[LoryWiv]

This is the inverse of "urge protection" -- "urge projection"

My favorite viagra joke is the first one I ever heard:

A semi-trailer full of Viagra has been hijacked. Police are on the lookout for hardened criminals.

Viagra now comes in a liquid form. That is so you can pour yourself a stiff one. Now back on topic please for everyone's sake.

 

[bcowen]

Viagra now comes in a liquid form. That is so you can pour yourself a stiff one. Now back on topic please for everyone's sake.

I think this is the first night I've ever moaned groaned for like 9 posts in a row.

 

[jonathan c]

We are on topic. This is head-fi……

 

[jonathan c]

Have you had any issues with the Audioloab CDT? tests have shown its scratches discs eventually. its one if the reasons I went for a Cambridge Audio CXC v2 instead even though the Audiolab looks much nicer.

Some small surface scratches on a few discs. Absolutely first rate in CD play without interruption, alien noises. First rate also in sound quality / disc information retrieval. I have owned the CDT-6000 going on five years. I have an unopened one as backup.

 

[orrman]

It ain't pretty but it sure sounds amazing. Headphones are Susvara, 1266 TC and Verite Closed.

Next steps are probably a PS Audio Stellar Powerplant 3, another amp (WA33, CFA3 or maybe buying again the Ferrum stack), and speakers.

 

[Pharmaboy]

It ain't pretty but it sure sounds amazing. Headphones are Susvara, 1266 TC and Verite Closed.

Next steps are probably a PS Audio Stellar Powerplant 3, another amp (WA33, CFA3 or maybe buying again the Ferrum stack), and speakers.

Actually, it is pretty in a matter-of-fact way...

 

[hk29]

It ain't pretty

I see what you did ... Small to biggers vs the chain: streamer > DAC > amp with short cable runs ... So you chose form over function... Therefore it is pretty.

 

[Vindication]

Current

 

[thecrow]

I think this is the first night I've ever moaned groaned for like 9 posts in a row.

If you owned a utopia hp and were watching the utopia thread you would moan every two weeks when someone new brings utopia the warranty or driver failure question up and the same naysayers jump in even though their criticisms are dealt with every two weeks.

Not too mention the audeze threads

And then there is the susvara question of “what amps can i use?”

You know, the usual repeated questions in a number of threads.

So in a nutshell you may not groan 9 times in a row but you will groan regularly.

Btw they use viagara and my granddad’s nursing home for two reasons:
1) it helps keep the bedsheets off sunburnt legs; and
2) it stops the old men from rolling off the bed when they sleep

Thank you and goodnight.
Try the veal!!

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Have you had any issues with the Audioloab CDT? tests have shown its scratches discs eventually. its one if the reasons I went for a Cambridge Audio CXC v2 instead even though the Audiolab looks much nicer.

I have an 8300CD and I like it more than any other CD player I've seen or used. It's unbelievably musical running off the internal DAC.

I haven't noticed scratches on discs, but I prefer the slot drive. There is always a compromise- the sliding door drives break or at least need a new belt now and then, the slot drive may or may not handle discs a bit more roughly (in my limited experience from my Audiolab and CD drives in car audio they do not). You can't win 'em all, CDs are cheap, so go for sound quality!

 

[AnalogEuphoria]

I have an 8300CD and I like it more than any other CD player I've seen or used. It's unbelievably musical running off the internal DAC.

I haven't noticed scratches on discs, but I prefer the slot drive. There is always a compromise- the sliding door drives break or at least need a new belt now and then, the slot drive may or may not handle discs a bit more roughly (in my limited experience from my Audiolab and CD drives in car audio they do not). You can't win 'em all, CDs are cheap, so go for sound quality!

I fully agree and usually I wouldn’t care as most CDs can be replaced for pennies but I’ve got a stack of rare first presses that I’d rather keep pristine.

 

[jonathan c]

An additional thought for post #33,574. I believe that one reason for the amazing sound quality of the Audiolab CDT-6000 is the slot loading feature. This avoids vibration / ‘tray clatter’ that could interfere with the laser read of the disc data and could trigger more ‘corrective interpolation’ by a DAC.

 

[CJG888]

Best of all is a top loader!

 

[Chastity]

And now for some vintage headphone love:

We have the venerable HD-580 Precisions, and I'm the original owner. Headband cushion has been replaced, pads are Dekoni Elite Velours (tired of using OEM pads that self destruct in 2 years, and these are way more comfy), and sporting a Cardas Cable upgrade, from when they were under $100 to purchase. (I think I paid $65) The 6.2mm head piece also eliminates the "image centered in your head" problem these have and now sound more natural. On my current rig, I can use these w/o EQ, and enjoy the tube preamp, and they still sound intimate and lush. (The M1570 are better, but they need EQ)

Next to those are the Sony MDR-SA5000, all still having stock components and pads, and also original owner. The cups themselves are leather, and have retained integrity for 21 years. However, the lip of the pads are pleather, and have flaked away, exposing some foam, but doesn't affect the audio, since it's outside of the cup. I consider these to be the basis of what Sennheiser copied to create the HD-800 series, around the time when Sony's copyrights expired. IMO. (Conspiracy hat enabled)

Back in those days, my amp was a Headroom Supreme portable amp, using 4 D cell batteries, or the included wall wart.

 

[gefski]

And now for some vintage headphone love:



We have the venerable HD-580 Precisions, and I'm the original owner. Headband cushion has been replaced, pads are Dekoni Elite Velours (tired of using OEM pads that self destruct in 2 years, and these are way more comfy), and sporting a Cardas Cable upgrade, from when they were under $100 to purchase. (I think I paid $65) The 6.2mm head piece also eliminates the "image centered in your head" problem these have and now sound more natural. On my current rig, I can use these w/o EQ, and enjoy the tube preamp, and they still sound intimate and lush. (The M1570 are better, but they need EQ)

Next to those are the Sony MDR-SA5000, all still having stock components and pads, and also original owner. The cups themselves are leather, and have retained integrity for 21 years. However, the lip of the pads are pleather, and have flaked away, exposing some foam, but doesn't affect the audio, since it's outside of the cup. I consider these to be the basis of what Sennheiser copied to create the HD-800 series, around the time when Sony's copyrights expired. IMO. (Conspiracy hat enabled)

Back in those days, my amp was a Headroom Supreme portable amp, using 4 D cell batteries, or the included wall wart.

Very interesting. I sure see the chassis similarity of the Sony to the Senn 800.