i wouldnt go lcd3 if you want detail, everything is smoothed and dull

thanks thats a relief

both cables point out the front , but if i look through the metal grate , i see inside the green pcb one is towards the front one towards the rear

ive noticed that the right and left drivers on my k1000 arnt symmetrical, its as if both are mounted with left drivers , is this normal ?

has anyone used the hifiman he adapter to connect their k1000s to speakers, is it any good ? or should i just use the wires that came with the k1000

i found the hd800 much better than the lcd3, which people say is similar to the lcd x , and the k1000 on par with the hd800, so im going to have to conclude the k1000 is much better than the lcd x aswell. Unless the soundstage of the lcd x is Significantly larger than the claustrophobic LCD3 i...

I have a bass light k1000 and compared to the hd800 sometimes it does feel like treble overload , but for songs where the bassline isnt driving the music does sound fantastic, although i dont think im driving it optimally

i can see why people would prefer the smooth fuller sound, the k1000 is very very trebly in comparison (although it may be because mine arent driven properly)

are you saying the $200 trendsaudio ta10.2 will deliver similar performance as the accuphase ? ? 

unfortunatly i cant do that as i live in another city and can only purchase this online 

thinking of getting the accuphase e-360 integrated amp (100w per channel), will this be adequate or is it too much power?  http://www.accuphase.com/model/e-360.html

i just got my k1000 #07056, it sounds quite a lot brighter than the hd800, the hd800 is thicker and smoother almost veiled in comparison, is this what you guys are hearing ? 

Hi Greed , very interested in your stratus vs master9 opinion

I wouldn't use psvane tubes, I had the psvane 2a3b and wr2a3 both developed tapping noises after a while

or should I power my cd player off when not in use, thanks

When warming up a tube amp do you need to run a signal through it or is it effective just to turn it on.

the ps1000 needs a few hundred hours to burn in , seriously ! i was skeptical at first but the highs really change , they were kind of screechy and tight at first but now they are really really nice. I listen to chinese pop aswell which tends to have more sibilance than western music and i find...

yes the ps1000, i like it much better than the lcd3 on the stratus but then i dont really like the lcd3 very much. I am using shuguang treasure 2a3c tubes which are quite a big improvement over stock aswell.

I suppose piano is debatable since its tone quite soft and does not highlight the LCD3's shortcomings. I used to play in a band and the feel of live drums and guitars is just much better captured on the ps1000

I find at medium listening levels piano sounds much better on the ps1000 than the lcd3

I have the dna stratus and darkvoice 337se . I dont think its the amp tbh its the general sound signature of the LCD3. 

I havnt heard the th900 but i have owned the LCD3, i'd say its sound relects its comfort: slightly claustraphibic, dull and soft. It just didnt have any magic 

i dont think the ps1000 has nasty treble at all, treble on the t1 sounds sharper and on the lcd3 the treble is just way too soft. I trust my ears rather than look at graphs, the w3000anv has a freq graph that looks like poo but lots of people still seem to love it

i had my sr80s for 4 years and i still love it

well from that you can either say the ps1000 has hot treble or the lcd3 has recessed treble, for me its the latter, the ps1000 are just much more engaging to me. tbh freq graphs can be misleading i have a t1 and that is much brighter across the board than the ps1000 but it doesnt look that way...