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Replacement tips for Noble Fokus Prestiege
I have the exact same issue! It's extremely frustrating. I managed to get a pair of Spinfit CP145's on and it solved the fitment issue. But I lost a lot of the bass (which IMO really makes this IEM great). It was really difficult to get it on. Do you have the IEM Baroques on it, or their new...- bells
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Replacement tips for Noble Fokus Prestiege
How on earth did you manage to get the type-e's on!? My hands nearly dead from cramp trying this. I have a terrible fit issue with one ear. It's hard to get a decent seal. When I do, movement just ruins it and I literally can't hear anything. Reckon different tips will help but this nozzle is...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
Yeah the bottom steps for the volume don't output any sound at all. I usually run my HA300 at 9pm and have my A90 set at 12pm for basically everything I plug into it, and it works fairly well. I just had to run the amp at a lower volume to listen for the door and noticed the issue. It's not a...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
Does have an issue with their unit not having volume on lower levels? My potentiometer doesn't seem to output at position 1 & 2. Volume output only starts at 3. I'm running the Topping A90 as a pre-amp via XLR. Using high gain and cranking the volume to max does nothing.- bells
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Focal Utopia 2022 Review, Measurements
What do you find to be terrible about it?- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
I've noticed that on all my headphones I've got a noisy right channel. It comes and goes in terms of severity but is almost always present. Happens on both xlr and 4.4mm Has anyone had similar that they've been able to fix? It's really annoying at times.- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
I can't tell if you're for or against my statement... But yes, I'd agree that this hobby gets over-charged for everything. There's snake oil everywhere. I certainly wouldn't get tubes that expensive a second time if they broke after a year.- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
I totally get it. I've dropped summit-fi money to chase sound. I'll probably eventually do it even more for tubes. It doesn't change the fact that these are overpriced for what they are. The total cost of an elrog is definitely going to be a lot less tham what it's sold for, other wise the...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
But its objectively expensive. If you think about exactly what you're paying for - a vacuumed bit of glass with some filament. Tubes are difficult to make but they're certainly not difficult enough to warrant that price, or we wouldn't have had electric guitars back in the day. Audiophiles...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
Interesting. What made you want a tube amp that sounds like a SS? I'd have thought (from my limited experience and narrow view) that you'd want tube amps to sound... Well, tubey.- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
That seems insanely expensive. What is it that the Elgrog tubes offer over something like the stock tubes? Hope you get something sorted because thats a scary amount of money. Given it only lasted a year you have every right to be upset.- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
So I work from home. My tube amp is on for most of the day (like 12-14 hours max, maybe). Is that something I should scale back to keep the tubes alive for longer? I do have an SS amp that I can switch between.- bells
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Focal Utopia 2022 Review, Measurements
If you're listening to them exclusively on the MK2, I get that. I find it less fatiguing on my A90. Primarily because it's got a lot less bass. Love good bass, but I get fatigued by it. The clarity and separation on the A90 is better (on the utopias) IMO because the lack of bass. I'll be looking...- bells
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Focal Utopia 2022 Review, Measurements
What if I wanted to reach level 1267? How much grinding do you need to do from 1266? Does my utopia need to go through a three-episode training arc? Peace is temporary. "My opinion is correct" wars are forever. I'm just shocked that people aren't fighting over what cables are best yet.- bells
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Focal Utopia 2022 Review, Measurements
Didn't see this - i did! It's beautiful. My HD800S actually had the biggest improvement. Didn't really enjoy them too much on the Topping stack. First thing I used on the tubes. Immediately a different headphone. Soundstage was even better, it actually had an enjoyable bass presentation, and it...- bells
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Final Audio D8000 Planar Magnetic Headphone
This might be a dumb question but how do you know you're listening at 80db? Did you measure the volume it starts clipping at?- bells
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[FiiO FD7/FDX] 12mm dynamic driver with its diaphragm using pure beryllium, with an outer-magnet field, up to 1.5 Tesla magnetic flux.
I have a pair of FDX, and I'm going to be buying a pair of FD7's for taking outside of the house. FDX is too bling for how accident prone I am. Want that FDX sound when on a weekly walk in a park. Fabulous sounding IEM for the price. Doubt there's much like it. It's a shame Fiio aren't making...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
I plan on it! Very excited for the utopias because it's hard to imagine them sounding any better than they are You're not wrong. At times I've hated the A90 for being boring, at times I've loved it for delivering exactly what it needs to. It's also unfair on the A90 since it's a tiny fraction...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
My HA-300 MK2 finally arrived after a couple of weeks of serious anticipation. I have to say, I'm really upset by the whole ordeal. Why did no one tell me it was infinitely better than the Topping A90? It probably should have went without saying. I just didn't believe the difference would be...- bells
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Astell&Kern Launches Limited Edition 24K Gold Plated SP3000 Player
I bought the Fiio gold plated IEM's for the memes (and because I thought they were sick). This just seems hilariously unnecessary and I love it. The regular dap already weighs too much. The copper weighs even more. I bet this is an absolute chonk. It's not really a portable device if your...- bells
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Final Audio D8000 Planar Magnetic Headphone
No idea, sorry. Ive got the Sage Barista Pro and I'm using the Niche Zero as my grinder. I'm considering upgrading to the Profietic pro 600 for its "quick" heat up time and it being dual boiler. That or just diving even deeper in and getting a machine from Decent Espresso (literally the name)...- bells
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Final Audio D8000 Planar Magnetic Headphone
They are indeed. I knew that before buying it. But I wanted something quickly and they're on Amazon. The majority of cheap stuff on Amazon is just stuff you can buy from AliExpress being resold for a silly mark up. I'm into home-espresso and the accessories you can buy are even worse for this...- bells
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Final Audio D8000 Planar Magnetic Headphone
Picked myself up a pair of Pro LE's for near enough the price of the regular Pro's for a black Friday sale. Was only £200 more than the regular pros. Absolute steal. Pretty chuffed with them so far, I must admit! Lovely attention to detail all throughout the product. Running it off a topping...- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
The pictures you find on the internet are mostly renders. So I'm guessing they just made a mistake that was missed all this time.- bells
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Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)
Edit: ignore this post. Finally found a decent photo that shows it as 3-pin (and also had it confirmed by my dealer!). Some of the renders like this one show it as a 4-pin. Which isn't correct (and had me panicking for a minute!) Awaiting patiently for my HA-300 MK2 to be shipped next week. I...- bells
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