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I'm Lawrence.
Jerry -I'd been meaning for ages to visit you so you could listen to my Isodynamics! Now you've bought some! Like Geoff, I bought mine in circa '73. Familiarity, plus focussing more on speakers meant they languished in a cupboard for a few years. I'd even bought Audiotechnica WTH-1000s (lovely wood!), but trying the Isos again made me realise how good they are. ATs sold!
They used to be cheap but people are catching on; have seen pairs going for £150! I even had a set of NOS ones, but my originals soldier on. They will not work very well via headphone sockets as they need more wattage. I've jerried up (you're the man for THAT!) a flying lead to run from speaker socket to a headphone i/p socket (£5 on eB). I used my old Hafler DH101/200 set-up, but now use an iDecco. The Decco CAN-just, at full volume- run them via phone i/p but better from the back.
I like mine so much, I have a spare set that I plan to recushion the pads with chamois leather! Listen most nights, often falling asleep .....
Properly powered, you should enjoy lovely textured sound.
Grant's right, Yamaha did make some. There are some Russian ones about too. The later Wharfedale ones (2s) weren't as good -I tried a set.
I have the 3090s lawrence mentioned.
If the cushion cover stuff bothers you, it CAN be rubbed off carefully. Mine are nearly just the backing now-time to get the chamois organised?
Lovely things.
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Chris.
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I had swimmers ear in both ears. Much worse than it sounds. Ears literally drip fluid all the time and you can't hear much
Fixed by this.
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My hearing is starting to get sorted, so have been having a bit of a listen to the Isodynamics. Very impressed so far.
But using from a headphone socket on my XiangSheng 01A DAC -- there's enough volume but not sure I am getting the best out of them.
I'm not competent to put that sort of thing together.
Are any available as a pukka product for a few tens of £? - I can't find owt online.
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Message sent. Something like
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-METRES-...YAAOSwv0tU-ENC
cut off plug, add speaker plugs.
Chris.
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Right, my jack extension cables for making an adapter to connect the jack plug of my power hungry Isodynamic headphones to the output terminals of a power amp have arrived.
There are 3 internal wires all the same thickness - yellow, red & white.
L&R live, and one earth I guess - but which is which?
Is there a colour code convention here?
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I have found red and white are used very often for R and L respectively.