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    Focal Clear headphones

    I agree 100%, so disappointing
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    Focal Clear headphones

    The highs are not lacking for me, if they were any brighter, fatigue would set in before I finished listening to a single album.......
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Interesting impressions. I have been listening to my Clear's for 2 weeks now. I have a Lake People G109-A and an Emotiva A-100 that I use as my headphone amps. My source is a Sony xa5400es sacd player and a Wyred 4 Sound Dac-2. My other headphones are Sennheiser HD-600 with a Cardas cable and...
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    Lake People G109 / G103 thread

    I just received my G109A this weekend. 2 day shipping arrived on Saturday! I have both HD-600's and the HE-500's and the G109A sounds better to my ears than my WA-6 does with the HE-500. More clarity, focus and cleaner,deep bass.The default gain settings are just right so no need to fiddle with...
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    FiiO X3 firmware 3.21 download and discussion thread

    Well, I got it working, installed the firmware and the sound is pretty amazing Aside from the poor quality instructions, the X3 is built well and sounds great. I don't mind the UI, I can deal with it.
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    FiiO X3 firmware 3.21 download and discussion thread

    This is new and confusing to me, isn't the TF already in the X3 when you format it to FAT32? Why do the instructions step 3 say to insert the TF card in the slot?   Thanks     Q: How to upgrade the X3? A: ★Choose a TF card (Micro SD card) with FAT32 file system. If the update process...
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    HiFiMan Introduces New HE-500 Planar Magnetic Headphones

    Frank I,   I am glad to hear that you like the HE-500's. From our posts on audioasylum, I think you were waiting for the new silver cable. Did you ever get the silver cable? I am waiting for my q-audio cable to arrive. The silver cable is microphonic whenever it moves and I agree with...
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    MHDT Havana DAC

    Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 Rad, what are the giants? In addition, do you own any of the giants you will list? Giant Killers are pieces of gear that cost a little $$ and sound better than much more expensive $$$ pieces of gear ie, a DAC that cost $800 sounding as good as...
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    MHDT Havana DAC

    I have been listening critically through my WA 6 and HD 600's today. I don't hear any static issues however I don't hear much difference between the Havana DAC being fed by my Rega Apollo and the analog outputs of my Apollo. I have tried some tube rolling and still not much difference between...
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    woo6 owners: rectifier tube rolling options

    I have been listening to a 5V4G for about a week now and I prefer it to the Sovtek 5U4G in my system. The Sovtek 5U4G sounded too analytical for me, the 5V4G sounds more realistic with better bass and smoother midrange. My system consists of a Shanling CDT-100/WA6/HD-600/Cardas cord.
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    woo6 owners: rectifier tube rolling options

    blessingx, Those are interesting points. I use a Shanling CDT-100 as my source and the output level is at max but I did notice the volume was lower with the 5U4G than the 5AR4 with the volume control at about 11 o'clock. Maybe the gain is higher on the 5AR4? I will let the 5U4G burn in a bit...
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    woo6 owners: rectifier tube rolling options

    I just got a Sovtek 5U4G and while the tube looks sweet, it sounds polite, thin, uninvolving and has weak bass compared to the stock 5AR4 when listening through my HD-600 with the Cardas cable. I read some other reviews about the Sovtek 5U4G that described them as "punchy" but compared to what...
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    Murano Speaker amps - Bel Canto - Jeff Rowland clone

    To make things more confusing, there are also these: http://www.wyred4sound.com/ICE_CUBE_...ecube200s.html I would love to hear feedback about these amps.
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    WooAudio 6 Review

    Quote: Originally Posted by dfkt I just pulled the trigger on a WA6. ETA is May, 15th. Jack Wu is going to modify it with a red LED instead of a blue one.... mmmh. (Read here about my gripe with blue LEDs. ) Damn you Head-Fi! And thanks to all the great people in here, providing...
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    WooAudio 6 Review

    Quote: Originally Posted by johnsonad Welcome to the WA6 club! Now get a nice Phillips metal base GZ34 and you will be in heaven Thanks johnsonad, now where do I get the Philips metal base GZ34?
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    WooAudio 6 Review

    I decided to gives tubes a try again after many years of using SS gear. My past experience with tube gear was not very positive (Melos SHA- power supply hum, hum though the headphones and speakers and poor quality toggle switch feel) (Music Reference RM9 MkII lint shorts, blown fuses,popping...
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    Westone UM1 versus Sony MDR-EX71

    I listened to the UM-1's through my Wooaudio WA-6 and guess what- they sound far better and more accurate than the EX-71's and there is bass. Now the Sony's sound too bright. In conclusion, the UM-1's are more accurate than the Sony's when using a high quality source- my bad. Next up- the...
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    Westone UM1 versus Sony MDR-EX71

    Quote: Originally Posted by manhattanproj http://headphonereviews.org/headphon...90&action=view interestingly the review on these aren't that good but ppl here in the form speak pretty glowingly about them. so are they good? Thanks for the link manhattanproj. I wish I read...
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    Westone UM1 versus Sony MDR-EX71

    When exercising, I have been using my iAudio G3 with the Sony MDR-EX71's (no headphone amp). The EX71's sound good to my ears (bass can be a bit too much)but the cable is thin and gets tangled and is very microphonic. Whenever I move during exercise the cable transmits the sound to the...
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    Open up my Nad C525Bee and found this inside!

    Quote: Originally Posted by Herandu It's applied with something like a cotton bud. How neath do you want it to look? It's a glue that is very elastic in nature. Actually? Like this http://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp...5EStaking.html
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    Open up my Nad C525Bee and found this inside!

    Mostly likely the white glue is an RTV staking material to keep the components from moving during shipping and vibration. It does look kind of sloppy though.
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