sahmen
Headphoneus Supremus
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I have just had a really lovely evening listening to music through my main system:
Server > Ethernet > Metrum Ambre > AES > Metrum Adagio > XLR > Metrum Forte > Speakers
Just wonderful.
The components just sound spectacular as a whole, Cees really is an alchemist.
I am looking forward to the release of the Transient 3 DAC modules; I shall definitely be upgrading my Adagio with those.
My main focus at the moment is my headphone system. This consists of:
Auralic Aries Mini > SPDIF Coax > Metrum Musette (Upgraded Transient 2 DAC modules) > RCA > Metrum Aurix > AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon
My current thinking is broadly along the lines of:
1. Replace the Auralic Aries Mini with a Metrum Ambre
2. Replace the Metrum Musette with either: Metrum Onyx, Metrum Pavane or Schiit Audio Yggdrassil
3. Replace the Metrum Aurix. The problem is for what? I like the look of tube HPAs so perhaps one from Feliks Audio (Elise or Euphoria) or the LDA MicroZOTL MZ3
Constructive thoughts on the three points above?
Many Thanks
In the proposed list of DACs in item 2, I'll definitely consider including the Sonnet Audio Morpheus among the options, unless you have an issue with the Sonnet Audio products of Cees, which I'd find difficult to understand. Cees himself strongly recommended the Morpheus to me as an upgrade to my Onyx, and he was right. I shall actually take ti over the Pavane any day, but that is just me.
By the way, nice Speaker rig. I have been intrigued by the Forte for a long time, and wish I could give it a listen,
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