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Just back from my first classical concert at OSM of Montreal.Its like the first time i understand the appeal of classical music. Amazing SQ. Dec 13, 2019

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    1. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      Just back from my first classical concert at OSM of Montreal.Its like the first time i understand the appeal of classical music. Amazing SQ.
      Dec 13, 2019
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      2. Poleepkwa
        Poleepkwa
        What did you go see?
        Dec 14, 2019
      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        The power, the presence, the variety of sounds, the dynamic range, the melodic and harmonic stuff... nothing to beat it.

        I'm sorry that I've seen so few live orchestral performances in my life. Although I have been to a couple of biggies, eg Mahler's 2nd.
        Dec 14, 2019
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      4. murphythecat
        murphythecat
        went to see the handel messiah. never thought violins could sound so clean, or that opera signers could sound so strident yet not harsh. the depht of the soundstage, how large and big it sounded. incredible. cant wait to go see bartok or Ravel or chopin
        Dec 14, 2019
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    2. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      SHL5plus sold, ill miss them. P3ESR are back on for the time being, will probably be listening to my headphones most of the time I guess
      Nov 12, 2018
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      2. rlow
        rlow
        Good luck with the speaker build. How long do you expect it to take? You should start a thread about it.
        Nov 12, 2018
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      3. murphythecat
        murphythecat
        I'm actually contemplating to turn my P3esr in a real 3 way system, xo around 250hz to 12 inch active woofer/subs
        Nov 12, 2018
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      4. rlow
        rlow
        I recall reading a while back someone puting the P3ESR together with a pair of monster subs ( if I recall correctly) and being quite impressed.
        Nov 12, 2018
    3. Psalmanazar
      Psalmanazar
      Hey Murphythecat, the big Amphions are decent. They were a little v-shaped and lacked midrange detail and dynamics but were coherent sounding. Marshall guitars didn’t pop/honk outta mixes like they should but the bigger Amphions were still the only legit things. Everything else there was butt.
      Nov 3, 2018
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      3. murphythecat
        murphythecat
        you mean, bloomy bass and warm like the revered hd650? Ill take that sound over the dry sound of most speakers ive heard!
        Nov 7, 2018
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      4. Psalmanazar
        Psalmanazar
        No. Brit-fi gets that sound through cab resonances rather than veiled woofers. If that's what you want, you'll hate the bigger Amphions. Check out ATC for that British sound done tastefully. If you want big, powered Sennheiser 600/650, go Neumann, preferably bigger than the 120. They have the Sennheiser warmth and veil you want :)
        Nov 7, 2018
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      5. Psalmanazar
        Psalmanazar
        I'm going to make a thread for this okay?
        Nov 7, 2018
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    4. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      Should I get the Verum or the new massdrop Hifiman Edition XX?
      Nov 2, 2018
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      3. Vtory
        Vtory
        Planar might be hit-or-miss (unlike dynamic ones). HFM is more so imo. If you have no or little idea, find a chance to audition HFM X1 or X2 before any decisions.
        Nov 2, 2018
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      4. murphythecat
        murphythecat
        ordered!
        Nov 2, 2018
      5. JustAnotherRando
        JustAnotherRando
        I thought the initial post was a joke about FOTM.
        Nov 2, 2018
    5. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      Accepted in Paramedic school!
      Apr 5, 2018
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      3. jowls
        jowls
        Are you in the UK?
        Apr 5, 2018
      4. murphythecat
        murphythecat
        Jowls, I'm in Canada!
        Apr 6, 2018
      5. jowls
        jowls
        Sorry, your love of Harbeth must have made its way into my subconscious! Anyhow, congrats again. It certainly has its moments, but I am 15 years in and still loving it.
        Apr 7, 2018
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    6. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      wow, im a friend!
      Mar 18, 2018
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    7. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      In love with my restaured Sony TA-707ES. Even the HP output is amazing and compares well to anything out there SS wise id say.
      Aug 30, 2017
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    8. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      Marvey's banned? the fuck
      Aug 16, 2017
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      3. DigMe
        DigMe
        Aug 16, 2017
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Vacation with self-imposed ban is like taking a break and slamming the door on the way out.

        Only problem is that the only ones who understand why are the ones who understand anyway.
        Aug 17, 2017
      5. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        I still do not like the way things are going. The self-imposed ban was unnecessary. But hey, people have their reasons and that is that...
        Aug 17, 2017
    9. murphythecat
      murphythecat
      I prefer my headhones via my Sony 707ES headphone output over my ifi Micro Ican. Time to explore speaker taps and speaker amps huh!?!?
      Apr 12, 2017
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      2. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        My HD600 from the headphone out of my Sony CDP-750 sounds so good I have postponed a stand-alone amplifier thus far. So yeah...
        Apr 13, 2017
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      3. ak2angel
        ak2angel
        I also prefer my 808ES' phone jack to the Magni 2 and Vali 2 for HD650 and HD800. The Sony seems to have more control over those phones, sound is more fluid and smoother, and more holographic. The Vali 2 is slightly better at detail retrieval tho.
        Apr 25, 2017
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      4. murphythecat
        murphythecat
        the 808es is almost identical to the 707es, happy to know how they compare to schiit amps!
        do you happen to know if the output section on the 707/808 are simply padded down by resistors or is there a headphone output stage?
        Apr 25, 2017
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    Headphone system: EC Designs UTOS--->EC Designs MOS16 DAC---> iFi micro Ican and iFi Retro Stereo 50 ---> HD650/HD800 SDR+SBAF

    Speaker system/ Main: EC Designs UTOS---> EC Designs MOS16 DAC/ Technics sl-1200 with Denon DL-103R---> iFi Retro Stereo 50 ---> Seas A26 Kit

    Living Room: Mutec mc3+usb---> EC Designs Mosaic T (R2R NOS)---> LM3875 Gainclone (25 WPC) --->ATC SCM7 V3

    Kitchen: Macbook or Iphone ---> Topping tp-20 ---> Fonken FE127



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    amphion one18
    graham ls5/9
    AN-J lx
    Ref 3a decapo be
    jbl lsr32
    various tannoys hpd 15/12, 12 golds ect

    Dad's gear:
    Tube amp: leak tl10
    DAC: Sonic frontier SD1

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    Amphion one18
    Altec model 17
    Genelec 1037b
    JBL L65 jubals
    ESL57
    JBL 4430
    Tannoy RED 15 inch
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    Cans: HD800 (SDR+SBAF mods)/ HD650/ LFF Slant Speakers: Seas A26/ ATC SCM7v3/ Fonkens fe127en Source: Technics SL-1200 + Denon DL-103R DAC: EC designs MOS16 with Utos/ EC designs Mosaic T/ Modi multibit with Eitr/ iFi Zen DAC Amps: iFi Retro Stereo 50/ Gainclone lm3875/ Schiit Magni 3/ iFi Micro iCan