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  1. Inoculator
    Inoculator
    SS buffer=PERFECT background/workday listening, Tube mode=attention grabbing dedicated listening.
    Mar 22, 2021
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  2. Cryptowolf
    Cryptowolf
    Hmm, I appreciate the contrast between work mode and dedicated listening. I often use my Beyer DT880 instead of my ZMF for the same reason.
    Mar 23, 2021
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  3. Inoculator
    Inoculator
    @Cryptowolf yeah I have found it to be a nice balance. Still sounds incredible via the SS buffer, just a lot sweeter, more restrained, gobs of microdetail but they are not slapping you in the face. Tube mode just begs for your attention. Speakers disappear, soundstage becomes deeper. Bass gets a bit more bloated and less precise, and vocals sound more natural, but less accurate compared to ss buffer.
    Mar 23, 2021
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  4. Cryptowolf
    Cryptowolf
    I have a Saga + in my 2.1 system and it is everything you describe. The way you put it really hits home for me.
    Mar 23, 2021
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