[Kojaku]

Got a new CD in and decided to indulge my secret love for speaker isolation cones:

 
Spikes are for coupling, not isolation.

Shows how much I know about speaker-fi. I saw them in search keyword groupings as isolation feet/cones. I just got them for looks honestly.

Kojaku

 

[AHorseNamedJeff]

@ AHorseNamedJeff

I would be scared to put such a heavy/big headphone on another DAC/Amp. What if it broke one day ,and just destroyed that equipment.

sorry, what are you referring to?

 

[omigawsh_lollercoaster]

 

   
What speakers are those? 

They are Cakewalk MA-15D. An awesome and great looking set of desktop monitors imho.

 

 

[LugBug1]

  on my sofa in living room

Really nice! 

 

[inouekun]

 
Bad photo here

 

[parbaked]

I threw an HRT iStreamer into the chain.
Really nice piece of kit...clever design...good DAC

 

 
The extra output voltage over the iPad LOD really helps as the single gain amps rely on that voltage.
 
iPad > iStreamer > 6CL6 Spud Amp > HD600 ... this is good!

 

[Kojaku]

  I threw an HRT iStreamer into the chain.
Really nice piece of kit...clever design...good DAC

 

 
The extra output voltage over the iPad LOD really helps as the single gain amps rely on that voltage.
 
iPad > iStreamer > 6CL6 Spud Amp > HD600 ... this is good!

 
Wait, are you using a LOD or a digital line-out? Also, that's really pretty amp. 
 
Kojaku

 

[parbaked]

   
Wait, are you using a LOD or a digital line-out? Also, that's really pretty amp. 
 
Kojaku

I was using a LOD before ie. taking the analog line out from the iPad.
This had low output voltage and I had a little RFI noise.
 
 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Now I am mining just the digital signal from the iPod using the HRT iStreamer which is a iDevice specific transport and DAC. 
 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 
 
This amp really likes at least 2.0 v RMS which the iStreamer delivers, but the iPad LOD does not.
Also all RFI interference is gone...highly recommended.

 

[Kojaku]

  I was using a LOD before ie. taking the analog line out from the iPad.
This had low output voltage and I had a little RFI noise.
 
 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Now I am mining just the digital signal from the iPod using the HRT iStreamer which is a iDevice specific transport and DAC. 
 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 
 
This amp really likes at least 2.0 v RMS which the iStreamer delivers, but the iPad LOD does not.
Also all RFI interference is gone...highly recommended.

 
Oh ok, I misunderstood. I was confused as to why you'd need an iStreamer if you would just be using a LOD anyway. I wasn't even sure the iStreamer has analog in/out.
 
Kojaku

 

[kramer5150]

Curious... whats the advantage in using: iPad > LOD > HRT > Amp ?  Versus: iPad TOSLINK Optical > Some other DAC with optilcal input > Amp ?
 
You mention EMI/FRI noise from the LOD, doesn't optical over fiber completely alleviate this?
 
Thanks, thats a great setup, love the less-is more simplicity.

 

[CJs06]

  I threw an HRT iStreamer into the chain.
Really nice piece of kit...clever design...good DAC
 
 

 
The extra output voltage over the iPad LOD really helps as the single gain amps rely on that voltage.
 
iPad > iStreamer > 6CL6 Spud Amp > HD600 ... this is good!

Wow this is a nice simple setup with your iPad, I like it a lot!

 

[parbaked]

  Curious... whats the advantage in using: iPad > LOD > HRT > Amp ?  Versus: iPad TOSLINK Optical > Some other DAC with optilcal input > Amp ?
 
You mention EMI/FRI noise from the LOD, doesn't optical over fiber completely alleviate this?
 
Thanks, thats a great setup, love the less-is more simplicity.

This is iPad > HRT > Amp...there's no LOD anymore, just the 30 pin HRT cable. You can't use an LOD to connect the iStreamer.
The EMI/FRI noise came from LOD I was using before I think because of the wi-fi in the iPad - an iPod had no EMI/FRI noise through same LOD.
I thought the HRT was the most simple setup compared to iPad > transport > DAC > amp.

 

[johnman1116]

 
 
Kojaku

 
I love Clazziquai!! Didn't expect to find a fan, even on head-fi

 

[Androb]

  I threw an HRT iStreamer into the chain.
Really nice piece of kit...clever design...good DAC

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

 
 
The extra output voltage over the iPad LOD really helps as the single gain amps rely on that voltage.
 
iPad > iStreamer > 6CL6 Spud Amp > HD600 ... this is good!

Awesome setup

 

[bbophead]

Furrall:
 
Do you think the look of the future (for us geeky/nerdy/headphony type folks) is a bakelite knob and wires that go into the top?
 
I want to love it but I'm having problems with the look and feel.