Check r/torrents where the private torrent sites are. It’s all there.

You’re listening to harmonic distortion.

Nice cozy looking apartment.

I have a stereo “triangle” — floor standing PSB Synchrony Ones, 10’ apart, towed in, my listening sweet spot 7.5’ from the center. Bliss.

On.

Dust and exposed speaker drivers aren’t a good combo. Especially the sticky foam surround, a real dust magnet very difficult to remove without damaging the driver.

The HD600 & 650 were the first “good” headphone I had. Enjoyed them quite a bit for over 6 years. Until a friend who worked at Harman gifted me an AKG K702. It was like a blanket was lifted from my music and I was able to hear the instruments distinctly, with an amazing openness I thought only possible with really good speakers. Since then, I got a K701 as well an HD800. I alternate between the headphones depending on my mood. Even tried buying another HD600 recently to see if they still had that veil. Within a week I returned them — it felt as if I was listening through a constricted tube…again. No amount of “readjusting” would help. There’s no going back.

For the record I listen almost exclusively to classical music and some acoustic bebop. My headphone amp is a Marantz DAC1 dac/amp. Maybe others with different musical tastes can live with that infamous veil, good luck to them.

The veil.

There’s a faq on the EAC website. It’ll tell you everything you need to know about ripping with the app.

Get your $20 back.

White & gray noise.

As a classical music lover my two “endgames” are the HD800 & AKG K702. Depending on my mood. I probably listen to the K702 more frequently because I find the HD800 fatiguing after about an hour or so. While there’s a significant price difference between the two, the audio quality is comparable with differences in perspective rather than quality of transparency, clarity and soundstage. The 800 puts me in first balcony box seats, the 702 on the main floor 10th row. Both are realistically valid. For the record, I listen almost exclusively to classical music and some acoustic jazz. I drive them effortlessly with a Marantz DAC1 dac/amp.

About 85 .iso rips, predominantly classical and jazz.

I’ve often been tempted to comment on the dreary and depressing environment surrounding some of those “whaddys think of my system” photos. Not very conducive to music but I guess they’re happy.

Humor is officially dead on Reddit’s audio forums.

Geez, I didn’t knew they were still around.

When you sit there surrounded by all the equipment you’ve accumulated and it hits you that you’ve never listened to any music.

Because classical “stuff” has a very wide dynamic range, it’s the most likely genre to get hi-res masterings on streaming services.