I have an early LP12 buried with all the other junk in my office Reading this thread makes me think I should dig it out and get it going again.
Or sell it. Old LP12s are fetching silly money now.
I have an early LP12 buried with all the other junk in my office Reading this thread makes me think I should dig it out and get it going again.
Or sell it. Old LP12s are fetching silly money now.
It needs some work..
..you’re nearly making me buy stuff if don’t really need...
The Ether 2 are superb. They take a lot of driving though, you're far better off driving them direct from an amp via a resistor network than any headphone amp imo. Saves the price of a head amp too..
Amusingly mine are less sensitive than my Bastanis OB's.
No one has been so gross/impolite to mention spending a grand on headphones you haven’t heard is a little flaky?
I once spent two and a half grand on a pair of amps I’d never heard so who am I to criticise? I know someone who bought his entire system without auditioning any of it
yer deffo a bit flakier than me...
Aye but
sometimes the reward outweighs the risk. I still have those amps and eight years later I love ‘em!
I bought the Ethers new without hearing them, though they were recommended by someone whose ears I trust.No one has been so gross/impolite to mention spending a grand on headphones you haven’t heard is a little flaky?
For the cost of four resistors you can drive them directly from your amp.They do seem to be an oddity. There’s some American forums that love and hate the bloke behind the design and it affects the reviews. It’s silly stuff but I’m prepared to take a punt as I got such a bonus off my being an Avondale fanboy. That worked out so well, this chap might be good too?
They will just have to put up with the RME ADI fs for the mo... I’m not made of money!
A set of Scanspeaks would have been £260.That’s quite a punt. Respect.
Glad to hear you're happy with the resultsJust spent £600 on 4 new tweeters, for my Isobariks, having chosen to go with the Hiqufon option rather than the original Scanspeak. Obviously at this time auditioning was not an option. The advice on Pinkfish was helpful, not regreting the decision.
There are a bunch of mushroom stuffers here, take my word for it. Anyway, enjoy the headphones. I've just splashed out on a second pair of Harbeth HLP3 ESRs to go with the first pair and the M30s, and the Rogers LS3/5As. I'm about to have my QUAD 303/33/FM3 rebuilt, because I can, and I'm fast running out of Protestant rectitude. Not long ago I bought a CD player for just under GBP 2.5 k unheard and unseen. It's brilliant.I hung over the pay button thrice before committing. It’s just a grand after all (gulp)I can’t understand why the first two responders got so vexed. Life’s too short to stuff a mushroom or be bothered by the small-minded arseholes amongst us.