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RE: Oppo PM-3? (nt)

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In Reply to: RE: Oppo PM-3? (nt) posted by welly on July 26, 2017 at 16:23:44

I've seen several comparisons with these and the EL-8, and the Audeze came out on top. I figured if I didn't like the pricier planar model, I probably wouldn't like the one below it. Would still like to hear them but I don't want to keep returning headphones with internet purchases.

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RE: Oppo PM-3? (nt) - welly 16:04:24 07/27/17 (2)
To be fair, the Audeze are double the price of the Oppo PM-3 (at least where I live, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect them to be better.

I bought my PM-3s a month or two ago and I'm really enjoying them... Easy to listen to and comfortable... I had a specific need for closed phones, because the audio gear shares the same room as the TV and I cannot stomach half of the guff that my better half watches, so closed headphones are a godsend.

On a related note, I've just ordered a new headphone amp (Schiit Lyr 2)but, unfortunately, my local distributor is out of stock until late August...
Cheers

Welly
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- RE: Oppo PM-3? (nt) - welly 14:44:23 08/10/17 (0)
  Well, the distributor got stock of the Lyr 2 sooner than anticipated and I've been giving it a listen for the last two nights... A definite step up over the version one Asgard.
  
  There seems to be a lot more space (air?) and detail, while generally sounding a lot more relaxed... Nice :-)
  
  Now, all I have to do, is remember to switch it off after each listening session, to save the tubes...
  Cheers
  
  Welly
  He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
  - Douglas Adams
- RE: Oppo PM-3? (nt) - claud 14:30:09 08/10/17 (0)
  I am sure you will like the Lyr2. Had the Lyr 1 and it was very good. You will never lack for power. Go to Ebay and get a matched pair of 6H23ps Reflector around 1975 and be happy. Siemmens CCas are good too, but not cheap.
  I bought my Oppo PM-3s for isolation like you, but also because you can drive them with an iPod or cell phone. I have a Sony Walkman digital HiRez player that I mate with an Oppo HA-2 SE and use my PM-3s. Good tunes

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