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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #20 on: November 04, 2014, 09:07:27 AM »
Quote from: ultrabike on November 04, 2014, 05:18:35 AM
Anythingz above that (IMO, YMMV and so on) will proly need some first hand experience to fine tune to one's personal tastes.

That statement deserves more than the Karma point I gave you. Very wise opinion that matches my own experience.



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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2014, 10:31:20 AM »
Quote from: ultrabike on November 04, 2014, 05:18:35 AM
Sub-$600... (audio purist)
Leckerton UHA-6S MKII => $280
HD600 => $300 on sale

That might be one for me, especially as I now have the HD600 (sadly, not at sale price). I was looking at Leckerton sometime back but didn't buy. My one what-people-say reservation is that Lekerton amp seems hightly rated, but Leckerton DAC section not so much?

PS... currently ODAC or Audiofire2 -> ifi iCAN -> HD600
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2014, 01:45:52 PM »
Quote from: Thad E Ginathom on November 04, 2014, 10:31:20 AM
That might be one for me, especially as I now have the HD600 (sadly, not at sale price). I was looking at Leckerton sometime back but didn't buy. My one what-people-say reservation is that Lekerton amp seems hightly rated, but Leckerton DAC section not so much?

PS... currently ODAC or Audiofire2 -> ifi iCAN -> HD600


The DAC section on the Leckerton is ok. It's not bad at all but there are much better options. I know the Geek Out as a DAC + Leckerton as an AMP = PURE WIN. Kills the Hugo and then takes an elephant dump on the Hugo while tea bagging it.
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2014, 02:06:39 PM »
I wish there was a facility to thank for an individual post!

Hey ho, I guess I just have type... Thanks for that!  ;D
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2014, 03:44:15 PM »
Quote from: marvey on November 04, 2014, 04:39:49 AM
I noted quite a few of you GO450 guys are running Wyrd? Should I give that a try before I ship to Luis? I found the GO450 (straight out of USB) fatiguing after longer listening sessions with Paradox. With Sony Z7, it was a great match tho.

I'm only running the GO off of Wyrd only because the 2012 rMBP has significant problems with it's System Management Controller. When the SMC acts up, which it does frequently and in completely novel ways, the USB power goes to shit. The Wyrd fixes that. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't use it either.

Re: Fatigue with GO & Paradox, Anax covered all that.

Quote from: LFF on November 04, 2014, 01:45:52 PM
The DAC section on the Leckerton is ok. It's not bad at all but there are much better options. I know the Geek Out as a DAC + Leckerton as an AMP = PURE WIN. Kills the Hugo and then takes an elephant dump on the Hugo while tea bagging it.

Fuck, I almost spit coffee all over my keyboard. I'm sure it could handle that - Fisher-Price toys are built tough.
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #25 on: November 04, 2014, 04:52:51 PM »
I would get more creative for $2000 as the used market affords all kinds of possibilities:
Zana Deux
HD650
Eastern Electric MiniMax

Or

HE6
Vintage Marantz (2270/2275)
W4S Dac 1 or whatever current $500-$700 DAC's are respected nowadays

*spend the next x amount of months saving for a decent converter (AP2)
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2014, 06:10:02 PM »
Quote from: AustinValentine on November 04, 2014, 03:44:15 PM
I'm only running the GO off of Wyrd only because the 2012 rMBP has significant problems with it's System Management Controller. When the SMC acts up, which it does frequently and in completely novel ways, the USB power goes to shit. The Wyrd fixes that.

Good point!

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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2014, 10:47:03 PM »
Quote from: ericfarrell85 on November 04, 2014, 04:52:51 PM
W4S Dac 1 or whatever current $500-$700 DAC's are respected nowadays

Good suggestions. Used Gungnirs go around the $600-650ish range last I checked. I haven't heard one before but my Bifrost is the best $300ish DAC I've heard (haven't heard the Peachtree DAC-iT), so if the Gungnir is anything like the Bifrost, it'll be a solid purchase in its price tier.

HE6 isn't popular around these parts, but the Trends TA-10.2SE does a phenomenal job driving it and is in the low $200s. If I only had $1k for a headphone and amp rig, I'd get a used HE6 and Trends TA-10.2SE and be done with it.
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #28 on: November 04, 2014, 11:00:04 PM »
The dac*it X is only $300 direct from peachtree audio. I think it can compete very well with the bifrost considering that it already comes with with USB. I had the original dac*it back when I started with the hobby but its been too long for me to comment on its sound.

Does anyone here actually own a Trends TA-10.2SE? Sounds like it could be a good budget amp for the he-560 as well, at just $200. It's less than 1/2 the cost of a virtue one.3 with the stock psu so I wonder how it performs in comparison.
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Re: Recommendations for Good Rigs At Specific Price Points
« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2014, 11:03:26 PM »
A good friend of mine owns the Trends and I've heard it with both the HE6 and speakers and it's an awesome little amp. Comparable to a good vintage receiver.
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