Justin & Jerry's Hifi Blog

[struth]

THAT'S why (I haven't heard of them).
I don't own a 'smart' phone.
Or stream music -yet.
Looks like I may HAVE to change re the phone, as so much of the world seems to involve waving a screen at stuff (let alone burying your nose -life - in one.
Streaming? We'll see.

Was talking to a couple of Civil servants this morning, who we 'selling' info on Fraud. I educated them on Faraday cages and cards/car keys, which of course they knew nothing.
Got a free pen (it's a stick-like thing people used to put marks called 'writing' on paper.)

got 2 faraday cages for my car keys. just in case

[hornucopia]

My 2000 Technoflair Micra has 'old technology'-though it does plip.
I can still remember the first car I had with a Plip! SUCH a novelty!
(Citroen CX GTi auto,84 model)

i protect my cash cards with a Faraday box-wallet. I did read of a guy who kept his whole hi-fi room faraday-ed!

[User211]

Well I went out listening to circa £300 Bose, Senn and Sony noise cancelling headphones today. All raved about on YouTube.

Is it me or do all of those three just sound naff? I suspect the later. The worst were the Sony by a margin. Was it the John Lewis demo not working properly? Were they in some odd mode? I dunno.

Shame I really wanted a pair. I was in such disbelief over how bad the Sony's were something must have been wrong.

[jandl100]

The Lehmann Linear headphone amp landed today.
Whoosh - I can hear why you like yours, John (Landloper). Stunning with the Grado PS1000 - real visceral presence, vibrant and vivid. The layering of detail seems to go on forever.
Money well spent, very pleased.

And I have just now put on the pukka Grado earcups that also arrived today. Quite different in shape to the ones the cans came with - they must have been cheap Chinese copies as I suspected.
Oh my gosh - hugely open now, and much more comfortable no longer touching my ears at all (which is why I thought the earcups the Grado came with were wrong).
Fook, fantastic sound. Quite stunned actually! Now they do sound like £2k of headphone.

[struth]

Not heard the Sony ones as they weren't working but didn't like bose ones. Nuras are noise cancelling but I think only on Bluetooth over phone

[User211]

Not heard the Sony ones as they weren't working but didn't like bose ones. Nuras are noise cancelling but I think only on Bluetooth over phone

I'd be happy with my K702 if they weren't open back and a bitch to drive. Open back is unacceptable at work.

Given power they really are good. But with my phone less so.

Nuras look dangerous. The Oppos are no longer made and hard to find. Can get some new blue and white bling ones from Russia on eBay. Bound to get slammed for tax.

[brian2957]

The Lehmann Linear headphone amp landed today.
Whoosh - I can hear why you like yours, John (Landloper). Stunning with the Grado PS1000 - real visceral presence, vibrant and vivid. The layering of detail seems to go on forever.
Money well spent, very pleased.

And I have just now put on the pukka Grado earcups that also arrived today. Quite different in shape to the ones the cans came with - they must have been cheap Chinese copies as I suspected.
Oh my gosh - hugely open now, and much more comfortable no longer touching my ears at all (which is why I thought the earcups the Grado came with were wrong).
Fook, fantastic sound. Quite stunned actually! Now they do sound like £2k of headphone.

Result mate . What were you using the headphones with before ?

[struth]

Nuras are not really portable. Don't fold but good on phone. Touch side and the vol reduces and the noise cancelling comes off so you ca communicate with someone.
Sound is a bit better on a wire to amp or into phone. But I think overall I prefer it Bluetooth HD off my avantree leaf dongle

[jandl100]

Result mate . What were you using the headphones with before ?

This [quite good actualy - at least as good as an MDAC's headphone output and with loads more gain and power - and it's a lot prettier. It can drive those Wharfedale Isodynamics with ease, not something that most headphone amps can do ]

[brian2957]

I will see what the new headphones sound like with my Xaing Sheng DAC before trying anything else

I will probably be looking at something like Stan's Capella or the Schiit Magni 3.

I'm open to other suggestions around the £100 - £150 mark .