[h2oxide]

Confident any bit of complaining on Head-fi would constitute a first world problem. Whatovit?

 

[beaver316]

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Confident any bit of complaining on Head-fi would constitute a first world problem. Whatovit?

 
We may as well abolish all the rules then 

 

[mrAdrian]

It finally came down from the portable thread to the Head-Fi station thread...

 

[longbowbbs]

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No. That crown belongs to the HD800. The LCD-2 does sound nice through this system though.

How is the 650 compared to the big boys?

 

[Achmedisdead]

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I've viewed Stoin's setup 4 times now. Stop quoting the image and clogging the thread with regurgitated pictures, really not that hard.

+1

 

[Mani ATH 87]

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I've viewed Stoin's setup 4 times now. Stop quoting the image and clogging the thread with regurgitated pictures, really not that hard.

Someone's jealous 

 

[tme110]

Made some updates.  Previously after I got the Aurality player then a empirical synchro-mesh I think I had an audio melt down and just sold almost everything I had.  I just had too many little boxes, headphones and doohickeys.

 
I sold a bunch off normally then got the OPPO bdp-105 which let me sell off all my DACs and my USB converters and media players (since it is a DLNA renderer and 24/192 USB DAC).  I also sold off my AVR and am going straight from my OPPO to my power amp.  Though that did cause me to have to upgrade from the XPA-200 (not shown above) to my new XPA-5.  I like this setup though I may go for the emotiva XMC-1 if it ever comes out.  I also have a new GS-X coming which may or may not replace my Zana Duez.  Though once my new Ascend acoustic Sierra Towers (speakers) show up I'm not sure how much more headphone music I'll be listening too. Actually, I haven't been doing almost any headphone listening for a while but I'm not sure why.  So a strange and massive audio change..
 

 
Also went from my nice but older Sony TV to the new XBR HX950 which is about 100 times better.  Very happy with the PQ.

 

[Monir]

^ Me like. Zana Deux is one badass looking amp

 

[tme110]

I realized that was a pretty bad pic so I tried again but I don't have a real camera so there probably was no real point...
 
Though not your typical headfi rig, I've been through a couple dozen components in the last couple years and I'm zeroing on what I want so once this is set, and I'm sure no one will believe it, but I'm confident I wont have a need to upgrade anymore.  I may try things for the fun of it but I've had enough headfi toys now not to need to (or wonder) upgrade much more.
 
 
It still looks better in person. The funny thing is that I've contacted several high-end custom audio rack makers and none of them even wrote me back.
 

 
And my basement (ie office) rig: (hidden is a AGD amp/dac)
 

 

[jtaylor991]

Banana stand

 

[olor1n]

 
 

 
 
Listening to Herbie Hancock's The Joni Letters in 96/24. I'm really starting to warm to the LCD-2 again.

 

[Defiant00]

Great picture Olor1n!

 

[garysan]

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small update
 
 

Love your wooden plinths Did you buy them or make them? If bought, where from pray tell?

 

[raybanner]

i quote myself from another thread 

 
 

its a handmade product. i made it for myself.
 
i'm planning to create more samples in order to offer them to you. 

i thought about specializing in customized wood stands for audio equipments.
 

 

[randerson07]

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i quote myself from another thread 

 
 

 

No to take this in thread in the wrong direction, but what does a plinth do?
 
They look cool thats for sure, and I understand their use on a turntable, but under an Amp?