Quite different...... S are (don't know why) easier to' drive with powerful bass but little less detail and hairness..... With my Bacillus Tilla I like more the HD800 but with the microZOTL 2 and the Bryston I think the 800S are the right choice.

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Thanks Joe, PM sent.

Hi! I'll be happy to join the test Group. Headphones you possess: Sennheiser hd800 Sennheiser hd650 Sennheiser Momentum Audeze LCD 2.2 Grado sr325is Beats by dr Dre Wireless DAP (s) you possess: Iphone 4s Iphone 5 Ipad Air Fiio X5 Fiio products you possess: FiiO X5 Fiio E12 DIY...

If you really want to push the 325 to the limit I strongly suggest you to invest a little bit more and buy a Fiio E12 DIY using lme49000 as buffer and Muses02 as opa. I own this combo and I can assure you this is by far the best portable amp. Money can buy for the 325is. Fantastic soundstage...

:wink: Thank You. Will go with Muses01 first.

May I ask you which is in your opinion the right op amp, I am waiting for my Brown Dog adapters to came and hoping my soldering skills are not completely gone I will have the 5002 ready to rock in the next few days. I have Muses01 and 02, opa 627 and, of course, the stock ones.

Which is the buffer You have currently installed? My combo is Muses02 with lme49006. With Muses01 I have Less punch and detail together with narrower soundstage.

  I think it has something to do with headphone pairing.........(it might sound strange because the sr325Is are well known for their "bright sound signature" but for some strange reason I can't find a single bit of harshness with tis combo) what it is really amazing is the quantity of musical...

You're absolutely right! Great soundstage and incredible detail. Still on the warm Side But with plenty of detail. I am really amazed with this combo with the Grado!!

Lucky me! I can put my dip8 chips into the e12 diy case without problems. Just switched from standard config. to muses02 and LME49600 :fearful::fearful::fearful: What a HUGE difference! Now the DIY is a totally different beast if compared to the standard E12. My Grado SR325iS sounds like they...

Just arrived! During the past few days I received my Muses 01 and 02 together with opa 627 LME 4920 and Intersil ha5002. Let the fun begin....

To be fair I cannot say there is something wrong with the LCD2 when paired with the HPA100 but I have a feeling that there is something missing, mainly in bass punch and control together with transient speed and overall definition, if compared with the Bryston BHA-1 (still the best match with...

I am using the speakers in a medium sized room (6x6 meters, placed 50 cm from rear wall and 1,5 mt. from side walls angled 45° biwired with Kimber Cable 8TC) but I think that I am doing an unfair comparison because at the moment the Minima are paired with a Krell KAV 150a as power amp and The...

Dare I say one of the best combo ever: Mcintosh MHA100 with Sennheiser HD800!!! Superb image, gone every single bit of harshness, yet warm, fast and detailed. Kudos to Mcintosh engineers.

I totally agree with you, mine arrived yesterday and first impressions are absolutely the same as yours. Really good pairing with hd800 and so-so with lcd 2 rev.2 (still prefer my Briston BHA-1 with the Audeze). Really good match also with Grado sr 325 Is. Unfortunately my speakers are Sonus...

Sorry, bad typing error.... Of course I was joking too.......

You got it ;) Of corse I Washington jogging too..... No setup in the bathroom :o

Sorry, I forgot to mention to my sources in the signature. Pro-ject 10.2 Turntable with project tube box Denon sacd dvd 3910 Ipad 3 (just behind Musical fidelity M1 HPA amp) NeXT post: Pictures of bathroom setup (I am using it right now) :p

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I suspect no. Unless you are willing to use the DAC section of the E18 instead of your Ipod internal DAC. I have no direct experience with the E18 so this is just speculation but I think the amp section should be the same of the E12. If I remember well the E18 is meant to be a perfect match with...