Has anyone mounted the Takatsuki 300B on the Envy?

Some people are allergic to the dyeing of the leather when these leathers are chrome-tanned, not to the leather itself. Long story short, these allergies are due to the presence of chrome. Statistics say that around 10% of a population may declare such allergies. When a headband is placed on...

Hey guys. Currently working on a prototype of comfy headband for the 1266. Super premium leathers on both sides, slick upper leather in various colors, suede leather for the lower side, totally hand-stitched. Form factor is now settled (see pic below). We - me the designer and my Leather man...

Joe gives information about the specs. Find a DYI store for o-rings and done. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-jps-labs-abyss-ab-1266-impressions-thread.666765/page-822

reminds me some millenials discovering the latest Tesla-like e-Bike on kickstarter.

oops. sorry. usually, i am more eloquent and there are soooooo many reasons to be enthusiast re: the SC. glad that i just shot "epic". because in my mind, a little voice was saying "supercalifragisexyglorious".

I would jump the fence. The 1266 is epic with the SC

I can easily understand your enjoyment my friend. Congratulations for the Abyss and welcome to the Abyss-mania. I had the stand too and I confirm that it's a great addition from Stefan. Did you give the SuperConductor a try? It takes the Abyss to a next level. As of the new headband, it's nice...

https://www.headphoneauditions.nl/product/haa-abyss-stand/

Is it on low or high gain position? With sensitive cans, you'd better select low gain and the hiss should disappear. Worth trying at least.

Some additional feedback with this EQ: • 1100 Hz | -5.00 dB | Q: 3.00 (Bell) • 2025 Hz | +3.00 dB | Q: 3.00 (Bell) • 5000 Hz | +3.00 dB | Q: 4.00 (Bell) • 6100 Hz | -4.00 dB | Q: 5.00 (Bell) • 7200 Hz | +3.00 dB | Q: 5.00 (Bell) • 8200 Hz | -3.00 dB | Q: 5.00 (Bell) • Global Output : -3.00 dB...

I assume that LPSU is more significant for non-audiophile device (computer, HDD) than for audiophile grade streamer like Lumin. That saying, it seems that Kenneth Lau produces great LPSU for Lumin. Great but expansive...

You mention linear power supplies several times in your post. It seems that powering your computer with LPS makes a huge difference. I am considering to get a Paul Hynes (UK) or Rose Audio (FR) or UpTone model some day in order to fuel my MacMini and external HD.

I second that. I doesn't make sense at all to make a computer upsample the audio files with MScaler and Bartok. I think that F208Frank is rather questioning the impact of the sound engine of a player (Roon, HQP, Audirvana...) aside its ability of upsampling or not. As always, I think that the...

I have crossed P McG point of view lately. On the PS Audio blog. He said he much preferred Audirvana on Roon + Roon has the least audio quality compared to others.

I don't know why Roon may not sound as good as others but that's my feeling. Paul McGowan - founder of PS Audio, says the same. Roon is a keeper for audio aficionados when it has to do with library management and music content but for music quality, you'd better couple it with HQP. Or change...

Yep ! And upsampling can be a plus, pending on your taste and equipment. As far as me, I upsample audio files from PCM to DSD64. It provides a larger scene and more analog sound quality. In other words, some times, you don't need to seek for the highest upsampling mode.

I have only experienced the Riviera once. I know the Viva Audio Egoista and the WA33 by specifications. The Wells Audio HeadTrip and The Mass Kobo 406 are (expansive) options too with a lots of juice.

I have the following players : Roon, HQplayer, Amarra, Audirvana. HQPlayer is a sound engine and a very elaborated up sampler. It can play your music by itself but HQP's interface is a crap. When embedded in Roon, HQP's sound engine substitute to those of Roon and then, the sound experience is...

Roon provides an incredible media experience but this is the last I will opt for for sound quality unless it is coupled with HQ Player. As a stand alone player, I found the sound to be sort of veiled, with poor instruments separation and tonal richness. I doubt any EQ can make it sound better...

I had a similar experience with the listening of the TC on the Aries Cerat Diana amp. It said how far the Abyss can go. It simply was outstanding. There is a limited choice of headphone amps to reach comfortable power output : Riviera AIC 10, Viva Audio Egoista, Woo Audio W33 for instance. They...

Comparing your curve and mine (no offense :wink:) yes, it seems that Roon's Peak/dip is "Bell". Look at the bottoms and tops on the corrected frequencies, they look like bells or up side down bells. Note that I have no idea who has provided the parametric EQ software to Roon. Try the Q Pro 3...

Euphony allows third-party software like HQPlayer for upsampling. EQ softwares are just another types of third-party plug-in. Roon allows HQPlayer and other plug-ins. Make sense Euphony do as it is an OS. Good luck

What streamer do you have? To computer users : I have a headless MacMini dedicated to music. Once you have downloaded Fabfilter EQ, all you have to do is launch Audirvana and choose Fabfilter plug-in in the related menu. It's a no brainer.

Can't say. FabFilter is the first EQ plug-in that I purchased following Alphatak advice (Alphatak is the surname of the gentleman who produced the EQ settings)