Violetric 280 Thanks for the tips. I'll try EQing these and listen some more. Edit: Much better with the EQ. Thanks. I'll listen to them for a few more days.

Revision 2 Haha. I gave them a few weeks, listening a few hours a day. I figure from here on if they're going to change its not going to much if it all. Thanks for the reply, I''m happy to hear you dig the LCD 3. I absolutely agree with you about the Arya. They're really good but the upper...

I've had the Arya for a few weeks now. I feel mixed about these headphones. Clearly they're a good headphone and do many things really well. But the upper midrange and peaks in the top end might be a deal breaker for me. I listen to a lot of electronic music and hip hop and while the low end is...

I’m thinking about picking up an Arya but I keep coming across concerns of the recent revisions. Does anybody have any experience with both versions? Hifiman claims they measure the same. I’m debating if I should buy a recent one or see if I can find an original. Edit: I ordered them. I'll...

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Lake People G109S on default gain. So far so good.

Now that I've had time with both the Bifrost Uber and the Director for a few months I'm thinking the Bifrost is going up for sale. The Director just has this liquid addictiveness to it's sound without losing any detail compared to the Bifrost. The soundstage I feel is superior to the Bifrost and...

Just joined the T1 club. Thoroughly enjoying what I'm hearing so far. Got them in yesterday morning and have had them playing ever since. I feel like they're opening up more and more every time I put them on. Really impressed so far.

I think this DAC is starting to open up a bit. I plugged the Bifrost back in for a comparison and had to hook the Director back up after 2 songs. It's presentation is so damn smooth. The bass quality is on a different level of refinement on the director. I love how revealing the TH600 is - but...

I just picked up one of these DACs. I moved into a smaller studio apartment and had to get rid of one of my two desks so I figured I'd try the Meridian DAC with it's smaller footprint and see how it would compare to my Bifrost Uber. My setup is PC SPDIF out -> DAC -> Lake People G109S -> Fostex...

  I also own the TH600 and HD600. I find the TH600 to be the superior headphone although I think they're both great cans. The TH600 doesn't isolate very well even though it's a closed headphone. I disagree that the soundstage is smaller than the HD600. I also disagree that the highs are shrill...

The magni is a bright amp.

I love my TH600. I ended up selling my HE400 because there wasn't a single situation where I'd ever reach for the HE400 over the TH600. I ended up finding that the TH600 was just as exciting as the HE400 but with considerably better comfort, better soundstage, more detail, better imaging and...

Glad you were able to get that resolved. How are you liking the amp?

  That's interesting. Once I got the TH600 my HE400 started collecting dust and I ultimately sold them. I found the TH600 to be all around a considerably better headphone. To be fair, I don't really listen to the genres of music you're into. Based on your latest post though it sounds like...

Agreed on all accounts. I'm curious - how does the g109s compare to your o2?

Very cool. I'm also using a bifrost uber for my dac. I'm not familiar with your amp but the lake people amp is a clear upgrade compared to my lyr. I'm really enjoying this amp. I just sold off some headphones. I'm currently using a fostex th600 and have an hd600 coming in on Monday.

Great read. Thanks for taking one (many?) for the team.

That's funny. I did purchase from Violetric USA. Arthur was a great guy to deal with. How are you liking the amp?

Honestly if you're quite pleased with sound I wouldn't buy an amp/dac for the gear you have. If you're going to spend the money on audio I'd save and by better headphones.   Edit: Haha, I totally missed the functionality part of your post. Disregard

I just upgraded from the lyr to the Lake People G109S. I'm much preferring the sound of the lake people amp compared to the lyr. I don't think there's a single thing the lyr did better. I read the g109 is a good pairing with the HE500 but I haven't heard the combo myself. Granted it doesn't have...

I'm a believer. This is my first higher quality solid state amp (I've had a magni for a few years now). I read so many positive things about tube amps and then the lyr. Over time though I've noticed that I'm literally listening to the lyr + the "coloring" added by the tubes rather than a neutral...

I'm finding the MD scales well. I use my MD as part of my office setup with a magni/modi 2. My home rig is currently using a bifrost uber/lake people g109s. I took the MD home for a listen and the sound is improved - I wouldn't say by a giant margin but definitely better. The sound of the...

I've had the TH600 for probably 6 months or so now. I've been using a Lyr with Siemens CCA & Amperex Bugle Boy tubes. I just picked up the Lake People G109S. It's not even a question - with the TH600 the Lake People amp is on a different level compared to the Schiit. The TH600 is really showing...

I've been listening to this amp for no more than 20 minutes and can already tell it was a great choice.