About

My name is Dan Gheorghe. I used to be a Software Engineer. Now I help run a Product Dev Center.

I am also a Phd. student and a teaching assistant at Politehnica University of Bucharest . (drop out now :)) )

I think that we are visual “animals”, so we appreciate high quality video/images more. This is why some times the hearing / audio and some of the hobbies related to it are treated with less importance.

My mission is to make people appreciate and understand this hobby better.

I want to share the joy that this hobby brought me, highlight the strong points of good headphones and related audio gear and why they should give them a chance!

Read more about what this hobby means here:

https://headmania.org/2013/12/07/audiophile-and-proud/

And a guide of how to get into this hobby and what to look for:

https://headmania.org/2013/12/27/headphones-and-related-gear-buying-guide/

You can contact me or start a new discussion / post your findings on my subreddit: AudiophileGoneWild

Please, don’t forget to like the Facebook Page.

This blog will be about my journey into one of my dearest hobbies. Few years ago I became a headphone & related gear enthusiast.

Everything started when I bought my first pair of headphones, the Sennheiser HD595, because they did not have the HD555 in stock and I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

I love listening to music, discovering different nuances and presentations from different headphones and related gear that make you rediscover your music every time, also like discussing all of the above with my audiophile friends, reading reviews and other opinions on different related gear and contribute to the community.

Something I learned about this hobby, these years, is that it can get very subjective. Every person may perceive the sound from a headphone/dac/amp/etc in a different way. This is why it is very important to listen for yourself before buying something.

You can also find the story on headfi.

The first posts contain the story of how I got into this hobby.

Contents:

8 thoughts on “About”

Oliver Schlenker on July 31, 2014 at 8:59 pm said:

Dear Dan,

With great interest, I have just discovered your homepage. One quick question: Have you ever considered to try Hifiman headphones?

Regards,

Oliver

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- HeadMania on August 1, 2014 at 12:02 am said:
  
  Dear Oliver,
  
  Of course I have, from what I’ve read they make very good headphones. However, there is no distributor here in Romania, and I never had the chance to listen to their headphones, yet. I hope to hear some of them soon.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Dan
  
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  - Mark on July 19, 2019 at 7:55 pm said:
    
    Hello Dan I am interested in a Romanian manufactured dac that very little information is available, no reviews , no user owner blog .nothing .
    
    It is a Nicolae Jitariu design , AudioByte Hydra Vox dac with headphone input , separate power supply FOGA based , 1 bit dac, smart and very adjustable. Very interesting design with attention payed to headphone input quality.
    
    My searches over the Net for a owner review or professional review have revealed nothing .
    
    The Rockna / AudioByte dealers here in North America have nothing listed in the product line for the Hydra Vox.
    
    “It would be great if Mr. Jitariu lent a Hydra Vox to you for a full review” !
    
    And finally I would like to extend my heart felt condolences to you and your family for the lost of your father .
    
    Mark
  - Dan Gheorghe on July 20, 2019 at 1:55 am said:
    
    Hi Mark,
    
    I actually know Nucu. He’s been working for a while on this DAC. He mentioned that he might have one for review soon.
    
    By the way, I don’t know what you are referring with the condolences. If it is copy pasted from another message maybe?
    
    Dan
Abeano.Com on September 17, 2014 at 2:04 pm said:

I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme.
Did you design this website yourself or did you hire someone
to do it for you? Plz answer back as I’m looking to
construct my own blog and would like to find out where u got this from.
thanks a lot

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- HeadMania on September 17, 2014 at 3:36 pm said:
  
  Please use the contact form and I will explain on the email.
  
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John Stoker on July 4, 2017 at 9:16 pm said:

Dear Dan: Respect your opinions and Education, by your review of HD-800 to Audeze-3 and 4 I found flawed, no not flawed but at personal bias! I’m old school, cut my teeth with tubed amps in the 70’s! My point: Audeze gives digital old vinyl sound! HD-800 provides in your face clarity and the worse warmth of all high end! HD bass is laughable!
HD-800 fans usually have jazz or classic tastes! Heavy metal on HD will assault your ear drums! I own both headphones mentioned! If you want an extra pair of 800’s, pay the shipping and I’ll give you a pair no charge! I never listen to them! John Stoker

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- Dan Gheorghe on July 16, 2017 at 12:50 pm said:
  
  Hi John,
  
  I liked both headphones for what they do best, HD800 and LCD-4, but in the end for me, LCD-4 was the clear winner.
  
  However, I still appreciate HD800 for what it does best. While the bass on HD800 is not as good as LCD-4 and that’s very clear, I like it for the speed and impact. Infected mushroom for example is very engaging on HD800. However there are some songs where they just cannot compete with LCD-4 .
  
  Cheers,
  
  Dan
  
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