Recent content by Entrigo

Absolutely not! Used to lend CDs/DVDs in the 90s, when I was young and carefree (read: stupid) but after having about half never finding the way back, I stopped. I might still lend a CD to a very trusted person (my brother or brother in law - people who can't hide 🤣) , but I would never lend...

Hahahaha brilliant! That is hilariously silly! (Referred to the marketing twaddle above, not to any forum members 🙃)

Haha not surprised.

Hahaha

Does it have to be portable - as a walkman etc? There's loads of used cassette players on FB marketplace and ebay, but not sure I have seen many portable ones. As Shrek has said, Aiwa was quite a good brand back then when cassette players were en vogue. Sony is another one of course - I think...

Hahaha yeah, seen that happen once or two thousand times...

Haha brilliant. I would have done exactly the same (my stop gaps solutions never last nowhere near as long as I'd intended). Congrats, looks like you have put together a great set up. The Tom Evans sounds like a great bit of kit but... Wouldn't a 1210G suit it better than the MK7? And it'd...

That's a great bargain, well done!

Doing said A/B right now. Maybe the Topping is a smidgen brighter but the Lehmann sounds slightly better overall. Marginal territory, but no need to keep both. Full steam ahead with selling the DX7, as soon as I get a reasonable offer - so far only £50 below asking price (which is just what I...

Well the Lehmann sounds pretty good but I feel the Focal are a little clearer (ahem) with the Topping. I will set up a proper A/B soon - and if confirmed, I will probably keep the Topping, so can have two flavours. I think I have officially and completely shed any affection for "warmth" and I...

Yeah good point. It always pays to invest in a quality component, and what is around the chip I guess.

Yeah I think that's definitely about the overall implementation with quality circuitry and components.

Good point. I have very quickly learned how much more detail you can hear from headphones (d'oh). Might try to see if I can tell the Wiim Pro and the Topping apart.

Exactly what I thought. Can't really say I hear much difference between the "clinical" ESS of the Topping and the "musical" AKM of the Wiim Pro Plus...

I currently have a Topping DX7 Pro which I use as DAC and headphone amp. I have however just purchased a Lehmann Rhinelander to use as headphone amp - as I needed the analogue line in. I have the Topping listed for sale, the plan being to sell this and buy a dedicated - and smaller - DAC, like...