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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
\\\\\\\ Thanks! I haven’t tried the Benchmark DAC. I actually wouldn’t describe the M3 as analytical (I also personal find that I don’t like products that are common described as analytical or reference). I would say that the M3 is revealing and natural; neutral with perhaps a hint of warmth...- goldwerger
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Have you, or anyone else here, had a chance to hear both the Wavedream and any of the Bricasti DACs? (reason for my curiosity is I have the Bricasti M3, which I love and familiar with, and it’s a helpful reference point for me; I never had a chance to hear any of the Rockna DACs, and I’m quite...- goldwerger
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Thanks I’ll take note for next time!! 🙏 (we ended up going to Don Don, a fun Korean BBQ on W43…😊)- goldwerger
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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2017 Audio Technica new flagship ATH-ADX5000
afaik, they’re planning to launch one model above and one below the current 5000 model I got the info from the AT rep at CanJam NYC (wrote about it in my show write up: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/canjam-new-york-2024-impressions-thread-march-9-10-2024.971988/page-47#post-18093868)- goldwerger
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Just wonderful impressions, so well put! Love your jump into the headphone journey. All in baby 😉 I can only guess, but I'd think so. It's a regular pattern that Hifiman follows - new products with prior models being deeply discounted until stocks depleted.- goldwerger
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
I was spending the day today walking the streets of NYC with my son, who is now graduating high school. I got him into the hobby a couple of years ago with a pair of Focal Elex and an iFi neo streamer/dac; he has developed a keen appreciation for good music and a good ear.. As it happened, we...- goldwerger
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
Nice way to put it 👍- goldwerger
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Fun discussion on amps 😉 I’d like to echo that sentiment. Some of my most powerful amps - AIC10, Auris Nirvana, and Aegis, Decware Taboo - are all single ended (where they have XLR outs in some cases, they are provided for convenience only). When it comes to tube amps, single ended may...- goldwerger
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
If the amp has only 6.3 headphone output then we know it is a single ended topology inside. So having both XLR and RCA input options (common to have also in SE amps) services 2 purposes: Continence of accepting XLR interconnect (some components only have that; or up may want to use voltage...- goldwerger
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ZMF Spring Limiteds, CanJam NYC and Estimated Release Schedule for Caldera Closed and BOKEH Open!
Yes. Sorry I should have clarified. I am using the Decware/ZMF Reference OTL as a preamp into the Decware Taboo, which drives the headphones. The OTL has both headphone output and preamp outputs (they are all "hot", no switch to toggle). When I use the combination (usually for Caldera), I...- goldwerger
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Enjoying the Atrium with the Decware/ZMF OTL. A wonderful combination. With Tung-Sol 5687 output tubes and RCA 6BQ7A gain tube, listening to music feels like standing below a waterfall of fresh cold water, letting it wash over you. The caldera lamb ultra perf pads add further clarity, air, and...- goldwerger
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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ZMF Caldera Closed
For anyone who wants to dig further into the surgery, here it is...- goldwerger
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum