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Goal is to listen amp headphone from my CAV50 CJ, and must neutral as possible, to preserve the sound of Cj to the Beyers? is it possible?

Beyer DT770 closed headphone, i have

Good Day, Anyone, could recommend a good inexpensive headphone amp to listen to when kids are asleep with WAF? regards

love my Conrad Johnson CAV50 with my Old Forte, maybe the CAV45, but the only low part, is now the CAV45 have passive preamp, for some source it's a no go? worth to listen to it? regards BTW use to have the rega, not R version, but very fun amp, the only minus is with lot of instrument, i found the sound congestion_ed (in classical music) sound great but with small orchestra, not the huge complicated one... But if i have no amp, i go listen some quicksilver... lately i listen the new Mcintosh MA5200 (5k$CAD)without the transfo, and after 2 songs it was a no go to WAF and me it took 5 songs(could not afford to put 8k$ on a MA6700, so i didn't listen), Since i was there, i ask to listen the Ayre integrated that i enjoy a lot this Ayre (20k$ CAD) but that's another ball game... didn't purchased it, either, but make me dream to win the lottery i wish?

This help me find some of my amp: https://www.hifishark.com

PV7, great! and MV55 (great choice to!)

Don't know the dialogue, 12 years ago i have the prologue with 6l6 and loved the result, sold it for a leben cx300 that i have sold for the 600, but the reseller lost the line and those leben amp price went overboard, so i had a sugden, rega, fisher 500, than a peachtree a dynaco and the cav50 (without mentionning, marantz, and a lot of vintage amp during those 11years). Now i want to settle a simplier system for cd and streaming, because i don't much space as i use to have...

Was fortunate to have a pair of Belle with Dynaco St-70, sold the dynaco, than sold the Belle, miss the klipsch than buy Forte with CAV50. But CAV50, is a bit old and wondering to go mcintosh, but for waf, new mc is a no go, prefer old CJ, found my part missing in china and ordered it, but delivery in décember... i went to listen Mc, not what i expected. but, friend of mine, let me listen is Ayre, and Wow factor was there, as in CJ, now i heading to find someone to listen quicksilver horn, but i am not sure about the preamp? I am looking to the simplest solution, Mc was great in that part, but simple amp with a All CD/Dac solution could be the way (Find a CD player, with connector to his Dac, so tv, streaming and cdplayer are the same machine). than connect to amplifier. If CD has variable output, than no need for preamp? but does that kind of beast exist? Will have to seriously listen Cj cav45, to find if it's better than the cav50? i am there now! Thanks for the dynaco link, very interesting Regards

8xEL84? if it goes wrong 8 times the trouble, how could you trace the fautive tube? look complicate, prefer the horn approach but for preamp i am puzzle?

Yup a horn quicksilver, i remember now..., but will need a preamp again, lots of cable... Mcintosh, all in one solution, including the dac, more like it, but no tube, the downside... CAV45 better than the CAV50? could not tell for now, worth repairing my old CAV50?

Quicksilver, i have forgotten that one, but i don't remember if sound is on the warm side a live stage or on the Scalpel studio sound? Worth to investigate? thanks

Time to upgrade again and i am kindly asking for your help? CAV45 or MA5300? I need to replace my integrated and i am puzzle between CJ & Mc? So i am kindly asking your help to decide between purchasing: Another tube amp and go for the CAV45 (i loved the CAV50), so my guess it would be a continuity in sound, because CAV45 is his successor? but on another way, just heard today the Mcintosh series and since i have to replace my amp, why not go for it so any comment on the MA5300 with the DA1 DAC in it? or should i go for something bigger the MC7200 with transfo? BTW, is it still worth it to go receiver since station are low quality and most signal are available in streaming on internet? should i go for MAC7200? So any comment on the Mc MA5300 or the CAV45 with a pair of Forte from klipsch, what is the best and what are the difference between those to set-up? Any experience you're willing to share is welcome! regards Greeting from Canada

Finaly, i have bought the cd yamaha, and yes i have also the universal player from yamaha. CD has greater sound and it is ipod compatible. Great bargind for the buck and since i haven't a real good dvd, it is good to have also the dvd version. Both sound great, but the cd has a greater sounding. yamaha cd player and the dvd version so called universal player are now both there to stay... thanks for your comment and sharing, if you have any vintage one suggestion, still loved the tda1540 version, sounding so vinyl, but my philips is down, for now....

So far, with the new sierra high update, it messed all, it is 30 hours it try to reboot with no luck... i don't know it it's my 50000 pic of familly that mess it, or it just won't work! anyhow, the new high sierra, alot better on mac air, but not a success so far with mac mini! i definitely have to dustoff my other mini that use captain at max to have again an entertaining center... Sad day for my hifi today!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item-img/Optical-coaxial-USB-decoder-board-TDA1541-SAA7220-CS8412-NE5534-including-USB-PCM2704-module-audio-Amplifier-board/32730740880.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000017.2.656229eeydaHZB Also great result with this chinese tda1541

For inexpensive that, i went finally with the audioquest, but does it worth it to go with the jitter bug? still searching for a good nos dac, but for now, result were below what is expected (sound less good than my philips cd350 or hitachi da400 or yamaha universal player)

here the inside of hitachi DA400, it is clearly a sony 1rst gen, with some hitachi improvement, but i am thinking coud i just unplug cd transport (red circle) and add a USB there to use it as a DAC? It is a I2S protocole go there? any help is welcome thanks

Good evening, i confirm great sound, breakin, just finished tonight and sound and image is great, still curious will maybe purchase cd player to the yamaha s300 thanks!

Withdraw Bperfect and audionirvana, still the same, until i find why or that i finished mounting my second my mini, i will go in usb. After transfering macmini, will reinstall and format this macmini and then will see if it still stuck on 32hz regards and thanks for your help, seems software has invade private part of my macmini...

This is what i do, but for a strange reason, when it play 16\44 it plays and make stich stich all the time, but when i put it in 32 loud and clear! Maybe bitperfect mess up, and i have removed it or it is the other software audirnoise? maybe some set up, stay in place after removal. But when i put back my henry audio usb, no trouble, but with toslink, not working i could set up higher, but it sound like an fm radio out of tune... i have try with my mac air, but no toslink on new version....

to play ok, i have in midi to set 16/32,in 44 it lagging, like unlock? it said 16/32 integer

Good evening, Something strange happen with my macmini tonight, it was a while since i use my macmini in spdif optical, normaly i use the usb, but tonight when i try my old fiio dac to test it in spdif optical, nothing play correctly except 16/32khz instead of 16/44khz, any clue why? regards

Found out yesterday and old very musical Hitachi DA400 for 10$, it is my second one i've purchase, i suspect them to be sony outsourced, will open them and take pic, to show you. Also technical sheet are available on the web... Really a steal deal in the vintage area. Thanks for i don't remember who, bring me this tought: "When CD was out, the only company who produced CD where philips or Sony so basicaly, most first generation CD we're Sony or Philips... DAC. Regards Edit: Just found this http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2011/04/muse-mini-4-x-tda1543-dac/

So far, for inexpensive DAC, what i found sound great, exept the audioquest USB, it is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Muse-Hi-Fi-Fever-DAC-DIR9001-4X-TDA1543-parallel-connection-NOS-DAC-Silver-black-/262981193394?hash=item3d3ae68eb2:g:iFQAAOSwRgJXhOrK 52$ Still searching for a TDA1540 and TDA1541, inexpensive but price are skyrocking...

Thanks, lovely sound, not much for spotify and dac input, but except that great universal player, Melody Garbot, amazing voice on it great image! very satisfy!