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    Luxman P-750u headphone amp

    Congrats. I have the P750u and the line out (Through Out) is not a preamp out. It sends the full signal from your dac or line in source to the external amp. Only connect if your external amp has volume control. The volume on the P750U does not change the volume of Through out.
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    Reply to review by 'supabayes' on item 'Ultrasone Edition M'

    I still have mine. Drivers are working fine but the ear pads and headband pad are crumpled and affects the frequency response. Difficult to find replacement. I stuffed mine with sponge and it's working fine again. The leather is indeed top grade and wear hardy.
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    Snappy and punchy ssd amp for Utopoia1

    For the price and size you mentioned, I will recommend the Austrian Audio Full Score One. I own one and been listening it with the Composer for past two weeks. Fast and extended in high frequencies, realism especially for guitar and bass. Faster than my reference Luxman P750U, which replaced...
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    microZOTL 3 by Linear Tube Audio. True High End Audio.

    Haven’t logged in to headfi for a while. I m using the MZ3 with stock tubes as a reference preamp and to my LineMagnetic 219IA, which is 300B/845 as you mentioned. The pairing is excellent. Have you tried the combination as posted?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    yes, it is a little work to optimise connection/power/cables. that’s the fun part to get the ultimate sound. my source is roon to trinnov amethyst and then hms+dave. trinnov amethyst is roon end point and more importantly for digital room optimisation to clean up excessive bass due to room mode...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    i have the diablo300 with dave+hms and it is excellent combination for driving both speakers and headphones. my dave is in dac mode and the diablo has never clipped. going to try with my qutest to see if changing the voltage will matter. i have never seen the need to consider the optional...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Yes. The built in DAC of HE1 is not even close to Dave.
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Yes, it is possible for DSP to mess up. The Trinnov just works for me with the simplicity and effectiveness. It uses a 3d mic to measure and the actual process is much easier than using REW. I have my buddies over to listen and they like it too. Just sharing my experience as few hi-fi...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Yes, Roon Parametric EQ can be used to adjust down the pesky low freq bumps around 50-100. However, it does not take care of the phase issues in my room. I have a friend who was initially using Lyndorf TDAI 3400 but he later switched to using Roon EQ and approximate Convolution filter to fix the...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Yes, bass due to standing waves is a concern for large speakers or having external sub set up. This was not a problem for near field listening when I transition from Head-Fi to Hi-Fi with a modest near field set up with Ragnarok and KEF LS50. I am now using a full range tower speaker and bass...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    What connection did you use between transport and hms?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    She's a darling for having an interest in your hobby and trying out your new purchases to listen to k-pop. As for hiding the true price of gears from my wife? I would never do that. Trust/honesty is supreme in a marriage. I always ask her consent before buying. She would thank me for asking her...
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    Chord Electronics Qutest DAC - Official Thread

    Maybe you don’t because I am comparing 2 amps with RCA inputs. It is possible to use an interconnect with XLR at DAVE and RCA connectors at amp side. I don’t own such an interconnect. Even if I own one, I don’t like that the XLR output voltage is double that of RCA when DAVE is in DAC mode...
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    Chord Electronics Qutest DAC - Official Thread

    I own the Yggy Rag stack, which headphone did you usewith the Schiit that you found to be veiled and bloated?
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    Chord Electronics Qutest DAC - Official Thread

    Interesting to read opinion of Yggy vs Qutest. I own both. The Yggy is a very good dac and packed with both XLR and dual RCA outputs. The Qutest has only one set of RCA. I enjoyed using the Yggy to compare AB between two amps connected toYggy by RCA. I cannot do this even with my Dave.
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