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Maxxximum CAPacity Crack
A cautionary tale.- amcananey
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Long live the K1000...
I have a ton of headphones, including the HD800s, HE-6s, D7000s, Ultrasone Pros, etc., but I continue to be amazed by the AKG K1000s. Properly amped, they deliver a unique experience that really has no parallel. Anyone who has written these gems off as outdated relics is missing out... ...- amcananey
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Can anyone here read/write Chinese?
I'm trying to communicate with Audio-Gd regarding an issue that has popped up when using my Reference 5.32 with my Roc SA. I've gone back and forth with Kingwa a couple of times, but I think we're having trouble understanding each other. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with either...- amcananey
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Emotiva mini-x a-100 with AKG K1000s? What about Tripath-based amps?
I have several headphone amps that I am confident will be able to drive my soon-to-arrive K1000s with ease. But in the past I have had good results driving my HiFiMAN HE-6s off a Tripath chip-based speaker amp (a Trends TA-10.2SE) and my Emotiva mini-x a-100 (I have a speaker-tap to 4-pin XLR...- amcananey
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Is there a character limit on user profiles?
I've been trying to update my Head-Fi profile for most of the morning. Every time I make my changes, and then hit "Save", the screen turns dark and I get a "Please wait" message or something like that, but it never stops and never saves. With the latest updates, the "Headphone" section of...- amcananey
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Input selector switch
I am building a balanced M^3 with 4 inputs: 2 unbalanced (RCA - with two cables for left and right signals for each of the two unbalanced sources) and 2 balanced (3-pin XLRs - two cables for the left and right signals for each of the two balanced sources). First off, am I correct that...- amcananey
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Cheapest desktop amp for use with a television?
My brother works long hours, lives in a small(ish) apartment and likes to watch TV and movies. As a result, it is often late before he can watch TV or movies, and his TV has absolutely terrible speakers, that make it impossible to understand dialogue, even if turned up loud. He has a good pair...- amcananey
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WANTED: Paid consultant to advise on balanced M^3 build
I'd like to build a premium balanced M^3 with power supply. I'd like it to also be usable as a preamp. Unfortunately, I'm a fairly busy guy, and I want to do it right the first time, so I am looking for someone who can review my parts list and give advice during the actual build. I'm willing to...- amcananey
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15 PM / day limit for long-standing member with no issues? (Resolved)
I've been a Head-Fi member for years. This morning I wake up to find that "I've exceeded my 15 PM per day limit". What's that about? I've never had a limit before, I haven't done anything wrong, what gives? I did get a new headphone e amp yesterday and contacted three people with my impressions...- amcananey
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M^3: Balanced? Variable gain or bass boost?
I'm considering building a no-holds-barred M^3. A couple of quick questions: 1. Has anyone here ever built a fully balanced M^3? Any opinions on whether it was worthwhile? 2. Has anyone here built both an M^3 with variable gain, and an M^3 with a bass boost, or else converted from...- amcananey
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Rubberized XLR connectors?
Headphone XLR connectors are great...nice, solid, good connection, locking, etc. The only problem is: they are heavy and solid and I'm worried they will scratch my desk/table/etc. as they are constantly banging around and being both loud and annoying. Are there any rubberized XLR connectors out...- amcananey
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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Portable headphones for 4-year olds?
I'll be traveling to Europe with my twin 4-year old daughters soon. They are, like most kids their age, a couple of squirmy, fidgety, curious, adorable, impatient, playful, perpetual-motion machines. Fortunately, they can be distracted with an ipad, IF they can hear the sound. My wife and I...- amcananey
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Whacky Number of New Messages?
For the last day or two, the number of new messages indicator has been going crazy. It will show 12 or 15 or 8 new messages even if I only have one or two. When I read a message, it will drop to zero or 5 or something, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for it. This is new...- amcananey
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Senn Woodies? (Headphile wooden cups for Sennheiser HD600 / HD650)
Has anyone here tried out the Senn Woodies from Headphile.com? I have a pair of HD600s that I absolutely love, and I've been considering getting a pair of wooden cups for them, but I want to be sure it will result in an improvement in sound. I'm looking at the closed cups (either standard or...- amcananey
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Senn Woodies (Headphile wooden cups for Sennheiser HD600 / HD650)
Has anyone here tried out the Senn Woodies from Headphile.com? I have a pair of HD600s that I absolutely love, and I've been considering getting a pair of wooden cups for them, but I want to be sure it will result in an improvement in sound. I'm looking at the closed cups (either standard or...- amcananey
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Best DIY tube headphone amp or DAC?
I'm looking to build a tube-based headphone amp, as I already have enough solid state amps. The Beta 22 is often cited as the "best" DIY solid-state amp, is there any sort of consensus as to the "best" tube amp? Right now I'm looking at the Bottlehead Smack WOT. I also saw the Mapletree...- amcananey
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Mid-priced tube amps ($500-$1,000)
I currently have a number of solid state amps and recently picked up an Eddie Current Laconic EC-01, which I quite like. It piqued my interest in tube amps and ... down the rabbit hole I went. Does anyone have experience with the below that can give advice? Woo Audio WA6 - $620...- amcananey
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Is there something special about balanced tube amps?
Quick question: is there some reason why tube amps don't need balanced inputs in order to be "truly" or "fully" balanced, whereas solid state do require balanced inputs? I was looking at the Smack WOT from Bottlehead (see here). It is a DIY tube amp with balanced and single-ended outputs...- amcananey
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Opposite of a pre-amp? Reversed/inverse pre-amp?
So....I seem to be piling up headphone amps at a prodigious pace. I've got 4 right now, with at least one or two more to come. I am running them of a Burson HA-160D, which I am very happy with. The Burson only has a single pair of RCA outputs. I'm trying to find a way hook up all of my amps to...- amcananey
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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HD / High resolution music???
While I listen to some opera and jazz, most of my music is hip-hop, rock, folk and electronica. When I was shopping for my DAC and reading reviews, a lot of the reviews focused on whether DACs were capable of reproducing music recorded at above standard CD resolution (44/16), and in... -
Economical, high-quality, digital audio switch?
My Burson HA-160D only has 1 USB input and 1 coaxial input. It doesn't have an optical/TOSlink input. I have two non-USB digital sources that I want to use with the Burson, so I am looking for a suitable switch that won't cost me a fortune, but also won't break, be unreliable or degrade...- amcananey
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Best CD-Rom/DVD/Blu-ray drive for ripping audio CDs?
Is there any sort of consensus on what is currently the best CD-Rom/DVD/Blu-ray drive for ripping audio CDs? By best, I mean as measured by the following three factors: 1) Speed when ripping CDs 2) Error correction (or lack of errors in the first place) 3) Ability to rip copy-protected...- amcananey
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The List: Balanced amps under $1,000 (aka Amps NOT to buy)
I have been looking for a list of "budget" balanced amps. I say "budget", because it seems that balanced amps that cost less than $1,000 are few and far between. Even those that exist generally cost around $800. I wasn't able to find a list of balanced amps, much less a list of budget balanced...- amcananey
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Graham Slee Novo Upgrade?
Has anyone here ever undertaken any upgrades on their Graham Slee Novo (other than buying the PSU1)? If so, what did you do? Regards, Adam- amcananey
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Graham Slee Novo Upgrades?
Has anyone here ever undertaken any upgrades on their Graham Slee Novo (other than buying the PSU1)? If so, what did you do? Regards, Adam- amcananey
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- graham-slee-entheos-series-novo headphone-amplifiers desktop-amps
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