shkong78

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I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@ liamowen Why do not you go to Spain together with your wife?Anyway it is a fair deal for nice speaker. 
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@jab  Reminds me of the story of the husband who misinformed his partner about the true cost of an audio something. When the husband came home from a business trip, his wife informed him with a big smile on her face, that she sold the audio item ... 
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@douglas_schroeder I thought you are nice gentleman, but maybe not.By the way triple connection of interconnects and speaker cables are working well in my system. 
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@liftwaltz But she is a good old sport, I just bought myself a Porsche and a Corvette, she wanted a new roof and garage doors, pretty fair deal,It is a nice deal. 
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@frogman  I will spend some money for my angel wife  in the future.I had planned on Cruise trip to Mediterranean. next yearBut I may have to wait until my mom in law goes to heaven in peace.  
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@ebm You belong to 2% unlikely lucky class.Most of time, I am silent about the cost of gear rather than lying.But this time, I said 1,000$ instead of 3,200$.By the way my wife insisted that I shall return 1,000$ earphone.I replied that return peri... 
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@lalitk Thanks a lot for reminding that I have a creativity of "Brag " about the gear.By the way I have no intention to spend 100K$ on Dac.It is not worth the cost.But I am trying to save the money for next 3 years or so to get WE vintage horn spe... 
I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone
@millercarbonI I had better keep my kitchen clean at least.Thanks for your good advice. Ha Ha 
Power cords can make a tremendous difference in Digital
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5CDG8O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Connect only Dac to above and test the difference with or without it.If it makes noticeable difference, then you can keep it.Otherwise you can return... 
Power cords can make a tremendous difference in Digital
YesI had tried 1500$ Synergistic Power cable 20 years ago.It had the most effect on DCS Elgar Dac and I had ended up buying that one.Now I use Synergistic Blue power cables(600$) on Chord Dave DacBut isolation transformer also helps a lot to impro... 
Please find the excuses for me not to buy Stax 009S headphone
Although I had enjoyed the sound from Stax 009S and Carbon amplifier with Dave and Mscaler for five days,it is much better to use Empire Zeus IEM during hot summer days.I am listening to "Come Away with me" by Norah Jones.It reached 80 degree to... 
Horn Speaker Recommendations
JBL DD67000 is the most dynamic modern horn speaker with pretty high efficiency.You can drive it with low power tube amplifier(10-40Watts). 
Subjective grading of DAC that I had heard during last one year period.
@ presmara It is nice to hear from someone from down under.   Mola Mola Makua DAC appears to be nice one from your experience.But I did not have any chance to audition it.Choice of audio component is dependent on system and personal taste.Thus it... 
Please find the excuses for me not to buy Stax 009S headphone
Impression after spending 30 hours on tax 009S and KGSSHV Carbon made by loligagger.I am using Jays Audio CDT2 MK2 to connect to Lyngdorf 2170 for digital equalization and then to Mscaler and Dave.I am using Sablon Panatella BNC digital cables bet... 
Subjective grading of DAC that I had heard during last one year period.
@ mahgister Starting Point System Dac NOS tda appears to be good value from other people’s review. It will be possible to make nice dac under 1k$. I had auditioned Dac over 7k$ to upgrade from EMMbal Dac2 which was one of the best Dac 10 years ag...