[cbennett0811]

Uber Schiit stack, HD650s, not pictured is my source: Samsung galaxy Note 4 with Flac Audio files, usb from Note 4 to DAC

 

[ProtegeManiac]

 
 
 

My Meier Cantate.2 is out of commission until my BUF634Ts arrive (jeez nobody stocks them locally, unbelievable) but I snagged this Rega Ear (v2) for a really low price (literally what was left of my spendable cash after I ordered the parts and arranged for shipping). The verdict so far: as long as I have ReplayGain running on Neutron Music Player at -12dB, it's good: tonally only a touch warmer than but also slightly lacking bite to some of the midrange percussion vs the Cantate. Otherwise, the volume knob is usable only until 9:00 (and even then that's like for a few songs, and then I'll get a headache).

 

The pot is actually quite good despite the gain, so a lot of people would miss how bad the imbalance really is. I couldn't detect it with music but felt something was off but can't quite put a finger on it; checked the specs, found it had +28dB gain (what the hell was Rega thinking?!); ran a test track and "LEFT CHANNEL!!!" was shouting vs "right channel."

 

[Carlitos]

 
 
 
the stand is really an old crt tv stand but the amp fits perfectly......
 
DVD -> Digital Link 3 -> Reference 339 -> HD 650

 

[lawrywild]

 
 
I de-anodized the black cover of my D100 so that it would match the Burson
 
 

 

[jjshin23]

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I de-anodized the black cover of my D100 so that it would match the Burson


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Very nice - good job!

 

[m8o]

The rack arrived.  Still a work-in-progress.  Not wired up yet.  Still need to get two new shelves.  And something like the McIntosh MHA100 Headphone Amplifier.    
 

 
I appreciate how the rear rack that I don't actually need (tho if I get the Mc amp or other comparable top of the heap amp it'll be very heavy and I'll want to hook-up to the back rack ... but anyway ...), it can serve excellent duty as a headphone stand.  Like that a lot.

 

[mikemercer]

The front desk
 

 
updated pic of The Sonic Satori Personal Audio Lab comin...

 

[ssrock64]

  The front desk
 
updated pic of The Sonic Satori Personal Audio Lab comin...

Whoa, I wasn't even aware that Audeze had started making amps. I guess I've been falling behind on product announcements lately.

 

[MrTechAgent]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Liu Junyuan]

the stand is really an old crt tv stand but the amp fits perfectly......

DVD -> Digital Link 3 -> Reference 339 -> HD 650

Reference 339? It looks like a La Figaro 339.

 

[62ohm]

@MrTechAgent
 
That is an impressive setup mate, well done! 

 

[ssrock64]

   

Holy...that is one extensive collection of mid-fi (and some TOTL) gear. I love the room in general, too.

 

[Shaffer]

Holy...that is one extensive collection of mid-fi (and some TOTL) gear. I love the room in general, too.

FWIW, as a point of interest, in the full-range, dedicated room world we refer to mass produced, Best Buy type of gear as mid-fi. High-End is always defined as high-performance, price irrelevant. For example, we see HD600/650 as High-End, meaning high-performance, while this site defines the cans as mid-fi (I'm guessing) due to their cost. Quite superficial, and very telling about this market and its participants.

 

[LancerFIN]

Now I am confident there wont be any more upgrades until I have finished schools at least. Upgrading from this point onwards is going to be expensive.

 

[Carlitos]

modded la figaro 339