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    The Stax I thread

    you're right, cheerio and carry on.
    Post by: phaeton, Dec 9, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    The Stax I thread

    ouch. newest highend? can you elaborate, I'm veeeery interested. also pm if you prefer :-)
    Post by: phaeton, Dec 8, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    The Stax I thread

    so my GG finally arrived, and is playng very good music since some days now :):)[IMG] it's a really very nice Soren build, SED =C= but I have...
    Post by: phaeton, Nov 12, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    Meze Empyrean

    umh.. so same as HEKv2 and very close to the MSRP of the Utopia.... must sound better than an HEKv2 then, otherwise it will have an hard life....
    Post by: phaeton, Jul 31, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    Meze Empyrean

    sorry, maybe I missed it... what's the price tag of this new can?
    Post by: phaeton, Jul 31, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    The Stax I thread

    tnks :bow:
    Post by: phaeton, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    The Stax I thread

    Don't bother, have found your post about the T1 mod, very interesting!!!
    Post by: phaeton, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    The Stax I thread

    Many thanks for the replies, appreciated. So, suppose I can do some soldering, and suppose I know what's an IXP10M45S, would it be so difficult...
    Post by: phaeton, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    The Stax I thread

    Hi, new staxer here :D .. well, actually not new, in the past I had a 507+323 combo, but sold them a while ago. And I have used a 009+BHSE for a...
    Post by: phaeton, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    First Watt SIT2 and Headphones

    by the way... am I wrong in saying that the SIT used by Pass are somewhat dfferent from the other VFET-SIT given they use a new silicon carbide...
    Post by: phaeton, Jun 23, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    First Watt SIT2 and Headphones

    many thanks to everyone for the precious infos. I should be able to audition the SIT-2 with my Utopia, lt's see.... emh.... hear the result. If as...
    Post by: phaeton, Jun 23, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    First Watt SIT2 and Headphones

    Hi Jonathan, I've used some of my cans, for example HE6 and HEK, with some loudspeakers amplifiers, for example Pass and Spectral, but I never...
    Post by: phaeton, May 24, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    First Watt SIT2 and Headphones

    ok, thanks!
    Post by: phaeton, Mar 4, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    First Watt SIT2 and Headphones

    thanks for your reply. can you elaborate on the "sensitive" point please? you mean power or hum/noise? if I understood correctly, power goes down...
    Post by: phaeton, Mar 4, 2018 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    First Watt SIT2 and Headphones

    Hello, anyone got any experience with First Watt SIT2 used as a headphone amplifier? I'm particularly interested in headphones like Utopia or...
    Thread by: phaeton, Mar 4, 2018, 22 replies, in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units