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[review/comparison] Prism Lyra, Prism Callia, RME ADI-2 Pro, Schiit Yggdrasil, Forssell MDAC-2a
Precursor: I've been dragging my heels on this review for months and months. Something something working 60-70hr weeks is not conducive to the hobby. So what I'm going to do is just copy and lay out snippets and pieces of what I've got, and hopefully you guys will ask me questions which will...- Armaegis
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- forssell prism callia prism-sound-lyra-2-usb-audio-interface rme-adi-2 rme-adi-2-audio-convertor schiit yggdrasil
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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[Bookshelf Speakers Review/Shootout] Celsus Sound SP-One vs Centrance Masterclass 2504 vs John Blue JB3
This started off as just a review for the Celsus Sound SP-One active bookshelf speakers, but trying to describe any sound producing device in a vacuum is a fool's errand. I also obtained the SP-One because it is very similar in size to two other sets of bookshelf speakers I already had, so...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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[Review] Wolf Ear Makoyi: Canadian Tubey Goodness!
This has been a bit of an odd review for me to write, because the character of this amp changes quite a bit with the tubes being used. So I will offer some bits and pieces, but then the rest is just going to devolve into a short tube diary. Here's the webpage with information and...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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[Review] Neurochrome HP-1: Making sweet love to your HD650... or, "What the O2 wishes it could be"
Neurochrome HP-1 Full product info, specs, and measurements: http://www.neurochrome.com/hp-1-ultra-high-end-headphone-amp/ Introduction So I've had on my desk these past couple weeks a lovely little amp built in Canada by a one-man show under the brand of Neurochrome...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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NuPrime Raspberry Pi Server and DAC with volume control
Just copying this from another forum. Seems there are more and more of these Raspberry Pi options coming out. Really curious to see how NuPrime's take on it turns out if they decide to run with it. As someone who actually owns both the uDSD (small dac/amp) and IDA-8 (all-in-one power amp), this...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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[Review] Encore mDSD (dac/amp) - a new pocket rocket to make you hum
Sonic Unity / Encore mDSD I was fortunate enough to have Encore send me a pre-production unit of their upcoming mDSD, a pocket-sized DAC/amp from the same pedigree designers who brought us the NuPrime uDSD which I also own. I have also owned all the iterations of the uDAC that...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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[Review] Encore Rockmaster IE (In-Ear) - well rounded $30 budget hybrid iem [crowdfunding is LIVE]
This here is another budget conscious IEM coming from the crowdfunding angle (MSRP $59, crowdfunding price $30). It's an interesting approach to bring out new limited release products that I think we will be seeing more of in the near future. The problem with designing any new...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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[Review] Encore RockMaster OE (Over-Ear) - a superb $30 budget headphone [crowdfunding is LIVE]
Announcement here: http://www.sonicunity.com/blogs/news-1/36252545-the-encore-rockmaster-headphone-coming-soon indiegogo is now live: https://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/e984f477#/story I've had the opportunity to evaluate the Encore RockMaster OE before release. For the...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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[review] Noontec HammoS
Noontec is a name perhaps unfamiliar to most here in headfi. They are an Asian/Australian company that started up way back in 2002 making hard disk based movie/media players. This sort of product never really gained much traction in the North American market, as people here were more...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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[review] NuPrime uDSD
To start, here are the features/specs from the website: http://nuprimeaudio.com/index.php/product/dac-headphone-amps/portable-dacs/udsd For comparison/reference, here's my review of the NuForce uDAC-3 from only a year and half ago. My how time and technology flies eh...- Armaegis
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[review] Celsus Sound - Gramo One - a fantastic open backed earbud
One only has to go through my profile to notice that I've gone through a lot of Nuforce gear over the years. I never got into their high-end stuff, but I've owned or tried most of their budget and midrange setups. Since Nuforce has been bought out by Optoma recently though, their future remains...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Essence HDACC - an interesting dac with HDMI
I stumbled across this dac while randomly browsing audio stuff... product page: http://www.essenceelectrostatic.com/product/hdmi-dac-blu-ray/ some reviews: http://www.soundandvision.com/content/essence-hdacc-dac-headphone-amplifier...- Armaegis
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[Review] Nuforce HA-200 - affordable class-A monoblocks
What is it? A thing that makes the music louder Class A, single ended, BUT two units may be configured as monoblocks for balanced operation Constant-Current Output So why monoblocks? Is it for the cool factor? The increased power? For the reduced crosstalk? The separate power...- Armaegis
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- nuforce-dac-9
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD598- recable, single sided, balanced
So I got these in a trade and literally had them less than an hour before deciding I needed to make a balanced cable for them. First up, I had to figure out the wiring. The plug that goes into the left cup is a 2.5mm TRRS. Hmm ok, that hopefully means it's a 4 wire cable already so I can...- Armaegis
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- sennheiser-hd-598
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- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions
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singing vs humming - waveforms
Sitting at home with a wicked headcold, bored, and with a microphone... (click to enlarge) Singing the same note twice, but the top one is humming. It's interesting that the basic shape is the same but a bunch of higher order harmonics are missing.- Armaegis
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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[review] NuForce uDac-3
Some may accuse me of being a bit of a Nuforce fan, and to be fair I sort of am given the amount of their gear that I have owned and/or reviewed. I have enjoyed their products for many years, and their customer service has been excellent for me. That said, I don't give glowing reviews just...- Armaegis
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[mini shootout] Desktop amping solutions for the HE-6: Nuforce Icon2, STA-100, and CEntrance DacMini PX
It's no secret that those seeking to amp the HiFiMAN HE-6 will veer towards speaker amps. However, it seems the more recent trends have been moving towards beastly current driven 100W monstrosities. That's cool, I've got no problems with that. I've played around with my fair share of...- Armaegis
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- centrance-dacmini-px-usb-dac-integrated-headphone-amp-black hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone centrance-dacmini centrance-dacmini-cx
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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worst date stories
So after a bit of prodding on the YKYAAW thread, this here is a thread to share stories about your worst dates. Also acceptable are crash & burns, pickup attempts, or maybe just some sad feels. Anyhow, let me start it off: Wow that came out longer than I expected. ...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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[review] Nuforce HAP-100
HAP-100 This is a companion review to my DAC-100 review here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/645068/review-nuforce-dac-100 Coming from the same stock, they share many of the same characteristics in terms of build quality and sound. On the surface: - four selectable RCA inputs via...- Armaegis
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- nuforce-hap-100-high-performance-preamp-and-headphone-amplifier-black
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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[ortho transplant] Fostex T50rp drivers into a Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro
They say idle hands are the devil's playthings... Look what arrived the other day. Feature of note: variable bass vents! This should be interesting. Why yes, I think I will... blah blah blah, I didn't actually read any of it hello my pretty, I will be...- Armaegis
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- fostex-t50rp-closed-ear-stereo-headphones beyerdynamic-custom-ones
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- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions
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[ortho transplant]: T50rp drivers into V-Moda Crossfade (lots of pictures)
So crazy transplant in progress... The drivers: the venerable T50rp the shell: V-Moda Crossfade LP - chosen because it looks cool, and because it has a series of bass vents in the cup as well as a baffle port, similar to the T50rp shell Well ok, let's start with the...- Armaegis
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- v-moda-crossfade-m-80 v-moda-crossfade-m-100
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[review] NuForce HP-800: "Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go round!"
Nuforce HP-800 Spec table from nuforce.com Packaging The box for these headphones is really quite pretty. And big. Slide off the outer box and you'll find... another box! Open that one up and you'll find your headphones inside tied down to a plasticky shell. Underneath...- Armaegis
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- nuforce-hp-800
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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1-1-2-3-5... aka using the golden ratio to control my head-fi spending
edit: Wow I was sure rambling there wasn't I? Note to self, do not try to write when hopped up on codeine. So anyhow, the TL;DR version, this is how I originally allocated my headfi spending: 1:2:3 - which are the relative ratios of money spent on dac/amp/headphone After expanding...- Armaegis
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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[review] NuForce DAC-100
It seems I've been acquiring a lot of Nuforce gear lately. Well what can I say; I find a brand with good service and quality offerings, and I keep climbing up the chain. This review will be covering two high end devices in their “100” line: the DAC-100 and the HAP-100, a dac/headphone amp and a...- Armaegis
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- nuforce-dac-100
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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[review] Nuforce Icon2 + S-X speakers + W-1 sub + LPS power supply
As miniature 2.1 speaker systems go, for most of us it probably conjures up images of a small computer multimedia set. Yeah, not a good comparison right? I've gone through more than my fair share of speaker sets from the likes of Logitech, Altec Lansing, etc. You know the kind: two little...- Armaegis
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- linearossa-w1
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)