bootman
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Post by bootman on Nov 4, 2020 8:35:29 GMT -5
Any chance for a balanced cable option?
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Post by rbk123 on Nov 4, 2020 9:42:48 GMT -5
Looking forward to hearing thoughts/comparisons. I'm not a headphone guy but have a friend who is into it hardcore.
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Post by audiophill on Nov 4, 2020 12:54:54 GMT -5
Mine come in today, I'll post later in the evening on my thoughts.
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Post by audiophill on Nov 4, 2020 20:48:33 GMT -5
I listened to the new 2 disk Metallica S&M 2 live cd set with the new Emotiva headphones for about 2 and 1/2 hours. The headphones sound phenomenal! Well worth the money and they are of awesome quality! I highly recommend these headphones to anyone thinking about getting a pair of new headphones! Emotiva nailed these headphones. I am very happy. My source was my ERC-3 cd player toslink to my Black Ice Audio tube dac. Nice rich full sound! They are quite comfortable also.
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Post by Thunderduck on Nov 5, 2020 8:45:34 GMT -5
I will be using the new headphones with my RMC-1. Do I need a headphone amp or something else to get the most out of these or am I ok with what I have now?
Thanks much,
Steve A.
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Post by cawgijoe on Nov 5, 2020 9:09:11 GMT -5
I will be using the new headphones with my RMC-1. Do I need a headphone amp or something else to get the most out of these or am I ok with what I have now? Thanks much, Steve A. Steve....here is my experience....I have two sets of headphones, Audeze EL-8 (closed) and Audioquest Nightowl (closed). When I had my XMC-1, I found the headphone output to be lacking in terms of volume. I really had to turn it up to drive the headphones. That bothered me, so I bought a Schiit headphone amp. Huge difference. Then I traded my XMC-1 in for the XMC-2. Using the Schiit was a pain because I needed to use Zone 2. Extra steps. I then tried the headphone output. Much better and stronger in terms of volume than the XMC-1! I have since moved my Schiit headphone amp to a side table and use it in combination with one of their dacs to connect my iphone or macbook air when others are watching TV. The headphone amp in the XMC-2 works great for my two headphones. Give it a try before buying a headphone amp. |
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Post by Thunderduck on Nov 5, 2020 10:18:02 GMT -5
^^^^^
Thanks very much! Will do.
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Post by david96 on Nov 5, 2020 12:28:37 GMT -5
Fit and Finish is great. Almost if not just as good as the Monoprice m560. Cups are a little small but headphone is very comfortable. Great listening headphone been using just Tidal at the moment. My gut says its my new favorite and I have been using my old fiio M3 amp. But I have yet to side by side it with any others. My others are the Monoprice M560(planar magnetic), AKG 7xx, senn HD58x Jubilie. And I need to find out who they sourced the cable through. I reall like the build quality on it.    |
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Post by brutiarti on Nov 5, 2020 13:02:11 GMT -5
Our brand new Airmotiv GR1 Headphones are now available on the site! Any idea if there are gonna offer XLR cable in the future?? |
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Post by teaman on Nov 5, 2020 13:17:06 GMT -5
Our brand new Airmotiv GR1 Headphones are now available on the site! Any idea if there are gonna offer XLR cable in the future?? Not sure if this interests you, but I thought it might be a good idea for the price...if you are not already using something similar. drop.com/buy/drop-4-pin-xlr-to-trrs-adapter |
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Post by Hair Nick on Nov 5, 2020 15:24:33 GMT -5
Not sure if I'm letting the cat out of the bag here but I believe we are going to be offering an accessory balanced cabled for these.
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Post by KeithL on Nov 5, 2020 15:33:40 GMT -5
I'll let a few more cats out of that bag... The graphene process is a bit more complicated than we initially let on... It isn't just a layer of graphene...
It is actually a lattice... And it is actually diffused into the diaphragm rather than just coated onto it... There will be more cool details on that later... (But, in the mean time, what really matters is how they sound... right?)
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Post by shortstack31489 on Nov 5, 2020 15:57:30 GMT -5
Are the pads easily removable/replaceable? They look a bit small from the videos I have watched
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Post by garbulky on Nov 5, 2020 16:39:17 GMT -5
I listened to the new 2 disk Metallica S&M 2 live cd set with the new Emotiva headphones for about 2 and 1/2 hours. The headphones sound phenomenal! Well worth the money and they are of awesome quality! I highly recommend these headphones to anyone thinking about getting a pair of new headphones! Emotiva nailed these headphones. I am very happy. My source was my ERC-3 cd player toslink to my Black Ice Audio tube dac. Nice rich full sound! They are quite comfortable also. What headphones can you compare them to? |
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Post by garbulky on Nov 5, 2020 16:39:33 GMT -5
Fit and Finish is great. Almost if not just as good as the Monoprice m560. Cups are a little small but headphone is very comfortable. Great listening headphone been using just Tidal at the moment. My gut says its my new favorite and I have been using my old fiio M3 amp. But I have yet to side by side it with any others. My others are the Monoprice M560(planar magnetic), AKG 7xx, senn HD58x Jubilie. And I need to find out who they sourced the cable through. I reall like the build quality on it. How do they compare to the Senn hd58x? |
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Post by HunTer on Nov 6, 2020 14:12:17 GMT -5
👍 These are very, very good news. Headphone’s field is a very competitive one and I hope and wish to Emotiva to be very successful.
My Monoprice M1060 is almost 2 years old and the earpads started to peel away and falling apart and now, one of them is completely detached, so this new headphone from Emotiva will be in my wish list as a possible replacement.
🤔 Right now there are 2 threads related to this topic. Since the GR1 is the first headphone developed by Emotiva, I think it would be more convenient to merge them into just one, or may be create an Official GR1 thread for those who have already ordered it and as users, can review & comparing it and give us their opinions
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Post by DYohn on Nov 6, 2020 14:44:50 GMT -5
Mine just arrived. Will listen and post some observations over the weekend.
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Post by copperpipe on Nov 6, 2020 18:40:24 GMT -5
Looking forward to other user reviews, direct comparisons to the Sennheiser sound signature would be very appreciated!!
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Post by DYohn on Nov 7, 2020 9:31:27 GMT -5
Looking forward to other user reviews, direct comparisons to the Sennheiser sound signature would be very appreciated!! Yes the only midline cans I own that are the closest in cost to these are some Senn HD580s. |
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Post by DYohn on Nov 7, 2020 15:11:25 GMT -5
Any chance for a balanced cable option? Any dual 2.5mm cable with a balanced connector should work, such as those designed for HiFiMan headphones. |
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