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Dynaudio vs Harbeth vs ProAc
Just after posting update above I got a call from an honest to goodness brick and mortar Nola Dealer about an hour south of me.I had seen a demo pair Boxer 2 listed on his website and left a message expecting a call during business hours Monday. S... 
Dynaudio vs Harbeth vs ProAc
Well I found myself in downtown Seattle yesterday and managed to put together 5 hours of speaker demo's..Heard the C7ESIII & PMC .22 I think it was,both driven by Primaluna...Harbeth was HUGE coming from Excite X14's and with some of my music ... 
Advice from members
IMO the Jolida is the weak link here.Have you changed the tube from the factory tube?A good tube could open up the soundstage as well as clarity.Also a better power cord(nothing crazy)might lower the noise floor,again helping with clarity...Good l... 
Cranberries singer passed away......
Yea wonderful voice.R.I.P. 
Buyer wants copy of passport?
NO,NEVER.These are exactly the type of pictures low lifes use in online scams... 
Recommendations for headphones under $400?
Sounds like a great reason to put together a complete headphone system.You have the Schiit amp,get yourself a decent little DAC and away you go...Whatever you do don't use tubes on the HE400i's because once you do you will be hooked bad..Mine are ... 
Recommendations for headphones under $400?
My understanding was using Pre-Out completely removes amplification and speaker output from the unit.Don't use Mute,you still have variable output from Hagel to the headphone amp but that shouldn't be a problem,set a level and forget it... 
Moving along...From KingSound to STAX - Please your help !
OP you might try posting this over at Head-Fi.org....There should be several Stax users there that can help..Good luck... 
Recommendations for headphones under $400?
If you aren't blown away I'll eat the box!Well maybe I would send you a nice little tube amp to try before eating said box!Congrats, Give them a good running in and let us know what you think.. 
Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB
seikosha I think you just pushed me into buying new speakers! 
What's Next
It will help to know your budget,front end(amp/source),musical taste,listening levels and room acoustics(hard/reflective,heavily damped or something in between)... 
Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB
I’m in a similar boat and researching speakers with great presence at low volumes..All my reading has yielded the single most important ingredient needed is high efficiency...I am looking at Spatial Audio,Reference 3A and the Silverline Audio Prel... 
Blown away by YAQIN MC-13S - tube amplifier
Hi boisty,right now using Dynaudio Excite X14’s...They sound pretty amazing with the Quad.Imaging and Staging is wide and deep,mids are sublime and treble beautifully extended without harshness.They only lack deeper bass and better presence at VER... 
Once you go 300b it’s hard to go back?
Call it what you want but how can anyone argue with the final result when a woman sits down and says the music sounds much more natural,then spends more free time actually listening instead of puttering around with music in the background?  
Recommendations for headphones under $400?
At the much reduced price of around $250.00 NOTHING can compete with the HiFiman HE-400i’s!!!While they don’t go as low in the bass as some choices the wonderful rich midrange and extended sweet treble make for hours long listening sessions with n...