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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
How so you compare them bs LCD-X?- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
Not in my experience. Susvara’s headband was wonky as a snot blown by the wind and LCD-4z’s frame squeezed while putting it on my head. None of them delivered anything better I could hear compared to other headphones way cheaper, e.g LCD-3.- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
It comes down to individual preference, so I recommend that you listen to both and decide. In my experience LCD-X is significantly better than LCD-2C. Both tried at the same time back in 2020, so I am writing based on distant memory. I initially ordered LCD-2C, after having heard both. This was...- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
I would like to share why I am not going to order the Tungstens after months of personally being hyped and wanting to own them. The key reason is that I cannot hear them at a dealer in Europe to see if they are worth buying. The background for changing my mind: I am listening to metal and rock...- staticosaur
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Audio-gd NFB-28
Thanks a lot for the reply. With my lack of experience I am wondering, if I hook up another amp to D28, would the pre-amp (i.e. using the D28’s amp) modify the sound that comes out of the last amp in the chain, compared to fixed DAC option? I am basically considering such potential setup, to...- staticosaur
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Audio-gd NFB-28
Thank you, sajunky. Do I understand correctly that “fixed” is DAC line out and “variable” is DAC + pre-amp? What about the XLR line line out? Otherwise, where on their webpage did you read it? I have the D28.38 version (I do not have the switch, but simply choose DAC mode from a button) and...- staticosaur
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Audio-gd NFB-28
Does anybody know what the pure DAC line output voltage is? I can read on their website pnly about the pre-amp (10V balanced and 5V RCA). Cheers.- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
How do you see the DAC output voltage? I looked up a couple of DACs online and this info is not mentioned.- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
Plus VAT on the total sum of price, shipping cost and custom duties.- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
Thank you. Violectric V222 has +18db gain. Acc. to online calcs, this equals x8 output voltage. If a DAC feeds 2V, V222 outputs it as 16V, while 4V will become 32V. The amp is rated around 20V at 150 Ohms, where the Tungstens are. Is it the case then that the total output voltage to the...- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
Could anybody explain how the DAC voltage affects the system voltage that comes out of the amp? On another note, has anybody tried the Tungstens with Violectric V222 and out of what DAC? It seems to get around 20V alone.- staticosaur
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Audio-gd NFB-28
Did you ever try NFB28.38 with Susvara? What are your impressions specifically for how the amp is driving the headphones and whether power is sufficient for head room?- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
Thanks for sharing. Still provides insight. I have found that price does not match pleasure, so it is important to hear different perspectives. Personal preferences are key.I, for example and compared to LCD-X, liked more LCD-3, but found LCD-5, Utopia and Meze Elite to not provide anything...- staticosaur
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Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion
Are you able to compare Tungsten to LCD-X out of a solid state amp and share your review?- staticosaur
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Audio-gd NFB-28
Hi audio enthusiasts. I am having the D.28.38 (2020) fully upgraded.. I hear no difference in sound quality and volume level between the balanced and SE outputs. I am just switching the cables on my LCD-X. Is there anything else I should be doing? Cheers.- staticosaur
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Reply to review by 'staticosaur' on item 'Audio-gd NFB-28'
I am not hearing volume or sound quality difference between balanced and SE output. Anything I am missing, besides plugging the cable? Cheers.- staticosaur
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Trafomatic Head 2
What headphones and dacs are you using with the Head 2? I tested it with LCD-X and dac out of Audio-GD D28.38. Switching back and forth between the Head 2 and D28.38’s amp, Head 2 had slight advantage of bringing nuances out a bit better, like it emphasized on them. Everything else was more or...- staticosaur
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Trafomatic Head 2
I compared Head2 vs Audio-GD D28 for an entire weekend on metal and rock music. For Head2 the line out DAC from D28 was used via RCA. Headphones were LCD-X. While Head 2 is the better amp, it is only marginal in some details and the way it represent different aspects. I will quantify the moments...- staticosaur
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Trafomatic Head 2
Could you describe how and to what gernes? Dies DAC choice affect the amp sound?- staticosaur
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Trafomatic Head 2
Is that LCD-X? If so, which revision and how do you find it with the head 2? What gernes do you listen to? How do you compare the combo with stock tubes vs other tube or solid state amp you have tried? Cheers- staticosaur
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Audeze LCD-X
What tube amps are recommended for LCD-X? Has anybody tried for themselves and can share impressions? I tried LCD-X 2020 with Trafomatic Head 2 set at 25 HP ohm and was blown away how much better it sounded compared to Audio-GD D28.- staticosaur
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Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
Hi Terco and congrats on the new cans. It is interesting you refer to LCD-X 2020 as a bad edition. I have tried it against LCD 4z 2020, LCD-3 with 2021 pads, LCD-2C 2020 and Utopia. From most to least preferred to my taste and music preferences I rank them as (no EQ): 1. LCD-3 2. LCD-X 3. LCD-4z...- staticosaur
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Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
For these extent it will go back 100%. In general deformations depend on material elasticity, physical size and strength of tensioning. All materials go back to original shape, when exerted force is removed, as long as strength limit is not exceeded. This is their elastic range of deformation...- staticosaur
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Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
How will you compare them to your previous LCD-X and which year were those? Thanks- staticosaur
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Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
Could you elaborate more on the comparison? How do you compare 5 and 4z to X edition 2020? Is 5 more of a update to X?- staticosaur
- Post #1,297
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum