Penmarker I think you are right. I borrowed my moms vintage yamaha receiver with preouts. And it works through her unit. I guess my Nad's preamp is dead. It still sounds exceptionally good though. I can't believe after all this time. That using a modern headphone amp as a preamp to an vintage...

Hi guys. I am really confused about using my nad receiver as a pre-amp to my schitt magni. I am using a Nad 7420 Power envelope receiver. It has a pre outs, as well as tape in and out rca inputs. The only way I can get it to work. Is using the Magni as a preamp to the nad. But I want to do it in...

I am in the bay area in California San Francisco. Does anyone know where I can try these for demo?

On Sennheiser website it said connector is 3.5mm. Which seems a wierd. I thought it would be a 5mm or 6mm like you said. Thanks. Now I need to find a good wireless iem that can fit the double mold tips.

Awesome Thanks. Do you use them for the same model ie80? I am wondering if they fit other brands besides sennheisers. I am looking for another iem. But only ones that fit these types of tips.

These are my favorite tips from any iem. They stay snug. and are very comfortable. Also does anyone know what the nozzle size is of the ie80's?

The amp I have does have volume control. Thanks for the tip about the optical splitter. Never heard of it. But will research it. Thanks

My plan is to add a Bass Shaker Tactile Tranducer to my recliner. I was thinking of having two rca splitters connected to the rca output of my Bifrost DAC. One rca pair to the mono amp. And the other pair to my Matrix headphone amp. I am wondering if that will reduce perceivable sound quality...

Thanks. You were correct. They belong to the 6AK5 FAMILY.

My little dot has settings for certain families of tubes. I can use the 6JI,6A5K,5654 tubes on one setting AND EF91,92 CV131,138 tubes on another setting Do you know which of these settings are for this triode?

Can someone tell me what these tubes are. I am trying to figure out which tube family they belong to. So I can set my jumpers on my amplifier correctly. Its hard to make out the writing on the tube. it says 6 and HQ5 below.

I actually have three separate headphones amps. From the matrix to the asgard. I just find that the nad has that old school thick liquid presence that modern amps don't have. I find the modern amp has an almost sterile and anemic sound in comparison. Thanks so much for all your help.

Below is the specs of my receiver. Does the part that says Phones mean headphones? I can't make since of the voltages they are listing. I am a little afraid of the impedance switch. I don;t want to blow out my ears. LOL Planars are a low impedance of 35ohms by the way.

Thanks a bunch. By the way. I am using a Hifiman HE-400. And I noticed while fiddiling withthe rca inputs in the back a switch that says 4ohm-8ohm. It was set to 4. Would the switch to 8 bring any gains to the sound through the heaphones?

"However, the NAD 7240PE appears to have a processor loop, so you could remove the bridges between its "pre out" and "main in", connect "pre out" via RCA to Loki's IN, and Loki's OUT to "main in" on the receiver. The receiver picks one of its inputs, adjusts the volume based on the knob, sends...

Welp. I will be returning the Loki now. This gear is too complicated for me. LOL

I am confused about the pre-outs. If I connect to these. Which Function do I select? The nad has Cd, Phono,Tuner & video. Also I use to have an old Yamaha equalizer. And I remember using the tape function for it. Is that an option?

The nad receiver is model 7240PE. It has tape, cd and phono rca's in the rear. I am just confused how to connect the rca cables. As of now. I have optical from pc to Bifrost. And Rca from Bifrost to Nad's rear CD rca inputs.

Maybe. I just find modern headphone amps are too brittle and thin sounding. And the 70's and 80's receivers of Marantz, Sansui and Nad have a robust liquid texture they add to the music. The good thing about modern amps is how they bring out vocals. The rest of the frequencies is where I am...

I have been interested in trying to use my Nad Power Envelope 7250 reciever speaker taps to power my HE-400 planar headphones. Is there something commercial I can buy to do this safely.

Thanks. Now I can save me 250 bucks. I think I will go back to my receiver then. I also have a Matrix Mstage and Little Dot +. It seems like modern headphone amps just don't come near the sound of a old school receiver. Specificialy the thick, rich, and impactful sound of a strong bass line.

I was wondering if you guys think this would be a good match for my HE-400's. I have a Magni right now. But it is lacking in Bass for me. And the sound is a little on the thin side. I want more bass impact. Would the Asgard be a marked difference? Dac is a Bifrost Multibit.

Using High Gain. I use the Schitt DAC Bifrost Multibit upgrade. Schiit EITR to mac mini. Audirvana is my software player. The bass is non existent with the Magni3. I have had a hard time getting bass out of any of my modern day headphones amps. Including the Matrix, and Little Dot Hybrid. When...

I just got through listening to my He-400 planar headphones. And it is a terrible combination. There is no bass at all. Even with high gain and the volume pot to the max. The sound is very thin.

Do you think if I listen to rock music with these headphones at night. It could be heard by my next door neighbors? I am in an apartment.