short cable that has a lightning connector on one end and usb on the other which plugs into the headphone amp? Is that what you were saying? I guess I'm not getting why you'd need two different inputs into the amp, one for androids and one for i-devices. I certainly

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And that’s why so many people say the LP records “Sound” better than CD’S. > On 14 Feb 2016, at 1:15 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: > > Yeah and even though at 192 24 bit it's said that you capture more than you > can actually hear, it still is good to do so so you have all the

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Yep fair question. You talked about those extra frequencies, an LP record - played on a reasonable turntable through a reasonable Hi-Fi setup exhibits some of those extra frequencies you would find in HD audio thus listeners often talk about the difference between CD and record. As for me?

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lp records are much more warmer sounding. the mids have more detail to them. digital is great for clearity but you do lose some warmth in the sound. - Original Message - From: "Hamit Campos" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday,

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Yeah and even though at 192 24 bit it's said that you capture more than you can actually hear, it still is good to do so so you have all the data points of your source. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday,