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I also have bal 650s bal by James at SA Equinox. But they sound cloudy to me almost like there's a shadow on the vocals. And these are balanced 650s so there's not supposed to be a veil, is there?
they will not sound that way once you hook them to the 307a
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anyone use their iPhone/touch as an iTunes remote? What program are you using
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Looks like it was a fun and enlightening time, nice to see you both enjoying the 307a.
Keep the impressions going if you would please.
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I switched sources over to the Audio Research CD7 and this makes for a SWEET sounding system. All kinds of vacuum tube goodness but without the excessive "tubey" sound of some.
In my initial comparisons against the B-52, that was my first impression, namely that the B-52 sounded a little more tubey than the 307A. Definitely warmer and fuller sound via the B-52 with less extension and sparkle in the treble and just a tad less definition and detail in the bass. Both were beautiful sounding, but that was the biggest initial difference perceived. More to come.
Riceboy is coming over this afternoon for a quick listen and impromptu meet. It will be interesting to hear his impressions.
your thoughts about the b52 vs the 307a mirror mine although I have not heard them side by side. The 307a does an amazing job with the HP1000 series headphones we had Ken's pair at the NorCal meet and they sounded sweet out of this amp.
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I plan on being there
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Also at CanJam he was using an SCD-1. I'm sure the source played a large difference in the sound as well.
if anything the source in NorCal was a significant step up from CanJam. The NWO is a world class player that is incredibly smooth and detailed.
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The307a sounded amazing, I listened to it with ps1s, hp2s and ed9s. While it sounded great with all three the hp2s sang through this amp. Normally I prefer the ps1 but out of the 307a the hp2 was the winner. This amp is clearly a top performer and should be considered by anyone purchasing a top of the line amp. Personally at 6k I would like to see a better case but my EC hd2 is not going to win a beauty contest. I am actually suprised to see this amp not steal some thunder from the b52 or rudi balanced amps.
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after hearing this amp while 6K is alot of cash and I prefer a different look it is easily a top flight amp and taken in context of other top end offerings stands on it's own given the price. If I were looking for an amp that kicks ass with a wide variety of headphones and sounds great with them all this would be one of 2 or three amps at the top of my list. At 6k I would take it over the B52 and it right up there with my HD2 and the SP SDS xlr amps. It has the added advantage of being readily available as well.
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That's very interesting!! Did he have any specs on it?
no unfortunately the specs would have been lost on me anyway.
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ETA is tough as is price, it may get the Moth exterior treatment which would be cool but may add to the price. Probably upper 2k range and probably late summer early fall.
The other potentially interesting news is Craig may have a SS stat amp in the works as one of his colleagues from his Harmon days has a new circuit built up. Right now it's just a singlr channel test bed but we'll see. When asked I though he could sell a run of 5-10 if it was in the mid 2k range and performed at or above the kgss.
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Oh phew. SDS/Qualias/Esoteric UX-1 still sounds good. Do I really need a nautilus? Harder to say now.. leaning towards maybeyes still though just because I've always wanted something Eddie Current.
<<jedi mind trick on>> yes Dan you need a Nautilus, call Craig today <<jedi mind trick off>>
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for those that are inclined maybe we can meet up with the out of towners at the hotel Friday night about 6ish?
Anyone with a room mind if I stash my stuff with them Friday ?
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No active speakers would be welcome
I am thinking of 2 - 20 minute speaker sessions , mid meet and near the end
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Yeah yeah. You guys should know my brain shorts out from time to time by now.
:DI'm really looking forward to this weekend!
Hey you and Cheech get your own meet thread
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Hopefully he will want to celebrate. But heck, we can celebrate his birthday without him!
I am sure we'll have something going on Friday night.
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grats on the air tight I always wanted to hear one they are said to be one of the absolute best you can get
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If I were going this route I would buck up for the better transformer and get the better clock as well both are pretty well demonstrated improvements with other gear and it should hold true here.
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funny coincident, this amp is in Berkeley Ca and waddragon/lucky_star also lives in Berkeley
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Happy Birthday David, hope you had a great day!
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this kinda sucks, so then one side is wired through the headband section and joins the other side at the xlr connection. Rewiring balanced is the same headache as the 701.
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I was not partial to the transporter at all and think you would be better served with a dac for the SB.
X2 on the duet mac mini front as well. If you can hold out we can compare the the SB>dac to the apogee duet at the meet in San Mateo.
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Nate Happy Father's Day, she is a beauty. Most friends say they get used to the complete lack of sleep thing after a while. Keep the pics coming.
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barrier strips and bare wire is a great connection air tight and a solid connection. Maybe just tin the ends of the speaker wire to make it easier to connect and keep stray strands of wire on mutli strand cable from fraying.
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George my condolences to you and your family.
DAC Shopping, help!
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I can honestly say this little dac is pretty amazing. Many dacs I have listened to or owned have glare of high end hash that you pick up on after listening a bit. The trans dac while not the last word in detail has musicality in spades where it counts in the midrange. It is one of the most musical dacs I have heard and although I am a frequent gear buyer/seller this dac will have a place in my rig for a long time. $500 while worth it for the sound you can get is about $150 over market price. You are not going to touch this quality for the price and I would take it over the dacs you listed originally