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    Ballanced or Single out put system for the HD 650s Budget 2500.00

    Slow on the response we went to two different shops that sell amps, dacs and head phones. Plus I got an e mail from Vioelectric concerning the DAC and AMP on this M/Board R4BE see original post for specifications. Vioelectric basically stated in the e mail I would need to get the V850 DAC. The...
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    Ballanced or Single out put system for the HD 650s Budget 2500.00

      Thank you for the fast reply. Been reading tubes life span about 5,000 to 9000 hours. The other issue may be our 3 year old grandson wanting to experiment with the tubes. SS (Solid State) It would probably be more practical. The $2500.00 is in US Dollars. Yes it would be nice to have some...
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    Ballanced or Single out put system for the HD 650s Budget 2500.00

    Been reading thru the forums for recommendations for a DAC & Amp. All the reviews and post are greatly appreciated, "Thank You".   Debating if Balanced or Single Out Put? Tube amp or SS? May in the future purchase a set of HD 800s or Mr Speake Ethers.   Current system. Software: ITunes &...
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    Nubie Needs Some Help deciding on DAC/AMP

    read a lot of the forums on Head-Fi but I get a little bit confused with all the techy information because of my lack of knowledge. Here goes please continue to read even if part of it is pointless? Building a new high end liquid cooled computer R4BE Mother Board CPU I7 4960X decided to purchase...
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    Reply to review by 'handcrank' on item 'Sennheiser HD 600'

    Thank you for the review and comments helps with making a informed decision.
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    Reply to review by 'handcrank' on item 'Audeze LCD2 Planar Magnetic Headphones'

    Very nice review. Very new on the forums. Got to listen to the LCD-2s for 1 hours while connected to a Meridian 3-Prime DAC/AMP. Like the natural sound they produced. Crossing my fingers the prices drop. Saving to make the purchase in the near future.  
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    New Member Introductions thread

    Hello everyone my name is Larry going by HandCrank since that was my first introduction to listening to music many years ago on a Victor Talking Machine my grandparents owned. Really do not miss all the scratches but still enjoy listening to Jimmie Rogers, Louis Armstrong, Bassie Smith, Fats...
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