Hm. Not sure whether I am the right one to answer your question. Don't know the the Lyr 3. All I can contribute is my finding that there wasn't any small 9-pin tube I really liked in my Ember. My advice would be to get the adapter (option 2) from Garage1217 (sonically, it easily beats the...

Guys, there seems to be some confusion here. Amir Majidimehr, founder of Audio Science Review, is not the same person as Frans de Gruijter, aka solderdude of diy-audio-heaven fame (https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/). Frans/solderdude is a Dutch engineer, and, as far as I know, all amp...

A linear power supply for the Project Ember 2.1 There is very little information about how the Project Ember performs when used with an external linear power supply. I have tried it and I'm glad I did. With a decent PSU the Ember reaches an entirely different level of performance. I've been...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wodgy Now I have to admit that I personally think 6moons is basically trash, with their space cadet reviewers and "no negative reviews" editorial policy, but I'm open-minded and thought I'd ask if anyone else has noticed that odd numbers sound better than even...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wodgy (...) but I'm open-minded and thought I'd ask if anyone else has noticed that odd numbers sound better than even ones. Have you noticed that odd-numbered channels in airlines, on TV, or with XM radio sound better than even-numbered channels? Do...

Quote: Originally Posted by Publius I'd also expect the same hyperbole to be levelled against modern NOS DACs too, which actually is true to a certain degree. Publius, If it wasn't for NOS DACs, I'd given up on digital music reproduction. I have been saved by NOS DACs. To my...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot Late 1979 was right around the time when the "hoodoo" started creeping into audiophilia. Digital recording was on the horizon, and analogue manufacturers had to do something to save their shrinking market the early articles on "why digital isn't as...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I have used many different types of BG's over the years in many, many different applications. The one area that the OS Con might be as good or slightly better is in the digital area but in all areas the BG's have no competition. But, I like many others...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nik I can't imagine the happyness of my dear friend Tomcat... Nicola, You're cruel. The W11JPN has been introduced in 1998 and was limited to 2000 pairs. Getting them is a major problem. As you know, even the pair overlunge listened to wasn't his...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nik Thanks... ordered ! Dear Nicola, Did anyone ever doubt that you would order them? Come on, everybody knows you cannot resist a new high-end headphone! However, overlunge's description seems to confirm that I'd be happier with the L3000. Or...

Quote: Winery Notes This is the third cooperative effort between ADW, Barossa Valley Estates and their talented chief winemaker, Natasha Mooney. The 2000 Cabernet (55%) Merlot (45%) shows the consistent benefit of being able to select specific parcels from the different vineyard sources...

Quote: Originally Posted by overlunge To my ears, the ranking from more analytical to musical sound... W1000>W10LTD>W2002>W100>W11R>L3000>W10VTG>W11JPN overlunge, Thanks! That's very helpful to me. It seems I need to get hold of a W11JPN. Damn, I was afraid of that.

Quote: Originally Posted by ayt999 do you rely purely on whatever your gear currently sounds like for your impressions? ayt999, Sure, I'd tend to rely more on fresh listening imnpressions than on old ones. But I fully believe that your impression is correct that the W11JPN is...

Quote: Originally Posted by ayt999 hmm... let me listen to them again and make sure I got that right. been a while since I've heard them at least. ayt999, That was a lightning fast response! Great, thank you! Just one point. When I listen to my W100 for the first time again...

ayt999, Your efforts are very much appreciated! Getting information out of a Japanese headphone forum is very difficult if one speaks only Babelfish, and right now, I am especially interested in information comparing the DX1000 and the W5000. From what I read in the three DX1000 HeadFi...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hirsch If the pads on the R10 were shot, this might be possible. If the pads on the R10 are in decent condition, you won't hear the headphone across the room if someone is wearing it. I've compared AT headphones and the R10 more than once, as I've had AT's and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood The R10's are not entirely acoustically sealed. While they leak a lot less sound than open phones like the RS-1's, someone sitting right next to you will probably hear something. But across the room, they probably won't. Ed, Basically, it was...

Quote: Originally Posted by FeetAsleep So even with my RS-1 I guess some people in the house still have the need to complain about it leaking sound FeetAsleep, The R10 does not isolate well. As a matter of fact, I'd say it leaks as much sound as a fully open headphone. If you...

Quote: Originally Posted by JaZZ Thomas...but of course I know for sure that it's a manipulation of the original signal. Which I don't want in the end. And exactly the same is introduced here, with the addition of the reflecting earcups. There's no other technical, acoustical...

Quote: Originally Posted by JaZZ So technically speaking, the closed back on the HD 600/650 is a bad design, in that it makes the original goal of music reproduction -- high fidelity -- impossible in a narrower sense. And independent of what any listener's ears will tell him/her, it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by halcyon Of course, the proof is in the eating of pudding, so if one likes it - no harm done. halcyon, And that's exactly what renders virtually all measurements useless. Whenever we measure performance we do it with the implication that our...

Quote: Originally Posted by jerb Adding plates to an enclosure is simple inertia; the object now has more mass for the source of the vibrations to move. because of this it deadens vibration because assuming the intensity(is that the right word?) of the vibration stays constant it will...

Quote: Originally Posted by raisin I can't see them offering a significant voicing advantage over the L3000's, so no, i don't anticipate ordering a pair. They sure are purdy, though! raisin, With their enclosures made from macassar ebony instead of asada cherry wood/leather...

Quote: Originally Posted by halcyon In general, it is IMHO, very difficult to make a world class closed headphone that competes with fully open designs. halcyon, I have always felt that it was just the other way around. Whenever there is a choice bewtenn a fully open or a...

Quote: Originally Posted by dom_ yes, im afraid an sme3012 doesnt cut it these days. Dom, I don't know. An SME 3012-2 with steel knife edge bearing doesn't cut it these days? Just like an old Garrard 301 doesn't cut it these days? There are quite a few people who believe...