Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI)
May 26, 2023 at 9:01 AM Post #36,031 of 37,652
I’m back! Having lots of fun with this pairing. It became my EDC since this cable arrived.

CFA Supermoon + EA Ares II 8w

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May 26, 2023 at 3:34 PM Post #36,032 of 37,652
An interesting experiment… old iPhone 6S as a digital transport/Roon endpoint > Dethonray Honey H1 > A&K PA10 > UM Mest MkII.

Why? Because the Honey is a quirky little device with a jumpy volume pot. It sounds buttery smooth though. The PA 10 adds class A richness and body to the sound with way better volume control. Astell&Kern has really come up with a winner with the PA 10. It’s made just about everything I’ve paired it with sound better (for my preferences, ymmv of course).

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this is the way...pairing a good transport, dac and amp together is a good Frankestack!
 
May 26, 2023 at 3:37 PM Post #36,033 of 37,652
What I have come to like about this thread is, as much as there is TOTL gear being peacocked, there is also an appreciation of older and/or lower tier gear still being honoured with ear-time. Also a bit of the old school 'this feeding that' stacking.
very true! There is alot of older gear on here, that holds up, that needs to be used and shown off...
 
May 26, 2023 at 4:05 PM Post #36,034 of 37,652
Kept the rig today however switched out the Ear Plugs :grin:

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May 27, 2023 at 8:42 AM Post #36,037 of 37,652
I’m back! Having lots of fun with this pairing. It became my EDC since this cable arrived.

CFA Supermoon + EA Ares II 8w

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That cable looks awesome.
 
May 27, 2023 at 11:59 AM Post #36,038 of 37,652
Two relatively ‘old’ items of audio… Sony ZX300 and Victor FW1500. Still sounding fantastic.

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May 27, 2023 at 6:41 PM Post #36,039 of 37,652
Two relatively ‘old’ items of audio… Sony ZX300 and Victor FW1500. Still sounding fantastic.


My preferred combo at my office for a while now is really similar with a Sony NW-WM1A set as BT LDAC receiver and the US version JVC Drop HA-FW1800 ... I could find some very good comfort and optimize sound quality with some Comply Foam Tips (they need to be hot to seal perfectly, so every time, 15 minutes is needed to set them perfectly in my ears, but then it's impressive)

I didn't use daytime my other DAPs and IEMs since I bought them !!!
 
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May 27, 2023 at 9:49 PM Post #36,040 of 37,652
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The flat Letshuor cable I saved worked well for the U12T. But an IEM this wonderful deserves its own pretty cable. Decided to go with the Null Audio Lune MKVII. And upon request, they did a blue finish on the metal instead of rose gold. Now the combination feels as good as it looks and as good as it sounds :ksc75smile:
 
May 28, 2023 at 7:28 AM Post #36,043 of 37,652
May 28, 2023 at 7:56 AM Post #36,044 of 37,652
A first for me in this hobby / addiction: purchased an IEM I owned previously… Final E5000 back in the collection after over two years.

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May 28, 2023 at 12:18 PM Post #36,045 of 37,652

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