Thanks for the heads up, the Noble K10s are pretty sensitive so hopefully they should work okay. Do you have any other suggestions that work with 2 pin IEMs that aren't insanely expensive?

I have been looking at getting a pair of TW adapters for my Noble K10s to replace the Radsone ES100 I am using as a neck clip. Seeing iFi mentioned immediately drew my eye but £399 is a ridiculous price to ask and seems to be around 4 times the price of the competition! I think I will give the...

Great communication and paid very quickly.

Selling my Cayin HA-3A Tube Amplifier in black. This is in great condition and comes in the original box with all the original accessories. It is a great sounding amp but does require a decent DAC and power supply to avoid noise as it is a tube amp. The amp comes with the following tubes in...

Selling my Soekris DAC2541 Multibit Digital Audio Converter with a black faceplate. This is a great multibit DAC that has USB, AES, BNC, RCA and TOS digital inputs alongside RCA and XLR analogue outputs. It also has both single ended and balanced headphone out with a built in headphone...

Thanks for the insight! Definitely leading me down the same route as you.

Anyone compared the XTC closed to the ZMF Verite Closed?

Thanks, sounds like the SN isn't for me then as I am a bit of a bass lover. I had been considering the XTC² and then getting a Magni/Modi stack to power it. That would just about fit in my budget.

Great impressions on the V2, I don't suppose you have any thoughts on how it compares to the XTC1.5? I am downsizing my setup from my Verite Closed and looking for a whole rig under £1500. The Starry Night is certainly a good fit in the looks front.

I sadly have to downsize my rig for financial reasons and I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to compare the Starry Night to the ZMF Verite Closed?

You aren't making it easy to sell them :sweat_smile:

Sadly I am going to have to sell my ZMF Verite Closed Blackwood, Cayin HA-3A and Soekris DAC2541 for financial reasons. Does anyone have a good alternative suggested pair of headphones with a similar frequency response to the Verite Closed for under £500? Also if anyone in the UK what's any...

There is obviously an overlap with fans of Soekris, Cayin and ZMF. I am using the 2541 -> HA-3A -> Verite Closed.

I have been playing around with the Cayin HA-3A with my Verite Closed for a while now and interestingly I have come to the conclusion I prefer the sound on low gain. It seems to tighten up the bass a bit and gives a little bit more sparkle at the top end. I guess even though the high gain...

Definitely won't be a problem as the Soekris has separate outputs buffers for XLR and RCA so one does not affect the other.

Both outputs are on at the same time. Can you not just turn off the amp you aren't using? This DAC isn't like the Denafrips ones where you can't use both outputs at the same time because the Soekris has a full output stage.

Is Wi-Fi turned on on the R26? I know you said you are using LAN but I found Wi-Fi was really picked up by the HA-3A.

I have to admit I didn't realise the HA-6A only had a 24 step volume control. That really doesn't seem enough considering the power it has. The jumps between steps must be huge.

Honestly I don't know how anyone can use the HA-6A or HA-300 with ZMF/sensitive headphones. With my ZMF VC driven from my HA-3A using the 4.4mm jack the amount of usable volume is only around 60° so I can't imagine how little control you would have with Cayins more powerful amps. Don't get me...

Finished changing to desk setup from a Gungnir Multibit/Mjolnir 2 stack for a Soekris DAC2541 and Cayin HA-3A. I couldn't be happier!

Out of interest how much transformer hum do people have with the 240V version?

Haha, I know what you mean! The small base on the stock RCA does look a bit flimsy compared to your Sylvania one...

Looks very similar to my setup but with Tungsram E80CC instead of Philips. I haven't touched the rectifier yet, did you notice a difference moving to the Sylvania Black Plate 22DE4?

I'm very happy with the Cayin HA-3A to power my VCs which is the baby brother of the HA-300. It is only around £1500 so it is almost the same price as a pair of Elrog ER300B's on their own :grin:. I have found the HA-3A does benefit from some new tubes but they are much more reasonably prices...

Those Valvo E80CC are indeed made by Philips. You can tell because the plates only have two small vents at the top and the bottom. The Tungsram made E80CC have holes in the middle of the plate as well like you can see in the below example: