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post #3226 of 3987
11/6/12 at 10:18am
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Welcome to the M-Stage club wink.gif

 

Thanks! I'll have pics up tomorrow. 

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post #3227 of 3987
11/6/12 at 1:33pm
Wow... I just figured out that gain on my amp was turned onto its max setting. I was just about ready to give up on the m-stage as well.

It sounds SO much better now. Dampened T1's + M-stage = smily_headphones1.gif
Edited by itshot - 11/6/12 at 1:35pm
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post #3228 of 3987
11/6/12 at 2:21pm
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Wow... I just figured out that gain on my amp was turned onto its max setting. I was just about ready to give up on the m-stage as well.
It sounds SO much better now. Dampened T1's + M-stage = smily_headphones1.gif

 

The gain labels on the bottom of my M-Stage are backwards. I didn't realize this until I tried to turn down the gain ... and it went up.

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post #3229 of 3987
11/6/12 at 3:05pm
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Wow... I just figured out that gain on my amp was turned onto its max setting. I was just about ready to give up on the m-stage as well.
It sounds SO much better now. Dampened T1's + M-stage = smily_headphones1.gif

LOL!
Yeah, we've all done it!
Personally I am NOT a big fan of 20 dB of gain, I like 10 dB.wink.gif
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post #3230 of 3987
11/6/12 at 3:14pm
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LOL!
Yeah, we've all done it!
Personally I am NOT a big fan of 20 dB of gain, I like 10 dB.wink.gif

 

That's what I want to use.

 

Unfortunately, some of my five year-old DVD rips are barely audible except at the 18 dB setting.

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post #3231 of 3987
11/6/12 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by HamilcarBarca View Post

That's what I want to use.

Unfortunately, some of my five year-old DVD rips are barely audible except at the 18 dB setting.

Oddly enough, I don't mind the sound of 18 dB of gain in the M. But 20 dB..........eh!
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post #3232 of 3987
11/6/12 at 7:11pm
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Guys..i can confirm the mstage does well with the he500..on gain 10db! Never thought the matrix had it in him...mine is modded with the tamaudio mod opa627 class a.
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post #3233 of 3987
11/6/12 at 8:11pm
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LOL!
Yeah, we've all done it!

 

 

A rite of passage as an M-stage owner is to mix up the gain switches. 

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post #3234 of 3987
11/7/12 at 12:38am

Just some pics of the amp, it's so dam sexy. I love the silver on black.

 

 

700

 

 

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post #3235 of 3987
11/7/12 at 4:09am
What's up with the cute little yellow pillow? LoL:p
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post #3236 of 3987
11/7/12 at 4:54am

Am I such a quiet listener or something by having the amp on 10 'o clock at most at 0dB gain, I mean, I use it qith a Q701, which aren't the hardest cans to drive, but not the easiest either..

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post #3237 of 3987
11/7/12 at 5:01am
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What's up with the cute little yellow pillow? LoL:p

 

Haha that's my sister's room, it had better lighting than my room. Although i have nothing against cute little yellow pillows lol

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post #3238 of 3987
11/7/12 at 8:38am
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Am I such a quiet listener or something by having the amp on 10 'o clock at most at 0dB gain, I mean, I use it qith a Q701, which aren't the hardest cans to drive, but not the easiest either..

Are you sure it's on 10dB and not 18dB? Those are the two that get mixed up.
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post #3239 of 3987
11/7/12 at 9:29am
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Originally Posted by chicolom View Post

Are you sure it's on 10dB and not 18dB? Those are the two that get mixed up.

I dont think its a mix up...i burned my new he500's with the mstage..and listned to it sometimes to check the differnce of the SQ during the burn-in..and i never ever had it over 2 o'clock with 10db gain.and my he500's are harder to drive..its one little tough cookie...i have the black version by the way. Is to be sold..got a better amp now..see my pics/avatar
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post #3240 of 3987
11/7/12 at 10:13am
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Just some pics of the amp, it's so dam sexy. I love the silver on black.

 

 

Nice pics! The zebra is great too biggrin.gif

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