There is this DJ/Producer I found called TheVinyl.ist.   In fact, I met him on a vinyl shopping spree in Amsterdam.  We struck up a conversation about music.  He told me what he did, I listened to it.  Amazing!     He gave me a stick with one of his mixes on as a reference quality AIF file...

I have been away for a while, but am back.   I ended up sending the C4s back for a remould and it took over 3 months for them to be returned, a problem with the manufacturer.  This was disappointing and I did get to a stage where I feared they would never be returned.  I do not think in any...

bunchi99, an alternative choice, I have a pair and highly recommend them.   Frogbeats C4s.  They are full spectrum from deep bass to excellent mids and trebles and despite having a different sound signature are, I would suggest about 80-90% the quality of my Ultrasone Edition 8s.  ...

Response to Cameron NYC re: AK120 + Intruder.   I don't know about the Intruder, but with the RSA SR-71a and the AK120 I find the SQ to be perfect.  It is tonally rich, excellent soundstage, great dynamics, virtually no noise, pitch black background and if I close my eyes I can see myself in...

P.s. Someone was asking about the quality of the DAC stage in the AK120.   It is awesome.  There is absolutely no detectable jitter to my ears.  I would say it is better than the CLAS -dB which to my ears was better than the Schiit Bifrost.  The bottom line is that unless you start...

I am still in shock.   One of my best and oldest friends is a music producer in London, he does a fair amount of work at Abbey Road and in his own studio.  I have spent countless days in his own studio where he has tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment.  I have heard him record...

I am also looking at pairing something with the AK120.  I am concerned about battery life on the Continental, but am wondering whether running CIEMs with it at lower volumes will produce a better battery life.  7 or 8 hours for a new battery is not great.  If it was designed so you could replace...

So, as someone who has a range of equipment: Icon Audio HP8 Mk II, Schiit Bifrost, Ultrasone Edition 8 Limited, Cypher Labs Algorhythm Solo -dB, RX Headphone amp, various other headphones, etc. I had been investigating CIEMs for a while, but you just can't know until you buy them and have them...

I work offshore.  By offshore, I mean away from any shore, not on land.  Normally around 200NM+ (nautical miles) from land and go back to land perhaps one day a month for the vessel's regular crew change.  I don't think they can deliver to these kinds of locations.   Sometimes I am on land...

I appreciate your input.   In the end I have gone with Frogbeats C4 for the previously mentioned reasons:   1- Local (UK) startup company and I reckon it's good to support new enterprises in this time of economic stagnancy.   2- Glowing reviews (although limited and is pretty much a...

The budget is relatively immaterial.  However, common sense dictates that having not heard any of them I do not know the difference between a $2000 pair of customised 8.As and a £600 C4.   I believe isolation is about the same on all of them, so it comes down to build and sound quality...

Well, I already have the impressions done.  Luckily the guidance for all three is the same.  I know Fedex ships to the UK in 2 days!  I know this because of the CLAS -dB I got a few weeks ago and I was very impressed by it, but UPS and others it can take about a week.   Yeah, I am aware a...

So, the short list is pretty simple:   1:  Heir Audio 4.A 2:  JH Audio 13 Pro 3:  Frogbeats C4   The problem is they all have pros and cons, not just the CIEMs themselves, but getting them, comparing them, choosing one.  I work offshore and am about to go away for a few months and...

My current 6SN7... :-)  

I have a range of 6SN7 variants I use in my customised Icon Audio HP8 Mark II.  They are an excellent source of help and advice in relationship to tubes and sell a broad range, their headphone amps are also out of this world, paired with my Schiit DAC the sound output is sumptuous.  ...

For people interested in any of these components, here's a quick review:   retina MacBook Pro using Fidelia and ALAC files S/P DIF optical output Schiit Bifrost DAC Icon Audio HP8 MkII headphone amp with upgraded tubes and Jensen Capacitors Ultrasone Edition 8 Limited   I was...

Well, thanks for that lead.  I have read about these planar magnetic drives and can say that I would really like to give them a listening session.  The Audeze LCD3 sounds like an amazing headphone.  I wonder if my WA7 Firefly would drive them well enough...   They may have to go on the...

When I was a kid, about 30 years ago, I had an uncle we went to see, he lived far away and died young so I only ever saw him once.  He had some large wooden speakers, a large stack of hifi separates and while the adults talked about stuff in the kitchen he put some music on for me.   It is...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ultra-RARE-and-highly-prized-SONY-MDR-D77s-eggos-/170686029189?pt=UK_Consumer_VintageAudio_RL&hash=item27bdae1d85   Hi there I was told for some reason that I cannot post in the market place forum so, instead, here is a place I can post.  Apologies for it being...

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