suku_patel_22
Active Member
Old tv died on me, so bought a 55 inch LG C4. Should be delivered and installed today.
Post your latest AV purchase(s)......
- Thread starter sam9s
- Start date
suku_patel_22
Active Member
Installed and love it.
Attachments
Yogesh
Well-Known Member
OLEDs are kinda addictive. Tough to go back once you have used it once.
Got a portronics soundbar for 6k from amaon and more than happy with its result. I guess it had 200w of power and 3modes (news, music and movies) gave extensive control over the base it gives out.
The soundbar itself had only speakers (no power supply or woofer in it) and it was as heavy as the woofer ( which had the power supply).
Got a acer tv from amazon for a good deal and the audioand video experience was very good. The sound was amazing which only needed an extra subwoofer to match...hopefully yhere was so.e bluetooth or wireless subwoofer to go along with it.
The google tv was too good to believe.
All in all VFM!! At its best!!
When encouraging product like these, the market would become more price effecient (to performance)
The soundbar itself had only speakers (no power supply or woofer in it) and it was as heavy as the woofer ( which had the power supply).
Got a acer tv from amazon for a good deal and the audioand video experience was very good. The sound was amazing which only needed an extra subwoofer to match...hopefully yhere was so.e bluetooth or wireless subwoofer to go along with it.
The google tv was too good to believe.
All in all VFM!! At its best!!
When encouraging product like these, the market would become more price effecient (to performance)
I don't often do "unboxings" but this pretty boy deserved one.
What prompted the buy one might ask? As speakers are also pieces of furniture, i needed a pair of good looking units to adorn my living room, albeit without breaking the bank. Though there were no reviews of this speaker anywhere viz. the Cayin Lyre T30 Mkii (quite the mouthful), the leap of faith was prompted solely on the basis of its piano lacquered wood finish.
The speakers were purchased from HPZ which did a commendable job with shipping the item post haste and the packaging was as robust as i've come to expect of them. What gave me a few chuckles but was also a source of annoyance was the manual which consisted of a few A4 pieces of paper in a file binder with the instructions in Chinese - rather rudimentary for a speaker priced at 70K.
Presently, I have set them up in my main listening room to understand and enjoy them a bit more intimately before they are relegated downstairs. The current stands look less than stellar with the Cayins but they are eventually to be perched on top of the dark wooden ones in the last pic. The chain was Ifi Zen Stream(Source)>Rme ADI-2 DAC FS(DAC)>Eversolo A8(PreAmp)>Wilsenston R800i(Amp)>Cayin Lyre T30 Mkii(Speaker).
Prior to the Cayin, i was running a pair of Mission SX-2s and the difference in presentation is quite stark. Though the sensitivity of the Cayin is on the lower side, it is particularly good at low volume detail retrieval and compared to the Missions whose presentation are on the darker side, they are quite a bit livelier and more dynamic. The Missions require the volume to be pumped for the juices to get flowing whereas the Cayin is just the opposite. Detail retrieval is also clearly a notch higher than the Missions or for that matter, any other speaker that i can think of in this class.
In the short time spent with these speakers so far, I've found it to pair paticularly well with tube amps - tried it with the Wilsenton R800i (pictured below) and the results were fantastic. Switching to a pair of Fosi ZA3 Monoblocks put a fair dent on the overall refinement and lush mid range that these speakers managed to exhibit with the R800i - Cayin advertises them as a good pairing with their tube amplifiers and this suggestion seems to be on point.
What prompted the buy one might ask? As speakers are also pieces of furniture, i needed a pair of good looking units to adorn my living room, albeit without breaking the bank. Though there were no reviews of this speaker anywhere viz. the Cayin Lyre T30 Mkii (quite the mouthful), the leap of faith was prompted solely on the basis of its piano lacquered wood finish.
The speakers were purchased from HPZ which did a commendable job with shipping the item post haste and the packaging was as robust as i've come to expect of them. What gave me a few chuckles but was also a source of annoyance was the manual which consisted of a few A4 pieces of paper in a file binder with the instructions in Chinese - rather rudimentary for a speaker priced at 70K.
Presently, I have set them up in my main listening room to understand and enjoy them a bit more intimately before they are relegated downstairs. The current stands look less than stellar with the Cayins but they are eventually to be perched on top of the dark wooden ones in the last pic. The chain was Ifi Zen Stream(Source)>Rme ADI-2 DAC FS(DAC)>Eversolo A8(PreAmp)>Wilsenston R800i(Amp)>Cayin Lyre T30 Mkii(Speaker).
Prior to the Cayin, i was running a pair of Mission SX-2s and the difference in presentation is quite stark. Though the sensitivity of the Cayin is on the lower side, it is particularly good at low volume detail retrieval and compared to the Missions whose presentation are on the darker side, they are quite a bit livelier and more dynamic. The Missions require the volume to be pumped for the juices to get flowing whereas the Cayin is just the opposite. Detail retrieval is also clearly a notch higher than the Missions or for that matter, any other speaker that i can think of in this class.
In the short time spent with these speakers so far, I've found it to pair paticularly well with tube amps - tried it with the Wilsenton R800i (pictured below) and the results were fantastic. Switching to a pair of Fosi ZA3 Monoblocks put a fair dent on the overall refinement and lush mid range that these speakers managed to exhibit with the R800i - Cayin advertises them as a good pairing with their tube amplifiers and this suggestion seems to be on point.
Attachments
Seeing @DB1989 sir Signature(Growing more faster than Indian Economy rate) , HFV will come with Signature Exceeding Tax in future
Though speakers stands on HPZ are also a class apart.
As usual sir, well write up and nice photos.
Interesting - why not the A8 as the source?
Also congratulations on yet another brilliant find
Cheers!The A8 was also acting as a source+DAC but the RME was also included in the chain in order to compare which DAC was a better synergistic match with the speaker. This is aided by the fact that the SQ of the streaming section between the A8 and the IFI Zen Stream is virtually identical, especially when the Ifi is powered by the Fiio PL50 LPSU, so the resultant sound that you hear is only the flavour of the DAC.
Are speaker stands also available on HPZ?
Last edited:
amrutmhatre90
Well-Known Member
Congratulations on these speakers, I too was tempted to go for these few months back. But no reviews put me off. Thanks for the initial impressions, hope you put a nice thread for these speakers.
They look really well made.
Yogesh
Well-Known Member
Yes. HPZ gives such playlist cards for every purchase.
alladinkachirag
Active Member
Got Chord Mojo 2 after eyeing it for so long, and waiting for the discounts on HPZ...and finally my wallet lost some weight. I am using it with my iPhone 15 utilizing various sources: Apple Music, Spotify, files on NAS - and so far I am impressed! Listening through Beredynamic DT990 PRO. I think one of my better purchases for non-main system music listening. And now my Schiit Magni, Bifrost, HRT Music Streamer II (oh yes, I still have it ) are all in the storage.
) are all in the storage.Shammi Dang
Active Member
Do post a proper review after around one month of usage.Added the new Fiio K 11 R2R DAC. Just received today and heard for about an hour. There’s some magic going on with the vocals
Hi Shammi,
There is nothing aggressive in the DAC that particularly stands out which is good in a way. The only exceptional thing which I noticed is that there is no listening fatigue- one can go on and on.
What I cannot help but notice is the experience with vocals- when I was listening to Buddy Holly- True Love Ways the small nuances in the vocals stand out- I won't say extra details or anything but even a slight change in the singer's breath or a sigh get noticed. Likewise in James Taylor's Fire & Rain, besides the vocals, the percussion instruments sounded very layered. In my initial listening sessions of the same song, I had not noticed so many different layers with percussions. Its not that the details were not present earlier but now they are getting noticed without any kind of aggression in any specific frequency range.
Also I no longer need to have a tube pre amp/ buffer in the chain since the DAC itself takes away any kind of harshness in the presentation. Rest the preamp is great, there are NOS and OS modes and Apple music is now loss less (thro' camera connection kit). Also besides the display of the resolution, the Fiio logo on top of the DAC also lights up as per the resolution- so if you are slightly away from the DAC and cant read the data the light shows the resolution being played. The lights can be controlled for brightness etc.
The pre- amp also has different modes for headphone- pre amp and fixed (full volume) which is nice and the device runs very cool like most DACs. There is also a dedicated power supply that comes with the DAC which is also good given the price.
All in all its a good entry into R2R particularly if you are a fan of vocals and want to enjoy long listening sessions.
amrutmhatre90
Well-Known Member
I upgraded my speakers from the Wharfedale Lintons to the ATC SCM19, knowing an amp upgrade would be necessary down the line.
While the Willsenton R8 had a sweet sound, it didn’t have enough power for the ATC drivers. I expected better performance with a higher power amp and decided to take my time with the upgrade.
During my search for a new amp, few friends guided me to the Hegel H390 and I bought it. Now I’m waiting for it to fully burn in, but it's already making the ATCs sing! The sound has real impact and weight, with powerful bass, a huge soundstage, and incredible detail that's still smooth.
The Hegel comes equipped with Spotify and Tidal Connect, DLNA, AirPlay, and is Roon Ready. One feature I find interesting is the DAC Loop function, which allows me to use the Hegel as a streamer. I run it through my R26 DAC via BNC out to coax, then back to the Hegel via XLR.
I’ve also connected my Shanling ET3 to the Hegel via USB, routing it through BNC to coax to the R26, and back to the Hegel via XLR.
Now, it's all about letting the amp break in with some music.
While the Willsenton R8 had a sweet sound, it didn’t have enough power for the ATC drivers. I expected better performance with a higher power amp and decided to take my time with the upgrade.
During my search for a new amp, few friends guided me to the Hegel H390 and I bought it. Now I’m waiting for it to fully burn in, but it's already making the ATCs sing! The sound has real impact and weight, with powerful bass, a huge soundstage, and incredible detail that's still smooth.
The Hegel comes equipped with Spotify and Tidal Connect, DLNA, AirPlay, and is Roon Ready. One feature I find interesting is the DAC Loop function, which allows me to use the Hegel as a streamer. I run it through my R26 DAC via BNC out to coax, then back to the Hegel via XLR.
I’ve also connected my Shanling ET3 to the Hegel via USB, routing it through BNC to coax to the R26, and back to the Hegel via XLR.
Now, it's all about letting the amp break in with some music.
Congratulations Amrut- happy to see your audio journey evolve. Do share comparisons in sound between the Lintons and the ATCs as well as the Hegel vs Willsenton
Buy from India's official online dealer!
Similar threads
