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Comment by 'Condocondor' in item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'
Do you think that if one had to give up their desktop system, that a dongle like this could suffice.... assuming your stable of headphones were all medium to high efficiency?- Condocondor
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Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'
Do you think that if one had to give up their desktop sytem, that a dongle like this could suffice.... assuming your stable of headphones were all medium to high efficiency?- Condocondor
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Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'
Do you think that if one had to give up their desktop system, that a dongle like this could suffice.... assuming your stable of headphones were all medium to high efficiency?- Condocondor
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Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'
Do you think that if one had to give up their desktop sytem, that a dongle like this could suffice.... assuming your stable of headphones were all medium to high efficiency?- Condocondor
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Hifiman Edition XS Launched
Anyone ever compare Edition XX to Edition XS? If so, how close are they to each other?- Condocondor
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Schiit Midgard - Impressions Thread
I'm very curious about the future of Schitt's amplifier line-up. So Midgard is a fantastic performer. The future Asgard+ (4) will surely employ the Halo technology with the balanced inputs and quasi-balanced output. This Asgard 4 with Halo then will absolutely eclipse the Jotenheim 2 which...- Condocondor
- Post #588
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
What is that supposed to be?- Condocondor
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
Or just put it in a separate chassis all together with a switcher for various voltages. Then when Schitt comes out with a new amp or DAC, they'll only have to ship the pcb chassis for a lesser cost. Kind of like sticking with the modular theme? Imagine the cost savings? The completive price...- Condocondor
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- Forum: Jason Stoddard
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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
So, that means we'll be getting an Asgard+ with Halo much, much, sooner then? Right?....or a Jotenheim3!!!!!!!!!!....or a Lyr2+........- Condocondor
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- Forum: Jason Stoddard
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
...Every morning for a week, I kept doing the comparison. I kept thinking "It can't be this good?....this wee thing can't be better than my Jotenheim2...I must have been mistaken. Is it really that good? Holy crap, it is!" My eyes and wallet wouldn't believe what my ears were telling me.- Condocondor
- Post #441
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
A new old stock/new in box would be like $170. It was worth it over the stock tube to me. I'm a freak though. I have to know that I have the best. I justified it because even with an expensive tube, the Vali3 + WE396A was still less than the Jotenheim2. The Vali 3 sounded similar and...- Condocondor
- Post #428
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
I tested my Vali 3, turned on the unit, let it warm up, then pluged in my EditionXX--no popping whatsoever. Schitt must have solved that problem.- Condocondor
- Post #414
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
Hold the phone! Got this NOS Phillips 2C51 tube from TUBE DEPOT for $19.95. Pictured alongside my 1966 WE396A ($100). The WE396A sounds about 5% more spacious but other than that, it's got the same exact tonality, clarity, imaging, etc. Link and pic below: https://tubedepot.com/products/2c51- Condocondor
- Post #397
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
Well, with that WE396A, it's a good pretend.- Condocondor
- Post #362
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
This is the vendor I bought from on ebay. Great guy. Boy either the '66 or the '50 seem good to me. Not an expert on this tube but I don't think you could lose. The '50 is stronger.- Condocondor
- Post #341
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'
People think nothing of spending $1200 on a phone these days. You can command the price, IF, you deliver on quality with a unique product that your competitors haven't matched yet. I gave input in a piece iFi Audio published here at Head-Fi.org in January of this year: "Tell us what you think...- Condocondor
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Reply to review by 'Condocondor' on item 'iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei'
"Yes the price is high but the quality is absolutely there and in spades. The 4 distinct filters, K2HD, Xbass, XSpace, Turbo mode, and IEMatch all somehow add up to something that is more than the sum of their parts. I understand that a lot of consumers will probably never consider spending $450...- Condocondor
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
No. Mine does not have the higher spec'd, ruggedized "JW" but it's the same tube according to the ebay tube vendor. He had the JW for sale at $170 but I declined.- Condocondor
- Post #309
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
I'd go straight for the endgame tube. WE396A. You could spend so much money buying "cheap tubes & adapters" that sound decent, only to find, in the end, the WE396A is what you should have had all along. Then you never have tube "nervosa". Like I said before, $149+$170 for the tube is still...- Condocondor
- Post #306
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
So glad you posted this. I felt like I was sticking my neck out on the hype train. Its really hard to express how BIG a this little Schitt's performance is.- Condocondor
- Post #285
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
I love it. Tell us more.- Condocondor
- Post #282
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
Ok fellow audiophiles. I have an important update: Vali 3 + WE396A tube is absolutely superior to my Jotenheim 2 now. Sound staging & imaging is fantastic. Dynamics & body are fantastic. The Jotenheim2 by comparison sounds a bit constrained and smaller now. Yes, the WE396A ($100.00...- Condocondor
- Post #280
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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iFi Audio GO Bar Kensei... The Ultimate GO Bar Has Arrived!
So, I wanted to post this quote from the Youtuber "Pragmatic Audio" comments section since the Queststyle M15 seems to be the gold standard (now dethroned by the Kensei GoBar.) "@pragmatic_audio_review Yes the kensei xspace and xbass are very similar to the Gryphon in Levels. As for the K2 it...- Condocondor
- Post #177
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Schiit Vali 3 : Impressions Thread
Would you be willing to try the stock tube for the sake of the community and report your comparison findings? I know it's a big ask.- Condocondor
- Post #268
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)