austinpop Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Wow, Chris, I am envious! I think we should do an AS "Reviewers Summit" so I can try these out. I haven't had a chance to get out to a CanJam to give these a listen. I hope they make an appearance at AXPONA. The discussion about brightness reminds me of similar debate that has raged for 10+ years with the Sennheiser HD800. It demands excellence in the amplifier and punishes when you don't provide it. OTOH, some of it is just tuning, and in subsequent years the manufacturer tweaked the design to address the treble peak. Maybe RAAL will make the, um, Requisite, tweaks over time. It appears, from your experience, that the SR1a may be equally demanding, but then also extremely scalable, as you increase amp quality. I suspect the Pass XA-160s would reward you, after your hernia healed. My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 35 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: The Audio Research amp is in place and boy is it luscious or should I say lush-ious :~) Sweet! I hope the tubes aren't making your Rossini sound like Rosh-ini! Just kidding - I love A-R gear. The Computer Audiophile 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, RickyV said: Have you tried the Raal’s yet? Love to hear what you think. No, not yet. Am hoping to find an opportunity to hear them, based on Chris' glowing (sorry - just can't resist the tube puns!) remarks. RickyV 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
Popular Post austinpop Posted February 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Oh yes. The amps need enough power to drive these things. Plus, the headphones are so revealing that amps with deficiencies stand out like a sore thumb. The Sr1a has really opened a new world of headphone playback with "traditional" amplifiers and it's pretty dang cool. What's next, Chris? D'Agostino? CH Precision? Wer'e already RAAL-jealous, you know. The Computer Audiophile and ShawnC 2 My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 5 hours ago, RickyV said: it is The holy graal of music I need to try one in my kraal then! My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 @The Computer Audiophile Chris, is this on your radar? RAAL’s own amp: https://raalrequisite.com/amplifiers/hsa-1a/ Seems awfully anemic on paper, but the proof is in the listening, I guess. Also, has anyone tried a BHK power amp? My Audio Setup Link to comment
Popular Post austinpop Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: FedEx just dropped the Schiit Audio J-R. The week is off to a great start. Schiit just got real. AudioDoctor, MrCypruz and The Computer Audiophile 3 My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Getting in more amps to review with the SR1a is seriously a blast. Now I need another tube amp or two to try. Any recommendations? Chris, I'm really curious to know if RAAL's HSA-1A direct drive amp competes with the best you've achieved with the ARC (or PASS 😎) through the amplifier interface box. Is the HSA-1A on your list? My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said: I may review the HS1b, not sure. Rajiv is working on an article with the SR1a and HS1b, so it will probably be better than anything I can write :~| In other words, no pressure! The Computer Audiophile 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
austinpop Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 FYI for all - my review of the SR1a and HSA-1b combo should be up in the next few days. On 8/22/2021 at 10:42 PM, Vangelis said: From my experience, adding the subwoofer goes beyond complementing the SR1a, it completes it. Very interesting report! I didn't put this in my review, but I actually did try using the SR1a with an external sub in my system, a Voxativ Z-Bass unit. I did this by driving the sub from the RCA outputs of the DAVE, while the XLR outputs fed the HSA-1b amp. The results were quite promising, but my room is difficult, and in the end I couldn't get the integration to be seamless. It's good to hear that you had better results. It's certainly worth trying. NanoSword 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
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