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Musical Paradise M2-D2 AK4490 Balanced Dac Reviews?
Thanks! The purple fuse is on my list of items to get. I also just got in a pair of 0.01 Dueland CAST Tin/Copper bypass caps as an option to roll when the detail from the silver Duelands can be fatiguing. I actually got a couple of 6SN7 pairs, GE and Raytheon from a local vintage audio shop for...- stevedlu
- Post #964
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Musical Paradise M2-D2 AK4490 Balanced Dac Reviews?
MP-DX: Dueland Cast 0.01uf Pure Silver Foil, Jupiter Copper & Foil 2.2uf, General Electric 6SN7-GTB, ESS 9039 Pro, AS338 Femto Clock. This has the best bass than any other DAC that I've used and the detail retrieval/imaging with the upgraded caps is out of this world. Using Airplay through the...- stevedlu
- Post #962
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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SparkoS Labs Gemini Headphone Amp
Dude, I got the exact cable you got and a different one for $30ea on Ebay....holy crap they are awesome. Not just looks, they perform very well. I'm never paying more than $30 for IEC cables again. It's amazing what you can get now on Ebay/Amazon now vs a few years ago. Thanks for the heads up- stevedlu
- Post #69
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Best headphone amp you have ever heard, and why.
Lol, only a small amount of YouTube reviewers are NOT paid by them. FYI, YouTubers can say "(insert name here) did not influence or pay for this review" and they have no legal obligation to abide by that.- stevedlu
- Post #18
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Replacement Pads for Focal Clear, ZMF and Dekoni Foam Too Stiff
The Dekoni's break in after a short period. Become very, very, soft. My Clears with Velour Dekonis are my most comfortable headphone by far. -
Xduoo Amplifiers
Single Ended is higher gain/louder for me too. Are you using external input?- stevedlu
- Post #1,979
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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SparkoS Labs Gemini Headphone Amp
I was looking at your hardware and was wondering if you could answer a question of mine. Audeze has been my benchmark for headphones for the longest time, had all the LCD’s ant one point. Just have the 3/4 now. Recently I got the OG Clear. IMO it is better than anything Audeze offers. Do you...- stevedlu
- Post #60
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Musical Paradise M2-D2 AK4490 Balanced Dac Reviews?
Does anybody have experience changing the raspberry pi OS on the MP-DX? Garry mentioned on his quick start manual that Volumino OS is compatible, provides a link to their website but this only provides instructions for flashing SD card. The OS can be configured via phone app for Direct I2S DACS...- stevedlu
- Post #959
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Aune S17 pro
I owned both, and put my hands on both, I could not leave my hand on the top of S17, I can leave it on the TA-22 all day.- stevedlu
- Post #1,916
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Aune S17 pro
lol, if the TA-22 is hot then the S17pro is Molten Lava. It does get warm, a lot of circuitry crammed into a small space, has decent venting though.- stevedlu
- Post #1,912
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Aune S17 pro
I returned the S17 Pro today. My unit, the bass was weak, the midrange was veiled/harsh at times, and the treble wasn't smooth at all. It has good image separation....thats it. In my opinion, this is another over-hyped product from dishonest/naive YouTubers that people are trying to make sense...- stevedlu
- Post #1,899
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Xduoo Amplifiers
thanks, yea that's chart seems fairly accurate- stevedlu
- Post #1,973
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Aune S17 pro
Ok, I was starting to like this amp. No temp issues as long as I don't use fancy cables. No volume issue with FW 5.5. Sounds pretty good but a relay switches and momentarily cuts the sound for a second at random intervals every 5 to 30min. I can hear it coming from the chassis. Seems to happen...- stevedlu
- Post #1,894
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Aune S17 pro
It's stable at 62 degrees now with no fan. It was the "premium" cable loading it down. FogCityAudio makes some great affordable cables, it even sounds better at a fraction cost of the ripoff Kimber Kable (they make great interconnects though). If any of you are experiencing overheating and are...- stevedlu
- Post #1,862
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Aune S17 pro
This is interesting, I put a laptop cooler and its stable at 56degrees in 100ma (just during burn in, the fans are too loud for reg use)...I just got some new HP cables in today that is a more traditional 22awg 4 wire from FogCityAudio vs the Kimber AXIOS 16 wire that I had on the LCD-4s and my...- stevedlu
- Post #1,858
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Aune S17 pro
No problem. I'll check back in. The TA-22 is the best $500 i've ever spent. I wasn't looking for an upgrade but just a second rig for the office and wanted to try something different hence the S17pro. I would have saved a lot more money just buying a second one for the office. With RCA tubes...- stevedlu
- Post #1,857
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Aune S17 pro
nope, thermostat set to 67degrees with a fan overhead when it only lasted 30min, it was very chilly. Oh and it has 1inch raised feet.- stevedlu
- Post #1,855
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Aune S17 pro
lol, my brand new S17 only lasted 30min on 100ma with my LCD-4s before switching back to 50ma....- stevedlu
- Post #1,820
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Aune S17 pro
Thanks for the advice. That's what I'm doing with some HD6XX's. Do you know if the RCA inputs are considered inferior on this particular amp vs XLR?- stevedlu
- Post #1,818
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Aune S17 pro
So just got the Aune s17 Pro today. Hooked it up to the Chord Qutest and Focal Clear. Let it get up to 60 degrees on 100ma and tested. Compared to my xDuoo TA-22 the sound stage and separation was quite an upgrade but overall the dynamics were lacking. Everything kind of sounded thin and hollow...- stevedlu
- Post #1,816
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Xduoo Amplifiers
Thanks for those links. So I had the same opinion about the filters until I realized I wasn't listening for the right changes. The filters do not change tone whatsoever. They are affecting the phasing. Transients and decay are what you should be listening for. Filters work differently with...- stevedlu
- Post #1,970
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Xduoo Amplifiers
Does anybody know if the xDuoo Amps (TA-22) are compatible with any other tubes besides 12AU7? Like 12AX7 for example? Thanks ahead of time.- stevedlu
- Post #1,968
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SparkoS Labs Gemini Headphone Amp
Those $5k Power cables going into a Radio Shack surge protector is awesome!:ksc75smile:- stevedlu
- Post #55
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)