Quote:     Hi Focker, sorry for the late reply, was out of town.   More great info., and I totally agree with the thinking going into those amps: just translate the music with as little coloration as possible. I want to listen to the music, not the gear distorting its sonic...

Quote:   Lol, you may very well be right.   Quote:   More great info, thanks!   I'll have to make up my mind between the Jazz and Classic. There are a few other amps out there too, but I've never had a Meier product and they look to be very nice, not to mention many speak...

Quote:   Yea, just hate to spend that much on an amp.   Quote:   Great info, thanks!   My other cans will get little to no use or are not hard to drive anyway. I don't plan on getting another dac for this setup, but I'm not too worried about crossfeed.   Looks like the...

Quote:   I've got some tubes to play with, but, as you might guess, I don't think they make a significant difference in sound most of the time (again, blind testing reveals lots of interesting things ).   I don't own setups worth tens of thousands either...for many reasons I won't go...

I like the 940's, pretty good all rounder with some hi-fi traits for the money. Acoustic with the T1's are in another category however.   Yep, plain cables. I was always skeptical of exotic cables but that solidified after several blind tests with high end cables and reasonably priced ones...

Quote:   I don't think so, the physics is not there to support that rolling opamps alters sound in any discernible empirical way and physics is definitive (or at least not to be overturned by mere flawed human perception which sometimes makes us think the laws of physics somehow don't...

Quote:   I agree (and I'll add presence, scale, realism, and emotive impact: with speakers you feel/live the music, with headphones you are more of a disinterested spectator). With the many serious audiophiles I know (I'm a member of a local group) most don't even "bother" with...

Quote:     I just got my T1's yesterday and I've been switching between the Matrix and the Head Direct EF 1.   My problem, so far, with the T1's is their lower mids/mid bass sound too resonant/tubby. The Matrix mostly gets rid of this problem, but the mids aren't as clear, the...

Currently using this with my new T1 and liking it. Anyone else use this amp to drive T1's?

No offense intended of course, but that's my stance. These are also monitors that are much less costly than towers (just add a sub if you think you need it). And again I do like headphones (of course!) and they do have that intimacy that is hard to achieve with speakers, unless maybe near field...

Quote:   In my sig, currently using the Matrix. And psycho acoustic burn in yes, just like with every can/speaker.   Quote:   I have heard speakers costing over 100k and dozens from 5 to 75k and have speakers costing over 10k in my main. (Yes I'm a speaker guy mostly). My...

Well just got my T1 minutes ago. My first truly high end can (all others listed below).   And, well, right off, like after ten seconds of listening, I found them dark! Mind you I'm coming from the Shure 940's which have been my main can for a year or so, but the lower mids sound dark, even...

This could easily be a classic case of faulty causation...neck/back pain can be caused from so many variables it is hard if not impossible to attribute the cause to one thing (at least without a medical diagnosis and even then unless it is clearly something like a slipped disc or tumor it is...

Quote:   Totally agree and I feel confident my amps will at least be sufficient for the time being if not totally satisfactory. We'll see!   Quote:   I know, thanks!

I'm torn between these and the T1.   On one hand I don't want to just pay for marketing or the catering to those who feel what cost the most $$$ is the best and most prestigious simply because it costs more, on the other hand I do want the best and will pay the extra money if it really does...