are you equipped? - Page 4

**renno61** · July 24th, 2010, 12:50 PM

sennheiser hd414 ,superlux 681 headphones
pioneer a400 amp
walker cj55 turntable
braun l730 speakers
marantz cd63se cd player
but most of the time now i listen to music with sansa mp3
player.i find ogg or flac format sound best.
use fairstars cd ripper to convert music does the job

**dbailey** · July 25th, 2010, 08:07 AM

My lounge rig

Linn Mimik CDP>Linn Kairn pro pre-amp>LK85 power amp>Keilidh 3 way floorstanders.

For headphone use

Linn Mimik CDP> Linn Magik integrated using headphone section>Grado SR60 or Beyerdynamic DT990 pro (when I can get them off my eldest son)

Portable

Zen Vision M > Hippo VB canalphones using bass port number3.

(Sound ripped from my own CDs at 350kbps variable bit rate on WMP 11)

The Hippo can actually matched the level of bass put out by my Keilidh floorstanders and give a great soundstage....no hissssssss. They needed about 50 hours use to settle down and give sweet top end. Initially from the box they are a bit sibilant on cymbal crashes and snare drums.

Hippo VB are available from Uncle Wilson at Jaben.net in Singapore for about £55 shipped. Customer service is 5 star..no worries.

On my portable rig, I am looking at trying the new Phonak Audeo PFE bass adjusted balanced armature phones which are getting good write ups. Used with comply tips they go deeper into the ear canal and are better at blocking external noise as people have written. I am getting some comply tips for the Hippos to see if this helps with blocking external noise some more.

**Mal Hombre** · July 25th, 2010, 03:16 PM

This thread reminds Me of this sketch from "Not the Nine o'clock News"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSINO6MKtco
By the way I am "equipped"

**vo1v0d** · August 10th, 2017, 01:22 AM

Perhaps I should not post here. In three listening rooms:-
twelve valve/ tube amps 1950's and 60's
five valve hybrid amps
only solid state are four sets of Quad 33/303
Nakamichi and Denon cassette decks seven
kenwood cd player (had seven but this one plays discs the others skip)+ 2 Sony
eight sony minidisc recoring decks (sony Atrac as a compression formula is superb)
cambridge audio DAB deck
speakers all english except two pairs of Linns.
4 pairs of B&W
2 pairs of Ruark
I pair of Akroyd beforethey became Royd
8 different pairs of Rogers speakers including a pair of LS3/5A that I assembled myself at a cost of four hundred quid
at least three hundred quids worth of leads and speaker cables(weakest link and usually what is supplied on the high street can be improved by a visit to the poundshop)
I should not be here because all the possible permutations of amps and speakers means I start swapping components, get bored halfway through and end up with fuckall to listen to for months on end.

July 24th, 2010, 12:50 PM	#31
renno61 Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 972 Thanks: 7,310 Thanked 10,231 Times in 968 Posts	sennheiser hd414 ,superlux 681 headphones pioneer a400 amp walker cj55 turntable braun l730 speakers marantz cd63se cd player but most of the time now i listen to music with sansa mp3 player.i find ogg or flac format sound best. use fairstars cd ripper to convert music does the job Last edited by renno61; July 29th, 2010 at 08:39 PM..

July 25th, 2010, 08:07 AM	#32
dbailey Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wharfedale, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2,298 Thanks: 137,964 Thanked 24,965 Times in 2,218 Posts	My lounge rig Linn Mimik CDP>Linn Kairn pro pre-amp>LK85 power amp>Keilidh 3 way floorstanders. For headphone use Linn Mimik CDP> Linn Magik integrated using headphone section>Grado SR60 or Beyerdynamic DT990 pro (when I can get them off my eldest son) Portable Zen Vision M > Hippo VB canalphones using bass port number3. (Sound ripped from my own CDs at 350kbps variable bit rate on WMP 11) The Hippo can actually matched the level of bass put out by my Keilidh floorstanders and give a great soundstage....no hissssssss. They needed about 50 hours use to settle down and give sweet top end. Initially from the box they are a bit sibilant on cymbal crashes and snare drums. Hippo VB are available from Uncle Wilson at Jaben.net in Singapore for about £55 shipped. Customer service is 5 star..no worries. On my portable rig, I am looking at trying the new Phonak Audeo PFE bass adjusted balanced armature phones which are getting good write ups. Used with comply tips they go deeper into the ear canal and are better at blocking external noise as people have written. I am getting some comply tips for the Hippos to see if this helps with blocking external noise some more. Last edited by dbailey; July 25th, 2010 at 08:16 AM..

July 25th, 2010, 03:16 PM	#33
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August 10th, 2017, 01:22 AM	#34
vo1v0d Hideous By Nature Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: sarf eeeest lunden Posts: 8,244 Thanks: 42,269 Thanked 60,708 Times in 7,461 Posts	Perhaps I should not post here. In three listening rooms:- twelve valve/ tube amps 1950's and 60's five valve hybrid amps only solid state are four sets of Quad 33/303 Nakamichi and Denon cassette decks seven kenwood cd player (had seven but this one plays discs the others skip)+ 2 Sony eight sony minidisc recoring decks (sony Atrac as a compression formula is superb) cambridge audio DAB deck speakers all english except two pairs of Linns. 4 pairs of B&W 2 pairs of Ruark I pair of Akroyd beforethey became Royd 8 different pairs of Rogers speakers including a pair of LS3/5A that I assembled myself at a cost of four hundred quid at least three hundred quids worth of leads and speaker cables(weakest link and usually what is supplied on the high street can be improved by a visit to the poundshop) I should not be here because all the possible permutations of amps and speakers means I start swapping components, get bored halfway through and end up with fuckall to listen to for months on end.