goohsm
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I still wouldn't risk it.
I've tried my shure se535s with my lyr before. but only after attaching a 250 ohm impedance adapter to it XD
the sound didnt change all that much. i managed to turn it all the way up to 10~11 and still have reasonable listening volumes. The mids got more pronounced and the iems sound clearer. i only tried it for a minute or two just out of curiousity
I love my Lyr, and I love my SE535.....but putting them together? Isn't that like rigging a jet engine to a scooter?Personally I would be thinking all SS for IEMs, especially SE535 that manages to be the only IEM I have that picks up a lot of hissing noise floor from an E11... tubes and BA drivers just seem like conflicting goals
Sure, you can put resistors/caps in the way to increase impedance or attenuate signal, but after you're done adding cheap circuits designed to alter the signal, wouldn't it have been better off to go with a modest SS amp for IEMs? Asgard is almost half the price, is better suited for the task, and requires no odd circuits in the signal chain
Hmm, ok, I can totally see where this is overkill. thanks for the reply, btw. I am basically looking for something for the office, where I keep my SE535s. I was thinking about the Lyr because later on I could move it to the house and put something like a Headroom Micro stack in the office (I guess that I could always go for the micro stack first thought). for the SE535, I'm just looking for something that will bring out the highs a bit and complement classical music. The latter is why I was thinking of tubes.
Ah, good to know. I had a ASL tube amp years back, but only used it for my Grados GS1000. The pairing was nice, but now I can see where Tubes' strengths probably won't compliment the SE535. I also had the Micro amp which I got to take to grad school, but that too was running a pair of Grado GS1000. It wasn't too harsh; but then again, I was listening to it at ultra low levels. So, a neutral SS you say? Unless you have a suggestion off the top you your head, I should do some snooping around to see what's what. All this may be for not though, as I am looking into getting a pair of Grado GR10 for the office and may want to pair the amp to them instead.