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sam here is it possible to get a nice analog warm headphone foo $100 dollers
pratorious"Consider Grado SR 80e" You must be kidding,on no planet in this galaxy could ANY Grado can be considered warm!You want warmish & $100.00 you want Sennheiser...Sennheiser HD 559 Open Back Headphone"Overall the sound quality is very g... 
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Yea not so much,as above replied DAP's nowdays are AMAZING when compared..Look at FiiO & DeBasso... 
Media cabinets like BDI but not as expensive
Studiotech or Salamander Designs.. 
Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?
cleedsfreediverAGREED!Pandora + streams at 24/192 ...I think you're mistaken. Pandora is lo-res mp3 quality."Paid subscribers enjoy three mobile bitrate tiers that impact the music's sound quality. You can select Low (32Kbps AAC+), Standard (64Kbp... 
Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?
@speavler"tried spotify and tidal. still prefer pandora"AGREED!Pandora + streams at 24/192 for $5.00 a month! 
What do you sit on?
I know this is hijacking the thread & I apologize but IF YOU HAVE BACK PROBLEMS PLEASE READ THIS: Get an INVERSION TABLE with Infrared Heat!!! They wanted to cut me open & fuse 3 vertebra up top & 2 down low..A good friend brought me t... 
Speaker load on tube amplifier...
I’m no Engineer so I will not try to explain the why but recently I have been experimenting between EL-34 & KT88 tubes in my amplifier(can use either),switching also between Triode & Ultralinear modes..To my ears the KT88 has a more extend... 
Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience
@mrklas"I have own Sonus Fabers over the years and suggest you audition the Olympica Nova line."Yep,Sonus Faber is where I would go in half a heartbeat! 
Where to take system from here?
Start with replacing those metal monsters.I demo'd several Thiels wayyy back,with Mcintosh & A.R.tubes & NEVER heard a pair I could live with...Give me something with an organic sound like Harbeth M40.2 or Sonus Faber... 
Has anyone shipped things back to China?
Shipping back will be a PITA as well as EXPENSIVE but you will still end up recouping $ as opposed to trying to sell,which will likely end up selling for around 35% of what you paid..Use DHL... 
???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???
devilboy. "The DACs inside are pretty nice; far from the last word... But nice. "Your kidding?There is NO better DAC Chip on the market today."The Conductor uses the SABRE32/ESS9038Q2M DAC and XMOS USB receiver chips, the most advanced and expensi... 
???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???
Farther down the yellow brick road Dorothy.Today I found the nerve center worthy of my amp/speakers & headphones(HiFiMan Sundara & Audeze LCD3)...From the side of the industry I believe is the finest driving force behind DAC technology tod... 
???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???
To expand on my choice,after a lot of listening to both EL34 & KT88’s running Triode & UL,I simply prefer the KT88..IMO it has more extended treble,a more electrostatic midrange & bass is no contest..BOTH the Mastersound amps were EL34... 
???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???
@ audiothesisThere were several points that swayed me away from the Box & the Due Venti,which I did look at,cost of retube & circuit design being foremost(Triode EL34 vs KT150 in UL)...Someone WILL get an amazing amp from you at an absolut... 
???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???
twoleftears:I’m confused. Wasn’t a Quad VA-1+ mentioned at some point? hahahahah,not in this thread...That was the ProAc Tablette Anniversary thread...