Recent content by Entrigo

Anyhoo. Without as much as stepping a foot outside, got myself a Topping DX7, so will be now looking for a suitable pair of headphones. Was thinking about Sennheiser HD650 - would that be a good match? From what I read, the Topping is very neutral and clean (some say a touch dry) and - again...

Yeah I totally appreciate that, there's always a big risk - but so there is still a risk in buying from a dealer, unless they have a room which is very close to your own. Home demo for me is the only seriously reliable method. Also, despite being in London, to find a dealer that has both PMC...

Yeah in an ideal world. Not always possible though, especially if you buy used... If you know clearly what you are looking for and gather enough information /reviews / opinions, you should be able to make an informed purchase. I bought my Rega Elex-R second hand without demo and over the...

Yeah I am tempted. Would love to trial it first though. Reviews are mostly positive but I have read a couple that mention "distortion" and colouring....

I like it. Though nothing on the second hand market (I am a used gear fiend haha). Yeah I don't know. Weird but I thought I liked warm and velvety... Two years ago I moved on from a Denon PME800 amp as found it unexciting - as too clinical and dry; I got a Marantz PM7200 as "stop gap" and fell...

Yeah I guess mainly for Apple Music - I am paying for it, through an Apple One family subscription, might as well use it. I am also exploring the option of a USB to optical cable to connect to the Wiim, but then it would make sense for me to buy a separate DAC with headphone amp as I want to go...

Haha yeah.. Running the comparison again now, and the Wiim has definitely more sparkle, so better dynamics I guess? Or just abrighter higher frequencies... The boxiness from the Marantz is gone - I guess it had to do with the mind-bendingly complicated task of streaming high-res from Apple...

Well. As I was saying above - did pay attention to how the DAC sounded the other day and not convinced at all. The Wiim Pro Plus sounded much better. And maybe I do prefer clean, uncoloured sound after all - the Rega Elex-R already has a touch of warmth and so possibly the Focals.... How is the...

So... Did a bit of an A/B the other night, playing the same track on Apple Music plugged into the Marantz DAC and then on Spotify through the Wiim Pro Plus. Through the Wiim was head and shoulders better. The Marantz made it sound boxy and with slightly over emphasised lower frequencies - but...

Yeah that for sure, but the upgrade is still happening nonetheless. Although, having now some serious house-related expenses coming up, probably going to be a Christmas present..

Or a sub as temporary measure.

Well what do you know? Moved the speakers to the new place and they actually don't sound as good as in the original position. The lower frequencies especially have thinned considerably. I guess the wall behind me helped reinforce these. Now they sound like speakers with a 56hz lowest frequency...

Thanks again everyone. However I now fear this might be a non-starter. Changed layout of my living room yesterday, moving speakers to a different place. And now they just don't sound as good, the lower frequencies especially have diminished a fair bit. I guess in the old configuration, the...

OK haven't thought about it - but that would mean using headphones only when playing through the Marantz (CD or streaming), which would leave out vinyl playback, which is the lion's share of my listening. And as per streaming - would it be a significant difference from just using my Sony...

Great, thanks for that. A lot of recommendations I would never have thought of, will look up Hifiman and Singxer.