reminds me to share this gem I found on FB a couple of weeks ago. @goldwerger can relate.

Last evening i had one of those moments where all of the stars and planets aligned and was treated to audio nirvana. Pushing the 'shuffle' button on Roon while in my 'Headsets' playlist, I was treated to, in this order: The Caldera closed is capable of some seriously epic separation and...

I have that same Marantz. Pretty much all vintage receivers are a fantastic match for high impedance headphones. :deadhorse: You can get a vintage piece with more watts and less cash by some of the less popular brands like Akai, Onkyo, Fisher, Toshiba, etc,,, Marantz, Sansui and Pioneer...

WOW!!

I love it. I can't recommend battery systems enough. Granted it won't work for everyone, and if you happen to be fortunate enough to have good, clean electricity eminating from your wall, then your results might differ from mine, but the differences I'm getting are plainly obvious. A wise...

Not holding my breath

Nice! If anyone is interested in trying the EL51 in the Aegis, I can say they can be difficult to source. Tesla was the maker of my pairs. In the Lampizator TRP, the EL51s were extremely midrange focused with a wide stage , making them good choices for acoustic and classical, not so much for...

My EL51 met a less productive fate. The trashbin. :( Footnote #2, the EL51 was for my Lampizator DAC, not the Aegis. I asked Keenan about compatability with the Aegis, but it was not determined one way or the other.

A little footnote to add.... When using tubes with a top cap, once you have securely attached the adapter, do not try and remove the adapter and wire from the cap. The top cap can and will get stuck in the adapter, ripping a hole in the tube. Don't ask me how I know. Just buy new adapters.

I'm not doubting you, but only the AC has bigger bass than the Atticus in my experience. I recently received the Bokeh and I was expecting bigger bass than it has, so it's a bit odd that you're perceiving it as vice/versa.

Would it make sense to put together a tube compatibility spreadsheet for the Aegis, similar to what @Zachik did for the GOTL? Probably a lot of work initially, but it would probably save a lot of time in the long term.

Not only beautiful, but your headphones would keep the moths away as well Blacklight activated headphones?!? Oh man! I'm not sure they'd ever actually make it onto my head.

The Merason should be up to speed in under an hour. I usually let my system warm up for an hour or two prior to listening. As far as r2r dacs go, I give the same warm up time to the Pontus 2 12th as well, but I'm probably leaving money on the table doing that. You can use it while it's...

It does have a fan that makes a faint sound, but only when charging from the wall, dunno about solar charging. The fan doesn't come on when not charging. Once the charge is complete I unplug the charging cable and only turn the battery on when I'm listening

I really like Lessloss cables, but like anything in audio, synergy is king. Lessloss cables are warm, spacious with excellent staging depth. Not cheap. Amplifier Surgery makes some good, inexpensive (relatively) cables, but silver plated. Not bright, nor strident etched or bass light. I have...

IIRC, Bluetti has a five year warranty, while the others did not. Also it was on sale for 1399.00 over the holidays. Reg 1999.99. If you order directly from Bluetti I think they are down to 1399 at the moment.

AFAIK it's advisable not to leave it charging unattended, which I do not. Other than that I just use common sense when using it and thus far, knock on wood, I haven't had any issues.

A different method to tackle a problem. I admittedly did not come up with this idea on my own, rather @zach915m was the one who suggested I look into this solution. A very long story short, I had my PSAudio Dectet looking like a Tesla coil, sparks shooting this way and that, which in turn...

Yep. Back in the day there weren't too many HP amps out there that could drive it, and those that could drive the HE6 were not cheap. These days there are plenty of amps that can manhandle those power hungry beasts, so really there is no need to go the speaker tap route anymore.

I had an OG Lampi TRP up until about a year ago. I never had any issues with it in the four years I owned it. I'd say that Lampis are great DACs, but lack treble extension, regardless of which tubes I had in place. Imaging is otherwordly though. The only advice I can give is if you own a tube...

When I had my pair I speaker tapped a 115 wpc vintage receiver. I've still yet to hear another headphone slam with that much malicious intent.

Swapped out the stock hybrid pads today for the thin protein pads, and I'm rather enjoying them. They def have a faster and snappier presentation. Additionally i feel like the bass, both mid and sub seem to be slightly elevated as well as a slight elevation in treble. On the downside, the thin...

Did Evie get a buddy?