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    Reply to review by 'Skooter' on item 'Aurorasound HEADA Balanced Headphone Amplifier'

    One of the few amps that controlled the Senn 800 headphones making it one of my favourite combinations. I listened to this amp several times in shows and stores and it always impressed.
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    Sony MDR MA900 Impressions Thread

    Thanks smokingman.   I tried those Z7 a bunch of times. Using the matching Sony amp, they sounded much better with the "balanced" cable. That was a surprise. But maybe the amp was optimized to encourage people to buy the expensive balanced cable...   I'll revisit the Z7 page...
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    Sony MDR MA900 Impressions Thread

    I broke the first pair trying to bypass the resistors.   Kept the foamy stuff but unfortunately tossed the frames in the bin...
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    Sony MDR MA900 Impressions Thread

    Has anyone tried using the MDR-Z7 drivers in the MA900 open frame?   I had owned two sets of the MA900 and am listening to them now. They are very durable and still sound good.   The MDR-Z7 seems to have a fantastic driver and excellent clarity but the closed form factor and perhaps an odd...
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    Review of JBL LSR305

    Germanium,   There are some interesting comments on the LSR305 by a guy called "no audiophile." As you have modded your speakers, this guy makes two interesting observations:   http://noaudiophile.com/JBL_LSR305/     1. More expensive JBLs fill the inside/back of the waveguide with some...
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    Introducing the new Continental V5 portable tube amp

    Like WDCChee, I use the Kojo Technology brass as my portable; it is terrific. The Pure 2 is a powerful and clean but I found it a bit flat.   I have had the good fortune of trying out hundreds of portable amps in Tokyo and quite liked some of the Continentals; look forward to checking out the...
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    Kojo Technology new portable amps - PAMP and Farad

    I am currently connected to a Kojo Technology portable brass amp KM001, which I find to be a fantastic piece of gear.   Kojo recently released two portable amps which I have not seen before:   1. PAMP - inexpensive (<$200) and small portable amp with a cool form factor effectively runs along...
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    Headband mod for those sensitive to weight on top of head?

    I had some cheap sony headphones with a hard plastic headband which had several plastic joints. It was painful on the top of the head.   A lightly inflated thin plastic bag  worked perfectly. When inflated properly, the air seemed to distribute the headphone weight over a large surface area...
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    Why boosting 30 Hz by 30 dB sounds so good...

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    Reply to review by 'skooter' on item 'Luxury & Precision LP5 32bit DSD Portable Lossless Music Player'

    I wonder why they killed the Colourfly reference. The Colourfly was a good sounding unit, although the firmware was a bit rudimentary.
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    Reply to review by 'skooter' on item 'Aurorasound HEADA Balanced Headphone Amplifier'

    The Aurorasound should be on the short-list for anyone looking at top-tier, commercially available headphone amplification.   Amos and I agree that the Aurorasound is musical, smooth, neutral, and powerful. In my experience, the Aurorasound reproduced complex classical pieces without breaking a...
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    Battle of the Amps: One dude's quest for audio Nirvanna with HD 800s

    The HD-800 is an odd beast; I tried it with a few dozen amps and found it irritating and fatiguing with most amps. But the potential is obvious, as the HD-800 is comfortable, light and has a nice open sound.   The following two amps are my favorites with the HD-800 - both played well with...
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    The all new Continental Dual Mono

    I found the Continental v2 to be a top-shelf portable amp with higher impedance headphones. This new Continental Dual Mono looks like an interesting collaboration where two teams shared ideas and knowledge. The feature set is excellent and I will take a test-drive.   With respect to the the...
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    Reply to review by 'skooter' on item 'HiFiMAN HM-901'

    Piksnz - thank you for posting this very informative video. I have demoed the 901 at least a dozen times and found your video to be on point. Factual and credible.   I am pretty sure I have heard all the major DAPs and I think the sound quality of the 901 is in a different league. I think...
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    Sony's new flagship 2014 - MDR-Z7

    I have an extra MA 900 frame and am considering adding the Z7 drivers to it. One challenge is the cups obviously differ. And the ports differ. And the MA900 has the nonwoven fibre focusing gizmo inside. Fitting the new 70mm driver is unlikely to be plug and play. Does anyone have a view here...
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