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Post by istari_knight on Mar 27, 2015 18:01:11 GMT
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Post by southall1998 on Mar 27, 2015 18:33:22 GMT
No, the Grado drivers. If all Grados do use the same drivers. Well, that will shock me a little!
This also makes the entry level stuff even more great value!
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Post by istari_knight on Mar 27, 2015 18:58:35 GMT
Ah, yes ! Well I'm 99% sure they are the same. The wooden cups do add a little of their own colouration but its the pads that make the most difference to the sound. When I got the RS1's a couple of mates came 'round to have a listen and they actually preferred the SR60's  The amp I used most often with them was the Darkvoice 336. |
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Post by jazzbones on Mar 28, 2015 12:59:46 GMT
Ah, yes ! Well I'm 99% sure they are the same. The wooden cups do add a little of their own colouration but its the pads that make the most difference to the sound. When I got the RS1's a couple of mates came 'round to have a listen and they actually preferred the SR60's The amp I used most often with them was the Darkvoice 336. I've been using Grado SR225s for a number of years now, renewed the ear pads (Grado's own) because the originals were flattened with age. My headphone amp is an old Musical Fidelity X-Can v2/MF X psu (both are of the round barrel type) owned from new. As headphone listening is secondary for me I am happy to live with things as they are but is there anyone on here who has used SR225s able to comment on my choice, I'll try not to be offended if you don't like them  ? Whilst I'm here, can anyone tell me if my MF X-cans/Xps can be tweaked, improved in anyway and by whom and where, thanks? |
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Post by southall1998 on Apr 4, 2015 15:46:08 GMT
My current headphone based system. Consisting... Grado SR60i NVA AP10H NVA Soundcord Rega Planet MK1 S.     |
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Post by southall1998 on Apr 18, 2015 22:26:30 GMT
The Series 2 sounds similar like its predecessor. With this version you get more cleanliness and weight. The bass is perhaps a bit more controlled too. This amp defiantly does show up a bad recording! Like all Sugden Class A amps...It runs hot!! Without a doubt, a very good amp with a neutral (lack of character) sound! S.   |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 19:44:05 GMT
Back when I had 60's, 325's & RS1's all at the same time and could compare them back to back I honestly couldn't tell much difference between them with or without amp... Maybe I'm deaf!? All were easily driven from an iPod Nano (1st gen it would have been!) headphone output too. I think all models used to share the same drivers but that may have changed now ? May have been the case back in the day but now (certainly yo my ears) there are significant audible differences between the various models, more so in the upper price brackets. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 19:48:20 GMT
Ah, yes ! Well I'm 99% sure they are the same. The wooden cups do add a little of their own colouration but its the pads that make the most difference to the sound. When I got the RS1's a couple of mates came 'round to have a listen and they actually preferred the SR60's The amp I used most often with them was the Darkvoice 336. I've been using Grado SR225s for a number of years now, renewed the ear pads (Grado's own) because the originals were flattened with age. My headphone amp is an old Musical Fidelity X-Can v2/MF X psu (both are of the round barrel type) owned from new. As headphone listening is secondary for me I am happy to live with things as they are but is there anyone on here who has used SR225s able to comment on my choice, I'll try not to be offended if you don't like them ? Whilst I'm here, can anyone tell me if my MF X-cans/Xps can be tweaked, improved in anyway and by whom and where, thanks? I've never owned, or heard for that matter the SR-225's but find the 325's very similar in overall sound to my original SR-125's but just have more of everything and a slightly wider soundstage. |
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Post by southall1998 on Apr 23, 2015 20:16:21 GMT
My recently purchased Sugden CD21 Series 2 arrived to me this morning.
Below is just some of my views on the aesthetics quality...
The feel and build quality of this CD21 Series 2 is a tad on the weedy side...It just doesn't feel very substantial IMO. But Its put together pretty well though.
I guess some could perhaps label this CD Player as having ''average'' or ''basic'' build quality. Which I can understand. But I sincerely do hope the quality of the components inside are of decent high quality. The transport mechanism is most likely of hair shirt side of quality!
To buy this CD Player brand new from a dealer, will cost you almost £1,600!....Hmmm interesting!
Visual wise, this is actually a pretty handsome looking CD Player. Elegant appearance and fairly easy on the eyes. The blue display is pretty cool and doesn't glare at you!
Will be having a good listen shortly!
S.
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Post by southall1998 on Dec 5, 2015 11:43:05 GMT
Time to update this blog of mines on here! Currently using a Roksan Kandy KA-1 LIII Integrated. Which is powering a pair of Neat Critique II Speakers. CD source for now is a Linn Mimik. (The Linn was manufactured in Summer of 1998.) Below are a few pics of the Roksan. S.    |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 5, 2015 12:15:07 GMT
A friend of mine has a similar Roksan, nice looking unit. What made you swap from the Sugden, Shane?
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Post by Barrington on Dec 5, 2015 13:55:39 GMT
I've got the exact same amp , I love it .
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Post by southall1998 on Dec 8, 2015 16:44:43 GMT
A friend of mine has a similar Roksan, nice looking unit. What made you swap from the Sugden, Shane? Martin, To be honest I don't really know. Maybe perhaps I swapped for the thrill of it! At the moment, I feel that the Roksan may lack some delicacy (the Sugden has this in spades!) But sure does have more grip and slam! The Sugden, I just simply find annoying with most 2V CD Players. You can't get the bloody volume past 8 o'clock in peace....I personally found it TOO LOUD! I've experienced this with 4 Sugden A21a's!! The Sugden's input sensitivity is around 170mv but I stand corrected. With the Roksan. I can easily crank the volume to 11 and enjoy S. |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 8, 2015 16:59:33 GMT
These little things are never written in a master tome somewhere, for the reference of others!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2015 18:32:24 GMT
A friend of mine has a similar Roksan, nice looking unit. What made you swap from the Sugden, Shane? Martin, To be honest I don't really know. Maybe perhaps I swapped for the thrill of it! At the moment, I feel that the Roksan may lack some delicacy (the Sugden has this in spades!) But sure does have more grip and slam! The Sugden, I just simply find annoying with most 2V CD Players. You can't get the bloody volume past 8 o'clock in peace....I personally found it TOO LOUD! I've experienced this with 4 Sugden A21a's!! The Sugden's input sensitivity is around 170mv but I stand corrected. With the Roksan. I can easily crank the volume to 11 and enjoy S. Happily listening to mine right now and checked the volume. A little after 11 with CD. But then I do listen at more like 1 o'clock with most amps. |
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 8, 2015 20:37:39 GMT
Very strange - Feng Shui for volume knobs?
Just turn it until it's just too loud then back off half a smidge. If the position really offends you, then pull off the knob and put it back on at an orientation that doesn't send your personal energy flows doo-lally!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2015 20:42:46 GMT
It get what Shane means. Because it's reaching the loudest point he listens to by 9 o'clock, it isn't giving him enough range to adjust effectively. Microscopic rotation gives too big a movement in volume to be useful. As I listen louder and have less efficient speakers, the same amp gives me more of a useable range and so I can comfortably adjust volume.
The Sugden does seem to get quite loud quite quickly compared to most amps. Whether that's input sensitivity, the way the pot is configured or the impedance of the pot isn't something I can speculate on as I'm not technical. Nevertheless it's there to hear.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 8, 2015 22:20:09 GMT
It's just two different gain structures, limiting volume pot rotation in one case compared with the other.
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 9, 2015 7:49:47 GMT
A friend of mine has a similar Roksan, nice looking unit. What made you swap from the Sugden, Shane? Martin, To be honest I don't really know. Maybe perhaps I swapped for the thrill of it! At the moment, I feel that the Roksan may lack some delicacy (the Sugden has this in spades!) But sure does have more grip and slam! Yes, that's my experience with those 2 brands as well. I must confess that I find the Sugden class A sound a bit boring, loads of subtle delicacy but it's all a bit dynamically meh for me. (I find that with most class A transistor amps - the smaller ones anyway (Krell excepted!) are more for those who prefer their sounds a bit on the soft and cumfy side). The Roksan M2 I reviewed had slam and grip in spades! But it did lack in subtlety. Hugely impressive on full bore rock music, for example, but not enough delicacy for smaller scale music like many of my classical tunes. My own preference is for more of a blend of the two sounds. I think that amplifier preference depends a lot on what type of music you want to listen to as much as anything else. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2015 11:28:56 GMT
I'd love a blend of Sugden and Roksan sounds. Still searching but ever hopeful |
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