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post #3466 of 3983
1/16/13 at 12:01pm
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Originally Posted by Ixion View Post

The M-Stage has landed, unfortunately only time to unbox and power up before work.

This is going to be a long shift..
Congrats with ur new baby..u will love it..let it burn in for a while and u will be in heaven biggrin.gif
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post #3467 of 3983
1/16/13 at 4:39pm

How does this amp compare to the O2?

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post #3468 of 3983
1/16/13 at 7:46pm
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Originally Posted by Shazb0t View Post

How does this amp compare to the O2?


I have had both. I still have the M-stage.

 

(in whispered tones) I didn't like the O2. Too sterile for me. I always offer that opinion up carefully because inevitably some O2 fanboy tells me how there is something wrong with my opinion.

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post #3469 of 3983
1/16/13 at 7:54pm
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I have had both. I still have the M-stage.

(in whispered tones) I didn't like the O2. Too sterile for me. I always offer that opinion up carefully because inevitably some O2 fanboy tells me how there is something wrong with my opinion.

So is it fair to say then that you feel the m-stage is a bit colored in comparison to the O2?
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post #3470 of 3983
1/16/13 at 8:16pm
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So is it fair to say then that you feel the m-stage is a bit colored in comparison to the O2?

This is true. The O2 sounds more clear and sterile - as an amp should. 

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post #3471 of 3983
1/16/13 at 8:21pm
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This is true. The O2 sounds more clear and sterile - as an amp should. 

 

In other words, it commits errors of omission rather than errors of commission? biggrin.gif

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post #3472 of 3983
1/16/13 at 8:24pm
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...more clear and sterile - as an amp should. 

 

*Ahem*....As some people prefer an amp should

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post #3473 of 3983
1/16/13 at 8:33pm
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This is true. The O2 sounds more clear and sterile - as an amp should. 

 

An O2 zealot....

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post #3474 of 3983
1/16/13 at 8:37pm

I have been playing with my M-Stage for a couple of days. It is a remarkably well-made and it seems to have power to drive any headphone without any problems whatsoever. My HD650 sounds very fine indeed through this little amp and even my k701 is extraordinary clean and "weighty". I have also purchased a mint pair of k501 and they are on their way to me. I hope that even these (quiet, 94 dB) headphones can be properly powered by Matrix M-Stage.

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post #3475 of 3983
1/16/13 at 9:04pm
I had a K500 a while back, and it paired quite well with the M-Stage, I thought.
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post #3476 of 3983
1/16/13 at 10:32pm

I wanted to be able to tell where my volume knob is positioned in the dark, so I put a little soft foam bumper pad thing on it.  cool.gif

 

 

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post #3477 of 3983
1/16/13 at 11:42pm
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I had a K500 a while back, and it paired quite well with the M-Stage, I thought.


Thank you. I will probably be able to test it this evening smile.gif

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post #3478 of 3983
1/17/13 at 2:50am
I had my now sold mstage burn in my pair of he500..to spare my 337.. And damn..he did a good job..it drove the he500 perfectly...and knowing he can drive that pair with gain on 10db am sure it can drive almost anything except for the even more difficult to drive headphone from the likes of he6.
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post #3479 of 3983
1/17/13 at 4:00am

Just wonder, when I read that M-Stage was inspired by BCL, does it mean they just stole the idea?

 

THX

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post #3480 of 3983
1/17/13 at 4:07am
Always the same thing.
The O2 is right, any other amp is wrong.

Wait a minute!
If the M Stage is a BCL knock off then the BCL must be shyte and bollocks too!

Hmmmmm........

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Just wonder, when I read that M-Stage was inspired by BCL, does it mean they just stole the idea?

THX
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