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JM Audio Editions XTC Headphones
I just received a package from JM Audio today. My modded Hifiman HE-R10 Dynamic headphones. What John does to theses is nothing short of miraculous. I have not yet run them through all my amps and dacs, I haven't even gotten them to my high end amps and dacs and I'm gobsmacked by the...- Patswalker
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Audio-Gd R-28 impressions thread
One of the most amazing things to me about audio gd is that there can be such huge amounts of power in a class A amp and be able to use IEMs with super close to zero background hiss on balanced- Patswalker
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Audio-Gd R-28 impressions thread
On mine I’ve listened to everything from sensitive IEMs to hard to drive dynamics to planars like HE1000s and have had zero issues- Patswalker
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
The LE is an amazing amp and amazing preamp as well. You'll be happy with it. Noise in a system a lot of the time can't be heard like it's a sound. Sometimes it can but a lot of the time it can't. In my experience I couldn't hear it at all then I heard my system with a very good power...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
Yes. Exactly. I have no idea how I'd ever hear that. I love hearing about this though. My brain and focus doesn't work that way with HIFI. Good lord am I happy yours does. That's how amazing new ideas and products are made. I'm like a guy who sometimes goes to a public basketball hoop and you...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
I once had a phone call with a long time product engineer. He took me down an incredible rabbit hole explaining to me how and why different external hard drives sound better with different types of music. It was incredible. Far beyond anything I focus on but it was amazing. Truly amazing. I’ll...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
This is a great point. Some people do value the small differences a lot. The differences will also be more depending on the rest of the chain. Super revealing headphones speakers and components will show make the differences between the DI24 and DI24HE more noticeable.- Patswalker
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Pine Tree Audio Fan Club
Looking for custom cables half a year ago I came across Pine Tree Audio. I sent an email got a swift reply and ordered some cables. Great cables at affordable prices. I then ordered a speaker switch and once again, great product at a great price. I kept reading the reviews of the products and...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
Oh yah. Even with an amazing conditioner the HE will sound better than the non HE. But not much better, according to that reply by audio gd.- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
Totally right. I was advised to go with the 3 of my AC was noisy and save money and go with the LE if I have clean power.- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
Right. I read that as the power conditioner is built to run many products and the regerarive power supply in the HE is similar but focusing only on the DI24HE. The DI24 also having regenerative power sounds to be very close in what it does if it’s connected to an external power conditioner and...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
I just emailed to see what the difference is between the DI-24 and DI-24 if I already have a great power conditioner… “ Dear Sir There will still be a difference, but not much. Clean power supplies power several devices, and the more devices connected, the greater the consumption and the higher...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
To me that's a good path. The great thing is that both the DDC and power conditioner can be the foundation for a much larger collection of components if you are ever thinking of aiming towards that. To me the R27RE is ideal, both size wise and price wise. If you practice patience you can...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
The clean power would effect all your components connected to the power conditioner. It could be a good idea to look into if you have or in the future plan to have a setup that will have more than one device connected to it. If you are looking to go bare bones and have only one device I would...- Patswalker
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New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
I can say to this that in the past I have had conversations with Audio-GD about the differences in the sound quality in the versions about certain models. The last one I had was about what Model R27 I should get. In my system I already have extremely clean power from the power conditioner I use...- Patswalker
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum