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| Good Streamer with WiFi Connectivity If one is only interested in streaming, i.e. no need to connect to NAS services, ripping, local storage, AND already has a decent DAC, what are your options? Bluesound Node 2i is fairly reasonable. Other than that, I just can't seem to convince my... | |
| Headphone amps do sound different Couldn’t agree more .... A few months ago, I was only using my regular two-channel speaker setup for music. I had a pair of Bose headphones, but they never did anything for me. I had almost written headphones off of my list. Around 2-3 months ago ... | |
| Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias? I've never had a chance to audition the Empyrean, but most reviews are very positive. Do post your impressions once you've had a chance to spend some time with them. | |
| Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias? One thing to keep in mind is that Focal sells a ton more headphones than Meze. Consequently, the higher percentage of negative reviews might just be a byproduct of higher sales numbers. The real question is which company has the bigger service foo... | |
| Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias? @yyzsantabarbara Just curious, what made you prefer the Empyrean over Utopia? | |
| Welcome to Headphones @soix I think the sorting order might be driven by recent activity. I've seen it go up and down a few times. | |
| headphones to use with a Chord Mojo I haven't tried them with Mojo specifically, but really liked the Focal Elegia when I had them for 15 days or so. There was nothing wrong with them per se, but my preference leans towards open back so decided to replace them with Focal Clear. Give... | |
| Welcome to Headphones Boy, this discussion group is seeing some action lately! (Not!) | |
| Wireless cans, over the ear If you can wait a couple of months, Massdrop (now just Drop.com) is coming out with bluetooth wireless headphones -- Drop+THX Panda Wireless Headphones. Usually, Drop gives you much better bang for your buck. I might be pre-ordering mine soon @ $3... | |
| AFFORDABLE (under $1K) Best SS and Tube Amps for HD600 @oddiofyl Appreciate the detailed response. I'm almost ready to pull the trigger. Quicksilver has priced them very reasonably. | |
| AFFORDABLE (under $1K) Best SS and Tube Amps for HD600 @oddiofyl Do you need a separate preamp for the Quicksilver? I'm seriously considering it. What DAC are you using with it? | |
| Beginning of a new journey... @soix TBH, I wasn't even aware of the Lyr up until now. Will definitely look into it. Right now, I'm seriously considering either the Quicksilver headphone amp or the Feliks Audio Espressivo Mark II. But will definitely check out the Lyr's reviews... | |
| Beginning of a new journey... I've put about maybe 20 hours on the Anandas so far. I know it's too early to form an opinion but so far they're quite good. The two things that I wish could be improved upon are better, deeper bass and maybe slightly smoother treble. I'm finding ... | |
| Beginning of a new journey... So the Ananda's were delivered yesterday. I have spent only a few hours with them, but so far I'm very impressed. They are much more resolving and revealing than the HD6XX. The soundstage is not only wider, but the depth and height is quite fabulo... | |
| Beginning of a new journey... @chrisr Please do let us know your impressions of the Schiit Vali 2. I'll be getting the Anandas tomorrow. Once I figure out which headphones I'm keeping (HD66x or Ananda), the next step will be a suitable dac/amp. |