From things I have read, the Denons apparently might be too warm for my speakers. Or isn't this the case with older Denons? As I can get the amp for £45. The speakers cost me £25. So a kit for £80 in total. On another note, my dad has some Kef Celeste iis. Big buggers they are. They are...

No more than 4 inches, yet you want good bass? This would be possible with a separate subwoofer, but I really do doubt that a 4 inch high speaker, with the cones they will have will handle it. Would you be okay opting for a good set of speakers with a separate sub?

Hi everyone. I think I posted in the wrong thread before, but I've been doing my own research anyway, and I've come across a Denon PMA-255 UK for £45 quite close to me. I plan on using it to power my Tannoy Mercury M1s I have recently acquired for cheap. Recommended Power - 10-70 Wpc Peak...

Hi all, LooOOnng time no posting, Just acquired a set of Tannoy Mercury M1 speakers for cheap, that I have heard great things about. They appeared on my news feed and I had to have them. Basically, I have nothing to feed them with. I have took them to my dads and they do sound pretty damn good...

Be real easy if a different master was used, but as I proved to myself a few pages back, Spotify and Tidal sound exactly the same on max settings. Impossible to tell the differences. Someone ABX a FLAC against a 320kbps OGG and tell me they really hear a difference with the results please as I did

It is possible they haven't transferred eveey track to 320kbps but from my tests and what I listen to, I can't tell a damn difference. If both are using the same master, you will not be able to tell the difference between a 320 and a FLAC. Lacking soundstage etc is because you have found one...

I'll A/B that track tonight if my Tidal subscription is still valid EDIT: Don't even need to A-B Nine in the afternoon (Radio edit) is totally different. Tidal's vocal sounding more upfront. This is less a problem to do with the quality, and more to do with the master it seems. Only test I...

I'll do that too :) That is why I'm doing the test with a CD FLAC rip and Tidal too because who knows if Tidal is EQing bass up/mid bass EDIT: Well the good news is, I can't tell the difference between the CD ripped FLAC and Tidal's FLAC, so it isn't adding any EQ Now to rip a OGG 320kbps of...

That will be my next test. I know this track very well, so if I spot a difference between the CD rip FLAC and the FLAC from Tidal, it either means Tidal is doing some EQing so it isn't flat or... well I don't know. I'll perform it tonight and see if I spot any differences. As far as I know...

Thanks for that and I'm sorry I posted in the wrong place. Yeah makes you wonder. The difference isn't night and day but it is there. No EQ on either, sound normalisation off on both. It could very easily be I'm hearing OGG differences. I may try A-Bing the 320kbps of both the AAC and OGG of...

Trains by Porcupine Tree. One recorded in Spotify, at max quality, volume level matched and saved as wave, and the other Tidal lossless. I think I can safely say the difference is apparant. Spotify sounds duller, especially in the singers voice. I had no problems in figuring out which really...

X sounds brighter than the 3? Do you lose some details in the X though? I will indeed have to try them, as I'm wondering if they will offer the detail I'd expect for the price. You'd expect them to

My stepping stones have been Sennheiser PX100s, PX100 iis, V-Moda M100s (blew away the Senns), and tried my dads Senn 598s for a few hours, and now looking for a be all and end all to replace them. LCDs won't replace them for portable use of course unless I opted for the X's or Xc's. But the...

Depends on the ripped source though. For example I've used Spotify on max (320kbps ogg) for years. On a trial right now of Tidal lossless, and there appears to be a massive difference

Hmm... So when people review these, they could be reviewing all kinds of different varients. I'll have to give them a listen. These and the HD800S. I somehow expect a planar (never heard one before) to offer a more natural sound anyway because of how they work. Really excited to listen to...

Why do they sell the non fazor and fazor when fazor leaves everything apparently less affected? When I see some online, they don't seem to mention it. Also... Does the different wood/leather/suade affect the sound? In my opinion it would. I've been swayed this way and that though. I had a...

Decided on maybe the LCD 3.. That was a flip but I'll give them a listen soon! But then I heard a few reviews stating the lack of upper treble response and I'm back to square one. Have reviewers just listened to older revisions and haven't updated findings, with improved response? Does...

Listening to my dads 598s right now and bass shy? Nope... not through his Kenwood amp setup using my poor phone as a DAC (Samsung S5 has an awful DAC compared with the S3)... and it's flat. When a song requires bass, aka trance, the bass is there. It certainly sounds like it has as much sub...

Oooo okay, I may have to look into that, thanks!

I live in the UK :(

The Vali doesn't have that 4 pin out instead of just headphone out. Does that make much difference?

How do people figure out what works and what doesn't apart from spending thousands on different equipment? I.e I could get the HD800 and an amp everyone else thinks is horrible but I won't know what I'm missing as I don't know what I'm listening for in regards to a better amp. I do need a...

So confused... Haha... Almost puts me off knowing how much work I'd have to do to get an amp that works. So the Valhala 2 with the Multibit DAC from them would be good? You could go completely wrong, get the HD800 and get an amp that makes the headphone sound like something a lot cheaper...

I'll have to test a few models out, thanks again for replies. Never tried that make of headphone before so Richer Sounds may have to be an option After seeing reviews of the new Shiitz Jotunheim, I'm really considering this with a set as my first and only DAC/AMP. I have the PA2V2. That is as...

I think I'm just after a more refined and detailed set to last me many years. I always feel with a headphone I have that I'm missing something and I'd prefer to know I'm hearing everything possible if that makes sense. The M100s are very nice and they are enjoyable, but a larger soundstage...