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| RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis The RAAL 1995 headphones are still very new and this probably was one of the very first shows to have these available for auditioning. If you like the “old” Raal SR-1b headphone and the ribbon sound, then the RAAL 1995 Immanis with its triple dri... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps I was looking at the Westminster Labs Class A amps, but the price was too rich for me. At that time, I ended up with the KRELL Duo 175XD. It was about 70 lbs I think, but it is big and ugly. It is similar to the implementation of the Westminster. ... | |
| RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis Blog: WOH Heidelberg 2024 Show Report - Headfonia Reviews | |
| Handling Heavy Amps I am pretty strong, and I recently carried my CODA #16 up the stairs to the office. That thing weighs about 110 lbs and I was thinking this is way too dangerous. It is not just the weight but how you need to carry the gear. BTW - if the CODA 5.5 ... | |
| who makes custom speakon speaker cables for the Benchmark AHB2? I had my Audience FrontRow cables terminated with SpeakON. I even had my CODA #8 amp terminated with SpeakON. At that time, I had an AHB2 and #8 amps. Audience did the termination for me. | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I recommend the Holo Serene preamp or the Benchmark LA4 preamp with either the #8 or #16. They replaced the CODA 07x preamp on my office system. The Serene is a bit warmer than the LA4. They really make the amps shine because they do not add to th... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration @jfrmusic I would be surprised if the MSB sounded better WITHOUT the HPA4. Does not make sense to add more gear and complicated the signal path but I always found the LA4 made DACs sound better. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration @jfrmusic I made a decision today to buy a $10k set of headphones. Problem is I do not have $10k. However, I have a CODA #16 amp that can get me almost there money wise to buy the phones. I will be listening to phones more than the Livingroom syst... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration @zlone I was looking for the remote for the Mjolnir (though I do not need one). No wonder I could not find it. The Holo Serene may work for you. It is a bit warmer than the LA4 but has all the other sonic attributes of the LA4. The Mjolnir is a... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration I see some posts above on the CODA. Let me chime in on this too. I used a Benchmark LA4 on the CODA #8 and the CODA #16. They both are good with the #16 approaching great. The #8 lacks some clarity that I like with the #16 and AHB2. Another amp ... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration @jfrmusic The watts are higher in mono but those watts cannot be used continuously (say 30 minutes) at 2 Ohm, which some speakers dip too. The single AHB2 can continuously drive a 2 Ohm speaker but at 190 watts (I think). | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration If your speakers need a lot of power BUT are hard to drive a single AHB2 would be the way to go. Monos can sometimes be a little limp with very hard to drive speakers, such as the Thiel CS3.7. Some people with that combo like it but my experience ... | |
| Digital Preamp with USB-input but without a DAC? @mahler123 I would agree with you. I totally forgot about the new Schitt CD player that does exactly what you described. It does not have an internal DAC. | |
| Digital Preamp with USB-input but without a DAC? You need a DAC to decipher USB 1's and 0's (it is digital data). I would think any input with USB has a DAC inside to process the data. | |
| Is tube sound vs solid state easier to distinguish using headphones? I have 3 headphones systems for my RAAL CA-1a (sold the SR1a last month and will buy the next RAAL phone release). tube headphone amp RAAL VM-1a solid state Class A Schitt Mjolnir preamp (from 2023) | Schiit Aegir amp | RAAL TI-1b ... |