sghound
100+ Head-Fier
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no way the HK sounds dark, bloated, boomy, or murky.
i've found a pairing which can play almost any cans to their max potential at last. effortless grain-free drive. HK DVD31 -> vDH Optocoupler toslink (beats my Kimber D-60 coax) -> HK AVR145 -> headout.
this arrangement makes use of the superior DAC onboard the AVR, making the DVD31 strictly a transport. the best part about the AVR145 is that the bass and treble contours can be adjusted to suit ANY cans without adding any detectable distortion. very nicely implemented. it's like adding room treatment or proper EQ to suit a pair of loudspeakers to any room.
results are, very smooth extended top-end, detailed low bass, neutral mids and shows whatever your cans can or cannot achieve, absolutely zero-grain. beats any of my previously owned or tried headamps, like Heed Canamp, Lehmann Black Cube Linear, Cayin, Naim Headline, RSA Hornet, Higher-Fidelity HA01 and Sugden Headmaster.
i did try the AVR145 with other CDPs (Arcam & Marantz 63SE) and DVDPs (Oppo & modded Pioneer) and they gave almost equal results. somehow with the AVR, they sound better thru either the coax or optical than the analogue outs. with the HK DVD31 i hear that smidgen better synergy and smoothness than i did pairing it with other digital players.
cans that i put thru the paces are AKG K701, Beyer DT831, DT880, DT990, DT531, Senn HD600, HD25, Denon D2000, AT-A900 & Sony CD900ST.
it's really hard to believe that an AVR can play cans so well when there are so many dedicated headamps out in the market. my education & discovery process did cost me some money but the journey felt good in the end. sometimes i dream that i'm still a skeptic, but i urge any of you to try it.
CURSE YOU HEADFI!!!
i've found a pairing which can play almost any cans to their max potential at last. effortless grain-free drive. HK DVD31 -> vDH Optocoupler toslink (beats my Kimber D-60 coax) -> HK AVR145 -> headout.
this arrangement makes use of the superior DAC onboard the AVR, making the DVD31 strictly a transport. the best part about the AVR145 is that the bass and treble contours can be adjusted to suit ANY cans without adding any detectable distortion. very nicely implemented. it's like adding room treatment or proper EQ to suit a pair of loudspeakers to any room.
results are, very smooth extended top-end, detailed low bass, neutral mids and shows whatever your cans can or cannot achieve, absolutely zero-grain. beats any of my previously owned or tried headamps, like Heed Canamp, Lehmann Black Cube Linear, Cayin, Naim Headline, RSA Hornet, Higher-Fidelity HA01 and Sugden Headmaster.
i did try the AVR145 with other CDPs (Arcam & Marantz 63SE) and DVDPs (Oppo & modded Pioneer) and they gave almost equal results. somehow with the AVR, they sound better thru either the coax or optical than the analogue outs. with the HK DVD31 i hear that smidgen better synergy and smoothness than i did pairing it with other digital players.
cans that i put thru the paces are AKG K701, Beyer DT831, DT880, DT990, DT531, Senn HD600, HD25, Denon D2000, AT-A900 & Sony CD900ST.
it's really hard to believe that an AVR can play cans so well when there are so many dedicated headamps out in the market. my education & discovery process did cost me some money but the journey felt good in the end. sometimes i dream that i'm still a skeptic, but i urge any of you to try it.
CURSE YOU HEADFI!!!