Bump and price drop

Bump and price drop

I'd prefer to ship to CONUS (I have no experience with international shipping), but if it doesn't sell soon and you'd be willing to cover the difference I'll hit you up. Thanks.

Up for sale is a gently used Garage1217 Project Ember II w/CNC'd aluminum chassis in excellent condition. Acrylic chassis and original A/C adapter also included. No tubes are included but I can included a few assorted ones to get you started upon request. Price includes shipping to CONUS...

Up for sale is a barely used Garage1217 Project Sunrise III w/acrylic chassis. Original A/C adapter also included. For an additional $30 I can include an Acopian LPS which tightens up the bass quite a bit (please note it doesn't come with any leads and you would need to make them). No tubes...

Normally I don't mind the wind, or the cold (I live up in Milwaukee) but Chicago is the only place where I've felt like the wind was intentionally slapping me in the face. That said, this sounds like lots of fun. Will try to make it down!

I've been using mine in my car with a Pixel 2 XL for about a month and have been very happy with the sound quality on aptX-HD; it sounds as good as the CD player to me. My only minor quibble is that it doesn't auto power on with USB power since it wasn't specifically designed for car use, but...

Awesome, thanks for taking the time! I'll plan on ordering one then for my incoming Pixel 2 XL.

Has anyone tried to use their XB10 while charging? I'm very curious because I would like to use it in my car as well as for headphones, and the battery life is kinda... short.

So, long story short I've had a nice leather head strap left over from the Audeze carbon fiber headband, and one day last week it occurred to me how similar the shape was to the plastic perforated strap on my HE-X. Hm. Caution to the wind I went ahead and disassembled the sliding mechanisms on...

That's good to hear, thanks! I've finally gotten past the notion of everything having to be "accurate", as long as it's reasonably natural sounding and enjoyable then who really cares :) I'll probably see what I think of the v1 pads first, and if I think they could use some livening up I'll get...

Hey all, I've been enjoying the heck out of my LCD-X (w/Sonarworks) but need to free up some funds so I bought a HEX v1 that I'm hoping will be an acceptable "downgrade". For those of you who have owned/heard both the v1 and v2, do you think the $80 v2 pads are a worthwhile upgrade? How do they...

  I actually recently parted with my Mjolnir 2 as I found it overkill for my LCD-X, which I found pretty much as enjoyable from the headphone output of my audio interface (blasphemy, I know). Were I spending most of my time with the HD800 I definitely would have kept it, however.   I never...

Long story short the X plays best with powerful solid state amps, or more neutral hybrid tube amps (OTL amps excluded as mentioned previously). Many people are finding the Jotunheim to be an excellent pairing with the X, lower price point aside. I was planning on getting one myself but have been...

  I've done a lot of research into LCD-X > Amp pairings and haven't come across anything on the Crack. I'm assuming it's because OTL amps delivery very little power to low-impedance planars like the X; they're generally much better suited for high-impedance dynamics.

Yeah... lesson learned. Going to make sure of that next time

That's not my photo from earlier, this is the first 12A tube that I've tried (guess I'll have to get my hands on another to be absolutely sure). Thanks for the confirmation though, I appreciate it!   EDIT: So this is a strange development, I went back to the original eBay listing to check the...

Just to clarify (I'm still new to this) the Ember II does NOT require an adapter for 12AU7/ECC82's correct? I was excited to receive a strong-testing Tektronics Telefunken 12AU7 from a well rated seller and low and behold all I get with it is a ground hum, with no music (the tube isn't lighting...

I'd chalk it up to either the pretty significant frequency response variations from pair to pair (meaning your pair is actually pretty different than the "average" correction curve in use) or you just prefer the sound of the LCD-X as is. I wish I did - it would save me the trouble ha. But I...

Haha too true. I do have a 6SN7 adapter coming for a pair of Sylvania 6SN7WGTA that I have; very curious to hear those. Will try to keep my focus narrowed down to a few tube types for the forseeable future; just looked at the manual and was absolutely overwhelmed with the list of supported tubes 

Yeah, unfortunately that seems to be the case with all of my 6DJ8/6922's as well... with my 5670's the center image is perfect but with every single 6DJ8/6922 I've tried it skews to the right... not terribly, but enough to bother me. It's a shame because I was hoping to be all set with my tubes...

Alright, so I've only been able to listen for a few hours so these are very early impressions. The only tube I've tried so far is the GE black plate 5670, and for the most part it sounds great! Good detail and soundstage, and no channel imbalance. The drawbacks for me so far with this tube in...

Agree 100% with the others. The carbon fiber headband makes all the difference in the world. Normal headband hurts after 20-30 minutes, carbon fiber one is good for hours and hours.   Quote:   Annnnd now to move on to another topic: YES, Sonarworks does wonders with the LCD-X. I was...

Yeah I hope so; I'll definitely be checking that thread out! I really like the idea of only having to roll a single tube... all of a sudden my existing pairs have doubled in life  

Thanks for the resource! I will ask about the 5670 and let you know. I believe my 6SN7 pair are Sylvania brown base 6SN7WGT... Left over from a WA6 I owned but never got around to buying adapters for. Maybe they're decent, no idea!