[jmsaxon69]

I'm not sure exactly how much of the stack it takes to get the response from the hd800. I'll listened with the "entire" ifi stack...all four pieces plus the gemini cable. I'll do some testing to find out exactly what pieces are necessary. It may be that it takes all of them. 

As the iDSD is already pretty good I think it's the Class A amp and the tube buffer making that Magic on the HD800

 

[technobear]

I'm not sure exactly how much of the stack it takes to get the response from the hd800. I'll listened with the "entire" ifi stack...all four pieces plus the gemini cable. I'll do some testing to find out exactly what pieces are necessary. It may be that it takes all of them. 

As the iDSD is already pretty good I think it's the Class A amp and the tube buffer making that Magic on the HD800

And then it's mostly the amp, not the buffer.

 

[GrahamL]

All,
 
You may be interested in the method I've used to get native DSD to my iPhone+iDSD micro at home, using iTunes Home Sharing:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/625493/ipad-iphone-bit-perfect-wi-fi-streaming-24bit-or-dsd-files-high-storage-capacity-portability/210#post_11421607
 
As an iTunes user (yes, I know, but I like it) this enables me to get bit-perfect PCM and native DSD to my iDSD Micro around the home, with all my music together in the native iOS app, without using any device storage

 
 
Graham

 

[jmsaxon69]

And then it's mostly the amp, not the buffer.

I don't know about that, there is something taking the glare off of those headphones and I'd put my money on the iTUBE more than the amp

 

[technobear]

And then it's mostly the amp, not the buffer.

I don't know about that, there is something taking the glare off of those headphones and I'd put my money on the iTUBE more than the amp

I put my money back in the bank after selling my iTUBE.

 

[Dobrescu George]

what if i don't like tube sound in general... how can i make an ifi stack?

 

[technobear]

what if i don't like tube sound in general... how can i make an ifi stack?

Just leave out the iTUBE

To me the iTUBE was a very transparent pre-amp. It didn't change the sound in any way that I could hear and I spent several hours trying just to be sure I wasn't missing anything.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Just leave out the iTUBE

To me the iTUBE was a very transparent pre-amp. It didn't change the sound in any way that I could hear and I spent several hours trying just to be sure I wasn't missing anything.

tube sound is not for me. i tested from cheap to very expensive tube amps with hd800, all tubes added some sort of nostalgic noise, while it was fun, and made mids fuller, i really wanted cleared, precise, analitical mids, but i wanted to change the tonality of hd800 to a tonality like ie800 if anyone can understand what i am talking about.

 

[jmsaxon69]

I think to comment on the system with an HD800 and the iDSD, iTUBE, iCAN you need to experience it. There is no noise at all and if I didn't tell you it was in the system you'd probably never know it until it was removed or I told you.

 

[BillsonChang007]

Hmmm strange. I find the Micro iDSD to be on the same league as the Burson Conductor SL in terms of level of refinement @.@ 

 

[citraian]

Strange, I find it above the big Conductor

 

[rickyleelee]

Strange, I find it above the big Conductor

Conductor has power but little finesse. so great if you listen at head banging levels but get tired of very quickly. But did find it more fun than one of the well known headamp from usa manufacturer that people rave about.

 

[BillsonChang007]

Strange, I find it above the big Conductor

In terms of DAC, IMO, a huge yes! But as a whole, the Conductor is warmer and bigger in soundstage *height*. The iDSD wins in terms of details, soundstage width, instrumental separation, imaging and basically everything else! The Conductor feels like everything is kinda centered. Otherwise, both are refined, clean and everything needed to become a reference class ^_^

 

[fleemur12]

   
Thank you but you haven't seen our whisky collection in the AMR Showroom.
 
Now that would blow you away much more than our technology.
 
This is our current favourite:
 

 

This is the officier supplier to AMR/iFi. So we dont mind giving them a plug.

https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/glengyle/kilkerran-work-in-progress-6th-release-sherry-wood-whisky/?srh=1
 
 

Kilkerran WIP 6th Sherry Bottling Note

The 6th release of the Kilkerran Work In Progress series follows the style set in the previous release of actually being two whiskies! Both are single malt Scotch whisky, though one has been matured in bourbon casks and one has been matured in Sherry casks. This is the latter, the seductive Sherry cask-matured Kilkerran single malt.
 
 
 
It is eminently reasonable at £36 a bottle. But the scary thing is this whisky is extremely smooth 'n seductive. Fifity Shades got nothing on the Kilkerran WIP.
 
We challenge anyone to have one "nip" and NOT want more. When the tunes are flowing this whisky is a gushing. We can neck one of these bottles in one listening session. Scary.

 

 
Oh my... 
 
Seeing those pictures of Scarlett Johansson?...then learning that there really is a store called "Masters of Malt" that is a supplier of many rare, malted elixirs?...my basic world perception has been shaken and it has put a real Whammy on my head. 
 
Now I can't think of anything else.  
 
...Scarlett...scotch...Scarlett...scotch...
 
   +  =
 
 

What have you wrought? 

 

[Jbgoth]

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