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Thinking about some new headphones and The Oppos and HiFi Man new phones getting some rave reviews.
What exactly are Planar Magnetic headphones. Do they have a much different sound to normal headphones.?
Headphones such a hard thing to demo as limited stocks in the retail outlets up here
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A bit of a journey but I suggest visit HiFi Lounge near Bedford. They have just about every available headphone in the UK in a dedicated demo room - 18 brands including Oppo and Hifi Man. I'd say planar magnetic are closer to electrostatic headphones than dynamic headphones are - so if you like delicacy over power then you might like them.
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(26-Mar-2015, 23:01)IanG-UK Wrote: Steve
A bit of a journey but I suggest visit HiFi Lounge near Bedford. They have just about every available headphone in the UK in a dedicated demo room - 18 brands including Oppo and Hifi Man. I'd say planar magnetic are closer to electrostatic headphones than dynamic headphones are - so if you like delicacy over power then you might like them.
Yes thats like a 600 round mile trip Ian
I have looked at their site and it looks impressive and would love to spend a few hours in there but a bit too far for me I am afriad,
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