Tanalasta's latest activity
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Oriolus Traillii Electrostatic Hybrid IEM discussion thread.Agree with QOBUZ. Tidal hi-res seems to preference MQA for better/worse and I detect a subtle loss of resolution. The bird does not... -
Tanalasta replied to the thread Focal Utopia General Discussion.Agreed, much preferred the Empy with the Meze silver cable upgrades. Whilst I haven't heard the Elite's, I never got over the loss of...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread IEMs vs Full-sized headphones.In the IEM forum, there may be a bias towards IEM in the voting. Full sized headphones: 1. Superior soundstage and usually more well...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview.The LCD-5 definitely benefits from an adequately powered amplifier. Whilst it is 'acceptable' from lower powered sources, an adequate...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Apple AirPods Pro And NEW AirPods Pro 2nd Gen (from 23 Sep 2022) - Impressions.The Avantree dg80 works well enough. Sometimes you have to disconnect other devices or fiddle if it doesn’t pair right away. It’s good...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Naim Audio Uniti Atom Headphone Edition.Not designed for IEMs. The impedance and output is too high.
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Naim Audio Uniti Atom Headphone Edition.I don’t think with utopia it would be a huge difference (if any) using the 4.4 v RCA. The utopia is easy to drive. The cable or...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Oriolus Traillii Electrostatic Hybrid IEM discussion thread.Tips are a personal thing. And depends upon your own fit. What works for one may not apply to others. Tip rolling isn’t easy given the...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Oriolus Traillii Electrostatic Hybrid IEM discussion thread.FOMO would mean if I ever sold the bird, I would miss it. There really isn't anything quite like it. You think IEM's half the price are...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview.Others may chime in ; but I don't think anything in the 2k range would compare to the Hugo2 if that's the tonality you like.
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview.Yes it does. I have both Utopia (pre-2022) and LCD-5. The Utopia has more speed and dynamics (being a DD after all). And more intimate...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread.Just elegance. It’s neater. I occasionally plug IEMs with a 4.4 termination into the Hugo 2. While at PWA in general is overpriced, i...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread.The C9 works better out of the 4.4mm Jack with improved power output. I would use the RCA -> 4.4mm (e.g. PWA do an adapter) and a 4.4mm...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000.I found the review wordy. The detail was there, but I can see where the ChatGPT comparison came from. Much of it descriptive rather than...
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Tanalasta replied to the thread Audeze LCD-5 Impressions thread. READ THE FIRST POST!.Whilst I'm listening to the Trailii tonight as my transportable/portable solution (which also synergises amazingly with the Hugo2/2Go...
