New archival release from the Grateful Dead just arrived :  Dave's Picks Vol. #9 (May 14, 1974  Missoula, MT  Adams Field House at U. of Montana)

Decware makes tube headphone amps that are very neutral..Definitely not excessively warm, or any loss of detail because of noise ....and it does extract and present detail well, with variable success depending on the tubes used.   My comparison would be my Burson Soloist SL solid-state amp...I...

price range for active studio monitors: anywhere from $200 to $600 with lots of options in this range

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Active studio Monitors are an option....I am using some Emotive Airmotive6 active monitors as my computer speakers in a bedroom/desk setup.   Not analytic or harsh sounding at all...Using an old Adcom GFP-750 passive/active pre-amp and a JDS Labs ODAC USB out from my labtop and couldn't be...

I am using the the T-90's with a Decware CSP2 (2009  build)....Fantastic combo, and overtook my Senn. HD650's as my favorite pairing with the Decware.     I believe the new model is the CSP3....uses three 6922 tubes and a 5UG (and others) rectifier tube....well made, great warranty and service...

In another thread I also brought up a new bargain find... a Denon DVD-5000 (circa 1999)....It has a variable headphone output, and it sounds fantastic with the MA900. off topic sorry, just an surprising find

Hello, good morning here!...   One thing to remember, the Schitt Lyr is a SS/Tube Hybridm not all tube... Done right like the Lyr and best of both worlds for some...The input is tube and output is SS   My demo with the Lyr was positive, but chose the Burson Soloist SL, because my Decware...

#17420...Bought them used 4 years ago, and bought new pads...Great deal used, and at current new prices. well made

Thanks for the well written and informative review...the K612 is now on my radar! I have owned the MA900 for about 6months and really like them. Very versatile and comfortable...with comfort and relaxed sound being one of the main reasons I find myself enjoying long listening sessions with...

I have owned the MA900's for about six months and they continue to amaze me!! The comfort, accurate sound, open sound stage, accurate bass... are all great with the MA900. A new discovery!! Great sound from the headphone jack of a newly acquired used Denon DVD-5000 (circa 1999)....It has...

I had a chance to hear the Schiit Lyr at the Chicago AXPONA show last March, and I was very impressed....and immediately wanted to hear my AKG701's with it... So, I think Blackmoore's suggestion of demo'ing the Schiit Lyr is correct......would be a good comparison with the Burson Soloist SL...

I have the AKG 701 and a Burson Soloist SL and Decware CSP2 tube pre/ OTL headphone amp.   With the Decware (OTL design, and really good with higher impedance phones, Senn. 650's), I rarely used the AKG 701's with the Decware, and they sat on the sidelines.  Until, the Burson Soloist SL...

I used the same old cd/dac for 5 of the 7 years I have been serious about this hobby. All the while I upgraded all the equipment around it...   It was the Adcom GCD-750 circa 1999-2000, I bought it used in 2007, about a year into putting together my 1st system   specs:   Adcom...

I have a Sansa Clip+ paired with the JDS Labs C421 portable amp.   I don't have the Fostex T50rp, but I have the Beyerdynamic DT1350, and they have similar ohm specs (50ohm and 80ohm)....   the JDS C421 definitely helps the Beyer DT1350's  compared to using the Sansa Clip+ only...night...

Happy Decware owner here   I've had the CSP2 and Taboo for 4 years...   The Taboo was sent in for the Hazen-grid mod, but no headphone output yet   The CSP2 is a workhorse in my system....lots of headphone time and sometimes pre-amp in my 2channel rig I sent the CSP2 in for the...

I have not heard the DT880,   but I have the T90's and Sennheiser HD650's   The T-90 is a more resolving and coherent sound than the HD650's for me....   both sound outstanding with my CSP2 tube amp and Burson Soloist SL   the T90 is more expensive, than the DT880, and probably...

aha...here is the  Beyerdynamic T90 thread   The T90 has been my new go to headphone since Dec. '12   used the Decware CSP2/ Senn. HD650 combo for 4+ years and AKG 701's that never sounded great with the OTL Decware CSP2, so they sat on the side-lines   the T90 combines both of the...

Great read! thanks for the link

Quote: HMMM....maybe it was the LCD-2??  I really liked the LCD-2 with the LYR and the also the HD800 and the LYR....   At CHI AXPONA i had the chance to hear LCD-2 on three different amps. I need to go back and look at pics to remember some of the combos...I think the new Fostex...

Thanks for the explanation, that about sorts it out for me...just different technologies and designs   anyway, I hope to be posting in this thread about an HE-400 demo soon, really think this is the planar headphone that would be great in my system   thanks again to all for the info and...

Thanks for the explanation, that about sorts it out for me...just different technologies and designs   anyway, I hope to be posting in this thread about an HE-400 demo soon, really think this is the planar headphone that would be great in my system   thanks again to all for the info and...

Quote:   thanks for the response...so they are the same thing...with electrostat headphones being another category or following into ortho/planar category???   sorry, I should just go look this stuff-up myself, use the internets to my benefit, and save other people the time  

Quote: I didn't get to demo long enough to get a gauge on the soundstage of the Lyr and was using unfamiliar headphones What impressed me was the clarity, but with some of the dimensional aspects and 2nd order harmonics associated with tubes   my list of wants:   --Schiit Lyr...

Quote: My guess is that this would be an upgrade that I would like....The CSP2 is incredibly detailed and neutral   It was the only headamp I owned for 4+ years, until recently buying the Burson Soloist SL   I demo'd some other amps a few times, but not with any intention of...