[hifixman]

And from dave to riviera?

I never get the point of Dave sonically, I personally much prefer Esoteric N05XD, or even Mola Mola if I want digital sounding.

 

[kumar402]

It is the power cord kit from Bottlehead. How do you like your Mainline? I'm very impressed so far.

I’m enjoying it a lot, it’s linear sounding and doesn’t color the sound a lot and that’s a good thing, really enjoying it with ZMF and Bifrost2. It’s sounds close to SW51+ but has better dynamic swing then it.

 

[atarione]

 

[Dawgfish]

I’m enjoying it a lot, it’s linear sounding and doesn’t color the sound a lot and that’s a good thing, really enjoying it with ZMF and Bifrost2. It’s sounds close to SW51+ but has better dynamic swing then it.

I've been enjoying it with ZMFs as well. Right now I'm running it with a MHDT Steeplechase DAC but I need to try it with the Bifrost 2. I bet the full sound of the Bifrost goes well with the airy yet solid sound of the Mainline.

 

[Dawgfish]

I really like the vintage receivers. I have a few Marantz and Sansui receivers and integrateds that I like to use as headphone amps as well.

 

[SgrA]

 

[TheR0v3r]

Susvara transforms on the Sony. Who would have known that? It has been a really strange hobby.

Nice! From the headphone output???

 

[UntilThen]

Nice! From the headphone output???

Yes. Vintage amps headphone output are just as good as the amp’s speakers output. Same circuitry.

 

[TheR0v3r]

Yes. Vintage amps headphone output are just as good as the amp’s speakers output. Same circuitry.

Aha, didn’t know that! Thank you

 

[riverground]

The Empire Ears Wraith is still by far my favourite IEM by the company. Not only is its name my favourite Royce car it also lives up to its namesake by giving a ghostly presence while listening to it. What I mean by that is that the Wraith possesses this almost ethereal and haunting vocal rendering that always leaves me speechless.

I might do a more in-depth review of the Wraith sometime in the near future.

Featuring: Sony WM1A & Effect Audio Cleopatra

EDIT: This was supposed to be posted on a different thread

But glad you guys like it.

 

[EarlyHearingLoss]

Wow on that custom base!!!!!

Yo, that’s a sick base. What’s it made of?

 

[Dawgfish]

Susvara transforms on the Sony. Who would have known that? It has been a really strange hobby.

Those vintage Sonys were great receivers! They don't get as much love as the Marantz, Sansui, and Pioneer receivers but they are every bit as good. I hope to add one to the collection one day. Yours looks to be in incredible shape. I bet it sounds incredible with the Susvara!

 

[Dawgfish]

should I repair this (just needs a good tune-up) and use it?

Damn right you should repair that! Lol! Its a classic. They are worth serious $$$$ these days but if it were me I would repair it and keep it.

 

[Pharmaboy]

Pioneer receiver!!

 

[Pharmaboy]

Not sure if I mentioned this on this thread, but here goes nothing: in the late '70s I assembled the 1st of countless "serious" audio systems. Much of it was ill-considered stuff (I was learning the ropes), but the very 1st amp I bought was a 60 WPC Pioneer receiver, the one with that gorgeous-feeling weighted FM dial & pretty lighting. Several years later, I'd already replaced it w/separate tuner & integrated amp, so I gave the Pioneer to my twin brother, after first getting it tuned up at a local HiFi repair place. I started having twinges of regret when the tech said, "Damn, this thing is beautiful. Sounds great, too" (but I ignored the feeling).

So decades later this receiver I blithely gave away is a genuine audio collectable. My brother still uses it every day and loves it. It needed a repair exactly once in the 30+ years since he got it.

I've given him any number of things since then, including a complete desktop audio system + headphone (all stuff I'd used for 4+ yrs), but the only thing that stings even a little is that receiver.