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    The Two Channel Advice Thread

    Low-eff don’t seem to struggle with being dynamic, albeit I find them to do dynamics in a different manner. I’ll save that debate for another day....
    Post by: EagleWings, Jul 14, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    The Two Channel Advice Thread

    I’ve heard the spendor 1/2 and a few smaller BBCs. I’d take a good Klipsch chain any day over those. The effortlessness of an high efficiency...
    Post by: EagleWings, Jul 13, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    Aegis DIY Headphone Amp

    If anyone has the 6V6 pentode and the 5Y3 rectifier, could you please try that combo and let me know what that sounds like? People also have been...
    Post by: EagleWings, Jul 10, 2024 in forum: DIY
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    Elrog 300B Review - The Best 300B Ever?

    A friend of mine compared the ER300B and the Linlai Elite 2A3 on the Elekit 8900 and kind of had a similar experience. Although I do think the 2A3...
    Post by: EagleWings, Jul 9, 2024 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Elrog 300B Review - The Best 300B Ever?

    Here’s why he won’t offer an Elrog 2A3: “I occasionally get asked about the 2A3. We did contemplate to bring an ER2A3 to market and even...
    Post by: EagleWings, Jul 8, 2024 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Bakoon Amp-13R Review and Impressions - Under Pressure

    On a slightly unrelated topic, If the PP EL84 can be good, do you think a push-pull 2A3 might be worth pursuing? I seem to prefer the resolve of...
    Post by: EagleWings, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    The DAC Advice Thread

    I’d recommend the Bifrost2 OG or the Zen DAC Signature. Both are slammy and dynamic DACs but the BF2 would take the cake for timbre, stage and...
    Post by: EagleWings, May 9, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    Image Density, High Efficiency, Flea Power, Room Acoustics

    The advantages of the 2A3 (over the 300B) doesn't transfer all that well to speakers. Even the Lii F15 did better with the 300B than the 2A3. I am...
    Post by: EagleWings, May 5, 2024 in forum: Speakers
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    Image Density, High Efficiency, Flea Power, Room Acoustics

    @dncnexus , last week, I got to try 2 x Forte 4 setups with an Elekit 8900 fitted with 300Bs. 1. Wavedream Sig > Accuphase E650 > Forte 4 2....
    Post by: EagleWings, May 5, 2024 in forum: Speakers
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    Take his words with a pinch of salt. There’s so much he got wrong about the Yamaha AS-2100.
    Post by: EagleWings, Apr 21, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Could be clipping or intersample overs

    Could be clipping or intersample overs
    Profile Post Comment by EagleWings, Apr 19, 2024
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    Eddie Current Zana Deux S

    Could be due to different capacitors and other components. Are you in a position to open both the units to take a picture of the innards?
    Post by: EagleWings, Mar 22, 2024 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Balanced to single-ended converter (XLR to RCA / BAL to SE)

    If it was speaker OPTs, AN might have been the simple answer. But for line level iron, Lundahl makes some good stuff with Cobalt Amorphous core is...
    Post by: EagleWings, Mar 16, 2024 in forum: DIY
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    Thanks man, I appreciate it.

    Thanks man, I appreciate it.
    Profile Post Comment by EagleWings, Mar 14, 2024
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    Was I living in the US, I would have reached out to you for a loaner pair already. But I’ll see...

    Was I living in the US, I would have reached out to you for a loaner pair already. But I’ll see if it is still possible to make it work, without...
    Profile Post Comment by EagleWings, Mar 14, 2024