Right, so I have a question about these.   I love my K701s (8 humps) and I drive them with the original Lyr and Bifrost. I am a sucker for crazy detail and good soundstage. I absolutely love the HD800, but they are out of my price-range ATM. But I have not tried these. How far are they from...

So, I should be fine running the X1 out of the Lyr? No danger of blowing it up before 12 o'clock?

  All of the above, its an awesome deal and I really wanna try them. I know that they are quite different in sound sig. What really motivated me was the supposedly awesome soundstage. "Cos I'm all 'bout that... soundstage" I just worry that the Lyr will be a bit too noisy.

Looks like I might have found a spectacular deal for these, it was totally by accident too.   I own a Schiit Lyr amp, which I use to drive my K701. Do you think it will be appropriate, or might it be a problem on account of the low impedance of the headphones?   Thanks!

Hey there guys. I'm starting this thread because I want to get some more info on this matter. My Windows 10 upgrade is waiting for me, and I am really concerned about whether foobar2000 (with the wasapi plugin) will be compatible with the upgrade.   I am also concerned about the possibility of...

  Looking forward to this!

  Cool, thanks! I just wanted to get the general feedback. In terms of sound, I to put emphasis on resolution and soundstage, while I like a very neutral sound in general. I remember reading some comparisons in this thread about how the Yggy didn't have the 3D soundstage of a similarly priced...

  @Wino YES, that was my question. The reason I asked is because I haven't had the opportunity to personally audition the Yggy myself, and even if I had, I probably would't have been able to compare it well to the ultra (overpriced) high end stuff because I have heard only a couple of high end...

So based on most of the impressions in this thread, one DEFINITELY WOULDN'T make a mistake getting this DAC as a main source for a serious speaker setup? Even better: if one was to get a good pair of speakers and amplification, it would make no sense paying 10k+ for a "high end" DAC from a well...

Hey there guys,   Im obviously very interested in this product as a headphone guy, but im really curious to learn more about its speaker potential, more specifically the pre-amp operation and SQ.   Hopefully, in the near future I will be getting my hands on a good pair of speakers and a...

  This is something I am extremely interested in. Would the Raggy be close to the transparency and overall SQ of a higher end preamp? I hope to maybe get the Mark Levinson No 535H in the very near future for a pair of JBL Synthesis S4700. I think this gear is somewhat touching high end...

  Caetano Veloso in general sounds WOOOOOOOW on my rig, but this song hit a very interesting spot today. It was absolutely overwhelming! I definitely have heard this song in the past and must have loved it. Now, I am discovering this amazing musician and when I heard this song I really couldn't...

  If you can afford it, the Lyr is one of the best amps for the K70X. Mine sound absolutely amazing with the Lyr. In case you decide to buy it, also make sure to get some good tubes.   -This is a great thread about tube-headphone synergy with the Lyr: 

  Wait... WHAT?? Made in PRC? This is news. Mine are not that old but clearly say "Made in Austria". Well, I bought them in 2012, and they probably sat in inventory for a year at least.. so they might be slightly older. My K242 HD were also made in Austria, and later found out that almost...

Hello good people of Head-fi, whats up? Since the Lyr threads seem to be quite inactive these days, I figured im gonna post here. I have owned a Lyr for some time now, but I have never experienced such a thing before. Has anyone's Lyr ever "exploded"?? I just switched it on to listen to...

I have a question regarding the compatibility of Bifrost with 24/176. I am trying to play Explorations of Space and Time from foobar2000, which is encoded at this quality, through USB. For some reason, it keeps saying: "Unrecoverable playback error: Unsupported stream format: 176400 Hz / 24-bit...

For some reason, I decided to search the forums for "CFA" today, and came up with this thread. I must say i was surprised I got at least this result.   I am actually taking level 1 this December, and was curious to see if anyone else on head-fi is or has gone through the same hell as me. Cheerz

WAWAWIWA!!! I just found out about the K-812s and was SHOCKED! It was enough to bring me back from my 6 month of head-fi slumber. People that know me here know how much i like AKG.   Unfortunately, 36ohms and 110 db SPL/V sounds like my Lyr wont really like these headphones. As I cant be...

Quote:   Why so? I had to ask because you said in your description that you have auditioned/owned almost everything on the market.   A person with so much experience saying that, has some serious weight to it. Even I have had the chance to audition electrostatics, namely the SR-009...

I am also looking to solve my issue with this, which is driving a pair of bookshelves. Something like the B&W 685. I was initially thinking of getting a Rotel power amp, to pair with the Lyr as pre-amp, but eventually realized its too much of gear to have, as I am a student on the move.  ...

Quote:   Maybe I sound old fashioned (and I probably do for a 21 yo), but that stuff is useless to me... Id rather give like $500-$600 on cables, than on that iphone..   Quote:   hahahahahhaha, as if $450 wasnt enough for a Schiit Bi-frost.. my friends will never understand...

Oh MY GOODNESS!!! Its ANNOUNCED!! Ive been checking Schiit.com every day for this... I guess ill bypass Mjolnir and Gungir and go straight to the end game stuff. Im just wondering where is the tube option? maybe they gave up on it?? id be very disappointed.. Wow, what a day!

Hello guys, I am wandering what skin to get.  For me it is VITAL that it does not interfere with the performance of foobar2000/wasapi and that it will not cause any dropouts or anything which would affect the sound quality, which used to happen on my old computer ALL the time. I actually...

Quote: Oh come on, any place in Switzerland is worth a visit in my opinion  most beautiful place on earth. Well, if there would be a meet, we are gonna make some publicity about it for sure.  Now that we got into a discussion about the audio market in Switzerland, I am actually...

Quote:   Quote:   Nice.. Ive been through Visp on a number of occasions on the train like going to Zermatt, but never really found myself visiting the town.  Regarding the Swiss meet, it would really be awesome, as I have never attended a meet before . I also have a professor...