[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2007-01-07 Thread jhenderson010759
I simply made a cable that connects the front-panel headphone outputs to the K1000. Both negative leads from the K1000 are attached to common on the 901 jack. Works like a champ. -- jhenderson010759 jhenderson010759's Pr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2007-01-03 Thread TiredLegs
jhenderson010759;82074 Wrote: > I have a Lavry DA10 and a DAC1 also. Neither of them drive the K1000 > well. The Grace amp design is actually capable of delivering a couple > of watts. I actually prefer the Grace to the original SAC K1000 amp. Sorry to dredge up this thread yet again, but how

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-10-23 Thread tygar
tomsi42;149116 Wrote: > Have you tried this: > Open the player settings from the web interface. Select remote section > and turn off jvc_dvd. That solved a problem I had with my Rotel DVD > player. Thanks for the suggestion, but the problem is that the Slimdevices remote activates the Grace. Th

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-10-23 Thread tomsi42
tygar;149109 Wrote: > Sorry to dig up this old thread out of the archive ... but > > I wanted to mention that I run a Squeezebox and a Grace m902. The > sound is great, but the problem is that the remote control of the SB > activates the m902, and sometimes puts it in a funny state. One h

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-10-23 Thread tygar
Sorry to dig up this old thread out of the archive ... but I wanted to mention that I run a Squeezebox and a Grace m902. The sound is great, but the problem is that the remote control of the SB activates the m902, and sometimes puts it in a funny state. One has to either open up the m902 a

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-29 Thread Skunk
Sounds like a perfect application for SET monoblocks... ? -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20511 _

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-29 Thread jhenderson010759
Skunk Wrote: > Has this discussion come to a head? > > Out of curiosity, will the amp in the benchmark not drive the AKG's? I have a Lavry DA10 and a DAC1 also. Neither of them drive the K1000 well. The Grace amp design is actually capable of delivering a couple of watts. I actually prefer t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-29 Thread Skunk
MeridianMan Wrote: > I'll head over that way! Has this discussion come to a head? Out of curiosity, will the amp in the benchmark not drive the AKG's? -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-29 Thread MeridianMan
Thank for the links - I'll head over that way! -- MeridianMan MeridianMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2894 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20511

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-28 Thread jhenderson010759
is unbelievably great. I have a 901 + K1000s which are my favorite cans by a wide margin. In my system, the SB drives a Behringer DCX2496 which feeds the Grace/K1000 and also (optionally) a North Creek Poseidon 10" subwoofer. For some music, such as bass-heavy jazz and rock, the sub makes a big

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-28 Thread bsquare
MeridianMan Wrote: > Has anyone tried the Grace M902 DAC/headphone amp with an SB3? > > I'm awaiting delivery of a pair of AKG K-1000 headphones and need a > headphone amp which can drive them. I'm torn between an analog amp > (such as Ray Samuel's Raptor) or taking the plunge and trying the M9

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grace M902 DAC headphone amp

2006-01-28 Thread dwc
The Grace is nice becuase it has everything in one unit. It's not regarded as being the best DAC or the best headphone amp, but it's decent at both and as a combo it has value. For a lot of opinions, spend a few hours/days keyword searching here... http://www.head-fi.org/ ...which you may alre