Roll call: Indians staying in India, interested in high end headphones/IEMS

[suman134]

And about those cases, your call.. not mine.

 

[kartk]

I got shafted, errr..., billed for INR 7,232. You bet its way on the higher side. I am planning extensive listening over the weekend. Will definitely post impressions.

Would be interested to hear your impressions on the amps you aquired recently.

 

[Shetzu]

Following is the status of my shipment. Damn Customs.

This is my MCTH.

 

[kothganesh]

Would be interested to hear your impressions on the amps you aquired recently.

Sure. Actually testing a SS amp (DIY) made, interestingly enough, from a citizen in your city. Sounds very good !

 

[kothganesh]

Brief impressions on the MCTH:

I received this on March 13 and putting it through its paces. Its been on for only more than an hour. My Mac Mini (I use the Audirvana music player on the Mini) is the source of my music, feeding a Lynx AES16e card which is hooked to the AES input of the Yggdrasil (no USB for me). I am using the stock EH 6922 tube for now. My HPs are the HD 600 and the Focal Elear.

This is an accurate, neutral-sounding amp with just a hint of the "tubey" flavor. Its very refined with no obvious rough edges. It's got very good detail with nice extension at the top end. However, its a bit laid back (may change as the amp is used a lot more). I am at the 10 am position on the volume pot (normally I do not go past the 9 am position). People looking for bass slam will be a bit disappointed. You might want to use a warmer DAC (and the Yggy is a warm DAC). Nevertheless, its an engaging amp and well worth the price.

 

[Shetzu]

Brief impressions on the MCTH:

I received this on March 13 and putting it through its paces. Its been on for only more than an hour. My Mac Mini (I use the Audirvana music player on the Mini) is the source of my music, feeding a Lynx AES16e card which is hooked to the AES input of the Yggdrasil (no USB for me). I am using the stock EH 6922 tube for now. My HPs are the HD 600 and the Focal Elear.

This is an accurate, neutral-sounding amp with just a hint of the "tubey" flavor. Its very refined with no obvious rough edges. It's got very good detail with nice extension at the top end. However, its a bit laid back (may change as the amp is used a lot more). I am at the 10 am position on the volume pot (normally I do not go past the 9 am position). People looking for bass slam will be a bit disappointed. You might want to use a warmer DAC (and the Yggy is a warm DAC). Nevertheless, its an engaging amp and well worth the price.

Sounds good. Received mine today and paid custom fee Rs 6832/-. Best part my local Postman called me and informed me which was pretty impressive.

 

[kothganesh]

Sounds good. Received mine today and paid custom fee Rs 6832/-. Best part my local Postman called me and informed me which was pretty impressive.

Awesome. BTW, as you continue to burn-in the tube, the sound quality really steps up. The bass slam I was looking for is starting to show up. Overall SQ is really good and continues to be neutralism with very nice extension at either end. I have used a few HPs now - Focal Clear, modded HD 650 and 800, stock HD 600. My modded HD 650 really stands out with this amp.

 

[sumeet3011]

Awesome. BTW, as you continue to burn-in the tube, the sound quality really steps up. The bass slam I was looking for is starting to show up. Overall SQ is really good and continues to be neutralism with very nice extension at either end. I have used a few HPs now - Focal Clear, modded HD 650 and 800, stock HD 600. My modded HD 650 really stands out with this amp.

Hello... I was looking forward to this amp.. Could you guys help me, currently have Idsd black as my sole source. Will it be really an upgrade
Headphones being Hd650, elears he560

 

[Shetzu]

Awesome. BTW, as you continue to burn-in the tube, the sound quality really steps up. The bass slam I was looking for is starting to show up. Overall SQ is really good and continues to be neutralism with very nice extension at either end. I have used a few HPs now - Focal Clear, modded HD 650 and 800, stock HD 600. My modded HD 650 really stands out with this amp.

Thanks. Will be burning in a bit. I have found both Hd800 & LCD2c to be an excellent combo with the MCTH. Maybe after a while it will become more smoother.

 

[Shetzu]

Hello... I was looking forward to this amp.. Could you guys help me, currently have Idsd black as my sole source. Will it be really an upgrade
Headphones being Hd650, elears he560

IDSD is a great Dac. Yes this amp will be a great upgrade. You can route your music from any source through the dac IDSD and use MCTH amp to listen to you HP HD650 or others.

 

[kothganesh]

Hello... I was looking forward to this amp.. Could you guys help me, currently have Idsd black as my sole source. Will it be really an upgrade
Headphones being Hd650, elears he560

I generally find the all-in-one (AIO) solutions like the Fulla 2, Geek X/f/i to be wanting in the amp section. Now I have not heard the IDSD so cannot comment. I did own the RME ADI-2 DAC/Amp briefly. Now that is an outstanding DAC. The amp was more than decent. However, I definitely prefer DACs and amps as separates. That said, the HD 650 and the Focal Elear are really good with this amp.

 

[superuser1]

@suman134 and I met for a listening session

 

[audirvana]

anyone else here owns a m1060 and by any chance anybody willing to sell audeze vegan pads?

 

[ShreyasMax]

@suman134 and I met for a listening session

Ah, lots of goodies! Nice to see. Hope the conversations were as time consuming as the listening!

 

[ShreyasMax]

@suman134 and I met for a listening session

Good to see the Plenue D in the midst. Also, is that a Sony ZX300 DAP towards the left? And what is that player on the top left? Looks like an AK KANN