[Terriero]

Hifi Rose 150b

Output “Frontier” audio monitors

OPPO Ha-1 and PM-1 (Planar HP)

UM Mest MK 2 IEM

Shure 846se IEM

CocoPar portable 17 in monitor

SoundRise Pro 9 speaker stands

Incredible, love the aesthetics of the set.

 

[duffer5]

Incredible, love the aesthetics of the set.

Thank you!

 

[Pharmaboy]

Hifi Rose 150b

Output “Frontier” audio monitors

OPPO Ha-1 and PM-1 (Planar HP)

UM Mest MK 2 IEM

Shure 846se IEM

CocoPar portable 17 in monitor

SoundRise Pro 9 speaker stands

This is the 1st time I looked at a pair of powered studio monitors and thought, "That's beautiful!"

If these sound as good as they look...amazement.

PS: Whatever that component is between the speakers stands--it's beautiful, too!

 

[duffer5]

This is the 1st time I looked at a pair of powered studio monitors and thought, "That's beautiful!"

If these sound as good as they look...amazement.

PS: Whatever that component is between the speakers stands--it's beautiful, too!

Thank you.

The monitors are made by Output and engineered by Barefoot Audio. Barefoot makes very high end monitors for studio music production. These are their first and only consumer version. And they sound as good as they look. I can’t recommend enough if you drive powered speakers / monitors for home use.

The other unit is from HIFI Rose. This one is the https://eng.hifirose.com/rs150 I have and I love it. It would be easier for me to tell you what it doesn’t do vs what it does. It is not a amp but does everything else. Think streamer, DAC, video multi media, internet radio, Roon end point, local audio & video file access , etc. Again, a real winner.

 

[DTgill]

Starting to branch out

 

[mayurs]

My HP listening setup. Description/Listing of components in my signature.

 

[project86]

New toy - the Cayin CS-100DAC. Roughly 26 pounds worth of goodness including selectable tube or solid-state output.

 

[project86]

The CS-100DAC has more mass/weight than the Musician Aquarius and the Niimbus US4+ put together - and those aren't exactly petite components either.

 

[ColSaulTigh]

The CS-100DAC has more mass/weight than the Musician Aquarius and the Niimbus US4+ put together - and those aren't exactly petite components either.

How do you like the Aquarius? Also, are there internal fuses like in the Pegasus? I know in those, fuses DO make a big difference...

 

[project86]

I've barely done any serious listening on the Aquarius yet, still finishing another project first. So far it has a pretty interesting, somewhat unique sound. Like it has a sort of softness/delicacy to the presentation but also very dynamic and insightful - which seems contradictory, I know.

Part of it is related to the somewhat lower than normal output voltage, particularly when playing DSD which is 1.3V on RCA and 2.6 via XLR. That's really low and calls for some adjustment in gain settings if your amp does that, or just cranking the volume knob way more than normal. PCM is higher at 1.8V RCA and double that XLR, but still generally a bit lower than many other DACs which makes A/B comparisons tough.

It does have two replaceable fuses inside if I recall correctly.

 

[musicinmymind]

 

[quimbo]

Thank you.

The monitors are made by Output and engineered by Barefoot Audio. Barefoot makes very high end monitors for studio music production. These are their first and only consumer version. And they sound as good as they look. I can’t recommend enough if you drive powered speakers / monitors for home use.

The other unit is from HIFI Rose. This one is the https://eng.hifirose.com/rs150 I have and I love it. It would be easier for me to tell you what it doesn’t do vs what it does. It is not a amp but does everything else. Think streamer, DAC, video multi media, internet radio, Roon end point, local audio & video file access , etc. Again, a real winner.

Great, just when I thought I was done along comes some monitors to replace the JBL 308P MkII speakers currently in my desktop setup. Now I know what to get myself for xmas

 

[duffer5]

Great, just when I thought I was done along comes some monitors to replace the JBL 308P MkII speakers currently in my desktop setup. Now I know what to get myself for xmas

Ha, so true. Output.com lets you try these for 30 days and they pay for shipping to you and back if you don't like them. I am a near field monitor snob and these are the best I have heard at this price point. On par with the higher end Adams at twice the cost. Barefoot knows what they are doing when it comes to musicality of monitors. And they are damn good looking to boot. FYI, I don't have any affiliation with Output, I just like their gear and appreciate superior sound.

 

[quimbo]

Ha, so true. Output.com lets you try these for 30 days and they pay for shipping to you and back if you don't like them. I am a near field monitor snob and these are the best I have heard at this price point. On par with the higher end Adams at twice the cost. Barefoot knows what they are doing when it comes to musicality of monitors. And they are damn good looking to boot. FYI, I don't have any affiliation with Output, I just like their gear and appreciate superior sound.

Appreciate the feedback, was drooling when looking at the site last night.

 

[DTgill]