heliosphann
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I think this is the quietest this thread has been since it started!
I think this is the quietest this thread has been since it started!
MrSpeakers ETHER Flow and ETHER C Flow -- Inspired by Electrostatic Headphones
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I think this is the quietest this thread has been since it started!
I'm just waiting for those words: "your order has shipped".
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Did we ever get confirmation on whether MrSpeakers ever received the new packaging?
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That was on Thursday. I'm glad I opted to forego the retail packaging.
Well it is still a little early there
Plus the Schitt show is today..
Yeah, and I just pulled the trigger on the Jotunheim with DAC card to go with the Flow (as in my new Flow C).
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Wildcatsare1
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At the risk of feeding the hype machine, I dare say, I think I may have finally found my elusive unicorn. Right out of the box, with no burn-in, the open Flows sent my LCD-3Fs away to cower in a corner. More clarity, much more pleasing bass, in a much lighter/comfortable package. Ear to ear smile right now.
I'll second that opinion, the Ether Flow has taken many of the good qualities of the HD800 and the LCD-3f and put them into one headphone.I didn't spend a lot of time with the HE1000, but from what I remember, it could be part of this little love triangle as well. Perhaps why Tyl dropped the 800S and HE1000 from the WOF.
Speaking of Tyl, I was going through a box of old audio equipment and found an old Headroom Airhead amp. In perfect shape, the damn thing still works, with its pair of AAA batteries, it actually looks like a repurposed garage door opener! Remember when I thought it didn't get any better than my Grado SR80 and this amp
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Yeah, and I just pulled the trigger on the Jotunheim with DAC card to go with the Flow (as in my new Flow C).
Cheers!
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Did you make it to the Schiit show?? If so how did it pair with the Flows? I am personally considering the Jotunheim for work, or maybe home depending on if it sounds better than my bifrost / lyr2 stack (I am thinking equal are slightly not-better)...
I couldn't make it due to health issues this morning (I was supposed to go). I saw Jude's preview and checked it out on the Schiit Site (for all of 30 seconds before I ordered). I needed something balanced (DAC and Amp) and small until I could settle down. This just sounded like the perfect holdover until bigger/better stuff arrives. Plus, I can always re-purpose it later to do other things I might need...or just give it to the children.
Schiit has been a good choice for me in the past...I'll take this one on faith (and the fact that a couple of people have already said it sounds really good with the Flows).
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I couldn't make it due to health issues this morning (I was supposed to go). I saw Jude's preview and checked it out on the Schiit Site (for all of 30 seconds before I ordered). I needed something balanced (DAC and Amp) and small until I could settle down. This just sounded like the perfect holdover until bigger/better stuff arrives. Plus, I can always re-purpose it later to do other things I might need...or just give it to the children.
Schiit has been a good choice for me in the past...I'll take this one on faith (and the fact that a couple of people have already said it sounds really good with the Flows).
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well I have time
probably not going to buy anything for a few months.. This just went to the top of my list though.. It's between this, Mimbi / MagniU and Mojo...
well I have time
They're already for sale (10:12 PDT this morning) so hopefully the initial impressions will start coming in by mid-to-late next week (Holiday? What Holiday? I've got equipment to break-in!
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They're already for sale (10:12 PDT this morning) so hopefully the initial impressions will start coming in by mid-to-late next week (Holiday? What Holiday? I've got equipment to break-in!). So if you have time to wait, let all the hoopla settle down and wait for some real impressions.
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Yeah an impression with the Flows will be nice.. I will be happy to wait lol
earnmyturns
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Yeah, and I just pulled the trigger on the Jotunheim with DAC card to go with the Flow (as in my new Flow C).
Early this year I was looking for a small(ish) balanced solid-state headphone amp for the Ether Cs I was planning to get. I went for the 2nd and last edition of the Liquid Carbon, which is taking its sweet time to arrive (talking late September now). As I waited, the C Flows appeared, so I got them, playing very well single-ended on my current Asgard 2. Now the Jotunheim shows up... Maybe what I should do is get one, compare with the Liquid Carbon when it shows up, and sell the one I like less. One thing I'm unsure about, though. A main reason I ordered the LC is that it splits SE input from the DAC (in my case, a Bimby) into balanced amp/output. Does the Jotunheim do that? Schiit's documentation online is not clear on that. Choices, choices...
I don't have a good answer for you. It's really up to you and your wallet. I'm not sure about the technical details of the SE and Balanced outputs. I know the add-in DAC card is balanced, but that's all. I was wondering if SE input would play out of the balanced jack myself, but I am thinking it would take more hardware to do that, wouldn't it..?
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