Inoculator
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Inoculator

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First time trying Chord(Qutest). Sounds like nothing else I have heard. In someways what I expected and someways not at all what I expected. Feb 20, 2024

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    1. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Behind on writing up impressions. JAR 800, ETA O2, and TOTL/FOTM SS headamp shootout (Enleum AMP-23R vs Holo Bliss) in the pipeline.
      1. wbass
        wbass
        Particularly curious about your AMP-23R-Bliss shootout. Even brief impressions.
        Jun 7, 2023
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      2. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @wbass I will be sure to prioritize that. I bought the AMP-23R primarily for speaker use, and use the Bliss as a preamp , so need more headphone time. Both pretty spectacular and leave me perfectly content without tubes. Bliss is a bit more straight ahead (imagine the THX sound if it was actually good; organic and natural, dynamic, and great width/depth/layering) The Enleum is a tad more colored, harmonically rich.
        Jun 7, 2023
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    2. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Missed out on some pristine 1975 khorns for $1.5k locally (was 2nd in line), and I see the guy that got them is already flipping for $4500
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      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        I'll let them go into your hands for $3k - $1500 friend discount. :P
        May 30, 2023
      3. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        klipsch and Mac gear hounds seem to be the worst about this on CL. every decent piece of gear shows up a month later for 50% higher price, plus 4 other SCAMMER!!! warning ads from pissed off retired dudes with nothing better to do than troll craigslist.
        May 30, 2023
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      4. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @yotacowboy For sure. The bummer is I know the guy through my dad (my dad has bought gear off of him). I reached out and let him know how bummed I was to miss the crazy good deal (it was an estate situation), and told him congrats on the score. He had the audacity to try to sell me some other stuff lol. Feel bad for the family member that has to see him selling them for a $3k markup less than 72 hours later.
        May 30, 2023
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    3. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      ETA O2 + Holo May/Bliss stack has me truly giddy about headphones for the first time in a while. Crazy synergy and the O2 clearly scales.
    4. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Holo Bliss in the house, time to see how it stacks up to the Serene as a preamp, and if it lives up to the headamp hype.
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      3. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @Ksaurav402 for sure. Will be doing a write up in a few weeks with comparison (via memory) to Starlett/Folkvangr/ZDS, and have an enleum amp-23r in the house to do a more direct comparison to as far as TOTL SS amps.
        Apr 11, 2023
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      4. jexby
        jexby
        my Oor is sitting here wondering how Bliss compares with Susvara or Meze Elite…
        Apr 11, 2023
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      5. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @jexby I have not had the opportunity to try the Susvara yet...but now with the Bliss and Enleum in the house I think I need to prioritize hearing them. Very early impressions, impressed by the Bliss so far and not finding much/anything to fault.
        Apr 11, 2023
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    5. Inoculator
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      2. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        @netforce no streaming company makes money. Not even Spotify. That can’t be sustained forever. Eventually we will only have Apple, Amazon and Google who can use streaming services for their other products.
        Apr 7, 2023
      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Apr 7, 2023
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      4. netforce
        netforce
        @rhythmdevils In a way streaming services needed to get a reality check that it was too unsustainable to always be burning money at their rates but I do foresee a mass of services consolidating and shuttering now.
        Apr 7, 2023
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    6. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Gotta give a shoutout to Audio Sensibility. Steve who runs it is knowledgeable and attentive. Great sounding cables at reasonable prices.
      1. Merrick, ckhirnigs, Qildail and 2 others like this.
      2. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        Started by just buying one of his power cords, and then due to his stellar customer service and the performance I have found, have slowly moved both of my systems over to a variety of his offerings. Will work with you on connector directions. Heck he is even prototyping a new cable for me just because I needed a short run with better flexibility in one spot.
        Mar 23, 2023
      3. ckhirnigs
        ckhirnigs
        I’m a fan of his cables as well. I use his statement silver USB and statement se copper RCA interconnects. Great quality without breaking the bank.
        Mar 23, 2023
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      4. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @ckhirnigs yeah I am impressed by his statement copper interconnects, at least as good as the diy furutech/KLE ones I was using before. Which is a good thing, as they all sound great and just a touch warm/full. I want to try his signature silver in my living room rig, and that is where he is working on prototyping some short/flexible ones for max WAF of that stack.
        Mar 23, 2023
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    7. jowls
      jowls
      Thanks for the JAR660!
    8. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Happy Birthday to me! Swapped out the NAD M33 in the living room for Enleum Amp-23r and Hifi Rose 150b. Heavenly synergy with Forte IV
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      2. Qildail
        Qildail
        Many Happy Returns of the Day, mate. Enjoy the music.
        Feb 20, 2023
    9. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Despite preference for tube amps these days, I think I am going to give the Enleum AMP-23r a whirl with my Forte IVs. WAF form factor
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      3. AdvanTech
        AdvanTech
        Feb 3, 2023
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      4. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        I have a friend who went through all manners of amps as a chronic gear shuffler but has finally settled onto the Enleum himself.
        Feb 3, 2023
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      5. Boops
        Boops
        You should try it! I am pairing the Amp-23r with Forte 3s. No complaints about power. I ran my Fortes from low power tubes for a while, but I found they do prefer a bit more than their 97dB efficiency would suggest. I started with Aegir, which was very good. Enleum is on another level.
        Feb 3, 2023
    10. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Hate to say it, but I am officially a power conditioner/power cable believer after my AQ Niagara/power cord experiments recently.
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      2. Collusion
        Collusion
        I personally have three Furman AC-210's, they represent really good bang for the buck. Like the name says, AQ 3000 costs north of three grands, way too much for me...
        Jan 26, 2023
      3. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @Collusion funny you mention that...I have a 3000 arriving today. 1200 brought enough improvements that I was curious and I scored a solid used deal. Should be arriving any minutes...now just to wrangle these thick power cables and wrestle the 3000 into my rack.
        Jan 26, 2023
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      4. JayC
        JayC
        What the hell, you guys were right and I’m annoyed. i borrowed a furman ac210 from a guitarist friend and plugged it in.. It definitely sounds more effortless, perhaps cleaner and imaging has improved too. I’m annoyed because I now have to buy one at some point
        Feb 7, 2023
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    11. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Got the chance to demo a Niagara 1200. First time trying a power conditioner. Have only tried with power amp so far...but damnit I like it.
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      3. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @Vtory they do seem to be solid, and based on these early findings I will probably have to pull the funds together to keep this. Seems the Niagra 3000 might offer a pretty good jump but price for that and the rest of the line on up is wild. I thought I was fine with just passive power solutions as I added a dedicated circuit awhile back, but still seems to be bringing some improvements.
        Jan 17, 2023
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      4. E_Schaaf
        E_Schaaf
        I bought a 3000 with sales points when I used to work hifi retail. I felt like it blackened the background and made things a little more vibrant. More than worth the $0 I paid! And perhaps a better value than equivalent funds spent on interconnects... Still a rather subtle improvement though.
        Jan 17, 2023
      5. JayC
        JayC
        Ouch, that Audioquest price.. I've been looking for a decent power conditioner and had the Waudio W3900 on my list but that is not available anymore. Might have to dig deeper to find something
        Jan 18, 2023
    12. Inoculator
      Inoculator
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      2. caute
        caute
        *glassy-eyed, lustfully looking*
        Dec 27, 2022
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      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        Dec 27, 2022
      4. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        If only Jupiter's salutary prefix was Mason.
        Dec 27, 2022
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    13. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Sometimes the universe provides, Black Silk JAR 600, modded Bifrost multibit, and Piety all just hit my doorstep. Secondary rig here I come.
      1. zottel, Cryptowolf, brencho and 11 others like this.
      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        Helluva day!
        Nov 26, 2022
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      3. caute
        caute
        This is the exact secondary setup I want lmao
        Dec 27, 2022
    14. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Running Modded Bifrost 1 Multibit, Folkvangr, JAR 600 this morning, and damn it sounds good. Excited to compare to ZDS later today.
    15. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Hooked my buddy up with my Starlett as I jump in line for a Stellaris. Amp auditioning during the wait, Folkvangr first, ZDS next.
      1. Jinxy245, Soups, Cryptowolf and 11 others like this.
    16. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Scored a Sonic Frontiers SFD-1 MKII locally and this DAC more than lives up to the hype. Realistic tone/timbre and stage for days.
      1. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        Using Chromecast audio w/ iFi PowerX, currently putting it up against the Holo May (fed via USB)...and it is closer than you would think. Very obvious the May bring significantly more refinement/accuracy/detail, but it is close enough that I find myself almost losing track which I am listening to.
        Oct 26, 2022
    17. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Snagged a Sennheiser Momentum 4, first foray into ANC cans. Not too shabby. Some details a bit tinny, but overall decent/inoffensive tuning.
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      2. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        Bluetooth range is also insane on these (maybe this is standard these days and I am just a dinosaur). Went to change the song, and then realized my phone was not in my pocket, but I had left it downstairs and I was all the way across the house.
        Aug 29, 2022
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      3. Qildail
        Qildail
        I have one of the previous generation. For mobile/wireless cans I rather enjoy them; especially after I EQed some bass out of it. The noise cancelling to me is good, but I always thought of that as secondary.
        Aug 29, 2022
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      4. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        I didn't even know there was a 4th iteration. I used the 2 for years, still have it, but the battery is weak now. Figured instead of trying to change the battery I'd just get a 3, but it's bigger and less comfortable for me. Oh well, had to justify trying the 4 but we'll see.
        Aug 29, 2022
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    18. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Finally trying out my JAR 800 after a few other folks giving it a go. @ext1 did some amazing work. Truly a fixed 800, ultra clean mod.
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      2. Vtory
        Vtory
        Was yours one of the pairs presented in the Texas show? If so, which color?
        Aug 25, 2022
      3. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @Vtory yeah mine is the blue one, 22k serial number range. I had actually never heard a stock HD 800 (only HD 800s) when I got these. Only listened for a few hours when I sent off to Jupiter. Things I liked stock, but the fatigue was real. Jupiter really has smoothed these out and fixed them without sacrificing the overall character of the headphone. More balanced and more natural sounding for sure.
        Aug 25, 2022
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      4. Vtory
        Vtory
        Sounds promising. Looking forward to seeing your more in-depth impressions later!
        Aug 25, 2022
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    19. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Holo Audio Serene headphone amp output is no slouch. Paired with the May, it rivals any setup (at least solid state) I have heard.
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      2. Lunk_Wray
        Lunk_Wray
        Using the rear XLR out to drive headphones? I kinda assumed that allowing for headphones from there was one of those gimped, "Well, if you *must*, we'll let you", afterthought features. Actually impressive if it doesn't suck.
        Aug 8, 2022
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      3. Inoculator
        Inoculator
        @Lunk_Wray yeah while design wise it may seem like an afterthought, sonically it really is quite impressive. I know the dedicated headphone amp version, the Bliss, is rolling out in the next month or so. Will be interesting to hear what people think.
        Aug 8, 2022
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    20. Inoculator
      Inoculator
      Just picked up a Line Magnetic LM-805iA, and absolutly blown away. Body/tone like I have never heard in my system. https://imgur.com/jRgZD37
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      4. CEE TEE
        CEE TEE
        Oh damn, both brothers passed away in 2019?? I didn't know about the two companies. Thank you for these links. Hope things continue and are as good as in the past...
        Jul 18, 2022
      5. CEE TEE
        CEE TEE
        So 3 companies/line-ups: Line Magnetic Zhuhai (modern), Line Magnetic Foshan (WE Replicas), Analog Sound (new most modern version and a sub-spinoff from Line Magnetic Foshan).
        Jul 18, 2022
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