Right now! No messing - What are you listening to it on?

[Pupp]

Teac T-R650 DAB
Creek OBH-22 passive pre-amp
Icon Audio MC34-A valve amp
Bi-wired stand mounted Mordaunt Short MS902s

[The_Burg]

Source: HP DC7700 running VortexBox, SPDIF via a Xonar DS soundcard, feeding a Musical Fidelity X-DAC 24/96.
Amplification: Arcam FMJ A18
Speakers: Rega XEL

Music Tom Petty Eildflowers.

[Pupp]

No music There's another thread elsewhere for that - just the hardware it's being delivered by

[TonyRPH]

My DAC, amp and pre-amp are home built.

Logitech Squeezebox duet as source
Sony CDP-227ESD CD player as source
Linn Keilidh speakers.
Beyer DT770 Headphones for headphone listening
Lehmann clone headphone amp.

Portable listening:

AKG451 headphones
Ephiphany Acoustics EHP-02 headphone amp
Blackberry Playbook (64GB) as source

Pupp said:

Creek OBH-22 passive pre-amp

"passive pre amp" now there's an oxymoron!

[sticks090460]

Linn Ikemi
Linn Wakonda
Linn LK100
B&W603s bi wired with Chord Rumour cable.
All interconnects Linn.

[pikeyboy]

Marantz CD17
Audiolab 8000a
Mordrant short ms 10 i pearls

[Adrian W]

DCS Puccini
DCS Paganini
Media PC
Alchemist Forseti mkIi
Neat MFS

Eric Bibb, painting signs in the player

Edited by Adrian W on Sunday 18th January 13:50

[Adrian W]

TonyRPH said:

My DAC, amp and pre-amp are home built.

Logitech Squeezebox duet as source
Sony CDP-227ESD CD player as source
Linn Keilidh speakers.
Beyer DT770 Headphones for headphone listening
Lehmann clone headphone amp.

Portable listening:

AKG451 headphones
Ephiphany Acoustics EHP-02 headphone amp
Blackberry Playbook (64GB) as source

Pupp said:

Creek OBH-22 passive pre-amp

"passive pre amp" now there's an oxymoron!

It's not a pre amp, it's more of a connection box with a motorised pot, it's really useful, I have used one to mix and match stuff.

[Pupp]

Adrian W said:

TonyRPH said:

Pupp said:

Creek OBH-22 passive pre-amp

"passive pre amp" now there's an oxymoron!

It's not a pre amp, it's more of a connection box with a motorised pot, it's really useful, I have used one to mix and match stuff.

Spot on - it just adds remote volume/mute and the ability to switch between the two sources I use with this amp

[Pupp]

BTW the thread is asking what kit you are listening to now, not what you *could* listen to...

[Adrian W]

Pupp said:

BTW the thread is asking what kit you are listening to now, not what you *could* listen to...

I didn't understand that

[TonyRPH]

Adrian W said:

Pupp said:

BTW the thread is asking what kit you are listening to now, not what you *could* listen to...

I didn't understand that

I presume the OP is 'having a go' at me because I cited the kit I use for headphone and portable listening - rather than only *exactly* what I was listening to *at that moment*.

I'm a bad boy

[scovette]

Acer Revo running Openelec
Cambridge Audio DAC
KRK RP10-3 Active Speakers

[FurtiveFreddy]

Pono Player
ACS T1 IEMs

[TonyRPH]

Adrian W said:

TonyRPH said:

<snip>

Pupp said:

Creek OBH-22 passive pre-amp

"passive pre amp" now there's an oxymoron!

It's not a pre amp, it's more of a connection box with a motorised pot, it's really useful, I have used one to mix and match stuff.

I know it's not a pre amp, they're (usually) just a pot (or motorised pot, as you say) with inputs and outputs, and some have remote control and selectable inputs.

But it is an oxymoron, as it does not amplify, it actually attenuates.

Not forgetting that a lot of them also roll off the high frequencies (depending on volume setting / cable capacitance) - and at best will not only give you variable volume, but variable frequency response too.

Not accurate by any stretch of the imagination.

[dodgepot]

Linn Sondek / Lingo / Ittok
Wakonda
LK100 x 3
Active Keilidhs

Majik CD player idling at the moment

[Frances The Mute]

Linn LP12/Audio Origami PU-7/Cirkus/Ortofon MC Rohmann turntable
Linn Lingo II and Linn Linto PSU/Phonostage

Naim CDX and CDPS CD player and PSU

Naim NAC 82, 2 x Hi-Cap, 2 x NAP 135 amplifier

Jamo Concert 8 speakers

Edited by Frances The Mute on Monday 16th January 10:06

[theboss]

Another shameless Linn fanboy I'm afraid

Akurate DSM / 4200 / Akubarik

[Pupp]

TonyRPH said:

Adrian W said:

TonyRPH said:

<snip>

Pupp said:

Creek OBH-22 passive pre-amp

"passive pre amp" now there's an oxymoron!

It's not a pre amp, it's more of a connection box with a motorised pot, it's really useful, I have used one to mix and match stuff.

I know it's not a pre amp, they're (usually) just a pot (or motorised pot, as you say) with inputs and outputs, and some have remote control and selectable inputs.

But it is an oxymoron, as it does not amplify, it actually attenuates.

Not forgetting that a lot of them also roll off the high frequencies (depending on volume setting / cable capacitance) - and at best will not only give you variable volume, but variable frequency response too.

Not accurate by any stretch of the imagination.

Shall I ask Creek to re-label it for you...?

[zooooom]

Linn sondek
ECS pre amp
6 ECS mono Amps
PMC ib2s