musical fidelity x canv3 vs tallisman

[steam3642]

Hi Everyone
I currently have a m/f x can v2 and am looking to upgrade, i thought about going to v3 and then thought about the redgum rdgh but at
$1150 aus i now think its a bit out of my price range my question is how does the tallisman headphone amplifiers compare to musical fidelity , I have Never heard any of there products but the prices look reasonable , i have also decided i dont want it to be a tube amplifier this time. cheers and thanks for all your advice . Phil. Perth Western . Australia.

 

[kunwar]

mate, you are sitting next door to headphoniucs which is in Perth and has the Talisman amps
Go in and take a listen

The owner is a very nice fellow and he his here on Head-Fi as well.
His nick is Snufkin
He I believe has the XCansV2 as well. so you could have a comparison.

check out the headphones which he has as well. he has got a ****load of them.

take care

site is www.headphones.com.au

 

[steam3642]

Thanks for the info , i will contact these guys , i havent heard of this place before are they a new business?

 

[NightStalker]

Hey mate good to see another western australian head-fi'er. Just incase your interested 'yossi' has a Corda HA-2 amp for sale in the amp forums and is located in WA aswell... so you would be able to check one of them out aswell.

Headphonics has been around for a few years operating from their website, and more recently opened their store in north perth. Great Guy, Great products.

Cheers
-jake
EDIT: cant even spell my own name

 

[pbirkett]

X-Can v3 is an improvement on the v2 without a doubt, but I think you can get better amps for the kind of money MF want for the v3. For example, I think the Perreaux and Rega Ear both show the v3 a clean pair of heals, and I bet the Corda HA-1 Mk2 would as well.

If you want a valve amp, save up and get a decent one.

 

[Snufkin]

You're more than welcome to come in and have a listen to a few amps

Ask TonytripleA (a member here) what he thought of the XCans V3