When it comes to Estats, technically, only the lambda contains the true estats sound.
1979 to 2000
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I mention a list of dacs ideas, amps, and how to pick which one for which gear in the pervious pages.
Let’s take the L700MK2, for example. How to perfect it?
Tube it and R2R it. What we need to achieve is a liquid fire sound. If it is not buttery smooth and effortless. We fail. We should know where it fall short and that’s where we must fix. The bass, the shout and the brightness. We must avoid it from ever getting harsh and nasal.
Keeping the headphone warm and musical and extending this quality will make the l700 one of the best.
Pre-amp it with 300B
My go-to is the 407, I prefer and like the sweet, musically balanced sound.
I am off with the analytical, clarity nonsense. Those are trashy, all 5k to 20K headphones are heading toward this area. Meh. Where is that liquid buttery warm large soundstage for 10K headphone? Nowhere? Good let it be at the 1K to 3K area