Cougar2465 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Galactic Soap said: @Cougar2465 - Nice setup! What are your thoughts on the LCDi4, and the LCDi4 vs Utopia combo? I like the LCDi4 so much that if I could only have one, I'd pick the LCDi4 due to their portability which I can listn to them just about anywhere. And they sound great too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul30d Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 07/01/2018 at 2:46 PM, Cougar2465 said: Hotel room companion ... @Cougar2465, I have those headphones, and there is no way I am letting them out of the house. Nice listening choices you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 My setup as of December last year. The stack on the RHS is currently under going and rebuild and rehousing. It’ll have twin PSU’s, built in USB to i2s interface and a balanced output stage using some Burson V6 opamps. Will be fitted in an aluminium case similar to the one shown in the centre of the pic. I’m also building another balanced hybrid headphone amp which will use 12au7’s as the input stage and have mosfet for the output. The Gustard x20 pro is connected to my main pc (no shown) via a Pink Faun pci-e to i2s interface. Amp on the left was built by a fellow member (you all should know who he is by his trademark brass plaques) and is based on a Bottlehead Crack. Recently rolled a 5998 tube into this.... sublime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaynin Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, Benjet said: My setup as of December last year. The stack on the RHS is currently under going and rebuild and rehousing. It’ll have twin PSU’s, built in USB to i2s interface and a balanced output stage using some Burson V6 opamps. Will be fitted in an aluminium case similar to the one shown in the centre of the pic. I’m also building another balanced hybrid headphone amp which will use 12au7’s as the input stage and have mosfet for the output. The Gustard x20 pro is connected to my main pc (no shown) via a Pink Faun pci-e to i2s interface. Amp on the left was built by a fellow member (you all should know who he is by his trademark brass plaques) and is based on a Bottlehead Crack. Recently rolled a 5998 tube into this.... sublime... Nice gear mate, and plenty of options. Love it. Great to hear more positive feedback with Mark's work, and he's a nice guy to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Kaynin said: Nice gear mate, and plenty of options. Love it. Great to hear more positive feedback with Mark's work, and he's a nice guy to boot! Yeah, he’s been a great help. Pretty much responsible for getting me into tubes, although it’ll probably bankrupt me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 05/01/2011 at 5:18 PM, Batty said: Here's what I use. The amp is a kit from Oatley Electronics, sound is good but valves tend to ring if knocked. the DAC is a Kit too, this time from Hong Kong Phones are Sennie HD414s The Media Player is a Creative Zen X-Fi wireless so can stream from the PC too. Oatley kit(s) on steroids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Benjet said: Oatley kit(s) on steroids Hey, good work buddy. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 My current temp setup with new secondhand Oppo 83. This is Sanctorum cypress base now with new Psvane 12AU7 "T" series MKII gold pin. This combo sounds excellent. Phones are Sennheiser 700s. Usually I have a Pi server and HDMI DAC here or even a second TT and battery phono stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 minute ago, mwhouston said: My current temp setup with new secondhand Oppo 83. This is Sanctorum cypress base now with new Psvane 12AU7 "T" series MKII gold pin. This combo sounds excellent. Phones are Sennheiser 700s. Usually I have a Pi server and HDMI DAC here or even a second TT and battery phono stage. I've got an Oppo 103 that's sitting unused in my home theater. Might pull it out and give it a whirl on the Sanctum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, mwhouston said: My current temp setup with new secondhand Oppo 83. This is Sanctorum cypress base now with new Psvane 12AU7 "T" series MKII gold pin. This combo sounds excellent. Phones are Sennheiser 700s. Usually I have a Pi server and HDMI DAC here or even a second TT and battery phono stage. MMMMMMM 5998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Benjet said: Oatley kit(s) on steroids Where did you get the battery holder from?, I have just ordered the K272X and am going to build it into a nice chassis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Batty said: Where did you get the battery holder from?, I have just ordered the K272X and am going to build it into a nice chassis. Jaycar. If you want to give the amp a big boost in both SQ and output power, I would recommend using one of these Burson opamps. They are not cheap, but very good. If you decide to go that way, power it directly off the 12+ supply and bypass the voltage regulator. Edited February 1, 2018 by Benjet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I have 2 V5i op amps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Batty said: I have 2 V5i op amps. I found one very good in a K272C. Very smooth sound. I did have trouble getting a good sound from them in other devices but they are great here. Edited February 2, 2018 by mwhouston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I used them in an Akitika MM phono stage kit, worked well but got a bit hot where the original NE5532s did not, strange. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 11 hours ago, Batty said: I have 2 V5i op amps. The V5i’s are nice, I had one in the output stage of one on of my Dacs. I liked it until I got a V6 vivid. While the V5i had a warm sound the V6 vivid was more revealing. Found so much more detail to the music while using these. Another thing that was a huge improvement is it’s power output. A single V6 could drive my HE-500 reasonably well and two, as in my balanced amp I built, drives the pants off them. The V5i doesn’t have anywhere near the output of the V6’s. In the end, I opted for 2 V6 classics for this amp. The Vivids were a bit too vivid in the design and the classics offered a warmer, less fatiguing presentation. Anyhow good luck with whatever you chose and I hope I sounds great. Send me some pics of the final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 29 minutes ago, Benjet said: The V5i’s are nice, I had one in the output stage of one on of my Dacs. I liked it until I got a V6 vivid. While the V5i had a warm sound the V6 vivid was more revealing. Found so much more detail to the music while using these. Another thing that was a huge improvement is it’s power output. A single V6 could drive my HE-500 reasonably well and two, as in my balanced amp I built, drives the pants off them. The V5i doesn’t have anywhere near the output of the V6’s. In the end, I opted for 2 V6 classics for this amp. The Vivids were a bit too vivid in the design and the classics offered a warmer, less fatiguing presentation. Anyhow good luck with whatever you chose and I hope I sounds great. Send me some pics of the final product. Price of the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 2 x v6 opamps will set you back $130 USD plus shipping. Kinda expensive, but and it's a big but, they are pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy107 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Mine few months back :-) 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex32 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 @Tommy107 If you ever go overseas and need someone to house sit for you, please let me know! I would gladly buy a return ticket to Brisbane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy107 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 [mention=130031]Tommy107[/mention] If you ever go overseas and need someone to house sit for you, please let me know! I would gladly buy a return ticket to Brisbane:lol: Will do mate :-)) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benjet Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 14 hours ago, Tommy107 said: Will do mate :-)) I call second dibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Soap Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 My goodness @Tommy107 - what a collection! Congratulations mate. Given the quality of your 2 channel setup how much time do you spend listening to your Headphone rig? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy107 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 My headphone collection and amp getting even more crazy now . I do admit i love finding more and more in the recording and having hp properly the cheapest way to experience it . My sources , front end , cable now so good can hear details i never thought it was there before. Best so far come from Studer A820 R2R playing direct copy of Master tape . Also my YG now become 3.2 but have to go to second room hehe. Not enough time to enjoy music but both rooms now give me music the way i never thought possible. I will start selling some of the hp gears next few weeks, they so good I don’t even know which to sell but rather someone else can enjoy instead of just there to collecting dust . Here the Sonja 3.2 in second room 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Soap Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 WOW. Just WOW! To think that's your second system! Amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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