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    Comment by 'mammal' on listing 'Lotoo Paw Gold'

    Thinking of selling mine, still in warranty (1 more year left). Bought from Hungary (EU). Battery is in perfect condition. Send me DM if you are interested. No case unfortunately, but all the original accessories and packaging is present.
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    Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    I wrote about it here, check it out if you are interested.
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    Riviera AIC-10 headphones & speakers amplifier

    I think it is safe, I never had any issues.
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    Woo's New Flagship WA33

    I found AIC-10 respond very well to tubes, my findings are here. I was considering purchasing WA33 JPS EE, but was difficult to audition so instead tried Viva Egoista 845 and Riviera AIC-10. After realising how hot Viva runs, I decided not to pursue WA33 anymore. Riviera on the other hand runs...
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    Comment by 'mammal' on listing 'Abyss AB1266 Phi TC'

    Are you upgrading to Shangri-La Sr? :)
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    The JPS Labs: Abyss AB-1266 Impressions Thread

    Congratulations on your own pair of 1266 TC, a wonderful headphone. As someone who owned Bartok and Riviera AIC-10, and demoed Viva Egoista 845 extensively, I must say that Bartok is a fantastic amplifier. Viva (for 12.5k Eur) only raised the bar by 10%, which was not worth it in my opinion. As...
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    Reply to review by 'mammal' on item 'Lavricables Reference Headphone cable'

    @turbofeet so with Bartok you definitely want its balanced out (not single ended) - read my review here. As for plugs, I went with the upgraded (pure copper) Aeco, but I never tried anything else from Lavricables, so cannot comment on other options. On the headphone side, it was Furutech.
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    Audiophiles Anonymous

    Dear friends, new head-fiers and oldies who remember me, I wanted to report in our Audiophile Anonymous that after taking some time off, and speaking with a therapist, I am feeling much better. I hope you don't mind me sharing, what I learned. I am now of an opinion that one needs to satisfy 4...
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    HIFIMAN Shangri-La: The New Electrostatic Headphones From HIFIMAN

    As someone who considered and listened to both, I gotta say that HE-1 feels much more intimate (and less detailed), but has better slam (not as much as AB-1266 though). Be careful with HE-1, after speaking to their sales rep, they said they no longer do black marble, warranty is only 2 years...
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    Comment by 'mammal' on listing 'Riviera AIC-10'

    And then you realise AIC-10 is Riviera's cheapest amp :)
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    Something new Monday...

    With sources like this, it starts feeling disproportional, would prefer having more percentage spent on the transducers. Smaller announcement than 1266 was, or smaller product (physically)?
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    Something new Monday...

    Am I the only one hoping for 10-20k Abyss headphone? A successor to 1266 TC that can surpass Shangri-la Sr?
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    Reply to review by 'mammal' on item 'dCS Bartok'

    @Vindication I did actually use it with Movies and Games, mainly Games though. Most recently I played Red Dead Redemption 2 and was blown away with its spacial cues. I did try the same with HTT2 (without MScaler) and it wasn't the same. As for tube sound, I absolutely agree that Bartok can...
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    Feedback by 'mammal' on listing 'AB-1266 TC'

    Super lovely buyer, willing to travel across a border to pick the headphones up in person, thank you!
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  15. For Sale  AB-1266 TC

    Price
    3000.00 EUR
    Condition
    Excellent/Like new
    Negotiability
    Firm
    Ships to
    1. Germany
    Parting with AB-1266
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    • Category: Full-Size
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