[4LoveOfSound]

Those look amazing! You might be hearing the difference between a burnt in pair and a fresh one. The Atrium seems to change a lot with burn in. Congrats!

Yes it does. I'll wait a while before I compare them.

 

[4LoveOfSound]

I wonder if that's just lack of burn in. My cherry seemed to have more bass, especially sub-bass when I first got it, and didn't really notice anything different when I got my Koa which I burned in at least 50 hours before spending much time with it.

Good to know. I'll burn them in for a while before trying to compare.

 

[haasaaroni]

Anybody here ever try to run the HE-1000 V2 off the Pendant? Apparently (and unexpectedly) they're poised to release a Stealth Magnets version of the V2, as distinct from the HE-1000SE. I've sold all my solid state gear, but I'm curious to know if the 90db planar will be an okay match with the Pendant SE.

 

[shwnwllms]

Anybody here ever try to run the HE-1000 V2 off the Pendant? Apparently (and unexpectedly) they're poised to release a Stealth Magnets version of the V2, as distinct from the HE-1000SE. I've sold all my solid state gear, but I'm curious to know if the 90db planar will be an okay match with the Pendant SE.

I run the LCD-5 on mine regularly. It’s an incredible pairing IMO. They are 90dB sensitivity at 14 ohms impedance. They do fine as long as I don’t go nutz with EQ and need a bunch of headroom. When I’m just using the Roon presets it’s 3-4 clicks louder than my VO

 

[haasaaroni]

I run the LCD-5 on mine regularly. It’s an incredible pairing IMO. They are 90dB sensitivity at 14 ohms impedance. They do fine as long as I don’t go nutz with EQ and need a bunch of headroom. When I’m just using the Roon presets it’s 3-4 clicks louder than my VO

Awesome. The synergy between Audeze and Ampsandsound gear is very real. I’ll be interested to see how the HEKV2 Stealth matches. Thanks!

Now time to test the Tungsram 12AU7 dual foil disk getters…

 

[shwnwllms]

Awesome. The synergy between Audeze and Ampsandsound gear is very real. I’ll be interested to see how the HEKV2 Stealth matches. Thanks!

Now time to test the Tungsram 12AU7 dual foil disk getters…

What year are those? They don’t look like welded plates from that photo

The synergy is real with A&S and Audeze but I’ll be keeping my V550 Pro. The Pendant SE handles them better than I had expected but there’s a magic with Violectric and LCD-5 (esp speed and transients) that can’t be beat. Plus it’s got all the headroom in the world for EQ

Current status. I’ve listened to both amps back to back today with my LCD-5 (with a pigtail to easily swap between)

 

[haasaaroni]

What year are those? They don’t look like welded plates from that photo

Not sure what year, but he said it was from the early-mid 50's. Just to be clear, the power tubes are Amperex EL84's (not welded plates), but I was referring to the Tungsram in the pre-amp socket. It was the only angle I could get a clear picture of the label with I'm not sure at all if has welded plates, but I'm loving the sound so far! How would I be able to identify if they have welded plates?

 

[shwnwllms]

Not sure what year, but he said it was from the early-mid 50's. Just to be clear, the power tubes are Amperex EL84's (not welded plates), but I was referring to the Tungsram in the pre-amp socket. It was the only angle I could get a clear picture of the label with I'm not sure at all if has welded plates, but I'm loving the sound so far! How would I be able to identify if they have welded plates?

Ahh that makes sense. I forgot you got an ECC82 from Brent. I thought you were referring to the EL84’s

Welded plates look like this (you can see the distinguishing weld marks inside the tube)

 

[haasaaroni]

More preamp tubes! A pair of ECC82 RFT foil getters just came today from Ukraine.

All that’s left is to pick up a couple good rectifiers (using the one included in the “vintage” set from ZMF) and I’ll be in a very stable and happy place with my Pendant.

 

[4LoveOfSound]

I have a couple of those. I thought they were worth the wait. I think you'll like them. "I’ll be in a very stable and happy place with my Pendant" , good luck with that! I thought that at least 5 times LOL

 

[haasaaroni]

“I’ll be in a very stable and happy place with my Pendant" , good luck with that! I thought that at least 5 times LOL

You’re right. Until I wrangle up a G73-R there will be no rest

 

[haasaaroni]

I have a couple of those. I thought they were worth the wait. I think you'll like them.

Ohhh man you were right! The RFT foil getters pairs REALLY well with the Auteur Classic in particular. I like it more than my Telefunken ECC82 smooth plates. It doesn't have as much bass bloom or smoothness, but more impact with just as much soundstage. Tone is no quite on the same level, but pretty close. Really beautifully textured, tight presentation. For a tube that costs $25, that's incredible.

 

[deej]

Hi, just wondering everyone's thoughts on which headphone I should get to complement my Atriums and VC on the original Pendant. I've narrowed my search to the Utopia, LCD-5 and Susvara. Of the 3 I've only heard the Utopia's and that was years ago. I was floored by the resolution, depth characteristics it was presenting and it's airy high frequencies. With that said, I'm more looking for the headphone that will play well with my Pendant/Qutest as I'm sure all 3 of these are outstanding on the right setup. If I could audition all 3 on my setup I would do that, but I'm nowhere close to a location that could provide that.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts!

 

[nwavesailor]

The Sus need a bit more than the Pendant to sound their best I had that combo and moved up to the Bigger Ben. The BB / Sus were a good pairing.
I like the LCD-5 but have not heard them with a Pendant

 

[deej]

The Sus need a bit more than the Pendant to sound their best I had that combo and moved up to the Bigger Ben. The BB / Sus were a good pairing.
I like the LCD-5 but have not heard them with a Pendant

I figured I'd be pushing it with the Susvara's! Thank you for the input.