ZX10Guy, I noticed the isolation transformer (I assume) mounted with your subpanel in previous pics earlier in this thread. I'm planning to do a basement buildout for a dedicated 2 channel room in the next year or so, and I'm looking into a similar setup. Can you offer any details, or where you...

Awesome. Sounds like a place that we could spend some serious time listening. I prefer places like that. I'm not looking to buy an amp or pre this weekend. I want to see what they have to offer, and listen to some recordings that I'm quite familiar with on my own system. It sounds like this...

I'm headed to Atlanta this weekend on Saturday and was wondering if anyone knows of any high end retailers that have solid 2 channel setups in their showroom? I'm going to be there with my fiancèe's family, and her brother and I were hoping to check out some high end stores while they shop for...

I'm using a CA DacMagic (single ended) feeding the Aux input on my Bryston 1B preamp. I'm then using the tape output of the 1B to feed my Millett Max Hybrid headphone amp to my DT-880's. One thing unique about the 1B is that it's totally passive on switching inputs through the tape out. As long...

I have the 2Move, and upgraded to a Millett Max Hybrid. There was a night and day difference between the two powering my '05 250 ohm DT-880's. The Millett powered them much more effectively. I would say unless you absolutely HAVE to have a portable amp for other reasons, the 3move wouldn't be my...

Quote: Originally Posted by GuyDebord how come everyone is responding without knowing or mentioning the impedance of the 880's at question? 32ohm,250ohm or 600ohm? Each of them responds differently to amps. I have a 600ohm and only drive them with a custom van Waarde tube amp, my ss's...

I have a pair of DT-880's that I am now driving with a Millett Hybrid Max, and I've got to say it sounds absolutely wonderful. If you're interested in detailed impressions you can check out the thread I posted shortly after I received it. I can see how they would respond well to a 100% tube amp...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb No, you're correct. It's best to set the tube bias with the volume at zero, but it has little effect until the last 1/2-1/4 turn of travel. Even then, it's in the few tenths of a volt. There are very few instances where anyone would have the volume...

A question about biasing. Should it be done with or without headphones connected, with or without a source connected, and where should the volume control be set? I did it last night with no source, no phones, and vol control set to the minimum. It seems like it drifts a little though, even after...

I had a similar problem with optical out of my macbook pro. I hooked it up to a Boulder Digital Preamp with built in DAC. 24/96 sounded like you've described. Intermittent with lots of static, terrible. When I set the sample rate down to the next step down it got a lot better. I couldn't figure...

Is there any difference b/t the mini-max and the regular max other than the board layout and power supply circuit?

Yeah, I'm looking forward to rolling some more tubes through it. I also haven't tried it with my SR80's yet. I need to do that as well. I'm just enjoying it with the DT880's too much! I got a wild streak tonight and totally re-arranged my office and re-wired my rig. I'm trying to decide if I...

I have three sets that came with it, 12fm6, 12ae6, and 12fk6. Right now I'm running the 12fm6. I haven't rolled the others in yet. I want to log some hours with these tubes and get a good overall impression of them and then try the 12ae6's and see how they sound in comparison. Edit: Pics...

Pics will be posted as soon as the power comes back on. We got back from dinner and it was out . No more listening tonight, but stay tuned for pics. It really is a good looking amp, and sounds even better!

Yesterday I received the Millett Max I bought from jc9394. After a day or so of listening to it (and very anxiously awaiting my DacMagic I ordered from the local stereo shop as well. Those little jokers are popular!) I wanted to share my impressions. Signal chain for now is Jolida JD-100 ->...

A couple of people have mentioned the dual volume knobs saying it's no big deal. Can anyone else weigh in on this? Do you use a dB meter and mark where they're the same, or is it easy enough to just do it "by ear" while you're listening?

Another + 1 on familiarity. I used to work in a high end stereo / home theater store, and I had a CD wallet with 12 CD's / DVD's in it that I used as my reference for various systems. (2 of which were test discs, Digital Video Essentials, and Stereophile's demo / test disc volume 2 I think) I...

I got hooked on his duet album when I was in high school a little over 10 years ago. That was a good gateway into his music, and it was "new" enough that it interested me more than my dad's Sinatra albums did at 15 years old. I now have a couple of his others, but after reading this thread, wow...

I've been reading the Can Jam thread in its entirety, and I've read lots and lots about new equipment and great rigs. The RtR tape project rig has me particularly intrigued, and man I wish I could hear that sometime. I wanted to start a music thread for Can Jam 2k9 and see what all people...

I've got a similar situation of wanting tunes in the bathroom. However, I also want FM radio to listen to news in the morning. What I'm planning on doing is running an Apple Airport Express ($99 apple widget to get tunes from your itunes to an AV Receiver) in the bedroom next door to the...

One of the BEST sub setups I've heard in a 2ch / multi channel setup has been a buddy of mine's setup. Aragon Pre/Pro, Aragon 5x200w amp, ML Aeon-i mains, 2x ML Grotto subs, one L one R. For 2 channel audio it was absolutely amazing. The subs integrated very well I thought. I don't have details...

There's also Horowitz's Favorite Chopin Vol 1 and Vol 2. Mix of studio and live stuff.

I'd be interested. I'm a couple of hours away but would be more than happy to drive in for a meet on a Saturday or Sunday.

Quote: johnnysamoa For output from DAC i use the two balanced out into LR of my 7.1 analog in bypass on my receiever and one of the unbalanced outs from the DAC to the .1 of my analog in bypass. The .1 sub out goes to a Behringer unit used for xover (since full range signal is beign fed...

I found this thread while looking for some Horowitz recordings worth buying and wanted to offer another personal (sort of) link to him. I can't remember the year or how old I was. I think I was 9 or 10 at the time (1991 ish). The music store where I bought my Suzuki Method books for Piano...