I just ordered the Loki mini plus. I love the Ananda but just want to play around with the bass on some EDM tracks. For burn in , I played white noise for a couple days through the cans and they did sound better and less congested afterward. On a separate note, has anyone tried removing the...

Hi everyone. So I’ve had the Ananda headphones for two months now and am loving them. Has anyone tried modifying the ear pads ? I found a simple modification that really improved my listening experience and I’d like to share it. I used 1/4 weather striping which is only $2 at Lowe’s or Home...

I heard a very exciting rendition of Tchaikovsky's second symphony last weekby the Florida Orchestra here in Tampa. This week they are doing his piano concerto no.1  with pianist Vadym Kholodenko, a Van Cliburn competition winner, and I am just giddy to hear it !    BTW has anyone heard...

Thank you for the clarification ! I havn't had to look at other computer specs for 10 years now, so I was out of the loop on that. As an aside, I assume all three inputs on the Schiit DACs are equal in quality as long as there is "perfect" output from a given server.   I personally like the...

I hope someone could clear up some confusion I have about s/pdif, usb and converters between them. I have a 2007 macbook pro with an SSD. I use toslink out to my bimby and also sometimes use usb with wryd. I thought most other computers have toslink too, so why use a usb/toslink or usb/whatever...

According to the KEF white paper for the LS50, the company uses film capacitors. 

          Here are some pictures as request by a couple people. You can see where I replaced the white ceramic resistors with the 1% Mill resistors,not that brand of resistors matters much, it's easy if you know how to solder. The crossover boards are held in place by a jagged...

If you're willing to take off the rubber caps glued on to the back, the speakers are rather easy to open up. The front baffle is a composite material that is still resonant more so than the heavy cabinet. Place your hand on the baffle and then the cabinet and you can confirm this. What I did was...

I got a fantastic deal on a new pair of LS50's for $1,000 ! I went from using an Emotiva XPA200 to using the Ragnarok and the Ragnarok sounds much better. I say that because each general frequency band seems to better amplified together more evenly. Also I noticed that with the Ragnarok the bass...

WOW those youtube videos are pretty neat for those that wondered how tubes are assembled. thanks for posting. 

Quote:     This is so true. I've been a musician on several instruments in various orchestras and bands since I was ten years old, the following is my 2 cents: The fact of the matter is that musicians literally live in the kind of acoustic world that audiophiles try endlessly to recreate...

   I received my Multifrost on Monday here in the U.S. and have the same issue. My buzzing sound sometimes happens only when switching to music files of different sampling rates. When I push the input option button, it goes away. I emailed Schiit today and will see what they say about it. Other...

I just saw this ! I can make it. I'll bring my HD600 and Woo Audio WA2 amp and UberBifrost DAC. 

  I found this recording, which I love, of Perlman playing the partitia no.2 in it's entirety for the BBC, and you get video of him as well !  I think it's the most natural interpretation I have ever heard.   <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KpYUaRg0aDw"...

I was about to recommend some of Trevor Pinnock's stuff before I read the other half of your comment lol. His Brandenburg Concerti are interesting recordings, may not be for everyone though. I agree his Mozart is pretty much on point.

Well that's interesting. I guess I could try some rubbing alcohol on the pins in the meantime and see if that clears anything up.

I would like to know if other people have had much success with RCA 6AS7G tubes in Woo Audio amps. I bought a couple NOS and they both happen to hum very badly in my WA2 amp ! I can tell the music itself sounds better but the hum is unbearable. I'm not sure If I should give up on the 6AS7 type...

You're probably right. Glad it didn't explode, won't be trying it again unless Mr Woo says otherwise. 

Has anyone ever tried a 6sn7 in a wa2 or wa3 ? I accidentally ordered one instead of a 6as7 and decided to pop it in since it has the same pin layout. I must say it sounds pretty good !

Has anyone placed a 6SN7 tube in a WA2 or WA3 amp ? Not sure how much of a substitute it can be for a 6080/6AS7 tube. The pin layout is the same. IDK much more than that though. 

LOL  I know better than to expect almost anything to fully power the HE6. I got lazy didn't want to keep switching my speaker cables and HE6 cables in the back of my one and only stereo amp (Emotiva), so I settled back on to the HD600. The magnepans can certainly satisfy my thirst for planar...

I'll be using the HD600 headphones. On the WA3, I never really went past the 12 oclock position. Specs say the WA3 puts 330mW in to 300 ohms and the WA2 puts 640mW in 300 ohms. Plus I'll be using it heavily as a preamp for a pair of Magnepan 1.7 and heavily modified Wharfedale diamond 10.1 I...

Im in the middle of auditioning the WA3 and will get the WA2 soon to compare. I personally like layering and soundstage depth and width, so Im hoping the WA2 will give more of that for its price. 

  I was referring to the third movement. As for the left hand octaves, I guess a Chopin etude could give some pretty good practice for that lol I heard a rumor that Horowitz once played Chopin's Etude in c minor with octaves in  the left hand in tempo!  I tried myself once, much slower than...

Unfortunately He didn't record very many albums. My vinyl rig is not up to par with my digital, so your mileage may vary with the vinyl album but it still sounds good. Either way, I don't see how someone would not enjoy the recording.   As for the Rach3, I always thought pianists had more...