Gromit's music centre...

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Originally Posted by Gromit

Any socket that's available Shane. :)

Just the Sony amp, plus the Teac dac has its own headphone out (which is actually very good indeed).

Great fun headphones, had them for years now. :)

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Yes, heard they are easy to drive :)

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Originally Posted by Gromit

You mean the Merlins on PFM?

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Yep - sorry old chap! They looked like minty mint too ...

You should have bought them first and then worried about how to pay for them later - just like I'm about to do!! :doh:

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Originally Posted by southall-1998

Yes, heard they are easy to drive :)

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They are easy to drive, but they do like some current up them too.

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Originally Posted by Yomanze

They are easy to drive, but they do like some current up them too.

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I'd agree - the best I heard them was with my old Slee Solo phones amp (with the psu upgrade). Bought them together from Walrus in London, compared the Grado/Slee with the Stax Basic system (4040?) and preferred the former on every count.

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Originally Posted by Gromit

I'd agree - the best I heard them was with my old Slee Solo phones amp (with the psu upgrade). Bought them together from Walrus in London, compared the Grado/Slee with the Stax Basic system (4040?) and preferred the former on every count.

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Very interesting, Richard. The other day I was trying my SR80s into an old Sansui AU-101. To my ears the sound was very enjoyable.

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Originally Posted by southall-1998

Very interesting, Richard. The other day I was trying my SR80s into an old Sansui AU-101. To my ears the sound was very enjoyable.

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The Grados aren't the most neutral things going but they're a lot of fun. They're like Royd speakers in many ways - definitely a certain colour to them, but they get more right, as far as music is concerned, than stuff which costs many times their price.

I've also got a pair of Sennheiser HD650's which haven't been used for ages - they're just sat in their box upstairs. Not used them since I sold my Slee Solo phones amp a few years ago.

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Originally Posted by Gromit

The Grados aren't the most neutral things going but they're a lot of fun. They're like Royd speakers in many ways - definitely a certain colour to them, but they get more right, as far as music is concerned, than stuff which costs many times their price.

I've also got a pair of Sennheiser HD650's which haven't been used for ages - they're just sat in their box upstairs. Not used them since I sold my Slee Solo phones amp a few years ago.

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IMO, I think the SR80s are a bit of a bargain, but I'm only talking about the early SR80 not the new ''i'' version. To be honest I never heard the newer version.

I own 2 SR80s and they are staying!

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Amazing photo Richard - you've managed to get selective wide-angle distortion on it :D

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Originally Posted by julesd68

Amazing photo Richard - you've managed to get selective wide-angle distortion on it :D

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Was using Mrs Gromit's camera - has this amazing ability to twist certain things out of proportion but leave other stuff well alone. :D