concerto/cordo? (concerto discontinued, they sellin corda classic (not sure if this is another name for concerto rofl) now

its priced between 500-700 euros/GBP
so xe.com and do the math

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Added on December 6, 2011, 3:56 pmah reminded me of the woes that i was out of luck to try out my friend's schiit lyr

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Dec 6 2011, 03:56 PM

from headfonia its listed on ~700 usd, so rm2k+ should be quite accurate

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this. in fact, mods may yield negative outcomes, and may be irreversible

dampening in general, only potentially increases bass volume, or worse muffles the bass

this, and if you dont like your dac/amp, or want to change it, at least can sell back anyways as opposed to trying to sell a modded headphone.

do also note, modding a headphone may also have different pairing/combo/"compatibility" with your dac and/or amp. what worked previously may not work after mod. so thats another downside

yes if AFTER you got the headphone. you should be worrying about it BEFORE you buy the headphone.

with shops like jaben around, if you happen to bought the "wrong headphone" of have decision-regrets, then you have no one to blame cept yourself

why didnt you test with an amp while making purchase? you know eventually it'll come down to that. and with amps into the picture, while you may like the headphone without amp, after amp there may be other headphones that would fancy you more with the few amps you have in mind.

eg: famed sennheisers who are said to scale much better than other brands with good amps/source

switch my keyword headphone to amps then.
and yes, if you dont have the time/luxury to test it out, your problem then.

ps: jaben doesnt have to be the only place/chance to try out setups, thats what the communities/TTs are for
and yes, i've went to a TON of headfi/car ICE TTs

as i am also expressing mine, take it however you will

ps: "your" can mean whoever that has issues with testing at jaben/TT etc
no need to take it personally.

looks liek raised price a bit ^^;

compared to almost a year ago lol

govibe is basically jaben's in house brand, and jaben got good margin with beyers because of high sales volume. yes, i am well aware of their individual RSP, as i went there to buy my headphone + amp too early march this year

never heard of the magnum, being a dac/amp combo, its kinda on the down side for my preference. that said, govibe for the most part pairs very well with beyers in bringing out the highs/lows (like govibe peak), it was also amongst the headphone that was in heavy consideration (DT880) when i was auditioning for my first headphone purchase

which i find a bit sad when they dont put out more bundles for the govibes or similar/better amps heh

i cant believe them too. DT880 (or general beyers) emphasize on high/lows. if they claim lack of mids then yeah, otherwise it seems BS to me

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Added on December 13, 2011, 2:15 ami personally believe your sound stage is more of an illusion from beyer's highs emphasis, especially from your line: "can feel the water/wave come from very far and the birds 'sound' like higher" as those are generally playing on the high frequencies. no doubt instrument/sound separation would be clearer with greater clarity

why i say that? senns are generally unmatched for their wide sound stage, and being an open can vs semi-open, i do not believe that an open can would ever have narrower sound stage than semi's (likewise, closed cans)

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Dec 13 2011, 02:17 AM

i would beg to differ that the mids are just not good enough for vocals, even more specifically female vocals. that said, you CAN change that but you will have to sacrifice that wonderful bass (tubes lol)

and on a similar subject, my AT AD900 cant do the same either, its more so the pairing between AD900 and govibe peak, which brings it as close as i can on the capability to play all kinds of music (headphones and LFE/extreme low frequencies are just a lost cause, and for a good reason anyways, so it is rather understandable)

that said, govibes (magnum, peak etc) pairs extremely well with beyers especially in driving its bass/low ends

IINM people also mentioned that the govibes were made with beyers in mind too, forgotten who mentioned that to me during TT's/auditions etc.

not sure how well the magnum goes for dt880/T1, i can only vouch for the peak, though that is a desktop amp, while you're looking for portable.

on the contrary, 880 would be more accurate, as the mids are more neutral (thats where most vocal ranges are focused on)

that said, it definitely doesnt sound as good as the senns, and that imo is coloration

maybe you misunderstood, i've never heard of the magnum myself, thus i cannot comment on it. Also, a huge majority of govibe amps are SS, and AFAIK, the magnum. so if you're into tubes, you might wanna look elsewhere

i am quite sure its someone from msia as i didnt really chat much to anyone at jaben sg other than my friend (whos msian) it could be very well be him too

if thats the case i would've gotten the beyers dt880, or the AD700 instead