[Riverflow]

After a week off the new tubes breaking in I am loving what I am hearing
a good example was
I went to a local festival on Saturday the diggers festival in Wigan
It is a small event to celebrate Gerard Winstanly the only man to have a bust in The White House and the Kremlin
There was a folk band on called Vision Thing and they had a lady singer with the most beautiful voice
I came home and listened to the band on Qbuz and the LP replicated her voice perfectly

 

[jonathan c]

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/for...e-you-listening-with-now.881631/post-17731478

 

[sacd lover]

Monoprice Liquid Platinum amp open box ....

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=36735

 

[Chastity]

Monoprice Liquid Platinum amp open box ....

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=36735

....AAAAAAND it's gone. (I didn't buy it)

 

[jonathan c]

… Liquid Platinum as a superb partner to Neumann NDH-30 …

[Tubes: Telefunken ‘red-tip, medical-grade’ ECC82]

 

[Cat Whisperer Bob]

… Liquid Platinum as a superb partner to Neumann NDH-30 … [Tubes: Telefunken ‘red-tip, medical-grade’ ECC82]

My friend has really been recommending these headphones for some time. The reviews are good, and hearing that it works well with this amp raises my interest level!

 

[Cat Whisperer Bob]

A very nice first album, a wide airy sound with the HE1000’s through the Liquid Platinum amp.

 

[xiled10]

Never used a preamp before till today and I noticed bigger? more accurate? soundstage than before. My setup is source -> questyle cma15 preamp -> LP -> Utopia 22
I read online that I should keep the source(digital) and amp (LP) volume to max and control listening level through pre-amp. Is that correct? Would it be safe to keep LP at max volume?

 

[Chastity]

Never used a preamp before till today and I noticed bigger? more accurate? soundstage than before. My setup is source -> questyle cma15 preamp -> LP -> Utopia 22
I read online that I should keep the source(digital) and amp (LP) volume to max and control listening level through pre-amp. Is that correct? Would it be safe to keep LP at max volume?

No, you should use the amp. The preamp should be used to set the line level to the point to maximize amp performance without clipping. By maxing the amp, you could be pushing / stressing it and cause distortion, and waste power. Using a preamp to control volume is for situations where you are using active speakers, or another powered system, and you need one central place to control volume. It's the Plan B option.

 

[Cat Whisperer Bob]

No, you should use the amp. The preamp should be used to set the line level to the point to maximize amp performance without clipping. By maxing the amp, you could be pushing / stressing it and cause distortion, and waste power. Using a preamp to control volume is for situations where you are using active speakers, or another powered system, and you need one central place to control volume. It's the Plan B option.

Agreed. I never push the volume to the max on any component, you can introduce too much distortion and the tube amp already runs hot.

 

[xiled10]

No, you should use the amp. The preamp should be used to set the line level to the point to maximize amp performance without clipping. By maxing the amp, you could be pushing / stressing it and cause distortion, and waste power. Using a preamp to control volume is for situations where you are using active speakers, or another powered system, and you need one central place to control volume. It's the Plan B option.

Noted! thank you

 

[Riverflow]

I got the car back and the bill was less than £500(I even rang them back and asked had they made a mistake)
So I fancy a new pair of headphones
I have a few idea but one that sticks out is the focal clear MG pro
Fostex TH-909 and the Meze 109 pro primal
Has any one had experience of the focal clear MG pro on the LP?
But I want a old Land Rover 2 or 3
Wife would kill me if new headphone turn up and a old old dripping Land Rover on the drive.

 

[Chastity]

Wife would kill me if new headphone turn up and a old old dripping Land Rover on the drive.

DO EEEET

 

[Chastity]

I saw this image on Reddit, the owner being happy to have his Emotiva amp back in use, and noticed the nice Cavalli amp above it. Then I noticed the Balanced to SE adapter attached to it....

 

[Cat Whisperer Bob]

I got the car back and the bill was less than £500(I even rang them back and asked had they made a mistake)
So I fancy a new pair of headphones
I have a few idea but one that sticks out is the focal clear MG pro
Fostex TH-909 and the Meze 109 pro primal
Has any one had experience of the focal clear MG pro on the LP?
But I want a old Land Rover 2 or 3
Wife would kill me if new headphone turn up and an old old dripping Land Rover on the drive.

I had the regular Focal Clear on my Liquid Platinum. The amp drove it well, loud and clear.