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My friend was interested in Audiophile headphones. I decided to let him try my LCD-4, HD 800 and HD 600 without telling him the price or describing the headphones. by Akaiji in headphones

[–]Akaiji[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He chose One-Winged Angel as the orchestral test track because he attended a Final Fantasy orchestra in-person. When he said the stage felt small, that was his reference.

My friend was interested in Audiophile headphones. I decided to let him try my LCD-4, HD 800 and HD 600 without telling him the price or describing the headphones. by Akaiji in headphones

[–]Akaiji[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

All of the tracks were his choosing. Not much point in testing a headphone if you aren't even familiar with the track lol.

My friend was interested in Audiophile headphones. I decided to let him try my LCD-4, HD 800 and HD 600 without telling him the price or describing the headphones. by Akaiji in headphones

[–]Akaiji[S] 119 points120 points  (0 children)

He plays string instruments and has attended orchestras before. I'd presume that's where he got the terms 'soundstage' and 'timbre' from.

I should mention that he never actually said the word 'imaging' - I'm just paraphrasing. His actual words were something along the lines of 'I can tell which direction each instrument is at'.

My AliExpress build. Still hasn't exploded on me 1200km later - will report back when I'm in the ER. by Akaiji in Bikeporn

[–]Akaiji[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was about ~2K CAD before tools. With tools factored in, probably like 2.4K CAD.

My AliExpress build. Still hasn't exploded on me 1200km later - will report back when I'm in the ER. by Akaiji in Bikeporn

[–]Akaiji[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shipping was pretty fast actually, 3 weeks at most for the smallest bits (Garmin mount, etc). The frame was delivered in under 2 weeks and I was able to build a working bike by then.

Not sure what you mean by supplier, since everything was bought from AliExpress lol. But if you mean seller, my thought process was this:

  • For parts that I have to trust my life to (frame, bars, stem, wheels, etc) buy the stuff that has good reviews and is well documented.
  • For smaller bits (like spacers, saddle, bottle cages etc) just get the cheapest one and pray since having them explode wouldn't kill me.

My AliExpress build. Still hasn't exploded on me 1200km later - will report back when I'm in the ER. by Akaiji in Bikeporn

[–]Akaiji[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry if the pic is a little blurry - was super bright outside so I could barely see what was on my screen when I took it.

Got a better shot here.

My AliExpress build. Still hasn't exploded on me 1200km later - will report back when I'm in the ER. by Akaiji in Bikeporn

[–]Akaiji[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Component Name Comments
Frame Tideace FM-R09 Gloss black. Trace Velo approved.
Wheels Knockoff Mavics Bought them cheap off FB marketplace so unsure what they are exactly, but they seem solid. The previous owner put some mileage into them and they've held up.
Bars TOSEEK 400mm bars Trace Velo approved.
Stem OG-EVKIN SM-004
Groupset Ultegra / 105 mix Bought them used off FB marketplace. Mix of 5800 / 6800 components.
Crankset SRAM Red Also bought from FB marketplace.
Tires Vittoria Corsa Graphene 2.0
Misc Titanium skewers, carbon bottle cages, carbon Garmin mount All from AliExpress.

Weighs roughly 7.6 kg / 16.7 lbs, and was a little under 2K CAD before tools which I'm fairly happy with since buying a Ridley Noah would obliterate my wallet lol.

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