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  1. FSonicSmith

    Wiring question for balanced connectors to ZMF

    I have never understood wiring in general and balanced wiring in particular. I am asking Analysis Plus to make me a custom headphone cable with a 4 pin balanced at the amp end and connectors for ZMF at the other. The tech has asked this question. Any help?
  2. FSonicSmith

    Dumb question about connectors

    Just this week I received my first pair of ZMF phones, the Aeolus. I was not crazy about the sound even after three days of break in with the ZMF upgraded OFC 9 foot cord. So on a lark I detached the Moon Audio Silver Dragon from the Audeze LCD2's I had on hand and the connectors fit and the...
  3. FSonicSmith

    If there is such a thing as a dumb question-headphone connections

    Just this week I received my first pair of ZMF phones, the Aeolus. I was not crazy about the sound even after three days of break in with the ZMF upgrades OFC 9 foot cord. So on a lark I detached the Moon Audio Silver Dragon from the Audeze LCD2's I had on hand and the connectors fit and the...
  4. FSonicSmith

    Best DAP for under $750 if sonic quality is only criteria

    I have done my very best to try to determine the respective attributes of various HiFi-Man, iBasso, FiiO et al DAPs.  Forgetting UIs, battery life, need for storage, separate amplification, and only based on SQ, which is the one to get? My impression is that the answer is the iBasso DX90 but i...
  5. FSonicSmith

    Has anyone had a chace to try the B.M.C. PureDAC?

    It looks beautiful, it's pricepoint is unbelievable given it's pedigree, and I keep waiting for a Head-Fi review. Anyone?
  6. FSonicSmith

    iPhone App to manage portable hard drive? Other options?

    I am about to go on a cruise and want to bring along my AKG 701s and music. I have an RSA Predator. I have an iPhone. I have a docking harness to output digitally from the iPhone to the Predator. And I have a ton of my music already ripped lossless to a portable hard drive, a Hitachi Slim Line...
  7. FSonicSmith

    Quicksilver Full Function Pre-amp?

    I've never seen a reference to Quicksilver on this Board. It is not a much talked about brand, though Sam Tellig occasionally reviews their monoblocks. So I took a quick look at the Quicksilver website and it says about the Full Function Pre-Amp;       Quote:     So, by any...
  8. FSonicSmith

    Why no mention of the Bryston BHA-1 here???

    As I have mentioned elsewhere in this forum, I have LCD-2s with Moon Silver Dragon V3 on the way. I posted an inquiry as to why with the popularity of low impedance cans from Audeze and HiFiMan more manufacturers were not designing amps capable of delivering current rather than volts, into low...
  9. FSonicSmith

    Low output impedence headphone amps

    Let me start out by saying that I have no hidden agenda. I am not a regular on this Board or any other pertaining to headphones. Three of four years ago, I briefly got into headphones. My infatuation lasted a year or so. I had read Sam Tellig's column in S'Phile raving about the Audio...
  10. FSonicSmith

    AKG K701 Quality Control and Variability

    For six months now I have been listening to my music with Audio Technica ATH-AD700s (fantastic value and so nice from practically day 1), Denon AH-D2000s (boomy bass and lacking in midrange til broken in for 200 hours, then very smooth and punchy) and the subject of this querry, the much...
  11. FSonicSmith

    PSA-Denon AH-D2000s available

    I had these on order at two different e-tailers and they were unable to process the order due to being out of stock. I happened to check J and R today and they do have them in stock and will sell at a very nice price if you ask for a sales rep. It is nice too that they are an authorized...
  12. FSonicSmith

    Customs Hell

    I seem to have the worst of luck. I was remotely conscious of the fact that if I ordered a product from China, it COULD be held up by customs but I figured "what's the chance of that?". Well, wouldn't you know, my amp is being held at JFK's customs department for possible "trademark...
  13. FSonicSmith

    Amplifier mythology

    I hope this does not come across as a troll for it certainly is not intended to be one. It is more of an educated guess that I would appreciate some feedback (pun) on. I have no training, education, or expertise in electronic engineering, but it seems to me that one of the pervasive myths...
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