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    Cen.Grand 9i-806 - the Little Silver Fox

    Taking a bit of a risk here as this is quite a bit more than I have ever paid for a ss headphone amp, but I'm in. Perhaps the BF price pushed me over the edge. Just purchased in black. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to share your thoughts. Looking forward to hearing this in person.
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    Cen.Grand 9i-806 - the Little Silver Fox

    Thanks for the feedback, very helpful. Where is the LSF on sale?
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    Cen.Grand 9i-806 - the Little Silver Fox

    Does anyone have any input in how this would compare to the Violectric V550 or other similarly priced amplifiers? I am not finding an abundant amount of information or reviews anywhere. The Violectrics are always a safe option, but it seems this may offer more customizability with the different...
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    Denon AH-D5200 (little brother of the AH-D7200)

    I have the TR-X00 and used to own a pair of D2000. To my ears, these sound more similar to those in that they have a V-shape signature with a large bass presence and an acceptable, but unremarkable sound stage. I have never really heard the higher end Fostex so I have no experience there. I...
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    Denon AH-D5200 (little brother of the AH-D7200)

    I tried these straight out of my ibasso Dx120 DAP and they sounded good, but I would have to say I prefer the sound out of my Centracne DACmini amp with the custom 1 ohm mod that I usually use for my low impedance headphones. It is really quite amazing how well this old venerable $400 DAC/amp...
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    Denon AH-D5200 (little brother of the AH-D7200)

    Just received these in the mail today from the $209 Black Friday deal. Initial impressions: (Driving with Chord Qutest/Liquid Platinum or Centrance DACmini) Comfort: I am of average size with a 7 3/8 hat size and have plenty of room in the adjustment of the headband. I do not experience the...
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    The Deals DISCUSSION Thread (READ THE FIRST POST!!!)

    Is there something wrong with your credit card or are you located out of the US? I just gave it a try less than 20 min ago because I could use a cheaper pair of closed cans and the order status went through all the way to completed.
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    The DX90 by iBasso . . . Sound impressions . . . . . . . New Firmware, 2.5.1 . . .

    The DX90 has a line out but the level is controlled by the volume. This seems strange. Usually the line out is fixed at maximum gain. The way it is right now it is basically just a second headphone jack. Does anyone know how to change it?
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    The DX90 by iBasso . . . Sound impressions . . . . . . . New Firmware, 2.5.1 . . .

    I was there too. Were you the guy wearing shoes?
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    The DX90 by iBasso . . . Sound impressions . . . . . . . New Firmware, 2.5.1 . . .

    I was actually most surprised by this fact. I did not expect that big of a difference in sound. Glad to have options, and what great options to have
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    The DX90 by iBasso . . . Sound impressions . . . . . . . New Firmware, 2.5.1 . . .

    I agree with many of the impressions here. The DX90 has impressive detail and soundstage, but I find the X5 reproduces music a little more authentically and powers the low end better than the DX90.   I will be burning in the DX90 for the next 48hours straight and will re-evaluate.   A more...
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    Fiio x5 vs Ibasso dx90

    I posted this in the DX90 thread but I will repost here too.  Clash of the Budget Titans: Ibasso DX90 vs Fiio X5 - Preliminary Impressions   Disclaimer- This is my first review here so excuse me if I misuse terminology. I have only "burned in" these players for a short time if that matters to...
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    DX90. 2X Sabre,1st page: Downloads, info&inst. . ! Lurker0 FW Mod link 1st page !!. .NEW FW! 2.3.0 . . . . .

    I am not an electrical engineer, and do not want to start a big debate, but yes a transistor has a time dependency to it's on or off state but it is only ever read as on or off. If everything is working properly the transistor is read as 1's and 0's and is independent of the time required to...
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    DX90. 2X Sabre,1st page: Downloads, info&inst. . ! Lurker0 FW Mod link 1st page !!. .NEW FW! 2.3.0 . . . . .

     I can't imagine how the digital circuitry would change (I used to do semiconductor reliability studies and look at the degradation in time to rise and time to fall signals in individual transistors and logic gates after slight over voltages) but maybe there is some sort of atomic diffusion that...
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