HayesWeighsIn
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What are we thinking a week later, Ant? Might be a headphone amp upgrade from my Magni at some point this year.Just hooked it up to make sure it was working ok and it sounds great
What are we thinking a week later, Ant? Might be a headphone amp upgrade from my Magni at some point this year.Just hooked it up to make sure it was working ok and it sounds great
I'm really enjoying it, matches well with the Meze's and the sound is fantastic. No complaints hereWhat are we thinking a week later, Ant? Might be a headphone amp upgrade from my Magni at some point this year.
Awesome. Forgot to ask, does the volume knob function as a preamp for the RCA outs as well?I'm really enjoying it, matches well with the Meze's and the sound is fantastic. No complaints here
Welcome to Club Decware!
About 14 months now. Still love it as much as the day I first fired it up, maybe more actually now that I've gotten speaker placement as dialed as I reasonably can for a living room. Really wanting nothing in the amp and speaker department paired with the Klipsch. I had a bit of curiosity when a pair of Dirty Weekends went up semi-locally, but I measured and they're just too big a footprint for the space, so that nixed that!Thanks! The Torii Jr has been everything I hoped... I loaded it with a new tube array so just kind of letting it all play in at this point.
How long have you had your Zen Triode?
About 14 months now. Still love it as much as the day I first fired it up, maybe more actually now that I've gotten speaker placement as dialed as I reasonably can for a living room. Really wanting nothing in the amp and speaker department paired with the Klipsch. I had a bit of curiosity when a pair of Dirty Weekends went up semi-locally, but I measured and they're just too big a footprint for the space, so that nixed that!
Yeah, not a bad time to hunker down with what you've got with where costs have gone, both in the equipment and the medium!That's a great place to be.. I'll likely regret saying this but unless something unexpected happens, my equipment buying days are about over.
I may not be understanding "preamp", but the volume control does control the volume, you need to turn down the amp volume or switch off the speakers if you have that option.Awesome. Forgot to ask, does the volume knob function as a preamp for the RCA outs as well?
Ok great! So it's not a fixed level output on the RCA's. I use the Magni to further "drive" the input of the Decware when not using it with headphones, so I'd want something that functions the same.I may not be understanding "preamp", but the volume control does control the volume, you need to turn down the amp volume or switch off the speakers if you have that option.
I gotcha, my brain was stuck on "preamp" and I'm like, wait, what, it's a headphone amp only, lolOk great! So it's not a fixed level output on the RCA's. I use the Magni to further "drive" the input of the Decware when not using it with headphones, so I'd want something that functions the same.
Haha yes - line preamp vs phono preamp!I gotcha, my brain was stuck on "preamp" and I'm like, wait, what, it's a headphone amp only, lol
That’s reformed?The current state of things in my living/listening room...
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Linn LP12/Ittok LVII - circa 1985 (restored 2018)
Linn Adikt MM cartridge, Hercules 2 - Mose external power supply/speed controller
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Sutherland Engineering - KC Vibe
Oppo UDP-203 CD/SACD/DVD/Blu-Ray/Roon endpoint
Bluesound Vault 2i - used mostly for ripping/tagging CDs
Parasound Halo P5 preamp
Tascam DA-3000 digital recorder - for vinyl rips to 24/96, 24/192 or DSD, I mostly use 24/96
PrimaLuna Prologue Premium power amp - EL34s at the moment, I often use KT120s
Emotiva AC conditioning/management
WBC interconnects - Canare cable, Amphenol plugs
AC cords - various shielded 12ga and 14ga budget cables (from Amazon, all <1.5m)
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DIY 2.5 way speakers using Usher Audio 6.5" carbon/paper woofers and 1" silk dome tweeters - built in 2006.
Rythmik F12 servo subwoofer
Sony 65" 4K TV
Very nice! Whats lifting the Oppo above the Vault?The current state of things in my living/listening room...
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Linn LP12/Ittok LVII - circa 1985 (restored 2018)
Linn Adikt MM cartridge, Hercules 2 - Mose external power supply/speed controller
View attachment 165850
Sutherland Engineering - KC Vibe
Oppo UDP-203 CD/SACD/DVD/Blu-Ray/Roon endpoint
Bluesound Vault 2i - used mostly for ripping/tagging CDs
Parasound Halo P5 preamp
Tascam DA-3000 digital recorder - for vinyl rips to 24/96, 24/192 or DSD, I mostly use 24/96
PrimaLuna Prologue Premium power amp - EL34s at the moment, I often use KT120s
Emotiva AC conditioning/management
WBC interconnects - Canare cable, Amphenol plugs
AC cords - various shielded 12ga and 14ga budget cables (from Amazon, all <1.5m)
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DIY 2.5 way speakers using Usher Audio 6.5" carbon/paper woofers and 1" silk dome tweeters - built in 2006.
Rythmik F12 servo subwoofer
Sony 65" 4K TV
LOL - the reformed part refers to my attitude.That’s reformed?
Very nice! Whats lifting the Oppo above the Vault?
Its a great idea to help alleviate space issues.. well done!They're just self made risers I threw together.
PVC pipe with plywood endcaps, filled with shot and wrapped in vinyl that looks like black brushed/anodized aluminum.
There's no audible tuning/improvement intended or detected - they're just there to hold stuff up.