Post by jamescg1972 on Apr 12, 2015 10:53:53 GMT
Hi all,
a quick post to say hi.
I've always enjoyed listening to music - rock mainly, though most popular forms. A couple of years ago, once I had a bit of spare cash, I started thinking about a goodish stereo, but the kids take up too much space in the house so I don't have the space to do a stereo justice.
I started looking at headphones instead and A couple of years down the line my current list of stuff is:
DT880 premium 250 ohm,
Soundmagic HP100,
JVC HAS400B,
Denon AH D7100,
B&O H6,
Goldring DR150 (bought for my son to stop him using my more expensive headphones - didn't work),
Sennheiser Momentum over ear,
PSB M4U1,
AKG 451 (bought for my wife so she could listen to stuff from her phone while going for "good healthy walks". Didn't work either, though I use them when going for a run),
HiFiMan HE400,
Audio Technica ATH-IM50,
Soundmagic E10,
Ultimate Ears UE700
All used via Project Essential USB Turntable, Sonos Connect, iPad or pc using:
Schiit Asgard,
Little Dot III and
HRT Microstreamer (as a DAC, or Amp).
Just for fun and to see if I can tell the difference, I've just ordered some different valves for my little dot iii. They've not arrived yet though as they are Russian ex military ones (apparently) and so are on there way from the middle of the former Soviet Union.
I'm now weighing up the next move in my (seemingly) never ending quest to hear new things in my music. I have been considering a number of options. Part of me wants a headphone amp with 2 outputs so I can share my listening with my eldest son who is on his way to being a very talented (not at all biased, honest) guitarist. These seem quite rare though, so I'm also considering the Beresford Capella, possibly with his Caiman ii and RCA switch (I'm currently using a couple of cheap switches which I know aren't ideal as I can hear the music slightly though my amp when it is switched to one I'm not using - as if the connections aren't very separate). As that adds up to about £500 it will have to wait until my birthday and I'll need to allow money to replace my external drive which had my music on as it went belly up the other month.
I keep reading discussions about batteries for the Beresford kit. Why are these meant to sound better? Is I t because they are isolated from the mains supply?
Anyway, enough from me for now.
Cheers
Jamescg1972
a quick post to say hi.
I've always enjoyed listening to music - rock mainly, though most popular forms. A couple of years ago, once I had a bit of spare cash, I started thinking about a goodish stereo, but the kids take up too much space in the house so I don't have the space to do a stereo justice.
I started looking at headphones instead and A couple of years down the line my current list of stuff is:
DT880 premium 250 ohm,
Soundmagic HP100,
JVC HAS400B,
Denon AH D7100,
B&O H6,
Goldring DR150 (bought for my son to stop him using my more expensive headphones - didn't work),
Sennheiser Momentum over ear,
PSB M4U1,
AKG 451 (bought for my wife so she could listen to stuff from her phone while going for "good healthy walks". Didn't work either, though I use them when going for a run),
HiFiMan HE400,
Audio Technica ATH-IM50,
Soundmagic E10,
Ultimate Ears UE700
All used via Project Essential USB Turntable, Sonos Connect, iPad or pc using:
Schiit Asgard,
Little Dot III and
HRT Microstreamer (as a DAC, or Amp).
Just for fun and to see if I can tell the difference, I've just ordered some different valves for my little dot iii. They've not arrived yet though as they are Russian ex military ones (apparently) and so are on there way from the middle of the former Soviet Union.
I'm now weighing up the next move in my (seemingly) never ending quest to hear new things in my music. I have been considering a number of options. Part of me wants a headphone amp with 2 outputs so I can share my listening with my eldest son who is on his way to being a very talented (not at all biased, honest) guitarist. These seem quite rare though, so I'm also considering the Beresford Capella, possibly with his Caiman ii and RCA switch (I'm currently using a couple of cheap switches which I know aren't ideal as I can hear the music slightly though my amp when it is switched to one I'm not using - as if the connections aren't very separate). As that adds up to about £500 it will have to wait until my birthday and I'll need to allow money to replace my external drive which had my music on as it went belly up the other month.
I keep reading discussions about batteries for the Beresford kit. Why are these meant to sound better? Is I t because they are isolated from the mains supply?
Anyway, enough from me for now.
Cheers
Jamescg1972
