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    Diana: the second release by Abyss Headphones!

    I really wanted to love the MRs :( - I think my head is just too big for them :sweat_smile:
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    Questyle CMA18 Portable DAC with Headphone Amplifier

    Yep some sort of app to set/adjust/save different EQ profiles. I am an iPhone user so my EQ options are limited and I'd like full control to set exact frequencies vs a 5 or 10 band EQ.
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    Questyle CMA18 Portable DAC with Headphone Amplifier

    I would like to second @goaud27 on the PEQ desire. I would love it @Questyle if you all could add the option somehow to allow for precise EQ'ing via the CMA18 for those of us that dare to venture into the EQ space :)
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    Yet Another DIY Isodynamic (Planar Magnetic) Headphones

    Wow! This is really incredible, thank you for sharing. Love the final design 😍
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    Questyle CMA18 Portable DAC with Headphone Amplifier

    Is it portable enough to replace the M15? Or do you see reason I'd want to keep it?
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    Questyle CMA18 Portable DAC with Headphone Amplifier

    Questyle responded to my email and said they would be shipping me (in the US) the CMA18 "as quick as possible" :joy: so we'll see what that means. Really interested to see how it will stack up to the Xduoo Xd05 Pro. I'm sure it will power my Empy IIs no problem but I wonder about harder-to-drive...
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    Diana: the second release by Abyss Headphones!

    Love the WA7! They definitely powered the MRs well for me, although I found myself closer to 4 o'clock on the dial 🤣
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    Meze EMPYREAN II

    I’ve been running my Empy IIs on both the WA7 and the Topping A/D70 stack for comparison (of course the Toppings aren’t hybrid) and the biggest difference I can tell between the two is that there’s a lot more overhead with the Topping stack and things sound a bit more articulate and less warm...
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    Diana: the second release by Abyss Headphones!

    I can't speak to the complementary nature when compared to the Denons, but I just wanted to throw my experience out there. I ordered both the Diana MR and the Empyrean II to trial against one another and ended up deciding - fairly quickly - that the Empys were far more enjoyable for me...
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    Meze EMPYREAN II

    @up late @Quarzer I'm looking forward to hearing thoughts/impressions!
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    Meze EMPYREAN II

    Thanks for the thoughtful reply! I thought about the Elite's briefly, but my goal is really to have a truly diverse collection ("collection" meaning going from one top-notch headphone to two or three eventually :P) and I presume that the Elite is going to be more similar to the Empy II than the...
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    Meze EMPYREAN II

    What stand? 🤤
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    Topping A70 Pro - impressions

    Work with me here as I'm not terribly seasoned as speaking the audiophile language haha. Honestly I can tell there's a lot more (probably not surprisingly) power and headroom when compared to the WA7, which is my only comparison amp at the moment. The sound is a lot "clearer" and less warm than...
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    Topping A70 Pro - impressions

    You all are fantastic! I resolved the BAL output on the amp and nothing changed. Then I changed the output mode on the DAC from SE to BAL and viola, I hear sounds and things! 🙏 As always, thanks!!
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    Topping A70 Pro - impressions

    So I went ahead and got everything hooked up, but am getting nothing to the A70 from the D70. I figure I have something hooked up incorrectly or am missing something vital. I have USB<>USB going into my laptop and short, quality XLR between the A70 and D70. DAC seems to be showing activity but...
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