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Holy crap, Jack Johnson, "On and on" cd.
Probably the best mastered cd I have heard in a while....everything seems perfect.... Looks I will be buying all of his albums soon! Great music, amazing quality all around. And the funny thing is I think it was recorded in his own personal garage converted to studio. :D What...- TigzStudio
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Someone confirm for me, sibilance on Vanessa Carlton, Harmonium album,
So I am testing some amps and on one amp I notice it plain as day, Vanessa Carlton, Harmonium, Track 01 - White Houses., for example at 45 sec/47 second..."she's so pretty, she's so sure"..etc... also throughout the song. Never really noticed it before until I tried this amp. :D...- TigzStudio
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The Violectric v282 thread
I figured it would be nice to have a thread for the future Violectric V282 amplifier, based on the V200 circuitry. There is also a possibility of two new versions coming out in 2011. I recently emailed Violectric and got more in-depth details on the amplifier(s), which will hopefully be...- TigzStudio
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- headphone-amplifiers desktop-amps meier-audio-concerto violectric
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Which amp are you the most curious about hearing paired with the LCD-2's (poll)
Doing a simple poll to see which amp the general head-fi populous is curious about hearing paired with the LCD-2's. If you have another not in the list, post it in a reply.- TigzStudio
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- leben-cs-300x audio-gd-phoenix desktop-amps meier-audio-concerto woo-audio-wa-6-se violectric-hpa-v200 violectric-hpa-v181 woo-audio-wa5-le audio-gd-roc-sa woo-audio-wa6 ttvj apex-high-fi-audio-peak-and-volcano
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Jundac Dac Kit (uses 1704)
http://tech.juaneda.com/en/projects/jundactwo.html I find the design of this dac interesting, has anyone come across this before? He has a kit available. some more pics also a look inside his Jundac One.- TigzStudio
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Vampire wire done selling cables?
So I ordered a 3 meter XLR cable through a different company (CCC/II Vampire cable sepcifically), and after waiting 3 weeks with nothing showing up at my door I end up calling the company I bought it from and also Vampire Wire directly. In the conversation with Vampire wire they tell me...- TigzStudio
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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wow Wireworld's main website got hacked !?
I was going to check out some of their cables on their site and apparently it got hacked by some guy who loves "Allah". http://www.wireworldcable.com/ ?!?! A little disconcerting, good thing I didn't order direct from them. I had ordered 2 power cables from them not long ago...- TigzStudio
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Audeze LCD-2 Amplifier compatibility thread
This is a thread to find out how well various headphone amplifiers are working with the Audeze LCD-2's. Only post if you own the LCD-2 and have tested it for quite a while with your amplifier(s). Please just provide a brief description of your setup, and whether you feel your amp is...- TigzStudio
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- audeze-lcd2-planar-magnetic-headphones decware desktop-amps headphones
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Eastern Electric Minimax Tube Dac (32-bit dac)
http://www.morningstaraudio.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=12&catid=6 I like how it has every input you could want pretty much (AES/coax/optical/BNC/USB) + a 12au7 tube in amp stage (rollable) + utilizes a ESS Technology 9018 32 bit DAC chip. looks interesting, anyone get a chance to...- TigzStudio
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- dacs eastern-electric-minimax-dac eastern-electric
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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suggestions for power isolation....Tripp Lite, BPT, Wireworld cables....
So I am looking for something for my REf5/Roc setup to give it some quality power. Narrowed it down to the choices below: Tripp Lite http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=840&txtModelID=229 BPT PPC http://www.b-p-t.com/ppc-pure-power-center.html...- TigzStudio
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- cables tripp-lite
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Recommendations for well shielded, very high noise rejection power cables for the computer audio setup?
I am looking for some recommendations on not all that expensive power cables that will basically reject all noise, I will be using them on a DAC/AMP/Computer/and 2xpowered speakers. Any opinions appreciated! Thanks! So far the lower end Analysis Plus power cables look well designed.- TigzStudio
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- cables computer-audio computer-speakers
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Custom ACSS/CAST cables ?
Wondering if anyone has tried using KRELL cast cables or were able to find connectors to make their own ACSS/CAST cables for use with Audio-GD gear? Thanks!- TigzStudio
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What Burr Brown chip does the Antelope Zodiac use?!?! It's a mystery!
So I have been on a mission trying to figure out which burr brown the antelope Zodiac uses... They don't tell you anywhere, not even in the manual!.... What is up with that? Seems lame they would hide it imo, makes me think they are trying to be sneaky and don't want to tell you stuff. ...- TigzStudio
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Anyone try a Audio-gd FBI or CIA integrated with ACSS and a Audio-gd source balanced?
Just wondering if anyone has tried the Audio-GD integrated amps with ACSS (cast) and Ref5/7/One in balanced mode, or used a Krell CAST amp with Audio-gd source? Also, out of curiosity what speakers were you using as well. Thanks!- TigzStudio
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- headphone-amplifiers desktop-amps
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LA2000 (balanced) vs. HD-650 (balanced) - POLL
Want to do a poll of people that have listened to these balanced, which would you chose? (based on SOUND ALONE!) Giving reasons below would be cool too! Thanks!- TigzStudio
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Headphone that has that Senn 650 / Stax sound but is not a sennheiser / stax?
So I am looking for a can that is like the Senn 650 but a different brand. Has anyone listened to some cans that have that Senn 650 / Stax quality where you just enjoy the music without being critical of every note? My dt880s get pretty close to this but I just want to try more...- TigzStudio
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Audio-GD poll ! (amp edition)
Just another poll due to curiosity, also included the non-headphone amps he offers for the heck of it. Which Audio-GD amp(s) do you own?- TigzStudio
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- audio-gd-phoenix audio-gd-c2-headphone-amplifier headphone-amplifiers desktop-amps audio-gd-roc
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Audio-GD Poll !
I just wanted to take a poll and see how many of the Audio-GD products are out there in the head-fi community. * if you own a compass just put a vote on the FUN- TigzStudio
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Recabling (Reterminating) Master List !
It would be nice to start a thread that has a master list of the type of headphone you tried / or did re-cable along with your findings. If you have pics of the internals of the cable that would be a nice extra. This is an effort to make it easier on people doing re-cables, so they...- TigzStudio
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Anyone reterminate a Beyer dt880 (600 ohm) recently?
So I have a brand new pair of 600 ohm dt880's and I am trying to look how the cables are connected to the stock 1/8" mini but there is this annoying very hard plastic housing like cemented with the wiring and Im afraid to cut into it. Has anyone reterminated 880's recently? and do you happen...- TigzStudio
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Anyone compare Lavry dacs with Audio-gd dacs?
I couldn't find to many direct comparisons between Lavry DA11 specifically, nor DA10 to any Audio GD DACs. Im basically torn between a Lavry DA11 vs. a Audio GD Reference 5 at the moment. btw the ref 5 would be acss to my Audio-gd Roc. So has anyone been able to compare the two...- TigzStudio
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If you were stranded on an island and....
If you were stranded on an island and all you had was a portable generator, 1 pair of headphones, 1 amp, 1 dac and 1 album. What would they be? Your source is a $10,000 well renowned cdp, and your portable generator only has 5 hours time left for you to enjoy the music. go! My...- TigzStudio
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my Audio-gd Roc first impressions (post 100 hours burn in)
Just wanted to say this amp is AMAZING. It now has about 100 hours on it. I have only been testing it as a preamp (xlr out) balanced to my krk rokit 8's via Cambridge DacMagic for the most part.... but let me tell you I have never heard music so close to LIVE ever. My room is completely...- TigzStudio
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Suggestion for modding dt880 to 4-pin xlr (for Audio gd Roc)
Hey guys, Im wondering who else out there has modded their headphones for use with 4-pin XLR....And if I should go with a full recable or just a retermination? I am a bit apprehensive to have my cans opened up and messed around with for a recable, but also think I would not get as much...- TigzStudio
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What do you guys think of these beautifully crafted headphone hangers?
Hey guys, I want to do a bit of an interest check on these awesome hangers/hooks I found. I have a bunch of these, have a look at the pics of the hangers installed in my studio. Hard to find or get these online, only way to get em pretty much would be through the brick and mortar IKEA...- TigzStudio
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)