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    Reply to review by 'chrismini' on item 'iFi Audio iSilencer+'

    It was either this or the Audioquest Jitterbug. First off ANC II is nothing new. Active phase cancellation is nothing new. The military principal has been used since World War II. Any signal 180 degrees out of phase with the other causes cancellation, thus noise cancellation. However active...
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    Headphone burn in.

    Hmm... I've not heard this before. Maybe an air infiltration system would help. Just saying. I've been an audiophile for 30 years and this is a new one on me. However I am going to continue to break gear in the way I always have which has always worked well for me. My goal is not to change how...
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    Headphone burn in.

    I find it unbelievable this is still an issue. Look at a reviews from Stereophile or The Absolute Sound and what's the 1st thing the reviewers do but burn or break .in the components they are reviewing. You want to hold on to your anachronistic beliefs, knock yourselfs out. Vote for Trump while...
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    Headphone burn in.

    Well different strokes I suppose. I always have and always will properly burn in any new component, including cables. A friend bought me a Schiit Modi 3 DAC and after 5 days of burn in, the improvement in sound quality is amazing.
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    Headphone burn in.

    Yes! Any audiophile or whatever you prefer to be called, worth their salt burns or breaks in everything new in their system. Especially gear that has movement like speakers, headphones, and phono cartridges. Disc transports, DACs, pre-amps, power amps, phono stages, and cables. All cables but...
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    Headphone burn in.

    I don't mean to be a jerk, but you guys think breaking or burning in a piece of gear including cables is a bunch of bull staggers me! It's been a well known fact that gear right out the box needs at least 100 to 150 hours to begin to sound its best. Audiophiles have been breaking in new...
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    Hifiman Ananda

    Wow! $22! To order a replacement cable from HiFiMAN cost close to $200. I hate to come off as an audiophile elitist, but $22! Moon Audio's cheapest, the Blue Dragon, is $350.
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    Hifiman Ananda

    About 6 or so years ago my girlfriend bought me a pair of HE-400s as I wanted to try planars as an upgrade to my AKG K702s. I thought they were okay, but wasn't all that impressed. But for the next 5 years these are what I used. About a year ago, just for fun, I dug the 702s out of the closet...
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    Reply to review by 'chrismini' on item 'iFi Audio iSilencer+'

    Got one today and if you're looking for a jaw-dropping improvement, you will be disappointed. That being said, the quieter passages are quieter and it does what it's supposed to do. On the beginning of Dark Side of the Moon I noticed I could hear the beginning of the track earlier than ever...
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    Hifiman Ananda

    If any of you people out there know of a good cable for the Ananda's that don't cost over half of what I paid for them, please let me know. Thanks
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    Hifiman Ananda

    I used my stimulus check to purchase the Anandas with some trepidation as the HE-400's were disappointing. Heavy, muddy bass. etc. I actually got my AKG K702's out of retirement and after about 10 minutes the HE-400's were retired. So when I did some research and almost every review of the best...
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    Reply to review by 'chrismini' on item 'iFi Audio iSilencer+'

    I'm kind of wondering what would make a better improvement: The iSilencer+ or an Audioquest Jitterbug. I have an old DAC with an adaptive USB to spdif chip.(Burr-Brown PCM2902) Won't do anything above 16/48. A new DAC is on the horizon. Until then I want to make an improvement on my current...
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    Hifiman Ananda

    Paid $699 from Amazon. Best $700 I ever spent. I bought the HE-400 and found them to be heavy and muddy even with some tweeks. After about a year I dug my AKG K702's out and they smoked the 400's. So it was with some trepidations I bought the Anandas. These are the best I've ever heard including...
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    Massdrop x Grace Design SDAC - a budget beast

    I've been using the same amp and DAC for 8 years(HeadRoom Micro Amp and Micro DAC) and except for the fact I can only do 16/44.1 through USB input I'd use them until their wheels fell off. I can do 24/96 through coaxial or Toslink, but my cheap laptop only has USB. On the other hand out of 3000...
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    = Hifiman Regrilling Mod =

    I took the rears off and didn't replace them with anything. I'm just really careful. While we're discussion mods I purchased 2 sheets duro 70 sorbathane and cut 16 pieces and lined the inner cup all the way around(there are more enough and have one side of them has adhesive) and cut 8 pieces...
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