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  1. MP1968

    ECC32 valves: are they a 6sn7 replacement in an Icon Audio HP8 mk ii amplifier?

    Don't know if anyone will be able to help with this.   My Icon Audio headphone amp uses two 6sn7 valves.  I'm interested in trying some Mullard ECC32 tubes which I've seen advertised, but I'm unclear whether they will damage the amp.   There is a very good 6sn7 reference thread on Head Fi...
  2. T

    Icon Audio HP 8 MK II.

    Hello,   I'm thinking about getting the Icon Audio HP 8 MK II to use with my Grado SR80 & Senn HD600 cans.   Anyone on here have exp with this headphone amp?   Kind Regards,   Shane.
  3. bassgroove

    Ultrasone Edition 8 Limited, Schiit Bifrost, Icon Audio HP8 MK II.

    For people interested in any of these components, here's a quick review:   retina MacBook Pro using Fidelia and ALAC files S/P DIF optical output Schiit Bifrost DAC Icon Audio HP8 MkII headphone amp with upgraded tubes and Jensen Capacitors Ultrasone Edition 8 Limited   I was...
  4. angelsblood

    weird noise coming from the mouse and computer via USB DAC

    hi guys! i have seen alot of threads about noise from USB dac's, but nothing is quite like what i'm experience. i have a Nuforce Icon HD dac (has a built in amp too). there is no noise at all just using the nuforce built in amp. however, i purchased a separate tube amp, the Icon Audio HP8 MKII...
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    • headphone-amplifiers hp8-headphone-amplifier nuforce-icon-hd-silver-high-performance-headphone-amp-and-usb-dac icon-audio-hp8-mkii
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    • Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
  5. MP1968

    Icon Audio HP8 mk II headphone amplifier: headphone recommendations?

    Hello.   First post on here, though I have read extensively on these forums and found them extremely useful.   I have an Icon Audio HP8 mk II tube amp and currently use some Denon AH-D7000 phones.  While I'm generally pleased with the combination, there are two areas I'd like to improve on...
  6. D

    Help!!!!! Icon Audio mkII Hp8 vs Woo Audio WA6

    Hello everyone, first post !!!!!!   At the moment I´m divided between these two amps. Please give me some advise here, I live in sunny Portugal and don't have much information on the gear I want.   My musical tastes are general, going from rock to classical. I have a pair of Hd 650 and a...
  7. Ozer

    Icon Audio HP8/MP 3

    This is two very uncommon amps... Can't find anything about it on any forums.... I want to know if anyone know anything about it ?   I want to buy a new amp, but the problem is that I don't want to pay import duties, as the import duties is 45% of the price here in Sweden... I have to buy...
  8. project86

    Matrix X-Sabre DAC review and impression thread

    DSD is all the rage these days. Despite there not being a whole lot of music available in the format (SACDs aside), DAC makers are jumping on the feature as fast as they can. And I can't blame them - aside from our "regular" music, we all love a little ear candy to show off the capabilities of...
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    • Thread
    • sennheiser-hd-800-headphones auraliti-pk90-usb jh-audio-jh13-pro-custom-in-ear-monitors yulong-sabre-d18 firestone-audio-bobby-pure-class-a-fully-balanced-headphone-amplifier stax-sr-007-mk2 icon-audio-hp8-mkii matrix-x-sabre-dac stax-sra-12s audience-auric-ohno-sennheiser-cable beyerdynamic-tesla-t1 violectric-hpa-v200 sensaphonics-3max 1964-ears-v3-triple-driver-custom-iem audeze-lcd2-rev-2-planar-magnetic-headphones analog-design-labs-svetlana-2 cable-pro-reverie-mini-to-mini-1ft
    • Replies: 1,272
    • Forum: Dedicated Source Components
  9. Icon Audio HP8 MKII

    Icon Audio HP8 MKII

    Beautiful Versatile Affordable Specially designed for the British Hi Fi market by David Shaw in Leicester. The conventional way to provide a headphone output on an amplifier is to drop the power through a resistor. This has a big problem that it provides very high source impedance (rather like...
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