I'm glad my thread is getting a lot of hype!!!! I have bought an mdac to be put in the middle of my audiolab 8000cd and a tweaked version of the hpa 100 which kind of makes it inbetween a hpa100 and hpa200 into my akgk702's.... I'm getting a surpringly vast amount of detail and bottom end for a...

I really enjoyed starting out with with LDMKIII + sr80i.   Though agree with malvauex. If you are on a budget - rather than buy average headphones and average amp buy a good headphone like k70x hd650 hd600 and get a cheaper amp - fiio, ldmkii.   $300 headphones will scale up when...

Hi all,   I have an LD MKIII and I have had the stock tubes in for over a year and want to change them to get more clarity and detail through the mid-high ranges, and deeper and tighter bass.   I only listen to female vocalists such as Mariah Carey, Eva Cassidy etc so I am looking for...

Cheers Bangraman +1   by the way, i do not use ipod as a source, it was merely an A/B test. Source has to be either CDP or flac via wasapi on foobar, nobody is questioning how bad the ipod is as a direct source - its pretty bad in hi fi terms and head fi terms - lets not go down that route

If im using my ipod i use ALAC which is apples version of FLAC. Ive done A/B testing on foobar wasapi FLAC vs itunes ALAC and theres a clear difference in smoothness in favour of foobar but thats another topic. as for this topic.. still talkin about amped/unamped grados - the ipod cannot deliver...

bump againn ... come on people spill the beans.   or if there is a member of head fi who does customs based in the UK that would be just as valuable.   thanks  

Also from a diminishing returns point of view... surely buying an amp for your grado's would be economies of scale   the LD MKIII can power up to 600ohms, and is $240 delivered. Its quite capable of getting good results from AKG701/2 HD650/600/555 SR325is DT880 etc etc oh so ive read - A...

+1 i agree jimbob and estreeter   I think its a head fi phenomena and its like a brainwashing plague! Im happy as a newbie I went against convention and amped my grado's. The fact that sr80i do not need to be amped, its all bs. ALL cans can benefit from amping IMHO and experience!   I...

+1! Good stuff sling   I'm not sure - maybe my Vintage Marantz isnt even a good vintage model, but although I found the bass extension quite pleasing, and the sound stage widish, i found it to be a similar size to the LD MKIII, but the marantz sounded a bit muddy or foggy with a lot of floor...

Bump any body else got any recommendations for which power amp i should buy from the ones stated above?!

Hi thanks for your input!   Wow those are some great figures and a V nice set up   I have my dads old Vintage Marantz 1072 which has ... the following figures   THD 0.08% FR 15hz - 60kHz  +=-1db   Im not sure what this means exactly.. but i dont find the amp particularly...

Bump ... anybody??

Nobody at all!??! surely there is a small company doing these things somewhere???

Yes my LD MKIII is also a pre amp!! it his phono in and phono out yeah sick!

Lechango - i will let you know of my experience and how the marantz coped with having the LD MKIII tube amp in the tape loop..

Yeah sorry that was a very generic sentence, i was trying to be specific to my experience.   But yeah I have an LD MKIII for 90% headphone use... i love the sound, and the signiture from the marantz isnt half as bad for loudspeaker AV... I do plan to keep hold of most my stuff, especially...

Hi I have a Vintage Marantz 1072 passed on from my dad... i think they are are from a similar period. Marantz all have that full warmish rich sound from that era I think... but what i found after doing some A/B testing with a new CDP was that the marantz was capping performance of both at a...

Hi All,   I’ve tried to find some answers to this query and all I find myself doing is going through 100’s of pages of tube rolling!!!   I need some definitive answers – LD MKIII/ LD MKIV as a pre amp – anybody using either as a pre amp??   How good is the pre amp? Is it articulate...

  Quote:  I take this statement back - thank you Bilavideo for another great analysis!! Its a joy to read   Who actually rolls with "scientific evidence" anyway?? Bilavideo does!!!

Player Haters!!!! hahaha Anyways arent i gonna be a 50 head fier soon?!!!! does that mean i should create another thread.. i'm on fire!!! Quote:

Quote: YOU KNOW THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm spreading spirit to these junior head fiers!!! Get involved man

Agree with above,   Who actually rolls with "scientific evidence" anyway??   And i'd just like to say, Bilavideo is an inspiration to all newbie Head fiers including myself... i'm not sure how many people he has positivly influenced .. probably in the thousands.   Its easy to say...

Hello all,   Maybe this is a repeated thread - i'm not sure... the fact that i couldnt find the thread probably means its not a popular thread so here goes..   I guess this comes under tweaks.   Where in the UK can you get all these Mods such as woodies etc done on Grado HP and also...

Hahahahahaaa!!! nice ones lol

Quote:   I am currently running my sr80i into the LDMKIII - only had both for around 2 weeks now they have all been burnt in well and i'm LOVING the factory settings.. i cannot wait to start modding tubes, venting drivers, cables etc...