[pataburd]

Audeze MM-500<--4x 22AWG Neotech UPOCC solid core copper<-- . . .

 

[ops V]

Meze Empyrean << SPL Phonitor xe + DAC768 << Simon & Garfunkel / Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

[jasonb]

Ety ER4SR

 

[Davidzak64]

It's different, that's for sure. Almost Deep Purple/Uriah Heap sounding with a twist.
K340 Electrostat - Dynamic System < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[ops V]

64 Audio tia Trio << Cayin N6II R01 << David Bowie / Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

 

[Davidzak64]

This band throw's everything including the kitchen sink at you. Prog, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock. You would think Frank Zappa was producing them. Tons of material recorded by them. Skimming through it, they seem to change their sound up quite a lot. I like it.
HD650 < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[Legato2057]

I still listen to my Audio Technica ATH-AWKT’s every day. I have the Sony MDR-Z1R’s, but they don’t have that “real life” feeling that I get from the AWKT’s

 

[Strat1117]

LCD-X

Three virtuosi lighting it up live in 1973. Pure joy! Originally on Pablo with different cover art, this is the OJC re-release.

 

[bobmysterious]

Clean, crisp, and... Just right. OG Michael Jackson on the OG Utopia.

 

[rids57]

JRiver MC (PC) > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > Beyerdynamic DT1990 pro

Land of Cockayne by Soft Machine - This is the other Soft Machine album to feature Allan Holdsworth, though only as a sparingly used session musician this time

 

[MatW]

Roon Nucleus > Holo May KTE > Ferrum OOR & Hypsos > DCA Stealth with slight EQ adjustments

 

[Takarajima]

ESlab ES-R10 (demo pair) < SMSL HO200 < SMSL M500.3

https://open.qobuz.com/album/p3q8u8j05aneb

How many of you have heard about the Seattle Symphony or Thomas Dausgaard? Those names were pretty new to me as a noob casual listener. Qobuz recommended me a while ago and I honestly was motivated by the colorful jacket image. What I didn't expect was this work's excellence in both interpretation and recording.

I like the pace this work moved along at. Thomas facilitated nice texture, too. Strings could leave something to be desired, but that brass section was so strong that can make up for anything.

On the R10 replica, I really appreciate sublime dynamics and staging accomplished by the engineering team. While the R10 could not fully reach as low as the mighty organ could go, they could do tight and convincing bass, warm mids, and rousing highs. The sense of immersion in an all-encompassing soundfield is lovely. Clear separation was also noteworthy. It's not that often to hear this much differentiation between violins in the orchestra's large string section.

 

[jonathan c]

[Contemporary: May, 1960.]

 

[DTgill]

With the cooler weather I'm back to listening to my cans rather than speakers...

Music Master woodie closed planar > Schiit LYR 3 > Schiit Bifrost multibit/Unison USB

- In the Name of God

 

[TC44]

Listening to my recent impulse buy, no regrets. Astell & Kern T1P, FIIO BTR5

This recording brings out the best of every headphone.