Recent content by Linnovice

Sorry, I beg to differ. I have been completely fair to Sevenoaks. My gripes were with Focal and I never levelled any criticism at Sevenoaks. Plus, the point made regarding a £500 saving is not correct. When I was in the store sound testing the headphones I was not aware of any reduction in the...

What would be the consensus of opinion in my little dot 1+?

Headphone amp recommendations then?

Yes, it is I suppose pretty obvious. It’s early days I know but I’m really liking the sound of these Elegia phones. It won’t be long though before I start thinking about upgrading the headphone amp. I’ve already tried coming directly out of a Bluesound Node II and there’s no marked difference...

Hi all, right. Sevenoaks have come back to me with a deal on an extended Focal lead. It will cost me £80 but that's better than the original quote. I've gone with the Focal one as I know then that all should match up correctly. I think Sevenoaks have been as helpful as they can in the...

See #24. I’m not being unfair. I’m quite happy with them. It’s Focal I have the problem with. I know I’ll finish up buying a longer cable but to be offered 2m for £100+ is taking the mick.

I’m not saying Sevenoaks C S is poor. I’ve only written this afternoon so I’ll give them time to react. I think it’s more from Focal, penny pinching. I think they should offer an alternative form home use. The reviews I’ve now seen comment that cable is too short so Focal must be aware of the...

I've now written to Sevenoaks and made a formal complaint. We shall have to see what their response is. I am aware that it possible that Focal consider headphones are mainly sold to people wandering around with cans on their heads. In these days of street crime at epidemic proportions I think it...

Well, I've spent 1.5hrs this morning in Sevenoaks HiFi listening to Sennheiser 660s, Focal Elegia and Focal Celestee headphones. I came away with a pair of Focal Elegia's. They fitted my head well and sounded very good with my hearing. The price was fair I think as well at £349.00. My only...

I'm running my Grado headphone on a Little Dot 1+ headphone amp driven from one of the power out pair on the pre amp. There is no headphone socket facility on any of the Linn amps. I couldn't tap off of the power amps as there are three of them. It is an aktiv system. As has been mentioned, the...

Yes, already done that. My hearing has lost the top end slightly plus tinnitus takes it's toll. It's also down more on the left than right. I can though still hear quite near the top end for music. On various test records/CD's I can hear the top cymbals, etc and high hats quite clearly.

Apologies, I have already posted this in the 'Audio' section. I didn't realise there was a section devoted to headphones . . . Hi all. I'm at an age now where the hearing isn't all it was and neither is the sleeping. Because of this I've started thinking about buying myself a decent pair of...

Thank you all very much, some much needed and valid advice. Mike Reed . . . good point. I didn't look for a headphone section, doh! Can I move this thread of do I have to start again. There seems to be a lot of support for Sennheiser. I have a pair of HD 500A's and I confess to not being very...

Hi all. I'm at an age now where the hearing isn't all it was and neither is the sleeping. Because of this I've started thinking about buying myself a decent pair of headphones (so when I wake up in the middle of the night I can listen without disturbing the rest of the household!). I have a pair...

Hi all. Over recent years I’ve collected/acquired a quite diverse array of front end equipment. Reel to reel decks, cassette decks, tuners, minidisc, dat, etc, etc. All these get an airing at one time or another so are not just for show or bragging rights. My main system has a Linn Av5103...