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Solid state HP amps with excellent preamp?
I'd love to know the consensus on which TOTL solid state amps are also known to be excellent preamps for speakers? My DAC is Ferrum Wandla GSE and I'm running active Buchardt A500s from its XLR preamp outputs and (despite an additional ADC>DAC step internally) it's sounding really great to me –...- CompetentAccident
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- headphoneamp preamp solidstate totl
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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GEEK WOLD GK300
Brand: GEEK WOLD Model: GK300 Unit Configuration: 8 BA + 2 Piezoelectric Ceramics + 1 Planar + 1 Dynamic Coil Shell Material: Resin 3D Printing Impedance: 16Ω Sensitivity: 105dB Frequency Response Range: 20Hz-40kHz Pin: 0.78 Double Pin Earphone Cable Specifications: 1.2 meters, 4.4 plug, 0.78...- dialogue
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- balanced armature dynamic driver flagship geek wold gk300 iem piezoelectric planar magnetic quadbrid totl
- Comments: 3
- Reviews: 2
- Category: Universal Fit
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Why is the Susvara : So good ?
Reader, If you've never actually heard the Susvara in person,.. and yet, you've been in the Headphone Obsession Game for at least 3 weeks, you've already heard the : Legend of the Hifiman Susvara. No other set of headphones is as hyped or as over-hyped as the Susvara. So, why is that...- FullBright1
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- hifiman totl
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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TangZu Audio XuanWu Gate
FEATURES: ● Dynamic Driver + Balanced Armature Drivers + Sonion EST ● Aerospace-grade CNC Aluminium Alloy ● Terrace Field Line Design ● Premium Modular Cable SPECIFICATION: MODEL: TANGZU AUDIO XUANWU GATE IMPEDANCE: 10.5Ω SENSITIVITY: 103dB FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 7Hz - 20KHz CABLE LENGTH: 1.5M...- Zerstorer_GOhren
- Head Gear item
- dynamic driver flagship knowles sonion sonion electrostatic tangzu tforce audio totl tribrid
- Reviews: 6
- Category: Universal Fit
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Unique Melody MEST MKIII CF
Dual conduction system (air conduction + bone conduction) Continuous growth in innovation has been the philosophy that UM has followed since its establishment. UM has invested a lot of money and energy in technology and research and development. As early as ten years ago, we began to study the...- RemedyMusic
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- balanced armatures bone conduction dynamic drivers est quad driver tech sonion electrostatic totl unique melody
- Comments: 5
- Reviews: 16
- Category: Universal Fit
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The End-Game Solid State Amplifier Master List
Motivation Are you tired of chasing the mid-fi amp dragon? Done with flings and one-night stands with gear that was just good enough, even when your friends tell you otherwise? Are you finished doing the Walk of Shame to the Classifieds forum? Would you like to put an end to your addiction and...- smallcaps
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- amp amplifier end game endgame solid state solid state amp solid state amplifier top of the line totl
- Replies: 186
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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FiR Audio Radon 6 (Rn6)
The Radon 6 is a Limited Anniversary model, limited to 300 production units world-wild. Celebrating 5 years in pursuit of the ultimate in-ear monitor listening experience. We’ve applied everything we learned from Frontier Series and mindfully retuned our popular 6-driver model and arrived at a...- 552609
- Head Gear item
- 4.4mm fir audio fir audio radon 6 iem limited edition totl
- Reviews: 6
- Category: Universal Fit
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Obtainable (in-production) endgame closed back?
Hello, I missed the NYC23 Canjam and the opportunities to audition the top contenders, so I am now running in circles around DCA Stealth, not quite ready to make up my mind. I am looking to buy second-hand so listening / sending back isn't really an option. I am ok with $2500 or so pricetag, if...- ZzBOG
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- closed back dca stealth totl
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Schiit Audio Coaster
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- Head Gear item
- coaster high-end schiit totl
- Comments: 1
- Reviews: 1
- Category: Desktop Amps
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The SMSL VMV D1se2 Desktop MQA DAC now available on Apos Audio
Hi all, We are thrilled to share with you the latest from SMSL. We now carry the SMSL VMV D1se2 Desktop MQA DAC. This state-of-the-art desktop digital-to-analog converter is leading the pack in terms of quality and performance. It features a flagship ESS Hyperstream IV DAC chip and XMOS USB...- Apos Audio
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- apos audio digital to analogue converter smsl smsl dac smsl vmv d1se2 desktop mqa dac top of the line totl totl dac
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- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 DAP
Luxury Meets Innovation, SP3000 Astell&Kern has set the standard for perfect sound using the latest innovative technology with the A&ultima series. The A&ultima SP3000 is the newest flagship product that is the essence of everything learned and engineered over the last 10+ years of digital...- 552609
- Head Gear item
- a&k a&ultima astell & kern dap sp3000 totl
- Comments: 2
- Reviews: 2
- Category: Digital Audio (FLAC/MP3/etc) Players (DAPs)
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Endgame Soundtrack IEM’s
Hi everyone, I am currently in the market for some new endgame IEM’s to round off my collection. I currently own the Sennheiser IE900 and Audeze Euclid. I am wanting to complete my trio of single DD, Planar and Hybrid (always liked the idea of having different technologies for sound). At...- Dan279
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- empire ears odin endgame iem mest mkii monarch mk2 monarch mkii sennheiser ie900 soundtracks totl
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Head-Fi Members' Poll for headphones - 2022
We have had a poll for In Ear Monitors (IEMs) for a couple of years, and we thought we should include our brothers and sisters who prefer headphone, so here it is. It is the time of year for you to vote for your favourite headphones of 2022. Your Poll Team members are: @dharmasteve @gLer...- ChrisOc
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- chi-fi headphone mid-fi poll totl
- Replies: 56
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The Head-Fi Members' Poll for IEMs - 2022
Another year! Planar Magnetic drivers took off, does that mean other drivers did not feature? It is the time of year for you to vote for your favourite IEMs of 2022. Your Poll Team members are: @dharmasteve @gLer @ChrisOc We will be available to answer your questions. The Poll starts at 0.00...- ChrisOc
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- chi-fi iems mid-fi poll totl
- Replies: 107
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Ourart QJ21 Selected Edition Earbuds
Ourart QJ21 Selected Edition This is a "Pro" version of the original QJ21. Sonic differences between QJ21 and QJ21 selected edition: The QJ21 Selected Edition uses a high-purity silver-plated cable, and is compatible with more devices via a modular distal plug for 2.5 mm, 3.5 mm and 4.4 mm...- baskingshark
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- earbud mmcx totl
- Reviews: 2
- Category: Earbuds
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TGXEAR discussion thread.
TGXear Serratus Many of you guys know me from the numerous IEM threads including the discovery thread and such. I start threads that I deem worthy of starting. Meaning the items of topic I feel needs its own dedicated thread. Well recently our good buddy @tgx78 has been around headfi as long as...- Dsnuts
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- alpha diy earbuds flatheads ripples serratus tantalus totl
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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TOTL Mid Range Headphone
Seeing if the community can help me. What is the best headphones for mid range? So far I like the midrange on the HD600 better than Susvara and TC. Maybe from more energy in the upper midrange giving it a more forward midrange? Looking for the best forward sounding midrange available. Thanks a...- Somatic
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- hd600 mid range totl
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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ZMFheadphones Atrium
New co Flagship from ZMF Open Back Handcrafted Wood Proprietary Patent Pending Dampening/Air Flow System- jinxy245
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- atrium flagship headphone open back totl wood zmf
- Reviews: 8
- Category: Headphones
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Looking for recommendations: TOTL headphones for Techno
Hi, I'm hugely into Techno music and other EDM genres such as Trance/Drum & Bass but mainly Techno & most subgenres. I purchased Focal Clears 4 years ago powered by a Questyle CMA600i but they recently snapped & I am outside of my warrenty. Using this opportunity to upgrade from the Clears/AMP...- TechnoDiva
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- high end headphones techno totl
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Flagship IEMs feedback and recommendations
Hi everyone I’m looking to buy a new TOTL, Flagship grade IEM. I’ve been looking at primarily: Nobleaudio Sultan, Empire Ears Odin, 64 U18T, 64 Tia Fourté, Thieaudio Monarch 2. I wanted to know if there’s any I should be looking into, if not, is there any in the list that is clear cut above the...- Kagerou
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- flagship iem recommendation-request totl
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Best/Worst TOTL headphone w/r to Warranty and Driver Durability
Many users of Head-Fi will buy their headphones on the used market. If a used headphone develops a fault of some sort, this can result in very high repair costs and even potentially make it not worthwhile to repair the headphone, especially for TOTL headphones ($1500+). This can be quite a...- hewlett168
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- driver totl warranty
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Looking for low-profile high-end/TOTL IEM
Sorry if this is a long read Basically what the title says. I'm looking for a high end or TOTL IEM that can be worn comfortably under an over-ear headset. I use an Audio Technica BPHS1 (with aftermarket Brainwavz earpads that give my ears more room inside) for when I'm playing online games with...- InternetSandman
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- iem recommandation totl
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Thieaudio Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance - Tonal Euphoria The Clairvoyance was tuned with a zero-tolerance for tonal imbalance. Featuring a flat midline that transitions smoothly to the exact inner ear canal resonance peak, the Clairvoyance presents a natural tonality that mirrors the precision of calibrated professional...- dheepak10
- Head Gear item
- clairvoyance est drivers est hybrid sonion thieaudio totl tribid
- Comments: 2
- Reviews: 5
- Category: Universal Fit
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What are some favorite IEMs in Asia (not so well-known elsewhere).
Hello to Asia! Being aware of multiple audio sessions during every year in Asia and browsing through e-earphone.jp, I've noticed many models that are rather rare here in the Europe, but based on the number of reviews popular in Asia. For example local brand's model Sony IER-Z1R has 221 reviews...- iBo0m
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- asian iem favorite iem in ear earphone totl
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors