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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    Salty pepper came earlier than earlier than expected and have been able to test the output on the integrated amp. I'm feeding it to the LCD-X, and I feel like it has better seperation and soundstage, as well as being more neutral, than the violectric v181 I'm feeding it to right now. Although I...
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    Apparently I'm in the same boat for the v281 and the upgraded volume pot option. I'll be the first one in North America with the 128 step relay, according to Arthur.   I unfortunately don;t have a single ended cable to test it right now. I'm feeding it to a v181 with a balanced q- audio cable...
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    Mytek Manhattan

    Beautiful contemporary high-end eclosure design High Current 1.6 Amp, High Transient, Dual Mono state of the art Headphone Amp easily drives most demanding headphones. 32 bit conversion DSD256 PCM384 Oversized dual separate digital/analog power supplies Femto clock technology USB & Firewire...
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    Fedex just dropped the manhattan off.   Initial impressions are great. They kept the air and detail of the 192 while toning down the harshness slightly, and greatly improving coherency, seperation, and resolution of every frequency; especially the lower end.   Timbre is greatly benefited by...
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    Just waiting on Michal J to confirm when my unit will leave the factory, so I should be able to give an impression relatively soon.
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    I just got an email from michal. He says they're still building the first 50 peices. So it's not out yet.
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    How many was the first batch?
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

      For anyone who doesn't have enough hype yet.
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    Violectric HPA V281 - Vorsprung durch Balanced (September 2023 Update: Limited Reissue Edition up for preorder!)

    Just pulled the trigger on a v281.   Since fried is active in this thread, I'd like to ask a question. What ever happened to the concept of the v284 and is it still alive?   I'd like to see fried make a competitor to the dark star, that doesn't make my xcs hiss. Something that could even...
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    Some of the pictures were quite vague.
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    Schiit Owners Unite

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    **MrSpeakers Mad Dog: Impressions and Discussion Thread**

    I don't really know what to tell you, as the lower end response of the lcd2 is already one the best sounding, dark headphones out there. Maybe 50hz-300hz like the xcs? Or just turn it to 11 on the lower end, like Hapster said.   On another note. Serious question. Have you ever considered...
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    **MrSpeakers Mad Dog: Impressions and Discussion Thread**

    Are you saying that the audeze or the mad dogs have less bass? Because if its the former, that's not true, as the lcd-2s have very good sub-bass response, but less of a mid-bass hump; which is probably what you were hearing.   According to the graphs, the m100 should have slightly peakier...
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    Schiit Owners Unite

    Are the digital outputs at max volume?
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    Mytek Manhattan : PCM/DSD DAC-Pre With Headphone AMP

    The dac chip might be the same (ES9018), but we know nothing aobut the analog stage, distortion, etc, yet.
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