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Thanks for coming by man, was fun, gotta repeat soon

Damn, should have tried the HE-6 with the Liquid Platinum

@jexby pretty sure there's an LFF 5LE for sale here. Its got its own character and doesn't embarass itself whatsoever next to the 5 and 6. With some tracks it's my preference, with others not.

Can't wait for your impressions. If you are up for an experiment, play this through your Eclairs and Elegias...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDibax5px9o

your amp is on the fritz?

Monarchy M22B DAC, not the Pioneer M22 amp. The output is constantly clipping and I can't seem to figure it out (emailed Monarchy for schematic). Right now I'm back to using my V800 DAC which is kinda meh, hoping to get rid of it and some other stuff.

sell the V800, use a newer Modi MB while you continue your search. The current Modi MB is like a TransDAC V2.

Can you list a couple of those boxes?

FD01 has a slightly thicker and weightier sound with better low end extension and texture, richer, more saturared mids, and treble with a smooth rise and fall as opposed to a bunch of little spikes and dips. Of course not remotely as resolving, but more enjoable tone and easier to engage with music as opposed to particular sonic qualities.

I find them too dark for classical at times. It might be the old mastering or what...but i do sometimes wish for a less darker sound at times.

probably an issue w/ M22B, only plausible explanation. I'm just in denial, my fav DAC I've had at home save for the Theta Gen V

Restart everything, including rebooting the source.

Ive isolated every component and it's clear the issue is the M22B. I dont know why it's doing this though, must be a transformer or capacitor problem that developed randomly.

Everything done by ear. 3 small strips of dynamat applied on the outside under lip of the cups. Fine-mesh rug liner applied ear-side. LFF pads, modded with ear-facing adhesive felt and felt rings under the pad lip. Really cleaned up the whole spectrum without being overdamped. Very very nice.

Speakers! They are hard to beat with the right gear. Enjoy.

Blunt and heavy works. Or just some idiot sticking their thumb in the wrong place :(

Monarchy M22B / Lumin X1 / Balanced Audio REX. Price was inversely proportionate to my preference. Chain was into a REX II Preamp (this was used to match levels) -> PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Power Amp -> Focal 1038 Be

Lumin is an ESS based delta sigma design, I never heard one that I preferred to the Modi Multibit

just goes to show how the brain gets used to some things and other things sounds different yet not necessarily better.

Welcome to the HE Mafia.

That's called, getting out of the cave.

How about a slightly more budget-friendly alternative? Hoping to keep it under $500. Maybe a high-end pioneer? Or a mid-tier Nak

I have a Nakamichi 582. I got a good deal on Craigslist. Three-head, dual capstan. Very good deck. Research on TapeHeads.

http://www.tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=2487
http://www.tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=43813 <--similar to you.

Still suffers from LCD staging claustrophobia, though localization and separation are a bit better than the other LCDs. Smoother and less grain overall, though lacking a little excitement vs LFFs. Not as dark as LCD-2.1.

LFFs are substantially more open with better tactility. If someone offered to trade the 4 with my 2.1 I would... but not worth the cash, and I won't miss it when it's gone. 2.1 gets me 90% of the way there, and I prefer the LFF signature regardless.

AB-1266 Phi coming in a couple weeks.

What kind of power requirements does it need?

Diana is 40 ohms and 91dB / mW. Pretty typical planar, I'll take the demo pair home a few nights and try it out and report back. Probably likes SS or hybrid power.

AB-1266 Phi is 42 ohms and 88dB / mW. So probably does well with similar amps, just takes a bit more juice.