The Lyr is here - happy to see the Schitt arrive.   Unboxing - hello little gold plated monoprice cable.       Tubes - open this box slowly!  I flung the lid open and the tubes almost popped out.       Fit and finish on this thing is bloody good.  Sharp sharp edges...

I just got it today, and it sounds quite good - definitely very solid-state, and very neutral, but never sterile. Build quality is also top-notch. Loop-out, Preamp-out, and two inputs, all RCA. It's also very loud - my K702s usually don't go past 9 o'clock on low gain, and the pot starts at...

I am looking to get an amp soon, budget is 1000usd and not sure which one to go for. Currently have the RS1 and CD3000 but may get the T1 or HD800. I dont need the amp with DAC as I will get the DAC on its own. Mainly listen to Pop and classics, hope you guys could help me out.

  Hey guys this is my first post. I just bought a set of DT 880 Pros (250 Ohms) and I'm getting the feeling they are being underdriven. I had the DT 770 Pros (80 Ohms) and although the insane bass was fun for my head It didn't serve the purpose intended. Because I had heard the 770s weren't...

This will be my first amp. I have been looking around trying to find a fairly good amp for my new Denon D5000 hp's. I have gotten down to 4. I am not sure how to decide but have gotten down to these for price performance other peoples impressions. I would like good clean highs and mids decent...

I'm looking for a new headphone amp, so I took the liberty of PM:ing our fellow inmate Fried Reim who is the CEO of lake people and ask him if the much rumored Violectric v282 is coming out anytime soon. This is the reply I got:   Quote:   So it seems they have no less than 3 new amps...

I would like to share this one with you, since I have a misinterpretation choosing by no means a "really good" half a portable and easy to take away DAC Nuforce HDP. Am I going nuts in this issues or the others are experience the same one as well. Dry and flat sound, no bass, uninvolving highs -...

Hello everyone. I know there have been similar threads since I've read a bunch of them, all of them very helpful but at the same time they do add more doubts when it comes to make a decision. That's why I'm asking you, I rely on your generosity and knowledge  in order to finally buy the "right"...

Hi guys,   Im new to this forum and this is my first post on headfi. there is so much useful, first-hand information here from audio enthusiasts from all over the world and i figured out this would be the best place to find answers.   I just got my grado325is not long ago and i have...

I am in the market for a great headphone amp for my DT770 250 Ohm and potentially Atrio M5 / Sennheiser IE8, maybe the Denon ad-h7000s later. The philosophy is I want something very good so I don't have to worry about upgrading the amp almost no matter what headphones I get in the future be it...

Well I've seen some comparison thread on these two great amp. I was almost ordered the WA22 however since i got a slight hope that Jack "may" could do the parts upgrade for the WA22. However, on a second thought, if I could do the upgrade on the wa22 the price would be very close to the WA5LE...

When an amp or source with headphones out specs show the following, what does it mean to me and how do I use the information on pairing up headphones?   Lehmann Audio Black Cube Linear: - Output power: 200mW/300 Ohms, 400mW/60 Ohms    Apogee Mini-DAC: - 300mW into 30 Ohms   Sony...

hey! i have a d5000 hooked up to a ibasso d10 and i love it! i did a markl mod to and and there was an improvement... now i just bought a k172hd.. out of the box it was cold and really bright so i added a layer of cotton between the pads and the driver ,making the pad wider ( improving sound...

LDI+ users what DAC and headphones do you use? I use Senns HD598 and just ordered Denon D2000.

Hey everyone, I've recently upgraded from a nuforce portable amp/dac to the HiFiMan EF2 and I must say the difference is astounding. Listening to these with my grado sr60i is an absolutely amazing experience for now I am in audio bliss once again :) About my question though, I bought this amp...

Hi,   I've been using the HFI-780 & Zero DAC combo ever since I got the Tianyun last year. It's the 09 USB edition with Opamp 627 upgrade. My initial impressions were that the sound was richer and stronger with slightly mellowed highs. I have never bothered listening with the Ultrasone...

Firstly, a big hello to all of you! I'm looking for a little help with my LD MKIII amp having been 'slightly' overwhelmed with all of the expertise posted here! I'm not a headphone user (yet!) but am using this amp as a 'pre' on my hi-fi. Can anyone please confirm that the LD uses only the...

Hi all,   Been a srsly long time since i listened to my cans..Been listening to speakers for the past few years but got back to my cans recently.   I currently have 2 cans, an AKG 701 and Beyer DT990 (600ohms).   Been using a Darkvoice 336SE to run the cans. The 701 sounds fabulous...

Hello fellow Head-fi'ers.  I am at it again.  I bought a pair of HD650's (on a thread here somewhere) a month ago that are currently paired with a Maverick Audio D1 DAC/AMP with an upgraded preamp tube (looking into upgrading the OP-AMP) and I'm looking to go with tubes this time around.  I'm...

Hi all! I'm toying with the idea of switching from iems to open cans.   My audio experience has been exclusively iems. But I just sit in an office all day. I have to be able to hear the phone or the door knock which almost makes the iems a disadvantage. I'll keep the ER4P for working at a...

Hi folks, I love my 12AU7 SSMH, as it performs quite well above its price bracket. However, one of my main gripes about it is that the gain is quite high; for low-impedance headphones (32ohm Grados, Audio-Technicas, most portable and DJ sets), there's a pretty audible hiss at normal listening...

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  Hello, Im waiting on the delivery of my LCD2 and I need a cheap amp to work with while I save for an SPL Phonitor. Please recommend me a cheap amp I can use with this cans while I save up. Also, better if its accesible in EU.     -Thanks

From http://www.raysamuelsaudio.com/:     "This is the headphone Amp that can KICK the butt of the hard to drive headphones like the HE-6s. The custom, Plitron Toroidal, transformer is designed to output 80 volts at 6 amps of current to satisfy the 4 buffers that each is capable to...

Greetings all.   Two weeks ago I decided I wanted better audio from my PC. I found out about an affordable solution; the Asus Xonar DG for $30.   Well, 2 weeks have passed, I've become obsessed with quality audio and now I've spent over $200 on decent Sennheiser headphones, and a...