[Uebelkraehe]

Actually I do have a mirror beside which occasionally I will gaze into to admire the leopardwood

Obviously, you should set up a camera on each side and feed this directly to a pair of monitors in front of you to not miss out on something...

 

[OctavianH]

I received yesterday DCA's Ether 2 and start enjoying it, near a nice cold beer.

 

[Draygonn]

Actually I do have a mirror beside which occasionally I will gaze into to admire the leopardwood

 

[UntilThen]

Let’s shift to: how many ex-amps? and any regrets over an ex-amp?

Ha ha ha

 

[UntilThen]

Maybe you should downscale to bringing back 2 amps to avoid having 3 exes. Math is fun.

2 is not enough. Not even 3.

 

[UntilThen]

Black is the new black - Act I, Scene II:

What happen to the Elekit?

 

[jonathan c]

What happen to the Elekit?

My brother is using it…driving a pair of old Altec Lansings…a few watts really goes a long way with those…

 

[jonathan c]

2 is not enough. Not even 3.

I start with four: a OTC tube hpa, a OTL tube hpa, a tube/SS hybrid hpa, and a SS (?) hpa (Violectric V280) as backup pending delivery of holy grail tubes…

 

[UntilThen]

My brother is using it…driving a pair of old Altec Lansings…a few watts really goes a long way with those…

Hmmm Altec… @L0rdGwyn ’S favourite. and you’re right. 4 watts in triode mode can move some speakers and if that is not enough switch to UL for 8 watts.

I start with four: a OTC tube hpa, a OTL tube hpa, a tube/SS hybrid hpa, and a SS (?) hpa (Violectric V280) as backup pending delivery of holy grail tubes…

I see you’re in the deep end already.

 

[nicholas1213]

Well, show us the other side then!

Here you go

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

The new pad update from Audeze has done a similar thing to the presentation as the recent one Hifiman did on the Sundara’s: raising the upper mids.
I really dig the result yet at the same time prefer the Sundara. There’s a creamy chocolaty thing going down which I actually really like, but as chocolaty affairs go I’d honestly rather listen to my HD58X..which doesn’t have the impressive low lows of the Audeze, but bests it in midrange realism and ‘punch’ to the sound via the bump in the bass.
Still..I understand the love affair many have with these headphones. There is a warmth and easy going vibe to this that never renders music harsh or strident..and the bass is just marvelous. I’d probably hang onto it if it wasn’t for the weight and general discomfort. Soundwise it’s a wonderful late night listening experience for when your ears are tired and you want to sauce them up with some chocolate tunes.

Perhaps save up for the Crbn An estat flagship with something akin to “Sennheiser tonality” at around 300 grams (going by Jude’s measurement at least)…is one of the only pricey flagships that I’ve been dying to try out.

 

[lucasratmundo]

I think I've hit what I consider a good end-to-end "1.0" version of my systems at home.


My home office desk, where I spend most of my time.


Headphones + Streamer + PC by my desk.


Casual music enjoyment corner by the sofa.


Transportable bedside system for IEMs.

 

[judomaniak57]

How is that new Naim head amp/ streamer? heard it once with focal clear and liked it. Also i like that clean desk setup,very nice

 

[lucasratmundo]

How is that new Naim head amp/ streamer? heard it once with focal clear and liked it. Also i like that clean desk setup,very nice

It's a very polished package with very nice sound. Great as a secondary system for casual music enjoyment. It pairs very well with the Empy and Utopia.

 

[SuperBurrito]

I think I've hit what I consider a good end-to-end "1.0" version of my systems at home.


My home office desk, where I spend most of my time.


Headphones + Streamer + PC by my desk.


Casual music enjoyment corner by my the sofa.


Transportable bedside system for IEMs.

Well done! Very informed choices and clean layout. I know we are never done with this hobby, but you could easily enjoy your setups for a very long time!