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    Happy Birthday Hirsch!

    To a great audiophile and a better person!!!
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    NYC mini-mini Meet at Immtbiker's

    Bozebuttons . . . yes, the black dragons. The silver, in this application, are a bit bright for me. I have asked Drew to use his black over red cable cover because my Qualia ear pads are a dark red. Foo me . . . Drew Baird of Moon Audio is making the cables. Just contact him at that website.
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    NYC mini-mini Meet at Immtbiker's

    All of you are in for a treat. Stevieo will be bringing Moon Audio's Qualia 010 cables. I have had the opportunity to test three of Drew's Qualia 010 cables. They make a huge difference! There is no doubt about it. It is instantly noticeable. Long listening sessions were not necessary. (The...
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    Todd the Vinyl Junkie.com

    Todd is a great guy. I have spent over $10,000 with him. That's putting my money with my mouth is. Can say more than that except that I will continue to do business with him.
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    Singlepower's Response

    The Maestro ZR amplifier purchased from Mikhail of Single Power is in a class of its own. This is the best dynamic headphone amplifier that I have ever heard. It is magical with the Qualia 010's and the R10's. The Sennheiser 650's reached a level of performance that I doubted was achievable with...
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    Tom, better keep that SDS. That amp is too good to let go without a fight. The Qualia 010 has exhibited more detail than the Orpheus. Wider headstage. Amazed me. The Orpheus does have those wonderful rich mid's that I love. More thump in the bass. Qualia 010 has a tighter lower range. Now if...
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    A dead black background has been my Maestro ZR experience. The music just emerges from it. It is a true audiophile high end amp and a bargain for the price.
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    First, Aman's uncle has identified the main problem. The issue begins with the source. Some of this can be the quality of the CD player or DAC. Some can be the CD recording. Maybe both. The amp may help mask the CD recording issue. Regarding whether to buy the 010's, I should admit to bias. I...
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    Nik, First, I do not own the Supra. Second, my issue was with the source (16/44.1 CD format) and source material. To my ears, the 010's can reveal the edginess of many CD recordings. That will be a concern for some people. This was mentioned as a caveat. The Qualia 010’s are very linear...
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    Nik, I am not sure who you were addressing regarding your remarks about tube versus solid state amplifiers, or regarding hiss. It is not the best approach to tell someone what they think based upon a remark they did not make. Both tube and solid state amplifiers can add their own sonic...
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    Not ready to go that far. I would say that anything very revealing can show both the good and/or the bad of a recording. It is all a matter of combinations. Does it make sense to place a $50 pair of headphones with a $4,000 amp? Or vice versa? I would not want to use the 010’s with an...
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    Listening to the Qualia 010's

    A few more thoughts after listening to the Qualia 010’s. With my existing setup, the Qualia 010’s can make quite a few CD’s sound a bit digital. On some CD’s, the resulting sound is extremely digital. That is the sorry state of affairs for some 16/44.1 recordings. Some tube rolling may...
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    Just received Qualia 010

    It took about a month, but I should not quote prices. Paid probably a little bit more to get them early. I have been listening to them with the Maestro ZR. That is what I would use at home. I will try them again on the XP-7. I must say that they sound very good on that amp. The Maestro ZR is...
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    Just received Qualia 010

    Let's try again. My screen was showning the picture.
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    Just received Qualia 010

    Picture from Mikhail
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