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Headphone sound

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I inherited a pair of headphones from my father in law- a pair of Phillips SBC 3155- primarily cos they were distorted and I was keen to investigate.
I removed the stereo/mono switch and the L/R volume pots.
Initially listening via a little Fiio unit but an Nva headphone amp came my way and omg what a difference- couldn’t believe they were the same headphones.
Anyway- those of u longer term listeners how do u rate the use of separate volume controls- I ask as when listening there at moments when u know u are listening to headphones then there are moments when the ‘definite stereo’ disappears. Is this the usual for quality headphones
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Re: Headphone sound

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I have only ever had one headset with volume controls and I deactivated those.

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Re: Headphone sound

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Never ever did i believe I would enjoy hifi via headphones
Got a pair of spares / repair Dynacoustic SP 500 headphones- ditched the volume pots and repaired the voice coil wire that was broken- delicate job- sounding great via AP10H-
Analogue Source -
Denon DP47f- Ortofon mc20 supreme
Ifi Zen Phono
Doug Self balanced Pre amp
Akai 4000DS mk2 R2R
Digital Sources- IfI stream, Ifi Neo idsd Dac; Tidal / Radio Paradise
Amplification Nva 30vdc mono blocks
Speakers Lii Audio F-15 in Open Baffle; Ls6
Weiduka AC8.8- for digital sources
Mini BMU for analog sources

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