Everything SJY Audio

Hello. Sorry for the late response. Yes, mine have the vent holes also. I have no idea if those holes would affect the sound or not. It might be interesting to put some tape over them and see what happens! I may just give that a go this weekend just as an experiment.

Great to hear that Valencia is driving them well. I’m still on the fence as to whether or not I am going to purchase Valencia. I like the notion of it, but I can’t justify the price tag. I don’t feel that this amp needs to be that expensive, so while I continue to save money, I will chew on it some more and when the funds are there, I will make my final decision. Right now, at 2 grand, it’s a no. Especially when my little DA-9 is doing such a fine job. At the very least, the DA-9 is buying me the time I need to sort this out.

Did you have roughly 4 on each front facing side glued closed and 2 on each side on the back glued?

Mine is 4 and 4. 11 total holes front and back.

Another review.

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Closed Carbon seems like a W. Just got back my Closed and enjoy it. Think I may lose my Horizon Open (Gold driver version) soon though so if anyone was interested before I post, let me know.

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I did a pretty intense re-cable project on the speaker side of the desktop/near field system today, and while I had everything apart, I couldn’t help myself. I reconfigured and tried the Horizon Closed on the AMP-F2 / SA-1 pre setup. And I’ll be damned, it was better. The stage was bigger, imaging /separation was improved, mids right up through the highs were spectacular. It’s a measure more neutral than the DA-9, and the bass isn’t as authoritative as the DA-9. Bass hits harder and extends lower. Oddly, I also have more headroom on the DA-9. And I have volume control right there at the amp, so no preamp is required.

At the end of the day I ended up putting everything back the way it was. The AMP-F2 will continue to be a dedicated speaker amp. But I’m glad I did it. It’s yet another great option for the Horizon Closed that I can switch over to pretty easily whenever I get the itch.

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more glazing reviews

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My thoughts on pairing my SJY Audio headphones with the Valhalla 3. :wink:

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A little update, after 1 hour + of listening Starry Night V1 seems to have tripped the protection circuit in the Valhalla 3. :sweat_smile:

Horizon is not having an issue as of yet, so I guess Starry Night V1 (first run) continues to be power hungry. :crazy_face:

Edit: *It happened again with another headphone, I think it might be running a little too hot, I just repositioned the amp, and I will report back.

Update: I reseated the tubes and so far so good with the Horizon Open.

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Switching back and forth from Horizon Open to Verum One Mk2 has made me appreciate the Verums even more, for 350 dollars they sound spectacular and close to Horizon Open maybe with tad less detail, but dynamics/soundstage are almost on par. [to my ears at least]


Horizon Open - Gold drivers


Horizon Open - Aluminum drivers

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Anyone waiting for their horizon carbon closed from apos?

I am about 2 weeks now.

According to apos, there were large influx of orders recently and Jeff been working hard to get the orders done.

It seems to have gotten a lot of traction in the wider audio community, and I would assume there is quite the number of backorders. I have not ordered one myself as of yet, but I am sure that he is working on getting them out as soon as possible.

I will continue enjoying my Horizon Open on my Valhalla 3 until then.

Hopefully you will get your Horizon Closed Carbon sooner than later. I am sure that they are worth the wait. :wink:

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Welcome to Hifi Guides!

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his own website has 2-3 week fulfillment times as well

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Thanks for your patience. There’s been a big wave of orders, but I’m working through them as fast as I can. Really appreciate the support.

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@MindBreak looks like a portable tube that might be respectable to drive horizon is coming from Cayin.

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That will be interesting, but unfortunately waisted on me since I don’t take my Hifi on the go. Options are always nice, and I am sure there are those who are ready and waiting to place their order. :wink:

Aside: If anyone can pull that off it would be Cayin. :laughing:

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I’m going to take a jump and probably pair it with my C9ii lol, tubes on tubes!!!

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The Tube Addiction is strong in this one. :crazy_face:

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