treys1
100+ Head-Fier
Hello, new here.
I'm 45 and have been into audio most of my life with a reoccurring emphasis on car audio (SQ comps) over the years. But lately my automotive hobby has been off roading so not much room for SQ there... All of that said, I realized hi-fi has been missing from my life for a while, and since my wife doesn't share the passion (she likes music, but doesn't make a hobby of listening), I figured it was time to dabble in good headphone setup(s). We recently bought a cabin that has an independent office for each of us (both being remote) and it was perfect timing for a setup!
I went with a Modi / Loki / Vali stack and got a JAN Sylvania 5670 for it right off the bat based on a LOT of reading / price. Set it all up and used my ATH-m40x that I have had for years to travel with and it was GREAT just like that! So what does one do with something that is great? Make it even better, right?
So, ordered a Loki / Vali for the main house (desktop is higher end and has a ESS Sabre ES9023P DAC chip), proceeded to order a bazillion tubes (I have multiple GE 5 Star, JAN Sylvania, RCA Command, RCA Triple Micah and even a pair of WE 396As inbound, I need multiples with 2 Valis, right??) AND a pair of DT 770 Pros + Drop Meze 99s.....
So this has all happened in a couple weeks.... lol
I'm 45 and have been into audio most of my life with a reoccurring emphasis on car audio (SQ comps) over the years. But lately my automotive hobby has been off roading so not much room for SQ there... All of that said, I realized hi-fi has been missing from my life for a while, and since my wife doesn't share the passion (she likes music, but doesn't make a hobby of listening), I figured it was time to dabble in good headphone setup(s). We recently bought a cabin that has an independent office for each of us (both being remote) and it was perfect timing for a setup!
I went with a Modi / Loki / Vali stack and got a JAN Sylvania 5670 for it right off the bat based on a LOT of reading / price. Set it all up and used my ATH-m40x that I have had for years to travel with and it was GREAT just like that! So what does one do with something that is great? Make it even better, right?
So, ordered a Loki / Vali for the main house (desktop is higher end and has a ESS Sabre ES9023P DAC chip), proceeded to order a bazillion tubes (I have multiple GE 5 Star, JAN Sylvania, RCA Command, RCA Triple Micah and even a pair of WE 396As inbound, I need multiples with 2 Valis, right??) AND a pair of DT 770 Pros + Drop Meze 99s.....
So this has all happened in a couple weeks.... lol