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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).Well, so far there are at least three people who agree with me that the Sundara, when driven right, is TOTL-tier sound quality. I can... -
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tigon_ridge added classifieds listing Schiit Vali 2+ (w/ Socket saver, non-stock tubes, and converter) to category Desktop.Included are: Vali 2+ (new condition), /w power supply Stock tube Socket saver x4 6N1P Voskhod Rocket tubes 6SN7GTA Sylvania tube...
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tigon_ridge posted a comment on classifieds listing Schiit Vali 2+ (w/ Socket saver, non-stock tubes, and converter).Unclosed/relisted.
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tigon_ridge posted a comment on classifieds listing Schiit Vali 2+ (w/ Socket saver, non-stock tubes, and converter)..
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).Both are clean. Pretty much every headphone amp is clean. Any distortion that is audible is orders of magnitude more due to the...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).I don't recommend expensive cables, as I don't believe in cable voodoo. I would get the cheapest stuff I can find with OFC, or silver...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).Yes, on my first Sundara, the right driver intermittently cuts out. I think if you get a good pair, it'll likely last a long while; but...
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tigon_ridge reacted to SchwizzelKick66's post in the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500) with
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Sundara are still truly remarkable. Just such an addictive sound. Unfortunately, I've now had 4 pairs of Sundara fail on me in one way... -
tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).The SINAD for this thing is definitely not great. I don't think there's a single class D amp that measures well. I don't think there's a...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).There's a bit of oversimplification here, and the technical subject, though relatively rudimentary from a physics/engineering point of...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).I appreciate the back and forward. These discussions are interesting to me. However, it seems to me based on past and current exchanges...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).I think you're conflating driver resonant frequency with resonant frequency of the entire headphone assembly, which I'm not sure is even...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).The left driver died from a subbass test track. The right driver was from the 30hz sine test (to be sure it wasn't just one driver that...
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tigon_ridge replied to the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500).Happy to have contributed to your newfound sonic pleasure. Not all planars scale up in the same way, oddly enough. When I went from my...
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tigon_ridge reacted to HWB3's post in the thread Hifiman Sundara (HE400i upgraded, around $500) with Like.
I installed the jumpers on my BasX A-100 and there was a noticeable difference. Where I used to get it up to three o'clock now, I get...
