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    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith reacted to AndyF73's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      I also own this amp paired with the Caldera's although just in stock form for now. In all honesty I don't feel the need to go down the...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith replied to the thread Icon Audio HP8/MP 3.
      I had static noise years ago found out that it caused by a pair of TP link powerline wi-fi extenders. After removing those extenders...
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      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      I’ll give it a go. 1. Icon HP205D w/NOS WE205Ds — 11/10. Best tube amp I’ve ever heard. Infectious rumble and textured bass, very sweet...
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      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      Today, I tried the Icon with Elrog ER300B-MO power tubes. The Icon is exceptional as a 205D amp and equally adept as a 300B amp. Low-end...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      It plays nicely with the Finals which have the following specs — 60 Ω / 98 db. That compares to Caldera specs as I recall (I previously...
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      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      Suffice to say the HP205D pairs very, very well with higher impedance dynamics. I tested with the Senn HD800S on Medium impedance amp...
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      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      And EVERYTHING is noticeably better. Specifically, transients / immediacy was improved (likely the rectifier), definition was crisper...
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      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      Continuing with the “stock” tube complement, I ran through several jazz tracks by Coltrane (A Love Supreme and Live at the Village...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith replied to the thread Focal For Bentley Radiance Headphones.
      Radiance is more intimate feeling, but not necessary a bad thing, bass is fuller and best for electronic music like Daft Punk, Clear OG...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith reacted to ardbeg1975's post in the thread Icon Audio HP205D with Like Like.
      I’m a self-professed NOS snob but to baseline I started with the “stock” tube complement above. Testing was done today with a Final D8K...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith replied to the thread Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC.
      Thank you. :beerchug:
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith reacted to joseph69's post in the thread Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC with Like Like.
      Hard to tell because I also switched to the Red from the ultraRendu and eliminated my Singxer SU1 DDC when I bought the new Spring 3...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith reacted to joseph69's post in the thread Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC with Like Like.
      +1 Had the Original Spring KTE for ~5yrs--replaced it with the Bricasti M3 for ~3 months and purchased the Spring 3 KTE and couldn't be...
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith replied to the thread Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC.
      May I ask the sonic difference between the OG KTE and Spring 3 KTE? I am always curious. I am a happy owner of OG KTE for years.
    • Jay Smith
      Jay Smith replied to the thread Icon Audio HP8/MP 3.
      I like this combination very much: Psvane Art series 12 AT7-S/ Psvane Cossor 6SN7/ Clear OG with Sheepskin perforated pads.
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