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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
My experience with my RME mimics this as well. I will also say that I continue to play with HQPlayer on my Cyan 2 and it is creating a very wide soundstage and creating an INSANE amount of separation between instruments. Especially on my Arya Stealth's, it is expanding soundstage and creating...- lukeslens
- Post #199
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
So I've spent the past several days trying out HQPlayer with the Cyan 2. Granted, it's the first time I've every played with it and I'm not 100% sure that I've got all the settings fully locked in for the BEST presentation (I appreciate @GoldenSound sending his settings here as I'm going to try...- lukeslens
- Post #181
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
I am really interested in doing some upsampling and seeing how that sounds compared to the straight non-oversampling. I even downloaded the trial of HQPlayer last night, which I've never used in my life, to utilize it through Roon, but then I think I may have discovered that I can't do that...- lukeslens
- Post #87
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
...extremely so. It can be super holographic at times. But interestingly, I also noticed that the soundstage feels less wide than I'm used to. It *can* be wide, depending on the recording, but a lot of stuff that I'm used to being wide seemed slightly pulled forward. It was a bit jarring at...- lukeslens
- Post #84
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
So I must be doing something wrong because that's what I was doing and it shows up as being viewable in the post in the preview, until I hit post and then it attaches it. EDIT: Apologies, I just discovered that it seems it needs to be a PNG.- lukeslens
- Post #65
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
Ok, being that I have terrible ADHD, this thing was just wimpering on my table and I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to plug it in and just hear it quick. Pulled out the RME and plugged this guy in and gave it a quick 10-minute listen to scratch the itch. Immediate impressions: DAMN!! Again...- lukeslens
- Post #63
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
...received no notification ahead of time from Kitsune that I would be receiving it and my order still says "Processing" on their page. Well, to my *extreme* surprise: that's exactly what it is. Delivered only an hour ago I discovered I've received my Cyan 2 (ordered on Dec 14th). Posting some...- lukeslens
- Post #61
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
No movement on mine. Still says “processing.” Checking daily even though I know I need to be patient. Hopefully there’s at least some review units going out soon.- lukeslens
- Post #38
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Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC
Just placed my order today, but no idea when it's expected to come in yet. Hopefully soon. Unfortunately, I've never really heard any other R2R dacs to compare so I won't be able to do that, but I've had an RME ADI-2 for the past few years so this should be an interesting change for me and I'll...- lukeslens
- Post #30
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Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions
Ok, that was my suspicion. I appreciate it. Is the commonly accepted fix just to turn it off and back on again like I've been doing?- lukeslens
- Post #1,505
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions
Hey all, brand new owner of a set of Dune Focal Bathys as of yesterday and I wanted to ask a couple quick questions. First off, the headphones are wonderful. I have a pair of Focal Clear OG's which were my first foray into high-end headphones and I loved them for years before moving to Arya's. I...- lukeslens
- Post #1,503
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum - By Alex Cavalli
This is currently my set-up and it is pretty phenomenal, I have to admit.- lukeslens
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Liquid Platinum Tube Rollers.
So I finally got those Brimar CV2492's in. Been burning them in for about 15 hours and finally put the headphones on. ohmygawd Ya, these are reaaaaal good. Will comment more as I spend some more time with them.- lukeslens
- Post #444
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Any love for the Activo CT10?
Ohh. I'm sorry, I misread.- lukeslens
- Post #272
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Any love for the Activo CT10?
My CT10 is at work, so I'll need to wait to remind myself of the steps, but I can post them once I do.- lukeslens
- Post #266
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Any love for the Activo CT10?
Yes. I was out a dac at work for a couple days and used my CT10 as my desktop dac. Worked as advertised.- lukeslens
- Post #265
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Any love for the Activo CT10?
I haven't had any issues doing this on mine.- lukeslens
- Post #262
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Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum - By Alex Cavalli
Gotta throw my hat in for USB-C as well. I haven't had any issues replacing cables. They're dirt cheap and the connector is the best by far.- lukeslens
- Post #1,998
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Liquid Platinum Tube Rollers.
I went with the WE's. And he said they tested great. Very excited!- lukeslens
- Post #428
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Liquid Platinum Tube Rollers.
Ya, looks like the date codes would be WE: 1965 May ZH: 1968 August I'm assuming I want a matched date pair as well?- lukeslens
- Post #425
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Liquid Platinum Tube Rollers.
Ahh. Thanks. They do all have the KB/AD label, so no worries there. I'll request the best testing of them. Thanks so much.- lukeslens
- Post #424
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Liquid Platinum Tube Rollers.
Hey all, need some help. So I won the CV2492's that @Wes S posted above a few days ago. Then I just received this message from the seller below... "As I started packing all eBay valves to be shipped, I noticed that the two valves you won coded ZJ have been sold previously in fact I sold other...- lukeslens
- Post #422
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum - By Alex Cavalli
I finally got my Liquid Platinum on Sunday. Been listening the past couple days and I have to say I am head over heels in love. I have it connected to my ADI-2 via XLR and listening through my Clears, I have to say that this is what I knew they really had in them. I had the CMA600i for awhile...- lukeslens
- Post #1,968
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Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum - By Alex Cavalli
There's a pair here at a good price. They've got the KB/AD label: https://www.ebay.com/itm/312530442905?_trksid=p2334524.m570.l6027&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI312530442905.N35.S1- lukeslens
- Post #1,938
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Chicago area head fi meet 3/23
This was so great. Thanks for hosting this!- lukeslens
- Post #35
- Forum: Local / Regional Head-Fi Meets, Parties, Get-Togethers