curtisvill
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| Best sounding headphones you have owned? My favorite open back headphone is currently the Amex Elite. For closed back I go back and forth between the Focal Stellia and the ZMF Verite Closed. I listen to headphones mostly in bed so I used my closed more than my open backed. John | |
| Help Me Downsize My Travel Rig I used to travel with music the way you did. When I bought a Sony WM1Z DAP the sound quality was night and day better, not to mention no need for the laptop, that I have not used my laptop since. I have more music than the storage capabilities of ... | |
| Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers Another recommendation for the Audio Note speakers. I recently upgraded my old pair of AN-E LX to the AN-E LX Signature hemp and the difference is remarkable. I have mine placed in the corners of my room. If you find yourself in the DC area and wa... | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC Sonnet Morpheus and Hermes are exactly what you are looking for. I am going to second this recommendation as it is what I use in my system. To give you an idea the rest of my digital system consists of Synthesis Roma nono blocks, Synthesis Rom... | |
| Looking for a great set of Wired Headphones There are a lot of good used headphones in your budget. If you have not visited head-fi I strongly recommend stopping by, there are many threads about closed back headphones and the site is dedicated to headphones. I currently use Focal Slellia,... | |
| Looking for a great set of Wired Headphones What is your budget? There are lot of great cans out there. | |
| Suggestions for Phono Preamp https://www.synthesis.co.it/product.php?id=14 I am going to second the recommendation of the Synthesis phono stage. It is what I use in my system and I find the sound to be rich, organic, and with a lot of weight. Punches well above it's weig... | |
| Your suggestions: Headphone + DAC/Amp combo? I am also going to suggest the Naim Unitti Atom HE. I have one in my bedroom for late night listneing using my closed back headphones so I do not disturb my wife while she is sleeping. The Naim unit replaced a custom tube headphoine amp which I ... | |
| Today’s Friday five from TMR Thanks for the laugh. | |
| Synthesis Amplifiers: One of High End's Best Kept Secrets? I had the A40 in my system for a long time and absolutely loved it, the A100 was out of my price range at the time. The DAC model is the same in both and is amazing. I just upgraded to Synthesis Roma 98 DC mono blocks and the Roma 117DC pre-amp a... | |
| Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? You mentioned Audio Note speakers, I just upgraded to the AN-E LX HE Signature and I couldn’t be happier. I found them to be more musically and emotionally engaging than Harbeth. Placement is very important with AN speakers which is something to b... | |
| Ferrite cores on cables I have issues with my system picking up local RF frequencies. The addition of ferrite cores on all my cables has removed the interference. For me they were a major improvement in my system. | |
| Never heard an amp do this before, ideas? Have you tried a Ferrite Ring Core RFI EMI Noise Suppressor Cable Clip, you can find them on Amazon and eBay? I had a serious issue with rfi in my system, I could hear the local am radio station broadcasts. I bought a package which included severa... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? Streaming has opened my eyes to new music and artists I never would have heard, it’s a whole new frontier. | |
| Looking for advise with selecting next integrated amp If you can take a listen to the Synthesis A40 or A100. Both are amazing integrated amps with a fantastic DAC component. You can find the A40 new in your price range, 40 watts per channel, the A100, 100 watts per channel, you can find used in your... |