How is the HAP-100 Mike?
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How is the HAP-100 Mike?
oh man, that thing is an un-sung hero of a solid-state headphone amp!
I gotta credit my partner-in-crime at Audio360.org @warrenpchi for telling me about it when he got his review sample!
He wanted to review it with me for 360, but when he heard it, he suggested I see if I could get my own review sample,
as it ROCKS! I love the modern aesthetic, and the simple digital display for input and volume, plus the remote
(w/ mute, vol up/down, and on/off - stays in stand-by - power switch on rear panel) - but most importantly - the sound!
W/ my Audeze LCD-2 (w/ Fazor) and XC, plus Grado 325is so far - the tonality is rich, full-bodied, and unlike many SS headphone amps I hear, the EQ doesn't lean too forward into the treble or the bass! It's well-balanced, and smooth without veiling the lower or upper midrange.
The highs are also extended and rich, not bright, and also with a sweet presence of air op-top.
I love the signature with acoustic and electronic music, and I listen to alot of underground electronic - found-sounds kind of stuff
(The Haxan Cloak) and true dubstep, like Burial, Four Tet, or Eskmo - and the HAP-100 handles it ALL with grace and BALLS! I'm so psyched for this review! But I'm not psyched to give it up, so I may sell some other amps to keep it!
Warren's DEAD ON - or he was, when he told me he didn't think he'd "heard solid-state perform like this NEAR this price"! - under 600 bucks...
This amp deserves far more attention than its received - and we hope to change that!
It's also got 4 inputs, and a variable output for use as a line-stage - VERY handy feature!
NuForce hit it BIG in high end a few years ago, but there was a pause for them - but I've met the team there, and not only are they
a great bunch of guys, but they LOVE music and the products showcase that love!
Be on the look-out for our review in Audio360.org ASAP!
After Newport...
bbophead
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An Audeze computer. How cool is that?
My (very!) modest work setup - Numark uDAC-2, AKG K450. Mostly flacs of my CD collection played via VLC.
The K450s may retire shortly, being replaced by either the K240s I've been using at home or a pair of HD650s - but anyway, this is what it looked like three minutes ago.
Nuforce I think
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Nuforce I think
-Oops. So do I. I guess that is what happens when I post without having had sufficient amounts of coffee first...
Lol! Yes that's probably it
An Audeze computer. How cool is that?
-Oops. So do I. I guess that is what happens when I post without having had sufficient amounts of coffee first...
Happens to the BEST of us!!!!
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Happens to the BEST of us!!!!
-I find that coffee works best when I have it from this mug:
I could definitely use a double shot of espresso now; only last week or so did I tell one of the apprentices that most of the math you learn in university you're quite unlikely to need later on - it's just impossible to know while you're studying what parts of the curriculum you really need to pay attention to.
And today? I find myself starting off my day trying to solve a couple of partial differential equations. First time in years.
Oh well, the equations can wait. I'm off to the coffee machine...
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Nice pics!
Looks like those cans would fall right off the wall and where in Georgia did it snow today? I'm so confused.
Agreed, nice pics.
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DIY stands about a foot above desk level.
View from listening station.
Fantastic view!
Cottage or home?
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Hello there. Music ... music ... Heaven Notes ....
Krutsch
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Just finished assembling my Rube Goldberg SACD playback chain, leveraging an old Sony Blu-ray player and a couple of cheap boxes to de-embed the HDMI, trick-out the EDID handshake and send it to my DAC/amp. I am pleasantly surprised at the sound from my new source.
Apologies for the poor photo quality, but here's a quick side view of my desk (I'll post more stuff once I finish organizing things).
Apologies for the poor photo quality, but here's a quick side view of my desk (I'll post more stuff once I finish organizing things).
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That's a Sony DVP-S7700 by the way, the most undervalued piece of kit I have come across.
I can't believe how cheap they are to buy!
I can't believe how cheap they are to buy!
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