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OPPO Proudly Announces the Sonica DAC. North American Premiere at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (Oct 7-9)
Thanks for the reply.- mfaoro
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OPPO Proudly Announces the Sonica DAC. North American Premiere at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (Oct 7-9)
Will it support Roon?- mfaoro
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Burn in for tubes
Thanks NA Blur. I will probably just do the usual pink noise burn in then since I also have new cable adaptors I am burning in. Michael -
Pet Sounds vs Sgt Pepper (cast your vote)
Both are amazing albums but I prefer Sgt Pepper by a large margin. Every song is amazing in its own right. The album broke new ground in so many ways. I can listen to it over and over. I have read that Pet Sounds was Wilson's reaction (a wonderful, beautiful reaction) to Sgt Peppers. ... -
Cello music!
If you like Yo-Yo Ma then this is a must: http://www.elusivedisc.com/YO-YO-MA-PLAYS-THE-MUSIC-OF-ENNIO-MORRICONE-K2-HD-IMPORT-CD/productinfo/SONHDI7485N/ -
LCD-2, LCD-3, Owners and the Music They Love...
Just incredible. On my Maggies or my LCD3s. Best soundstage of any classical music I own: https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HX886443852716 -
Burn in for tubes
If you don't believe in burn in, dont keep reading :) For cables, phones, amps, etc I recently found that Pink Noise works wonders in Breakin. For my purposes, it works better than music alone and is quicker. I just ordered an ALO Pan AM and some tubes. This is my first tube amp. Do...- mfaoro
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ALO Audio International Impressions and Appreciation Thread
I like my International. I connect it to a Meridian Explorer and Mac Mini. LCD3s. That said, its just a little too claustrophobic for the classical music I like to listen to. The orchestra feels compressed into a small room. Individual instruments are there - just in a smaller room. It...- mfaoro
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Headphones you regretted buying the most
BW p5. Way too expensive for the performance they produce. I would have been way better off with -gasp- Bose. And the warranty support is laughable if it wasnt so offensively expensive? Michael- mfaoro
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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New Oppo BDP-103 & 105 previewed at Cedia
I bought the 103 recently to replace a Pioneer BDP005. At first I was very disappointed in it. I found the main problem was that the digital out was not set to Bitstream. Changing to Bitstream really improved the overall sound quality and imaging from my Rotel AV reciever. However...- mfaoro
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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What is the best music player (software)?
I have tried Decible, Pure Music, AudioNirvana, IRiver and Amarra is -by far- my favorite player. The sound is just more natural and transparent to me. Pure Music in particular felt too harsh to my ears. Decible was neutral but its lack of Itunes integration was a non-starter. This is with...- mfaoro
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NEWS: Meridian Releases The Explorer Pocket-Sized USB DAC
I burned mine in with Pink Noise (see the Pink Noise posting) and I feel like it became more coherent and accurate - that is the instruments were in the right place and the soundstage opened up. It was a pretty major difference for me. I also added a Moon Audio USB cable about the same time...- mfaoro
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Studio Six - A Reference Headphone Amp from ALO Audio - Now Available!
Thanks for the replies Mike and Ohmmzz!!!! Yah, I figure it must sound pretty awesome. To echo Silent One's question - will it appear at the upcoming Seattle Meet? I believe its on the 22nd...- mfaoro
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Studio Six - A Reference Headphone Amp from ALO Audio - Now Available!
I am really interested in this and like ALO in general. Three things keep hanging me up: 1. Lack of Balanced Outputs. As much as anything, I just do not want to buy new cables to use the amp. Even though its often incremental I have also always found the investment in balanced gear to be...- mfaoro
- Post #33
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Reply to review by 'mfaoro' on item 'ALO Audio Studio Six Tube Headphone Amplifier'
No worries Mike. I feel for you as my wife has been sick too. Take your time. I am curious how the amp powers the LCD3. ALO's website says 1w at 30ohms. Doesnt that mean less watts at the 50ohms of the LCD3 (I am not an electrical expert)? I believe the Audeze FAQ said that the LCDs liked at...- mfaoro
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Pink noise works wonders for burning-in!
Thanks! I will try this out.- mfaoro
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Reply to review by 'mfaoro' on item 'ALO Audio Studio Six Tube Headphone Amplifier'
When do you think your full review will be out. Now that the amp is out...enquiring minds are curious abut this amp :)- mfaoro
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Pink noise works wonders for burning-in!
This thread has intrigued me for a while now. I am burning in some LCD3s and some wires so...after downloading the Mac app 'Noisy,' I just taught myself a little Applescript to play pink noise for 10 minutes and then silence for 2 minutes. I have it set to quite after 10 hours. Here is the...- mfaoro
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Reply to review by 'mfaoro' on item 'ALO Audio Studio Six Tube Headphone Amplifier'
Is there a web site with specs, etc? Alo's tumblr 'studiosixamplifier.com' blog isn't very informative :(. Sounds interesting. Like the simple industrial design. Curious if it will have a balanced out option. Michael- mfaoro
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Recommendation Request: Sounds like...
Hello All, This is my first post to Head-Fi. Thanks for having me :) I am fairly new to Headphones but not new to hifi. My home system includes: Magnepan 1.7 speakers Audio Research DSi200 Integrated Amp Audio Research DAC8 hooked to a highly customized Mac Mini Audio...- mfaoro
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