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post #76 of 78
8/26/08 at 6:43pm
That Corda Symphony looks amazing! Can not wait until October!
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post #77 of 78
8/28/08 at 3:29pm
Thanks for this thread, Markl! I, too, have had your question on my mind for a long time. I hope the cognoscenti will keep posting here. I wonder: How would they rate the Max'd Desktop and the Grace Design m902?

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[...]besides, where else can I get remote volume control? [..]
The m902 is an amazing DAC/preamp, and there's an optional remote control. Stereophile's John Atkinson thinks it's as good as a DAC as his reference Benchmark DAC1. Not sure yet how good its amp section is. I've had it for just a few weeks. The more I listen to it, the more I like it.

Cheers,
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post #78 of 78
9/3/08 at 2:35am
Why no love for the Headroom Blockhead?

I've owned mine for 5 years, just got the most recent modules from Tyll a few months ago, and love it. I've not owned any other high-end headphone amps, but the Blockhead is good enough that I don't miss my speaker-based set up (Quad 988, McIntosh MC275).

The Blockhead has a lot to recommend it: reliable, from a mfr that's been in business some time now, and is likely to stay that way. And probably a relative bargain in the used market, if you can find one. Otherwise, there's the new Balanced Max, which I've not heard, but uses the same modules that are now in my Blockhead.
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