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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1090 on: May 26, 2015, 02:37:29 PM »
I second the Project Ember for Audeze and TH-900. Have not heard the others with it.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1091 on: May 27, 2015, 02:02:13 AM »
Ron, what DAC do you use with the Ember? I'm using the Uberfrost and it plays great with the Audez'e, the TH 900 (when I had it) and in fact, its working very well with the HD 800 (with impedance set at high and high gain as well).
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1092 on: May 27, 2015, 11:30:37 AM »
Thanks guys,

I'll consider choosing between the Project Ember and the Liquid Carbon.  :wheel:
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1093 on: May 27, 2015, 02:52:13 PM »
Quote from: Golmang on May 27, 2015, 11:30:37 AM
Thanks guys,

I'll consider choosing between the Project Ember and the Liquid Carbon.  :wheel:

Wow, those are two rather divergent sounding amps.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1094 on: May 27, 2015, 03:29:13 PM »
Quote from: kothganesh on May 27, 2015, 02:02:13 AM
Ron, what DAC do you use with the Ember? I'm using the Uberfrost and it plays great with the Audez'e, the TH 900 (when I had it) and in fact, its working very well with the HD 800 (with impedance set at high and high gain as well).

Using both the Gungnir and sometimes the DAC in my Wadia 581i SACDP. Mostly using HD800 or HD650. HD800 I use high gain and high impedance as well. Picking the tube is the fun part. I have been using the 6SN7 adaptor with a ANOS Ken-Rad 1945 VT-231. Plays nicely with the 800's IMO. I have too many tubes now. 12V and 6V Russian, US and British. I'm out of control! :)  both DAC's work well. Just slightly different flavors, since the Wadia is an R2R and has different filters you can choose. Audeze works well also, although I am considering RMA for Fazor. Hard to decide. How is the modded Bill-p working out? The LCD, not Bill himself.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1095 on: May 27, 2015, 04:45:31 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on May 27, 2015, 02:52:13 PM
Wow, those are two rather divergent sounding amps.

Hey Anax, can you describe your impressions/comparison of both?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1096 on: May 27, 2015, 11:11:15 PM »
Quote from: Golmang on May 27, 2015, 04:45:31 PM
Hey Anax, can you describe your impressions/comparison of both?


I've only had a brief meet listen with the Ember, but a loaner is coming soon. I'll be able t confirm one or two things I had been wondering about. Obviously one is a tube amp, the other SS. The Carbon has a nice organic quality to it and is very refined sounding for the price with good macro dynamic swing. While it has a slightly warmer signature than is typical for SS, it is not overly imposing and it does well enough revealing differences in upstream DACs. Ember can be rolled for different tubes obviously. What I heard had nice clarity and decent resolution for the price point but was rather analytical, grainy and unrefined sounding. Could have been the tube or my listening level versus the set gain. I also heard the same thing with the Polaris though. The Ember was actually more SS sounding than the Carbon. But again, those were brief impressions under meet conditions. I'll know more soon enough.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1097 on: May 28, 2015, 02:10:49 AM »
Anax-Will be bringing the same amps to the SoCal meet. Smaller meet. We can listen longer and under better conditions. I will bring some different tubes to try out. Still thinking lots of RF in the building in SF might be the problem,and the chassis are open and everything was plugged into the same power strip.  As I didn't spend a lot of time with them there,  I will share my home observations with you. Looking forward to what we hear. "She blinded me with Science". 
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1098 on: May 28, 2015, 06:16:47 AM »
Quote from: Ringingears on May 27, 2015, 03:29:13 PM
.................. How is the modded Bill-p working out? The LCD, not Bill himself.


I am expecting the LCD 2 (along with a HD 600) to reach me by June 5..will definitely post impressions.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1099 on: May 28, 2015, 08:22:21 PM »
Dilemma: to spend money on the Geek Out v2+ or Liquid Carbon. Uses: GOv2+ would be primarily with UERM, Liquid Carbon would be primarily with HD800. I am pretty happy with what I have (Leckerton for UERM, Valhalla 2 for HD800) but I don't want to get complacent. Also, curiosity.

I had put a question into the liquid carbon thread about whether it is a good application of balanced voodoo for the HD800, but that really belongs here. Its part of the consideration for both of these actually, GOv2+ can play with balanced UERM, liquid carbon can play with balanced HD800. I am curious but not enchanted by balanced amplification. Both seem like decent creations, both are relatively affordable, and both are similarly priced. Both also involve a delay between placing order and satisfaction.

Responsible me is wearing the skin right now, so only one can be acquired at this point. I am curious what people think.
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