[DTgill]

Grado GS1000 > Burson Audio Playmate 2 /V6 Vivid & Classic Opamps

- As I Am

 

[rids57]

The 1/2 speed LP is pretty nice...

Pose this question: Who wrote "Black Magic Women"? Many dont know.

Peter Green - and no I didn't look it up

 

[DTgill]

Grado SR325x L Cushions > Schiit Jotunheim multibit /balanced cable

- Heart of Glass

 

[28Monkey]

Clear MGs > Feliks Elise / vinyl

How's this for a true throwback??? My sister gave me this probably 45-50 years ago, and it's in mint condition.

That’s amazing….I have never seen that album art before…

 

[rids57]

JRiver MC (PC) > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > Denon AH-D7200

Live Dates by Wishbone Ash - I saw them around this time (1973) and they were very impressive, the twin guitars of Andy Powell (Flying V) and Ted Turner (Stratocaster) were something special .

 

[David222]

...Grado Hemps continued...

 

[rids57]

JRiver MC (PC) > SMSL SU9 > Schiit Asgard 3 > HiFiMan HE400i (pre 2020)

There's The Rub by Wishbone Ash - First album after Laurie Wisefield replaced Ted Turner on guitar - a replacement that worked for me because I much prefer this album to Wishbone 4

 

[ops V]

Denon AH-D9200 << A&ultima SP2000SS << Roxy Music / Manifesto

 

[Silver Wolf]

Seems to be doing fine to my old ears, TA-30 is a beast though, I sooo wish it had a couple of gain settings...lower lol. It'd drive pretty much anything I'd guess, not sure on this amps rated impedance range but it's a hybrid. Are you just after the amp side, if so TA-20 is good also with low impedance cans (8-600ohm rated I think) and is cheaper (2w of power) if no need for a dac etc, I've not tried the smaller budget MT range from xDuoo but they might also be of interest if after a more budget option. Would have to ask other owners with them in the xDuoo thread if interested in those.

Now listening to the DCA/Drop Aeon Flow X (closed)

12 hours + later am still spending time with the Aeon twins listening to music (Aeon Flow X /closed-open) man these are so comfy you forget your wearing them. The closed are a fav

getting drunk on whiskey, mead 'n listening to old world to Nordic tunes

 

[u2u2]

Shure SE846
Chord Poly/Mojo2
Checking out the great tunes all of you have been posting

 

[Terriero]

12 hours + later am still spending time with the Aeon twins listening to music (Aeon Flow X /closed-open) man these are so comfy you forget your wearing them. The closed are a fav

getting drunk on whiskey, mead 'n listening to old world to Nordic tunes

Heilung pairs very good with whiskey

 

[snapple10]

Dedicating this to a friend who introduced me to Rascal Flatts almost 20 years ago
Penon Fan> AK 120 Titan( work rig)

 

[donpablo]

SMSL M400 -> RCA -> Little Dot MK3 SE (High Gain) -> Beyerdynamic DT 880 600 Ohm with Audioquest big jack
Dave Meniketti - Loan Me A Dime
https://tidal.com/browse/track/11352171

For me its a midrange massacre in a very good sense, no other headphones I have can play it like that.

Do not listen directly to below YT vid, I post it just because for others. Better use Spotify or Tidal, it makes a difference on a chain like above.

 

[Terriero]

SMSL M400 -> RCA -> Little Dot MK3 SE (High Gain) -> Beyerdynamic DT 880 600 Ohm with Audioquest big jack
Dave Meniketti - Loan Me A Dime
https://tidal.com/browse/track/11352171

For me its a midrange massacre in a very good sense, no other headphones I have can play it like that.

Do not listen directly to below YT vid, I post it just because for others. Better use Spotify or Tidal, it makes a difference on a chain like above.

I find the music good via youtube (with the Denon AH-D9200s), so I will look for another better version later. Thanks for sharing. I like that kind of music, the electric guitar and drums sum up a lot to the vocals

How do you find your SMSL M400? I'm interested in the new SMSL M500 MKII to use as a DAC and also as a preamp for my active monitors. But, when I used my current AIO through RCA output to my active monitors I got a background hum noise, solved by using XLR. I plan to use the SMSL via XLR, but also via RCA to another amp and wonder if I will suffer the same issues.

Thanks.

 

[donpablo]

@Terriero Im not saying music from YT is always bad, its not, but in most cases versions on Spotify/Tidal/Deezer are just better, less compresed etc. Only sometimes it happens that some song sounds better than from streaming services, most cases such songs are records from vinyl by some audiophile guys. I like SMSL M400 a lot, previously I had Aune S6, imho M400 beats it hardly in every aspect. Good you mentioned XLR, I love that kind of connection, it almost always sound better than through RCA.