Recent content by marhol
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RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis
Hi, I have a question regarding Chord Dave and Immanis to @Aleksandar R. and possibly @innocentblood (since he has Dave and Immanis). According to https://raalrequisite.com/raal-1995-at-canjam-new-york-city/ Immanis needs only 1.5 Watt so... would be possible to use Immanis with the...- marhol
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- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Hifiman HE1000 Planar Dynamic Headphone
I can speak only for He1000 V2 original as I havent heard HE1000 Stealth version but can confirm this impression. He1000 V2 OG have excellent synergy with iBasso DX300 MAX (AK4499 based DAC with powerful amp section). Great bass/subbass, fantastic layering with holographic soundstage. Smooth...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
What about buying two LCD5s (to stay with the thread) and listening some favourite romantic songs simultaneously with a bottle of fine wine as a prelude to a nice evening spent together ? ☺- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
On the positive notes 1) a lot of audiophiles around the world (including me) have waited several YEARS for light weighted flagship Audeze headphones with supposedly more balanced overall tonality. Now waiting for few weeks more seems like a bargain. 2) Although it is still a very expensive...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
Hi, my first post in this generous thread. Another happy and proud owner of the legendary HD650 headphones here. I have to say these headphones absolutely deserve all the accolades and are still, rightfully - after all these years- a true reference headphones in every sense of the word. When...- marhol
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Official HIFIMAN HE1000 Impressions Thread
A lot of comparison between V2 and SE can be found on HE-1000 SE thread.- marhol
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- Forum: HIFIMAN Premier Sponsor Forum
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Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread
+1 on Dynaudio speakers. I have Focus 110A active speakers and I can confirm its a great pairing with Chord Dave and it was great pairing with Lumin A1 player as well. (my previous DAC/network player). I bet 110A would sound great with TT2 as well. I dont have experience with newer Dynaudio...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
No, I havent heard TT2+Hms yet. I just wanted to say that Dave+ Pm1 combo should have "musicality" covered for days and years. And in my opinion Dave with its excellent transient speed, neutrality, holographic 3D presentation, dynamics and practically nonexistent digital or whatever distortion...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Oppo Pm1 were one of the most musical headphones I have heard by themselves. I was listening Pm1 with Oppo Ha-1 (neutral Dac/amp) and it was magical pairing. IMHO transparency, neutrality and holographic presentation of Dave would bring the best from Pm1 as it is an efficient and warm/musical...- marhol
- Post #13,754
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
So you are trying to say that - to avoid thermal cycling (which is supposedly disserviceable to electronic devices like Dave) it is much better to choose standby mode instead of complete shutdown ? I'll admit I am not an expert here but common sense would suggest that electronics should be...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Me too. I don't perceive sonic benefits either. So I always switch my audio devices off. But my set up is quite simple - Dave + active speakers/headphones.- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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HiFiMan Susvara
And it is also truth vice versa: HP and cables and power supply sound good because they are expensive. :-)- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Thank you for your replies ! I hoped some cables with proper adapters could do the job. DX90 with my stored audio files and user friendly control would be an ideal option as a transport at late evening listening.- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Couple of weeks with DAVE and I have to say I´m really impressed with this DAC/amp/preamp. I feel that all superlatives have already been mentioned but still I would like to express it definitely met my high expectations based on head fi and other online forums. What I like most on DAVE is...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Hifiman HE1000-SE
If anybody is thinking about purchasing an expensive cable I´m giving two simple advices how to save some money: 1) Get a proper daily regime. Enough rest/sleep, enough water intake etc. 2) Clean your ears properly before listening You may find out it brings similar benefits as some fancy...- marhol
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum