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| Hi Fi Man Headphones comparisons and owner comments Just because an amp will drive a set of can doesn't mean it will bring out the best in an expensive pair..A $200.00 stereo receiver will drive my custom updated,3 way tower speakers but I am 100% sure it will sound like crap! | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... As long as you have high end manufacturers(that regularly post here) supporting this technology,and subconsciously influencing users,you will have rubes like the ones on A’gon making laughable statements like "buy a Fosi V3 with the best power sup... | |
| Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801 You didn’t mention speaker cables or stands with current speakers but with the amp you have I would spend my $ on Sonus Faber Lumina II’s on good stands with decent cables with bi wire jumpers or already bi wired... | |
| Hi Fi Man Headphones comparisons and owner comments I am a HUGE fan of the HiFiMan sound!! I started with the HE400i,then moved to the Sundara..I have to disagree with the above poster in that I found the 400i to have a less defined bass & less of an organic sounding midrange..IMO the Sundara i... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Don’t blow your budget buying used ...Look hard at the Black Ice Audio(formally Jolida)Glass FX10H...Even with upgraded tubes when ordering you’ll come in well under budget & an added bonus is a superb sounding headphone circuit...The $500.00 ... | |
| Next upgrade options Sell the amp & speakers... Get some Sonus Faber,Spendor or Harbeth speakers and a Class A amplifier... | |
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| Integrating headphone system Using 1 Line Out would I believe,mute the speakers as the power amplifier would be fed from a different output...Use the Tape Out & HPA as volume control to cans... That said,using 2 preamplifiers seems like a complicated & unbalanced sys... | |
| ???Pre Amp Service??? "if it sits in a box for more than 2 years, it's typical that it will work like a charm for two nights and then disintegrate into ashes".... Yea that's my concern about NOT having it checked before selling..Problem is,can a tech tell if everythi... | |
| ???Pre Amp Service??? Yes thanks.I actually did set it up yesterday & it's been running for about 30 hours now with no problems..I'll just have it checked anyway by a tech for future owners peace of mind.. | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST I don’t believe the DAC is the problem here..I have NEVER heard or read about any modern Chord product not passing enough detail...I go back to my very first thought..What kind of tubes are in the PreAmp?Modern production Chinese & cheaper Rus... | |
| McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives? @abnerjack ,thanks for pointing that out professor,NOBODY else noticed it & chose not to make a big deal about it! | |
| McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives? IMO,SF is one of a VERY VERY few manufacturers that sounds outstanding with pretty much anything & everything,BUT ABSOLUTELY sing with Pure Class A Solid State,including the Class A Integrated Amp they marketed(not sure if still available) or ... | |
| Orchestrated Rock...Uriah Heep and others Just off the top of my well abused & old as dirt brain I recall:Pink Floyd,Led Zeppelin,The Scorpions,White Snake,UFO,ELO,EL&P,The Beatles,The Beach Boys,Deep Purple,Queen,Metallica,Alan Parsons Project,Supertramp,Kansas,Jethro Tull,Rush &... | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST First thing I wonder if,exactly what is wrong or lacking with the sound? I would start by looking at the tubes in the PreAmp..It's possible a simple tube roll would open up detail...I also wonder about the cabling of the system..IMO,copper cables... |