[OctavianH]

The stand looks great, congrats!

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

Kate Bush, aged rum and the Sundara

 

[ruinedx]

put pc on floor and lose the light show or leave it on desk and have imbalanced studio monitor response ?

DAC: MUSICAL FIDELITY MX-DAC:
HEADAMP: MONOLITH LIQUID PLATINUM by ALEX CAVALLI
MONITOR PRE: SPL VOLUME 2
POWERED MONITORS: KRK Rokit RP8
HEADPHONE1: Sennheiser HD820
HEADPHONE2: Sennheiser HD700
HEADPHONE3: Grado Hemp
PC FRONT PANEL 3.5" HPA+DAC: EVGA NU AUDIO
HEADPHONE4: Sennheiser GSP500
HEADPHONE5: Sennheiser HD25

 

[nasty nate]

Recently upgraded to the HD800S - love the big soundstage and detail - they're easy on the eyes too

 

[Kukuk]

 

[Pharmaboy]

How do you like that A 20? I've always been curious about it, one of the few high impedance SS amps I know of.

 

[Preachy1]

Recently got an unreal deal on a McIntosh MHA-150 (45% off list, open box at Magnolia Audio). Pics to follow when I decide how to deploy it!

 

[lord_tris]

Recently got an unreal deal on a McIntosh MHA-150 (45% off list, open box at Magnolia Audio). Pics to follow when I decide how to deploy it!

On my audio rack?

 

[Kukuk]

How do you like that A 20? I've always been curious about it, one of the few high impedance SS amps I know of.

I like it. Obviously ill-suited for the Abyss and HE-560, but for any non-planar it does fine. It actually really jammed with my DT770 Pro 80s when I had them, which I felt were really picky about amps. I did have a running issue with the amp for the longest time, though, that I only recently resolved. The amp was picking up nasty electrical noise, no matter what source or headphone I was using it with. Any time my computer would ramp up the electrical noise was unbearable. I randomly decided to try another power outlet, as I had been running this amp through a power strip, when I noticed the power strip was making an audible screeching. I plugged the amp straight into the wall, and bam, dead silent. So all my other amps are able to filter this noise out, except the A20. A weird issue, but easily resolved.

Running the Abyss and HE-560 off this was an interesting experiment. Those are my two hardest to drive headphones, and this poor amp only puts out 150mW@32ohms. Individually I'd say these headphones need about 1W at reasonable volumes. So even at low volume with these headphones, I was getting some pretty obvious distortion. Well, I say "even at low volumes", but with these headphones the amp can only do low volumes, even maxed out. They were pushing about 65-70dB, which comes up just short of my normal listening at 70-75dB.

 

[Coztomba]

Moved some stuff around on my desk. Ditched the wired mechanical keyboard and have gone wireless.

And my most used combo for music. Denafrips > HP8 > Clears. Anxiously waiting for my Hemp Grado's. I missed the first batch and have to wait til September

 

[gimmeheadroom]

How do you like the Icon amp and your Aeres?

 

[Coztomba]

How do you like the Icon amp and your Aeres?

Love it. I feel it's a perfect combo of the Clear.

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

There’s just something about staring into 4 glowing glass towers whilst listening to old school electronic music. Edgar Froese’s Epsilon In Malaysian Pale seems like it’s simultaneously being forged deep within these fiery glassy embers and similarly conjuring up all these vivid images in my mind.
Either way this music has always felt like some magic intergalactic jungle soundtrack.
I usually close my eyes when listening to music, but I some times find it fascinating to watch the tubes. Like staring into small highly contained bonfires, similar effect.

 

[raymondkerr]

fantastic setup, can I ask where you got the isolation boards from ?

 

[OctavianH]

Nothing new, just enjoying my cup of coffee near my T1's, Elise and my Forza Audioworks cable.