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  1. For Sale  Closed: Mr. Speakers (DCA) Alpha Primes

    Price
    500.00 USD
    Condition
    Excellent/Like new
    Negotiability
    Firm
    Ships to
    1. United States of America
    Selling some Alpha Primes that are in excellent condition. Switched to LCD-X's so no longer need these. I am including it with a 1/4" unbalanced DUM cable. The balanced cable shown in the photo is one that I made myself and will sell separately for $40. Cable is compatible with other DCA...
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    Schiit Lyr Tube Rollers

    That is nice to hear, I will shoot them an e-mail, thanks. The issue is only with one channel and I found it to be the socket saver. I did the typical troubleshooting sequence. I first tried another set of tubes, still had the same issue in the same channel. I then swapped the socket savers...
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    Schiit Lyr Tube Rollers

    Has anyone encountered issues with Tubemonger's Socket Savers? I have one socket saver giving me issues, and yes, I troubleshooted the problem to be the socket saver and not the amp or the tubes. Basically, the channel being affected will start producing unwanted noise. It can be a "whoooshing"...
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    DC Area Head-Fi Meet and End-of-Summer SchiitStorm! - August 12, 2017 - Gaithersburg, Maryland!

    Apart from testing its DAC (which sounds like any other DAC I have owned) there is not much more you can do apart from showcasing its features such as pre-amp, software, I/O, etc. But as you just said, you are interested in one so I am sure others might be as well. We all love audio and there...
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    DC Area Head-Fi Meet and End-of-Summer SchiitStorm! - August 12, 2017 - Gaithersburg, Maryland!

    For sale? Never! As I said, it is a must have tool for any speaker system, though rereading my comment, I can see why you asked. I actually own two of these, one for my bedroom and one for my basement system. It has crazy features for very cheap, bust most of those features are unnecessary for...
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    DC Area Head-Fi Meet and End-of-Summer SchiitStorm! - August 12, 2017 - Gaithersburg, Maryland!

    I might go. If I do I can bring this: Mr. Speakers Alpha Primes Hifiman 400S Fidelio X2 IE80's Schiit Lyr 2 W/ Amperex Tubes Yulong A800 Teach UD-H01 I can bring a MiniDSP 2x4HD if any of you are interested in a must have tool for speaker systems. Also kendavis, you wrote Magni 3, I assume it...
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    DIY Cable Gallery!!

    Here is my first headphone cable. I used an Amphenol Jumbo TRS connector and Monoprice 18 AWG OFC speaker wire. I wasn't planning to do bare wire but my practice braid looked so good I decided to do a naked cable first. Next cable I will make will have some braiding and hopefully a Y splitter...
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    M-Audio AV40 - still a good buy?

    M-Audio AV40's for $150? That's a terrible deal. JBL LSR305's have been on sale for $200 and those will murder the AV40's and the more expensive BX5 D2's. I would get good quality speakers that way you can not be encumbered with wires and be much more comfortable for longer periods of time. 
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    DC-Area Head-Fi Meet - Saturday, February 27, 2016 -- Impressions Thread

    I come from DT990's and Fidelio X2's which both have very good soundstage and these are very close if not on their levels. It won't have HD800 soundstage, but for a closed back I have to say the sound is not at all congested and does sound open and natural. I am not sure about the dot...
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    DC-Area Head-Fi Meet - Saturday, February 27, 2016 -- Impressions Thread

    I was not at the mini meet you guys just had, but I was at the original meet back in February and I gave my impressions, speaking highly of the Alpha Primes that @TimeLord brought. Well my brother wanted to ditch his 400S for my X2's so somehow I snatched a used pair of Alpha Primes for $600...
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    2.0 Speakers Compilation: Best for <$500

    I love my Emotiva's a lot. Maybe get the Airmotiv 6S if it will be a sizable room, and then later on get a subwoofer. 
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    2.0 Speakers Compilation: Best for <$500

    All the Chord Mojo could do is act as a DAC, with volume control being done by windows. You do need a speakers amp, no headphone amp will do a speaker justice with appropriate amounts of power.    I would just recommend getting powered speakers. What's your budget and how big is your room?
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    DC-Area Head-Fi Meet - Saturday, February 27, 2016 -- Impressions Thread

    Thanks everyone for the great meet. Seems to be getting busier every year. A lot of good sounding headphones but the Mr. Speakers Alpha Primes were a cut above the rest. Really kicking myself for not listening to the Ether C, so if anyone could offer up some comparisons between the two, that...
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    DC-Area Head-Fi Meet - Saturday, February 27, 2016, 12:00 Noon-4:00 PM, George Mason Regional Library

    Speak for yourself troll!   As my eloquent brother pointed out, I will be bringing the Emotiva Stealth DC-1 and Phillips Fidelio X2's. But what he forgot to mention is that I will also bring the Yulong A800 headphone amp as well, so you can add that to the list. Should be a great meet!
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