Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

I'll have to come listen some time.

IT's the the power per se, but the control and headspace it brings perhaps...

Anyone interested in buying a mint condition Cyrus 8 DAC QX integrated amp or a Cyrus DAB 8?

Both in black and boxed. @mashton?
Awesome 2 box setup, only selling as I accidentally won something on ebay this afternoon and need to make some space

Nah, I'd only be interested in DAC XP Signature, a pair of Mono X 200s or a V2 Power Supply. Preferably in silver.

What did you get on the bay?

Yeah for sure. We should do a forum hifi nerd ride - going between peoples houses listening to different systems. In the after times of course.

Defo want to hear BRM's Tannoys and JBLs, and whatever high tech active setup Airhead is rocking. Would like to hear your more modern Tannoys too.

We should do a forum hifi nerd ride - going between peoples houses listening to different systems.

Definitely up for this.

Ok cool. I'm probably going to keep the Cyrus set up for the study I think, I really like the low form factor. There is a guy selling a pair of X200s on Facebook in black if you're interested i can put you in touch.

I bought a pair of Nord Ones with Rev D boards, so basically I'm switching to Hypex NC500s. They come with both Sparkos and Sonic Imagery Op amps. I’m going to run it with a Topping DX7pro as a Dac / pre-amp and audition some PMC and Audio Physic speakers once the stores are open again.

There is a guy selling a pair of X200s on Facebook in black if you're interested i can put you in touch.

Well, it can't hurt to talk can it?

I'm not on Facebook mind.

£££ ?

Let me guess, he's selling them and will replace with Class D's? Like all the cool kids.

He hasn't committed to a price but like a lot of people he's stuck in another country at the moment due to travel restrictions. I would guess around £1200 for the pair. Happy to help coordinate if you're interested - I'll PM you when he gets back in touch.

IDK what he's replacing them with, TBH the Cyrus community is mostly retirees (you and I are the exceptions) so I doubt he's going in that direction.

If I don't get on with the Nord Hypex amps then I might sell them and take the option on the X200s

Just replaced a 10 year old class D with a class D 😎

Due to various reasons I'm thinking of downsizing my hifi stuff a bit and getting some good headphones for proper listening.

I still want a hi-fi setup though (will probably be looking at a smaller amp and bookshelf speakers) so how does it work? Are certain amps better for using with headphones, is any decent amp equally good with headphones, do you stick a separate headphone amp in there somewhere, am I just overthinking it all?

Nah. I'm done with the hifi itch for now.

I'll wait for a silver pair when I am rolling in cash, with no other projects on the go.

unicorn days

Mean time, I have a bike to build around a dazzlecam saddle.

New toy day!

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Welcome to the club :)

Source>DAC and/or headphone amp>Headphones.

What's your budget? Open headphones? Closed headphones? Over ear? On ear? In ear? What do you listen to etc

Edit: Sorry, misunderstood. You want to use a HiFi amplifier for both speakers and headphones? Some of them have okay headphone outs but really it just depends on the type of headphones you're gonna buy.

Yep, either a hifi amp for both speakers and headphones or some easy option of sound out from the main amp to a headphone amp if that will give a noticeable sound improvement.

In terms of headphones budget, probably £300 or so. Wired, over ear, not fussed by open or closed. Listen to most stuff but not much in the way of electronic/dance music.

In terms of amp(s) I'd guess up to about £500. I haven't started looking at all yet, just trying to understand what I need and what I should be looking for.

I am considering selling my arcam a85 and tannoy dorsets.
If there is interst before I put elsewhere.

What's replacing them?

Nothing. Well headphones. I wont be able to use them for 6 months or longer I guess. So I could put the cash to something else.

Got these set up now and they’re brilliant. So much more clarity at lower volumes.

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Bit of cabinet R&D

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I just picked up these Meze 99 classics for £269 - love them. Mainly listening through a Chord Mojo DAC/headphone amp which I also use as the main source for my amp.

Think this 'non-review' of the meze does a good job of explaining why I like them https://youtu.be/M4_KkRewxBg

How much would you want for the tannoys?

cool!

I think 400. Come with a spare driver too.

Nice one. Got to be better than a sound bar. 👍