Recent content by IvanE92

Great buyer. Fast payment and communicated well.

Sometimes less options is a good thing, lol. Apparently I need to experiment a lot more. Thanks everyone for your insights.

NOS I’ll add the “HQPlayer fixins” made the sound less impactful, smoother, and notes generally weren’t as vibrant. Soundstage was expanded, but not in a good way. Hard to find the right words.

So last night I turned off upsampling, filters and modulators, setting them all to “none”. To my surprise music sounded better (relative to all the bells and whistles I was running - PCM 1.4/5M, SincL, LNS15, 20 bit). Anyone else prefer the “original” sound? I tried running bit perfect in Roon...

Have some Raytheon 5751 with Deyan-made adapters if anyone is looking to trade. Cash works too. My setup is pretty much dialed in, but a better KT-88 may serve me well. https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/pd2-raytheon-jan-5751-windmill-getter-3x-mica-vacuum-tubes-matched-pair.86561/

Final price drop: $300!!!

Final PD: $200!!!

I run HQPlayer (both locally stored files and Qobuz) on my M4 MacBook Pro via USB into a Spring 3 KTE. Is there a noticeable upgrade in sound if I added something like a Holo Red? I’m not chasing the last percentage points on a headphone setup…

Mission Complete. AC and CO. Both stabilized. What more could ya want!?!

Great seller. Fast shipment! Item arrived as described. Seamless transaction.

Will be fun to read comparisons between the Gremlin/Merlin stack vs the competition (e.g., Schiit stack, JDS Labs, Topping, etc.).

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PD from $260 to $225!!

Sound alone - I’ve tried both the Focal and the Dali. Dali, to my ear and tastes, was vastly superior. My 4 cents.

Price drop from $375 to $325 shipped!!!