I heard the SR-71B this Saturday, and while I wont be able to afford it any time soon, I can say it lives up to the hype. Ray had the tiny little thing driving the HE-6s effortlessly and I also listened to some balanced HD600s he had, and the soundstage on both was amazing.
Do you remember where did Ray get his balance signal from to feed/drive the SR71b? Was it a desktop unit or a portable unit. In terms of portable unit, except the Boomslang from ibasso I don't know of any other balance dac that can output balance signal to the SR71b.
Jalo, it was XLRs to the balanced outs from his four thousand dollar Meridian CD player. I also do not know of anything transportable that provides balanced outs other than the Boomslang, but stay tuned. Someone is sure to build one.
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I heard the SR-71B this Saturday, and while I wont be able to afford it any time soon, I can say it lives up to the hype. Ray had the tiny little thing driving the HE-6s effortlessly and I also listened to some balanced HD600s he had, and the soundstage on both was amazing.
Do you remember where did Ray get his balance signal from to feed/drive the SR71b? Was it a desktop unit or a portable unit. In terms of portable unit, except the Boomslang from ibasso I don't know of any other balance dac that can output balance signal to the SR71b.
i mentioned to ray at the meet "how about a balanced dac to match the sr71b" he smiled at me and grinned..
i could be totally wrong,but i bet ray has something up his sleeve like a matching dac for sr71b
Jalo, it was XLRs to the balanced outs from his four thousand dollar Meridian CD player. I also do not know of anything transportable that provides balanced outs other than the Boomslang, but stay tuned. Someone is sure to build one.
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I heard the SR-71B this Saturday, and while I wont be able to afford it any time soon, I can say it lives up to the hype. Ray had the tiny little thing driving the HE-6s effortlessly and I also listened to some balanced HD600s he had, and the soundstage on both was amazing.
Do you remember where did Ray get his balance signal from to feed/drive the SR71b? Was it a desktop unit or a portable unit. In terms of portable unit, except the Boomslang from ibasso I don't know of any other balance dac that can output balance signal to the SR71b.
i mentioned to ray at the meet "how about a balanced dac to match the sr71b" he smiled at me and grinned..
i could be totally wrong,but i bet ray has something up his sleeve like a matching dac for sr71b
Jalo, it was XLRs to the balanced outs from his four thousand dollar Meridian CD player. I also do not know of anything transportable that provides balanced outs other than the Boomslang, but stay tuned. Someone is sure to build one.
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I heard the SR-71B this Saturday, and while I wont be able to afford it any time soon, I can say it lives up to the hype. Ray had the tiny little thing driving the HE-6s effortlessly and I also listened to some balanced HD600s he had, and the soundstage on both was amazing.
Do you remember where did Ray get his balance signal from to feed/drive the SR71b? Was it a desktop unit or a portable unit. In terms of portable unit, except the Boomslang from ibasso I don't know of any other balance dac that can output balance signal to the SR71b.
In the interim, something to consider for use with computer audio at least is the HRT Music Streamer Pro as it has balance outs. I believe Moon Audio even makes a cable with the balance connector Ray uses.
No. Tubes don't substitute directly for chips. Tube power supplies are an entirely different beast and much else. There are a number of balanced tube amps on the market, though. Also, you can balance just about any DIY amp if ypu want to go that route.
i mentioned to ray at the meet "how about a balanced dac to match the sr71b" he smiled at me and grinned..
i could be totally wrong,but i bet ray has something up his sleeve like a matching dac for sr71b
i mentioned to ray at the meet "how about a balanced dac to match the sr71b" he smiled at me and grinned..
i could be totally wrong,but i bet ray has something up his sleeve like a matching dac for sr71b
In the meantime, there should be no reason why a Hirose Male-to-Protector Male Balanced IC could not be built to enable using the Boomslang with the SR71B, just like with the PB1 Toucan. I'm assuming the SR71B chassis dimensions to be roughly similar to that of the PB1, but I could be wrong.
The choices of dacs should be exciting. I have the feeling that the 71b will set new standards.
A USB device that will do 24/96 to feed these amps would be welcome and I have the feeling one is around the corner. Audio just keeps getting better and better.
my dream ray samuels rig would be
160 gig 6th gen ipod>to the upcoming cypher labs solo coax out>to a ray samuels balanced portable dac(via coax) to sr71b>to my balanced jh-13 pro iems
i mentioned to ray at the meet "how about a balanced dac to match the sr71b" he smiled at me and grinned..
i could be totally wrong,but i bet ray has something up his sleeve like a matching dac for sr71b
The choices of dacs should be exciting. I have the feeling that the 71b will set new standards.
A USB device that will do 24/96 to feed these amps would be welcome and I will bet a portable one is around the corner. Audio just keeps getting better and better.
Absolutely! It is very a fun time for me, being young and all. I remember shortly before I joined Head-fi there was nothing close to this level, or value.
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