Posts by audiophilic

Just got my Lyr. So far I'm blown away by the power this monster has! Straight off, I noticed increase in bass extension and quantity. Yes even on the K701s! It is a warm sounding amp; soundstage is wider than my STX and instrument...

You should check out the Schiit Lyr. 6moons reviewed it and said it matched extremely well with the K701. I'll be getting my Schiit Lyr in a day or two. I will post my impressions here about the combo.   From my experience,...

I will be receiving the Lyr soon. I bought it for the AKG K701s. I'll post my impressions here about the combo. The AKGs need a good amp to come alive else all you get is distortion at high volume. Quote: Originally Posted by...

Quote: Originally Posted by leesure  Running out of the NAD's pre out puts another volume pot in the chain.  If you don't have a tape deck hooked up, I'd suggest using the NAD tape out.  This will be a...

My Lyr is on it's way! Can't wait! I have a question about setup.   I have a NAD C165 preamp and right now my setup is STX->RCA->NAD   If I set up the Lyr:  STX->RCA->NAD->pre-out->Lyr, will it...

Quote: Originally Posted by PurpleAngel  Hey Audiophilic, Any chance one of the three op-amps is not seated correctly?   I'm sure this will not help at all with your current STX problems, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by sightsome  Hi everyone.  This is my first post.  And I am mostly new to this hifi audio world. So be gentle, please.   I have $200-300 to spend on new...

Quote: Originally Posted by MohawkUS  Hey, audiophilic is right. I have had both the distortion on speedier songs(with PRO2900s) and the interferance when using the Essence as a DAC only(though it was going into a...

Quote: Originally Posted by rroseperry  I'll answer this then go back through the thread. I mainly use it for my full sized cans, DT880/250, Shure 440, and modded SR80s. It was the Beyer that really showed the...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Head Injury  Gain setting only matters for the headphone jack. What volumes are you using when you plug the headphones directly into the STX's jack? If you still have them set...