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Offline craigtone

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on: October 19, 2015, 03:41:11 PM
 Damn it!  I recently picked up a set of Grado GH1's and run them through a Marsh Class-A head amp that I built into my Mezmerize preamp chassis.  LOVE those phones!

Got my Crack + Speedball today and just took my first hit and now I am hooked!  I snagged a set of Crackheadphones on Head-Fi and while they are warm with bone-shaking bass, the mids and highs have a lot to be desired.  I am NOT a fan of Sennheisers at all and would prefer a closed back for when the kids are rowdy. 

What phones would you guys recommend that have a similar sonic signature to the Grados?

Meanwhile, enjoy some Crack porn!  Upgrades include Speedball, Alps Blue Velvet and Obbligato 70uF oil caps.


Offline drewh1

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Reply #1 on: October 19, 2015, 05:19:44 PM
Haven't heard the Grado's but am also not a fan of Senn's - I just got the Beyerdynamic T1's and am really liking them with my heavily modded Crack.

J-River on Custom built Music Server in Silverstone Case
Ayre QB-9 USB DAC
Kaiju
Stereoumour
Diy Cotton wrapped wire interconnects and speaker cab!es
Green Mountain Audio EOS HDx speakers
Crack with Beyerdynamic T1
Shunyata Diamond Back Power Cable
DIY Sub with Seas L26Roy Driver

Offline grausch

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Reply #2 on: October 19, 2015, 10:02:59 PM
Closed headphones that work well are the Beyers DT770 250ohm.

Gunter Rausch

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Modded Stereomour with Two-tone Orcas

Offline craigtone

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Reply #3 on: October 21, 2015, 05:04:44 AM
Ordered a set of DT770 250 ohm cans ...

Dug out my stash of 12AU7's and found some Telefunkens.  I rolled them with the supplied tube, Mullard 12AU7 and Clear Top and there was no comparison ... not even close!  Teles won hands down!  I scored a Mullard 6080 on eBay and am waiting for that as well.

I figured I'd share pics of the completed build for y'all to enjoy.


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