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03-17-2008, 12:28 PM
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Arietta
a question to SKYLAB - do you have experiance listenning arietta/cantate with grado (225)?
would it be a good match for the 32ohm impedence grado (enough current)?
your opinion about the synergy (I'm a metalhead)?
can cantate handle lower impedence better than the arietta?
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03-17-2008, 01:32 PM
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I have no experience with Grados and these Meier amps, but they both handles the 25 ohm Denon D5000 very well.
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Headphones: JVC HP-DX1000, HA-RX900; Headphile Deep Cup Darth Beyers VXD3,VXD4; Beyerdynamic DT990/600 (Manufaktur) DT770/600 (Manufaktur), DT880/600 Balanced (Manufaktur); HiFi-Man HE-2 Planar Magnetic; Sennheiser PXC-350; Shure SRH840
Home amps: Ray Samuels Audio Stealth (Mullard ECC32/CV4003); Decware Zen CSP-2 (Amperex BB 6DJ8/Sophia Princess 274B); Darkvoice 337 (GEC 6AS7G's/Tung-Sol mesh plate 6SJ7GTs); Wheatfield Audio HA-2 (Mullard ECC32/GEC 6AS7G/GEC U52); Ming-Da MC84-C 07 (Mullard CV4004/EL84/EM87); Audiotailor Jade (GEC 6AS7G/Sylvania 5751); J. Sound Lab Headphone (Mullard 12AT7); Audio-GD Phoenix; Musical Paradise MP-301 (Ken-Rad 6V6GT/Mullard 6AU6)
Portable Amps: Ray Samuels Audio P-51 Mustang; Decware ZenHead; Qables iQube
Sources: Denon DP59L table + Clearaudio Maestro Wood / VPI Scoutmaster + Benz Micro Wood L2 > Audio Electronics PH-1 DJH Phono Preamp; Music Hall 25.2 DAC; Denon DVD-5900;Red Wine Audio iMod iPod (Apple Lossless) & ALO VCap dock; Sony SCD-555ES SACD player
Loudspeaker system: Krell KAV250 Preamp>Sunfire Signature II Power amp > B&W Nautilus 800 Signatures + Velodyne FSR-1500/Martin Logan Descent
Tube testers: B&K Dyna-quick 650 & Dyna-Jet 606
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03-17-2008, 05:09 PM
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My Grado listening indicates that while I luv Meier amps with several of my 'phones - I did not like them paired with Grado.......a sidelight -right now using an ASL amp w/NOS tubes for Joe Grado HP-2 and a pair of Alessandro MS Pro.....prefer one set of tubes with them, but my Beyer dt880/600 were better with another tube pairing in that amp (IMO).......Plugged the Grado's into an HA-2 and again, no cigar for that mating.
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06-29-2008, 09:24 PM
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Great review Skylab! Thanks you very much... I really seduced by Opera. Don't know how long i will resist.
Also, i have a question-can you post some pics of disassembled Opera ?
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06-30-2008, 12:17 AM
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Thanks for the kind words. I'm sorry that I cannot post the pics you seek - I no longer have the Opera since I have gone all tube 
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Pics: Main Home Rig; Bedside Rig; Office Rig; Portable Rig;
Headphones: JVC HP-DX1000, HA-RX900; Headphile Deep Cup Darth Beyers VXD3,VXD4; Beyerdynamic DT990/600 (Manufaktur) DT770/600 (Manufaktur), DT880/600 Balanced (Manufaktur); HiFi-Man HE-2 Planar Magnetic; Sennheiser PXC-350; Shure SRH840
Home amps: Ray Samuels Audio Stealth (Mullard ECC32/CV4003); Decware Zen CSP-2 (Amperex BB 6DJ8/Sophia Princess 274B); Darkvoice 337 (GEC 6AS7G's/Tung-Sol mesh plate 6SJ7GTs); Wheatfield Audio HA-2 (Mullard ECC32/GEC 6AS7G/GEC U52); Ming-Da MC84-C 07 (Mullard CV4004/EL84/EM87); Audiotailor Jade (GEC 6AS7G/Sylvania 5751); J. Sound Lab Headphone (Mullard 12AT7); Audio-GD Phoenix; Musical Paradise MP-301 (Ken-Rad 6V6GT/Mullard 6AU6)
Portable Amps: Ray Samuels Audio P-51 Mustang; Decware ZenHead; Qables iQube
Sources: Denon DP59L table + Clearaudio Maestro Wood / VPI Scoutmaster + Benz Micro Wood L2 > Audio Electronics PH-1 DJH Phono Preamp; Music Hall 25.2 DAC; Denon DVD-5900;Red Wine Audio iMod iPod (Apple Lossless) & ALO VCap dock; Sony SCD-555ES SACD player
Loudspeaker system: Krell KAV250 Preamp>Sunfire Signature II Power amp > B&W Nautilus 800 Signatures + Velodyne FSR-1500/Martin Logan Descent
Tube testers: B&K Dyna-quick 650 & Dyna-Jet 606
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06-30-2008, 04:37 PM
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@ QQQ
Some details of an opened-up Opera can be found here: Opera
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06-30-2008, 05:13 PM
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yawn...opamp follow by buffer...how is this better than PPAV2 or M3?
I think designers who use opamps are just lazy; and those who use off-the-shelf buffer instead of building their own FET/JFET driving stage are super lazy!
opamps and off-the-shelf drivers should ONLY be used in gain/driver stage where cost (think cheap DVD players) and temp is a factor.
IMO Opera is a major ripoff compared to M^3 wrt to audio performance only.
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06-30-2008, 10:49 PM
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But does laziness produce worse sound, or just moral indignation among bored audiophiles looking to stir up trouble? 
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08-18-2008, 04:41 PM
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I was capable of telling all the thing from Aria by first 5 minutes listen. My Little dot MK3 can even beat it in most of espects. As you said that you wouldn't sell the old one for Cantate. But why?
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08-18-2008, 04:56 PM
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I'm sorry I do not understand your question - can you clarify?
Thanks.
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Pics: Main Home Rig; Bedside Rig; Office Rig; Portable Rig;
Headphones: JVC HP-DX1000, HA-RX900; Headphile Deep Cup Darth Beyers VXD3,VXD4; Beyerdynamic DT990/600 (Manufaktur) DT770/600 (Manufaktur), DT880/600 Balanced (Manufaktur); HiFi-Man HE-2 Planar Magnetic; Sennheiser PXC-350; Shure SRH840
Home amps: Ray Samuels Audio Stealth (Mullard ECC32/CV4003); Decware Zen CSP-2 (Amperex BB 6DJ8/Sophia Princess 274B); Darkvoice 337 (GEC 6AS7G's/Tung-Sol mesh plate 6SJ7GTs); Wheatfield Audio HA-2 (Mullard ECC32/GEC 6AS7G/GEC U52); Ming-Da MC84-C 07 (Mullard CV4004/EL84/EM87); Audiotailor Jade (GEC 6AS7G/Sylvania 5751); J. Sound Lab Headphone (Mullard 12AT7); Audio-GD Phoenix; Musical Paradise MP-301 (Ken-Rad 6V6GT/Mullard 6AU6)
Portable Amps: Ray Samuels Audio P-51 Mustang; Decware ZenHead; Qables iQube
Sources: Denon DP59L table + Clearaudio Maestro Wood / VPI Scoutmaster + Benz Micro Wood L2 > Audio Electronics PH-1 DJH Phono Preamp; Music Hall 25.2 DAC; Denon DVD-5900;Red Wine Audio iMod iPod (Apple Lossless) & ALO VCap dock; Sony SCD-555ES SACD player
Loudspeaker system: Krell KAV250 Preamp>Sunfire Signature II Power amp > B&W Nautilus 800 Signatures + Velodyne FSR-1500/Martin Logan Descent
Tube testers: B&K Dyna-quick 650 & Dyna-Jet 606
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08-18-2008, 05:28 PM
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Quote:
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I'm sorry I do not understand your question - can you clarify?
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Sorry for the confusing state. I mean, if Cantate is better than Aria in every espect mentioned above why still keep Aria rather than buying a Cantate instead of. Is there anything which Aria has attractive? 
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08-18-2008, 05:39 PM
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I didn't keep the Aria - I sold it and kept the Cantate (for a while, although I now use only tube amps).
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Team GO-U-NORTHWESTERN
Pics: Main Home Rig; Bedside Rig; Office Rig; Portable Rig;
Headphones: JVC HP-DX1000, HA-RX900; Headphile Deep Cup Darth Beyers VXD3,VXD4; Beyerdynamic DT990/600 (Manufaktur) DT770/600 (Manufaktur), DT880/600 Balanced (Manufaktur); HiFi-Man HE-2 Planar Magnetic; Sennheiser PXC-350; Shure SRH840
Home amps: Ray Samuels Audio Stealth (Mullard ECC32/CV4003); Decware Zen CSP-2 (Amperex BB 6DJ8/Sophia Princess 274B); Darkvoice 337 (GEC 6AS7G's/Tung-Sol mesh plate 6SJ7GTs); Wheatfield Audio HA-2 (Mullard ECC32/GEC 6AS7G/GEC U52); Ming-Da MC84-C 07 (Mullard CV4004/EL84/EM87); Audiotailor Jade (GEC 6AS7G/Sylvania 5751); J. Sound Lab Headphone (Mullard 12AT7); Audio-GD Phoenix; Musical Paradise MP-301 (Ken-Rad 6V6GT/Mullard 6AU6)
Portable Amps: Ray Samuels Audio P-51 Mustang; Decware ZenHead; Qables iQube
Sources: Denon DP59L table + Clearaudio Maestro Wood / VPI Scoutmaster + Benz Micro Wood L2 > Audio Electronics PH-1 DJH Phono Preamp; Music Hall 25.2 DAC; Denon DVD-5900;Red Wine Audio iMod iPod (Apple Lossless) & ALO VCap dock; Sony SCD-555ES SACD player
Loudspeaker system: Krell KAV250 Preamp>Sunfire Signature II Power amp > B&W Nautilus 800 Signatures + Velodyne FSR-1500/Martin Logan Descent
Tube testers: B&K Dyna-quick 650 & Dyna-Jet 606
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08-27-2008, 07:29 PM
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Wow...what an impressive review! I JUST ordered the LAST Opera DAC version Amp that Dr. Jan Meier has! I can't wait to try them with my D5000 and K701! Thanks to you and Dr. Jan Meier!!!
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08-27-2008, 09:56 PM
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Quote:
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Wow...what an impressive review! I JUST ordered the LAST Opera DAC version Amp that Dr. Jan Meier has! I can't wait to try them with my D5000 and K701! Thanks to you and Dr. Jan Meier!!!
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Oh wow, that was you. Well, if your nickname is indicative of your taste in music I think you will really enjoy you purchase. Congrats.
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11-02-2008, 01:00 AM
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Thanks for the info!
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