Guys,   I was wondering if anyone one of you over here have used the HD 700 with a RSA Raptor? I know the HD 800 goes with it, so is my current 650. But I can't afford the former, and the latter does not have the soundstage I'd like. I'm looking to move up now.   Any ideas?

Count me out too Lecky - something cropped up and now I need to go elsewhere - after having no sleep. I'm truly sorry. There's always a next one, eh? And P4Z - I feel your pain my friend - right in my (currently) buzzing head.

Oh I truly do want to come - but had a long night, yet again. Haven't really slept - hopefully i'm up to it.

oh its tomorrow! - I actually thought it was today! - good thing i didn't take that train and end up at the house :P Well, should be able to come then. What better way to spend a sunday than to drool in awe at gear?

I might not be able to make it tomorrow guys - had a long day and i'm just about to sleep. Just giving a heads up!

I do feel rather bad that I haven't an amp to provide at this meet. I'll be bring along my ICs, and my laptop that has around 40gb of music. So I suppose, due to the lack of an amp in the chain - you guys can try your amps in the line with your headphone or mine (HD 650)

I was wondering my fellow Head-Fi(s) - how many of your are writers - or just those who write. Anything really. I'm often inspired by music to write, and by the diversity of music we hear in this forum, I can only imagine that others are too. So, how many of you write? Prose, poetry - or...

Quote: Originally Posted by P4Z What do you have now? RSA Raptor - but sadly, that blew up 2 months ago, and I haven't sent it in for repair. Shame though - would have been nice to bring that long to the meet - I don't see anyone with a Raptor on the list.

Quote: Originally Posted by P4Z I'd like to try the Solo vic1890, is that available? Sadly I haven't the Solo anymore my friend - but I'd certainly be glad to answer any questions you might have on it. I used it day-in day-out for months so I'm quite familiar with its sound...

Oh I'd be interested to come! I may not have that much gear though - my raptor is busted atm and I haven't sent it in for repair. I have my HD650s and MHDT dac however, if that's of any use to anyone.

Hehe, I know that amp personally. Quote: Originally Posted by OutdoorXplorer Just to spice up the topic.

Hehe that he was - but I always felt that he had lots to contribute. Hope the ban isn't permanent.

Are these the long plate Mullards or the short ones? I know you said you like it with the HD800 - but is it as good a match as the 650s is for the Raptor? - the HD800 is next in my purchase list, and I wouldn't be able to get an amp for long, so I wonder if the Raptor will do for the time...

I've been looking at this thread for quite long but haven't been able to fnd something conclusive - I just got my raptor - and i'm using it with Slyvania's Gold Brand/gold pins with a telefunken at the back for a HD 650. It's lovely, except that I find it a little too forward at times -...

well my first cable broke - and when I sent them in, the retailer sent me back a used one. But then when I got the new pair - the differences was there. Things seemed just a tad bit sweeter in the upper frequencies and a slightly larger soundstage. However, I don't know if this is due to the...

since I started this thread, I bought a new one - and have been treating it as precious as a baby (so far, so good - no glass threads sticking out) But I'd be interested to hear about comparisons with other toslink cables!

I'm not sure yet - my raptor is actually from Felix. So for now, I'll try out the tubes included in the sale (almost all of them, except his mullards) any idea which of these will go well with them? TungSol 5687 Black Ribbed Plates Sylvania GB 5687 Amperex PQ 7119 hehe, hide those...

Just placed an order for these tubes! - and I don't even have my raptor yet :P - can't wait to try it out.

I often find these sorts of discussions irrelevant, simply because it tends not to be a discussion at all. Party A has an opinion, party B, another, and neither, in most cases, are ever willing to budge, or does try to seek and understand the viewpoint of the other (one needn't accept, to...

I tried this route for awhile. I used the older AE, instead of the new versions. Dropouts were terrible for me. But more importantly, I found that the sound quality through the AE was inferior to that of my macbook (using the same optical cable). I even connected the laptop to the AE with a...

Hehe sigh, Joel, you have no clue on how many times I've looked at that Havana you posted the link of. If I could only afford it - but getting the Raptor, my funds have completely depleted!

I just visited the cigar thread - looking to learn lots from it I was wondering guys, drawing inspiration on the Cigar thread - if there aren't any official pipe smoking threads here, up for converting this into one? Quote: Originally Posted by Zarathustra19 As a founding member...

A pipe smoker here, paying a brief visit to my second love in the world of inhaling - cigars. I should go over this thread and gain some knowledge on this - i've relatively little on the matter, even though I love it dearly.

oh there are quite a few of you around. I use a Comoy briar - my dog decided to ruin it, but its useable still. I do hate the stench of cigs and its taste which somehow leaves my mouth bitter. The peterson tobacco I prefer tends to go well with my cognac too - it sweetens my mouth. I've tried...

I finally got my JW 2C51 as well, it does sound lovely - looking for the bendix now. I'll surely post my findings once I get my hands on my raptor. I just it doesn't end up being too tubey. I know the raptor goes very well with the 650s, but since its a dark pair of cans to begin with, I'm...