Icarium
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Just like the people who think there are dacs better than audio gd dacs huh? ;p
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It's two guys who both work 70-80 hr full time jobs (One of them also has a music label) and a silent partner.
Really cool guys who are dedicated to producing a product that is worth the money. That aside the LCD-2s are decent headphones. Feel free to do your own research though.
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I'd frankly suggest switching headphones too. I don't think the HD800 is by any means the best you can be doing for your money. For roughly the same money or less with a dynamid amp I prefer LCD-2s and AD2000s. Of course if you find the hd800 superior to these then our tastes differ so much that there's nothing valuable I can contribute to your decision making process.
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He didn't abuse them, he just unlocked a hidden feature...
Mikhail was very good at that. Like how he unlocked the hidden feature of my maestro chassis, i.e. to hold wall warts.
Kid blowing the whistle in mario 3 in the movie "The Wizard" had nothing on him.
Mikhail with a power glove = game over bro.
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Laf portable state of the art doesn't constantly advance really. Most releases are a rehash or a step back. Would be cool to have a cmoy thread that documents what all is a cmoy out there with internal pics. Sad thing is as expensive as this thing is I don't think it can hold a candle to all/red wine audio for most expensive cmoy
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I haven't had an issue with any of my amps/sources with the lcd-2s, but then again like most of the people here our gear is a little less crappy than the average at head-fi.
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This certainly is a tough decision, but I'm pretty sure in the end I'll end up with a pair of headphones that sound incredible.
Can someone explain why the LCD-2's and HE-5LE's wouldn't be the ideal choice for an OTL amp? I'm more curious than anything, it's not really going to prevent me from purchasing either as I understand that while not ideal, it doesn't mean they can't sound great out of the WA2.
As much as Stax intrigue me (A LOT), right now they're out of the question. I just want something I can plug into my WA2 and enjoy.
This is due to mismatched impedances. Generally low impedance headphones do not perform well with amps that have high impedance output. OTL amps in general have relatively high output impedance. There are exceptions (I think the menace had pretty low impedance). Plus I mean poor performance doesn't necessarily mean that you won't like the sound. Most people like stuff that performs poorly or tests poor. I have no idea if you are one of them or not. I certainly have enjoyed many items that perform/test poorly myself.
Shrug while the HD800 is faster than the hd650s. I certainly wouldn't put it anywhere near the AD2k in speed.
I find Rush boring just like I find metal boring.
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No surprise to me that HD650s bore you. Slow headphones bore me as well.
I'd say things that don't bore me are on what I consider to be the faster side of things
AD2000, LCD-2, W5000s (with the right amp.. not sure yours is), k1000, qualias, electrostats
I'm sure the he-5s are also pretty speedy
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Excellent, I like the way you think. I was thinking aluminum remote too. One that would be a menace to hard wood floors, small children and pets.
edit: my Audio Space integrated has a really nice remote. I don't know if it's aluminum, but it's 2 pieces of heavy metal. We could probably find something similar from China.
I do too. I always liked the remote to Voltron's Onix player. I would want the titanium remote to have razor sharp edges too to punish those that don't accord it due respect when handling it.
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God that is sexy. Congrats Inu!
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You should find whatever drive makes the G08 not suck ;p
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Everyone except for NoNoNoNoNoNo anyways.
Founding member of team NoNoNoNoNoNo is a cracksmoker represent!
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I dunno LCD-2s do sound good though. Having spent the last month or so Qualia only having loaned out my LCD-2 to j4cbo and have just gotten it back.. still holds its own. Very different sounds though.
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Hrm titanium knobs are tempting. Is there a deadline for expressing interest? If you could shoot me a pm when its go time.
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Jesus. Good luck and hopefully sorting that isn't too painful for you :/ Yeah I'm down to do whatever is easier for you as well Kevin! Yay chassis!
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Yeah I have plans that weekend too.
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Hooray Morphsci the amp brotherhood continues. also j4cbo is working on the dynafets he hopes to finish before he leaves.... fingers crossed
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A person who accumulates gear with as much drive as NoNoNoNoNoNo (Numerous dacs, amps, diy projects, ortho dynamic headphones, other headphones) and then has money problems even after flipping numerous items for a good and significant profit doesn't have pitiable "financial issues." He has problems with money management and knowing how to live within his means. I don't doubt that he needs money, but the culprit is still greed. I mean I don't know for sure, but every interaction I've had with him substantiates this theory of mine... in my mind anyway. Others, including NoNoNoNoNoNo are of course welcome to vehemently disagree
And yes I think he's a delusional sociopath.
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Man so want titanium knobs.
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No he hasn't. He doesn't want one modded though especially not by NoNoNoNoNoNo. He's looked at my friend's CTH which was built by NoNoNoNoNoNo... not the worst ever, but...
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60 percent off, 10 bucks each. I bought 5.
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Having just gone there for business I recommend Wroclaw, Poland. It's really nice there and most of all its relatively cheap since it's not on the euro. I'd say cost of living there is 70 percent of what it is in the states. There are tons of pretty girls, and the beer is great. And it's a pretty place with a lot of things to do for a short trip. You'd probably want to venture elsewhere if you were planning on being there longer, but for a couple day meet is well worth it.
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I'll take the last two if they aren't spoken for
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Sonif Frontiers I find overated. Assemblage are fantastic but unobtainable. Sold a Pass D1 after hearing an AudioGD, not saying I wouldn't trade it for an assemblage but the AudioGD's are better than the S-D opamp clones out there. If you want to talk Shill, the whole OriTech Zahlou was the most over shilled over priced DAC in history. You can literally build the same thing with a $75 ebay board and a $25 PCB from Ray's audio shop.
Dunno what units you are talking about. Sonic Frontiers and Assemblage are basically the same company i.e. Parts Conexxion when they were still making products with all designs by Parts Connexxion's Chris Johnson and his team. Assemblage was simply the kit-based branding though they offered them factory assembled as well i.e. by Parts Connexxion (Connection, etc). The Assemblage DAC1 is the SAME thing as the Sonic Frontiers Trans DAC except in a different looking chassis. So how is one brand fantastic and the other overrated? Certainly some models arent as good a value as others and some aren't that great while some are awesome... but that's how things go huh?
Norcal Meet - Oct 30th 2010 (Saturday) - New Eddie Current Product (EC 215)
in Meets
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Hosting a little meet if anyone is interested. As for now I have me, foo_me and Craig in. Craig is in town delivering his daughter to her new school and has a day to kill and a new toy to share (If he throws it together in time amongst his busy-ness "Should be good to go, I have all the parts here, and boards are scheduled to arrive today. I could have it working by this weekend").
My place is in Mountain View, 94043, CA. Start time will be around 11 am to whenever
PM me if you are interested. My place is tiny so I think I can support a max of 8ish.
Details:
"The EC 215 is a hybrid by polar, 15 watts 8 ohms, 30 watts per channel 4 ohms. Single ended in, and out."
Speaker amp etc.