iamoneagain
Headphoneus Supremus
What I found to be great about the Naim HE for all the headphones I’ve tried with it, it always has the punch and weight to it. On some other setups, it always to seems to be the bass that goes first. Can end up thin sounding. The Naim HE has kept up strong.
When I tried my Caldera directly out of the Chord Dave at CanJam, it was definitely lacking in the low end. I would have to get an external amp if I still owned it. So let me see how many boxes. The Dave, the mscaler, the battery for the mscaler, the Link II streamer, and the linear power supply. That’s 5. But then also need to add an amp. The Ferrum Orr sounded great with Caldera but with its power supply. So that’s 2 more boxes. So 7 total to equal or maybe best what I’ve got with one box.
I also noticed at a recent meet that once you get to a certain level it all sounds great. I heard my Caldera on a few setups and it all sounded slightly different but still great. Its house sound still came thru. Within a few minutes I adjusted and was perfectly happy. So make no sense to be chasing the perfect sound. The Naim HE already gives me what I’m looking for.
When I tried my Caldera directly out of the Chord Dave at CanJam, it was definitely lacking in the low end. I would have to get an external amp if I still owned it. So let me see how many boxes. The Dave, the mscaler, the battery for the mscaler, the Link II streamer, and the linear power supply. That’s 5. But then also need to add an amp. The Ferrum Orr sounded great with Caldera but with its power supply. So that’s 2 more boxes. So 7 total to equal or maybe best what I’ve got with one box.
I also noticed at a recent meet that once you get to a certain level it all sounds great. I heard my Caldera on a few setups and it all sounded slightly different but still great. Its house sound still came thru. Within a few minutes I adjusted and was perfectly happy. So make no sense to be chasing the perfect sound. The Naim HE already gives me what I’m looking for.
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