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Reviews coming next: Sennheiser HD800 with Whiplash Audio Twau Reference cable, Triangle Antal EX speakers, and Artisan Twin Line Pure Silver USB Cable.
Building a reference system - Part 2: Glenn's headphone amplifier
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Preamble:
The story of Glenn’s OTL headphone amplifier started as that of a relentless endeavor to make the ALO recabled Beyer T1s sound as good as it was possible, and ended up being that of finding the center piece of my system that will probably outlast many other major components.
At the time of the pur...
Read Full Post »Building a reference system - Part 1: Metrum Octave MKII NOS DAC
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Many audiophiles believe that the source is the most important piece of equipment in an audio chain. Indeed, if information is missing from the source, there is nothing that even great preamplifiers, amplifiers, speakers or headphones can do to recover it and add it back to the chain. Conversely, if there is so...
Read Full Post »Building a reference system - Introduction
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Those who have visited Tweak-fi.com before might have noticed that I haven’t written any new article for more than two years. How did that happen?
Part of the explanation is that I was busier than usual with non-audio related things but that was not the main reason for this disappearance. The main reason for my taking away a brea...
Read Full Post »Preview : Glenn OTL headphone amplifier
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As I was looking to upgrade my headphone amplifier for the ALO recabled Beyer T1s, it was clear that I needed to get a tube OTL amplifier as recommended by many people who have tried that combination.
While I was about to order the Woo Audio WA2 (OTL amp based on 6AS7 / 6080, I was lucky enough that Stavros (rosgr63) pointed me towards Glenn who makes some very interesting t...
Read Full Post »Review: Reference Tweaks Miracle Wraps
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Introduction:
When nenno from Reference Tweaks first contacted me about his Miracle Wraps, I was very intrigued to say the least. I did not totally understand how such a “tweak” could have an impact on the sound, but since different cables with different shielding schemes have sounded different in the past, I agreed to do...
Read Full Post »kboe's AKG Journey, Collection and Catalogue.
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Review: Kingrex UD384 USB DAC (32bit/384Khz) & UPower
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Do we really need 32bits/384kHz capability in a DAC? That is the first question I asked myself when Christine from Kingrex asked me if I were interested in reviewing their newly released UD384 usb dac. It is until recently that 24/96 and 24/192 have become more common but there is still a long way to catch up with the choice of material released in the 16/44 RBCD forma...
Read Full Post »Review: Cardas Recabled Koss KSC75s
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January 2012
(Stock 75's)
Reviewer: Kevin Pope
Source: ALO iPod dock, 160GB iPod Classic loaded with AIFF
Amp: Schiit Asgard
Headphones: Koss KSC75 with stock harness, Koss KSC75 with Cardas upgrade harness
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Read Full Post »Member's Review: Modified Wyred 4 Sound DAC-1 (and the Audiophilleo 2 S/PDIF transport)
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NOTE: This is a review pinned by one of our own talented members who's screen name is "Rdr. Seraphim". He has worked on this for quite some time and when he asked me to read it we both agreed that it should be posted to the main page of the website. This is a very talented writer and communicator, and like Amine our site owner, his reviews are clear, precise in wording ...
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