[jonathan c]

Looks sooo clean - suppose you do not much paper work Congrats

Too many distractions!!…

 

[TooFrank]

I have had it for a number of years; no component issues…I sense greater dynamic range, lower noise floor…certainly no hum issues with WA6…WA2…LTA MZ3…Designed by Garth Powell who now does all of Audioquest’s power/conditioning engineering.

How come that you've had this system for a number of years? - Folks here appear to change ever so often - endgame doesn't seem to exist - just joking, good point to be happy....

 

[jonathan c]

How come that you've had this system for a number of years? - Folks here appear to change ever so often - endgame doesn't seem to exist - just joking, good point to be happy....

I have a few different headphone amplifiers / headphones that I use/rotate. But the CD / DAC arrangement will not change. I went TOTL for that part of the chain - “one and done”. My thought then and now is “get the best source possible”. I have never regretted that.

 

[TooFrank]

I have a few different headphone amplifiers / headphones that I use/rotate. But the CD / DAC arrangement will not change. I went TOTL for that part of the chain - “one and done”. My thought then and now is “get the best source possible”. I have never regretted that.

Good point. I have owned and appreciated the ifi iDSD pro for a while, and now has been tempted by a relatively good price (1kUSD) of a second hand ifi pro ICAN amp. Would it be worth it?

 

[Chris Kaoss]

Good point. I have owned and appreciated the ifi iDSD pro for a while, and now has been tempted by a relatively good price (1kUSD) of a second hand ifi pro ICAN amp. Would it be worth it?

Go for it.
You won't regret, for sure.

 

[alekc]

Good point. I have owned and appreciated the ifi iDSD pro for a while, and now has been tempted by a relatively good price (1kUSD) of a second hand ifi pro ICAN amp. Would it be worth it?

@TooFrank I would say go for it if you accept the price and like ifi house sound. Pro iCan is a great add on for iDSD and at 1k I guess you could find very few amps that could compete unless you would like some THX implementation. However keep in mind that difference between SS/Tube/Tube+ modes are not night and day. 3d and Xbass can be great feature for some recordings/cans but I feel there is a kind of sound slowdown.

 

[Pharmaboy]

The Snell Type A are a cinch to drive. The best sound I ever heard out of those was back at the Bristol Show in the mid-80s. Source was a CD transport (can’t remember which one) into a prototype Audio Note NOS tube DAC and an early AN Kit One (300B SET) stuffed with “designer” components…

I heard a few Snells back in the mid-'80s when I made the rounds of audio salons in the northeast and midwest. I briefly thought of buying their big speaker if/when it came up F.S. used, which didn't happen in my timeframe, so went with Vandersteen 4As (amazing).

It was sad to see the Snell brand essentially vanish in high-end circles following the untimely death of Peter Snell. I know the company kept going in other ways, but it would be years before the name was seen at audio shows again.

 

[Terriero]

I love that album

 

[UntilThen]

I love that album

Me too ! Now may buy the Pulse album.

 

[bcowen]

It’s time to double-stack Snell A….….

LOL! Snell E-3's were my very first "hi end" speakers. Loved them. As with all of Voeck's designs, they got the PRaT thing right. They were replaced with Snell C-4's, then C-5's, then....nevermind (the list would be TL;DR).

(not my pic...)

 

[bcowen]

I'm pleased to see you're actually cleaning your stylus now.

 

[tjdub]

 

[tjdub]

 

[UntilThen]

Not my place. I was at Addicted To Audio yesterday to audition Audeze LCD5 and CRBN. I wish it was not just 30 mins but that was all the time I was allocated and I have the whole room to myself with the door closed. LCD5 was on my head that's why you don't see it in the picture. Z10e electrostatic headphone / integrated amp driving the CRBN and Naim Uniti Atom driving the LCD5.

 

[Shane D]

Good point. I have owned and appreciated the ifi iDSD pro for a while, and now has been tempted by a relatively good price (1kUSD) of a second hand ifi pro ICAN amp. Would it be worth it?

The Pro iCAN is a work of art and can drive anything. And the wide array of options is very cool.