[pearljam5000]

wow!this makes the waiting for mine even harder...

please post more impressions on the EXTREME,i am dying to know every detail about it's sound.,and i am excited you have the presonus CS,that is what i plan to buy in the future as a DAC,so please let me know if the EXTREME and CS is a good match.

 

[Mher6]

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Originally Posted by newguru /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sweetness! Nice looking setup you have there as well! Welcome to Team Singlepower!

Who says I want to join?

Just playing

It's only been 1 day and I LOVE my SP amp enough to join the team ;p

 

[Mher6]

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Originally Posted by pearljam5000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif wow!this makes the waiting for mine even harder... please post more impressions on the EXTREME,i am dying to know every detail about it's sound.,and i am excited you have the presonus CS,that is what i plan to buy in the future as a DAC,so please let me know if the EXTREME and CS is a good match.

I don't have much hardware experience (only heard things I've owned), but it seems the Extreme and presonus CS mate VERY well. Their characteristics are a great blend; the CS add TONS of dynamics to the music across all frequencies while the Extreme warms the sound and provides its superior soundstaging (all the while adding even more punch to the music).

Who ever said the HD650 was boring for rock? Hell no

 

[pearljam5000]

Thanks for the impressions,made me very happy.
enjoy your new amp

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Originally Posted by Mher6 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't have much hardware experience (only heard things I've owned), but it seems the Extreme and presonus CS mate VERY well. Their characteristics are a great blend; the CS add TONS of dynamics to the music across all frequencies while the Extreme warms the sound and provides its superior soundstaging (all the while adding even more punch to the music). Who ever said the HD650 was boring for rock? Hell no

 

[mrarroyo]

Very nice looking unit. I hope you enjoy the heck out of it.

 

[sacd lover]

The Extreme is very good with the K701 after a gain tube change to a 7n7.

Mher6, what are you using for tubes in your Extreme?

 

[Mher6]

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Originally Posted by sacd lover /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Extreme is very good with the K701 after a gain tube change to a 7n7. Mher6, what are you using for tubes in your Extreme?

Stock tubes, 6AS7 x2 and 6SN7EH. What tubes should I change them to? (considering options for with and without ECC adapter).

 

[pearljam5000]

any updates?do you think that the burn in is making it sound better? is there any chance that you have tried it with RS-1?

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Originally Posted by Mher6 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Stock tubes, 6AS7 x2 and 6SN7EH. What tubes should I change them to? (considering options for with and without ECC adapter).

 

[Mher6]

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Originally Posted by pearljam5000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif any updates?do you think that the burn in is making it sound better? is there any chance that you have tried it with RS-1?

I don't own a RS-1 (in the farthER future I may purchase the ms2i/rs-2/mspro/rs-1), although Earl has mentioned several times that his MS2i's have never sounded better on the Extreme.

Burn-in - not too sure. I haven't been playing the same music through my headphones in the last 2 days, so I can't compare sonics by song. This may be placebo (quite possibly is), but the seperation between instruments seems to be improving (I played some trance through my hd650s today which I rarely do, but i've never heard the beats so distinct before).

In a week I'll post further impressions

 

[Mher6]

Well today I hooked up the WA3 as the preamp to the Extreme. I can honestly say that the SQ did not benefit AT ALL from the WA3 acting as a preamp. The SQ lost some of its punch and forwardness.

I'm kind of disappointed since I'm stubborn to let go of my WA3

 

[tyrion]

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Originally Posted by Mher6 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well today I hooked up the WA3 as the preamp to the Extreme. I can honestly say that the SQ did not benefit AT ALL from the WA3 acting as a preamp. The SQ lost some of its punch and forwardness. I'm kind of disappointed since I'm stubborn to let go of my WA3

I am curious as to why you would use the WA3 to preamp the Extreme. Were you expecting the sq to improve from the headphone out of the Extreme by using the WA3 as a preamp?

 

[Mher6]

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Originally Posted by tyrion /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am curious as to why you would use the WA3 to preamp the Extreme. Were you expecting the sq to improve from the headphone out of the Extreme by using the WA3 as a preamp?

I honestly didn't know what to expect; I hooked up the WA3 out of curiosity. I wasn't sure if the extreme would benefit at all, but obviously it didn't.

Just thought I'd try it

 

[Spareribs]

That's because the Extreme is so extreme that it does not need the help of other factors out there. This is why it is the Extreme.

 

[Happy Camper]

I've been using an Extreme-Platinum with BG outputs. This purchase was planned as the only tube hp amp. I have not been dissappointed. This thing changed after about 400 hrs. The soundstage expanded and the impact went up another level. Details are just awesome. There is so much power that I don't think I will ever tax it. I'm using the 701s and can't take it past 10 without hurting. My plan was to get a quality SS amp too. Now, I don't think it will improve my experiences. Perhaps at a meet, I can experience a unit or two to tell.

Using the Ray 6414 with RCA 6080s thru a tube DAC from my laptop. Sound is reference quality (meaning the best I have heard yet). Sounds better than my Pioneer 47A. Am currently trying some different gain tubes in the SP. Also planning to try some different driver tubes in the DAC (though I want to upgrade). I am considering a Benchmark/off-ramp I2S. Since this is pretty new, I am going to give it another year to get out of the (first one to have it) new pricing and see what other DAC makers adopt this interface.

The extreme has been my best purchase so far. Thanks to SACD Lover for answering all my noob ?s. This guy is top notch on tube advice. But then, I guess you all know that.

I'm a Happy Camper

 

[Mher6]

Time to start rolling tubes

What would some of you suggest for my senns?