Cellist88

What sucks about climbing the gear ladder is how you feel when you go back down a few rungs.

On the upside, you've got an upgraded Yggdrasil to look forward to some time next year :P /s

I purchased this passive and it's quite fine with balanced connections to the Denafrip Ares. The finish is actually pretty impressive and looks a lot better than the picture. especially the volume knob.

Sound wise it sounds equally balanced in both channels and it seems linear in increments of the knob even at low volumes. I would not know how someone could tell the difference between a "better" passive at least paired with my current, let alone the sounds seems unconstrained and nothing absently wrong with it.


I did major research on lower cost volume pots and a couple reviews noted issues, but no complains here.

https://www.ebay.com/p/Jemmy-Audio-Volume1-Full-Balanced-Passive-Preamplifier-Preamp-Volume-Controller/27005767250

My Bifrost Multibit upgrade is sitting at 152 of 179. It has only dropped about 35 in about 3 weeks time. At this rate, mine will be done around November/December. That is like a 6 month turnaround. Might be faster to buy used MB and then sell the 4490. I mean I am glad these are upgradeable, but man!

@Cellist88 : and just like that, I got my notice!

Lol I moved from 179 to 178 LOL. gonna be a while.

ZX2 has better timbre with the andromedas with more grip and punch, but after coming from the zx300, I am missing some clarity in the treble and sometimes wish for more air and clearer seperation. ZX2 hisses noticeably more than zx300. Its a romantic listen though and it has better decay which allows you to feel better nuances. trade offs between the two.

That's a great help, been eyeing a proper DAP (my first non-budget one) as a potential upgrade after I get a decent amp. Thanks @Cellist88!

Thank you for the write-up! That should cure my curiosity for a while. My friend who has ZX2 bailed on me so I haven't really got a chance to really compare ZX300 and ZX2 together, which was disappointing. Was so looking forward to that too. ;(

tbh that line felt a little rushed when rewatching. But vader was ruthless...something i will never feel wtih kylo ren's tantrums.

The Emporer mwas a much more effective with lord than Snoke. Kylo Ten has own internal battles and confidence he is dealing with. Not fully developed.

the emperor hate speech is masterful. I mean he is such a taunter lol.

In elementary school we were taught ABCs. In today's world it is necessary to know CBAs; Context Based Acronyms. However some context is necessary.
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/GSW

Well. They did almost lose in the Western Conference Finals so I'd say there's a decent chance they're still not 'invincible' by any means. But will any Eastern Conference team be strong enough to challenge them in the Finals? Maybe not.

@atomicbob , German Stampede Wrestling! Thank you for the laugh!

The hype train for BNHA is frickin unstoppable. Has to be one of my fave shonen series in recent memory

Is dragon maid any good?

@direstraitsfan98 if you're into 3gatsu no Lion but want more tropes and moe then I'd say so.

Great to hear! Have it queued up for next week when school calms down a bit. Looks like a nice mix of Hajime no Ippo and Texhnolyze in the trailer, is that accurate? :))

pretty much, but it also has some elements of cowboy bebop and samurai champloo in it...one of elements being musical style.

That's basically a "must-see" for me then. Agh, this term can't end soon enough. Thanks for reminding me this was a thing! :))

I'm actually not having any problems in terms of detail retreival or upper treble performance. I guess the iem is slightly laid back here, but nothing is missing. The soekris amp isn't bad, but its very dry like I'm in a dead treated room for studio work instead of a hall. I felt this way with the Focal Clears as well when compared to the Go2a and wm1a. Go2a is on loan and the Zx300a is still on the way.

From your recs, I think the Glacier would be the best fit! Will go try to find some used ones. If not, I think I might settle for an vorzuge pure or alo Rx. Thanks for the recommendations!

I liked the Grace m9xx with my EE Spartan. Not really portable, but strap a small Anker to it and you've got a pretty nice ultra transportable rig.

Just running on soekris....Go2a is on loan to a friend, zx300a will arrive from joybuy in a week or 2. I also got an additional 4.4 balanced cable so you can try it with your wm1a. I'll give a few days, then I'll be happy to let you take it for a few days. If you have any spiral dots, that would be nice to use...I ordered some but they'll be here next week. Spinfits sound a bit diffuse and complys a bit too warm.

Wow that's fantastic, should give us a good idea from different sources. I believe I do have spiral dots as well.

Oh shit, my orbitofrontal cortex is lighting up...

Poorly set up omni-directional speakers

EC tube amps make soundstage larger than it needs to be without the drawbacks. Dac filters which attempt to gain soundstage size will give at some other areas. HD800 soundstage is not too large, it's just diffuse and too open (meaning the high freq contribution to soundstage is out of proportion).

Yeah last time I heard an HD800 was through an EC amp. My AF makes even the Clear sound open and wide. I think that’s why I generally disagree with people saying the Focal headphones have small headstages.

Before it's gone, I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on the Clear's pairing with the Soekris amp. :) Might be my next upgrade...

@cskippy i specifically got the t3 because of the low OI....not an IO problem. @Cspirou Its a maxed out one.I'm currently using 6072 GE 5-star black plated tubes. the amp came, but amazon failed to deliver my allen key , so I have to wait until tomorrow to tube roll. others are stock EH, psvane, or the TAD. it sounds good, but I don't see much of an improvement over the soekris amp to merit a purchase.

Lol problem fixed.....I just have to have more gain on the torpedo. I was listening on low gain less than 9 o clock....leading to no headroom....lowered the soekris output and upped the torpedo volume. Sounds great now!

Today I learned...that using a new, clean power cable can make an audible difference...sigh

speakers pretty much >>> headphones. but the T3 should be a great match for the Clear man.

First time I heard the Clears, I thought about how they’d be a good match with the T3.

Those red pads look like something from an 80s brothel

Why make them?

I think this is good news, because Thomann will sell these with 3 year warrenty.

nice man. hmu with some sweet listening impressions bro.