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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    Mat stopped using Polish Post years ago and went to regular carriers. Polish Post was far cheaper, but it took forever and if stuff got lost you were pretty much screwed. The new carriers aren't much faster, but shipping from Poland seems to be a difficult endeavor.
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    Emotiva A-100

    That is pretty cool. It makes sense that this amp would be a total dream with high impedance headphones and it almost makes me want to pick up a pair, but I've been so happy with my LCD-2's for years now I haven't had the urge to buy other headphones. I look forward to seeing what Emotiva does...
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    Emotiva A-100

    I've had this amp since shortly after release, and I also own the original mini-x without the headphone output, and I finally used the A-100 in full power mode with my LCD-2. I had to order a pack of jumpers just to put 2 on the dang board, but I finally did it after all these years. I was using...
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    FiiO M11Pro | Dual AK4497 | THX AAA 78 Headpone Amp | 5.15" 18:9 720P | Exynos 7872 | 3G Ram+64G Rom |

    I was using a Schiit Bifrost Multibit and Asgard 2 desktop setup before I got the M11 Pro and I think the M11 Pro beats the pants off that old setup. I'm using LCD-2 heaphones with a balanced Forza Audio Works Noir cable and it sounds immaculate. Tons of resolution and slam, which is really what...
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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    I think you're already right. I use the M11 Pro at my desk most of the time and the extra length is actually quite nice so far for that. Cheers!
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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    Got my Noir cables for my Meze 99 Classics and Audeze LCD-2, both 1.5m long with 4.4mm balanced connections to be used with my Fiio M11 Pro. I've had a Noir Hybrid single ended cable for my LCD-2 for several years, but I haven't been using it much. Getting these two cables was like getting...
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    Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread

    I have two Noir cables on the way. Been a few years since I ordered from Forza so I'm very excited to get these. They arrive the day I leave for a work trip, so it's going to suck to wait, but oh well. I bought 1.5m Noir cables with 4.4mm output for my Meze 99 Classics and my LCD-2 for use with...
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    Cayin N3 Hi-Res DAP with AKM4490 DAC, apt-X Bluetooth, and Line, USB & Coax Out for $150

    Using the N3 with the USB-C to Coax cable that costs $40, but is quite a nice cable and super strong. Baffled by how incredible this little guy works as a source. Dead silent, gapless playback works flawlessly, and the battery life in this mode is incredible, I can probably use it for a week at...
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    Headphones for metal music - ultimate solution

    Wish I did. I like V-moda's designs. I actually haven't heard any IEM's besides cheap crap. This is my first foray into them. I was getting tired of over-ear headphones when flying and traveling and wanted something that would fit in my pocket and allow me to move my head around unrestricted. I...
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    Headphones for metal music - ultimate solution

    Man, are you right about that one. These things are getting a significant portion of my head time. They are startlingly good for the price. I really just hope the cable holds up because I'm really rough on cables and this thing is about as thin as they get.
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    Cayin N3 Hi-Res DAP with AKM4490 DAC, apt-X Bluetooth, and Line, USB & Coax Out for $150

    It really is a stellar little player. There is no theoretically "best" setting for it, it's just personal preferences and a little to do with what headphone you're using. I love using medium gain and the sharp filter setting with my Periodic Audio Be, since they have pretty darn plentiful bass...
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    Periodic Audio IEMs Mg, Ti, Be, C

    Thanks, heh. I was raised on funk and soul music and I still love the old school stuff (especially the new high-res rips on HD tracks, amazing stuff), but 80% of my listening is death metal. I always want headphones that can do both genres well, which is hard to find for me, but I felt that the...
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    Periodic Audio IEMs Mg, Ti, Be, C

    I've actually been picking up my Be WAAAYYY more than I've been picking up my Audeze LCD-2 Fazor, which is pretty nuts. Never thought that would happen. I've been listening to a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire as well as the usual death metal and it just kills so hard with those genres. Funk is an...
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    Periodic Audio IEMs Mg, Ti, Be, C

    I won't quote the whole post for the sake of brevity, but man do I LOVE this post and I'm super glad that I bought the Be. I'm a chemical engineer at a wood/paper resins facility, so material properties are a thing that I'm very familiar with, but in relation to chemical attack and mechanical...
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    Cayin N3 Hi-Res DAP with AKM4490 DAC, apt-X Bluetooth, and Line, USB & Coax Out for $150

    Wow, that's pretty darn strange. It's probably some piece of generic hardware like a USB receiver that might be common to those computers and which doesn't play nicely with USB audio. Hopefully Cayin is able to pinpoint it. The iBasso DX80 that I used to have went through a long and intense road...
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