An incredible listen last night with the Composer. Such a natural and lively sound. Beautiful. Qobuz 24/96 stream on DX320 AMP12EXN LO mid gain filter 2 -> iFi 4.4mm to twin XLR3 IC -> Flux FA-10 Limited at low gain, 60% volume Have a go at it, at least for the sonic treat...

I have one that I pair with a Continental v5 portable tube amp, RS2 has an excellent line out. My only use case for the Composer's 3.5mm cable. (charging ^^) The Raytheon 6832 tube is really nice with the Composer.

Spending the night near the Belgian border, French side. Oldies but goodies are replenishing for tomorrow in Amsterdam. :zap::zap::zap: @davidmolliere is exhausted, poor chap. The hotel is blissfully quiet, us humans will have a nicely charged battery as well. ^^

Nausicaä... :heart_eyes::two_hearts: This is the best edition. You're obviously a very tasteful person. :grin:

I sure would. Did you have a chance to try the A8000 since 2022? I'll have them when we meet.

Seems that the "double tap screen to wake" option also has a non negligeable impact on battery life. Food for thought.

@Ichos You didn't have a chance to test the FA-10 Limited, did you? It would be interesting to evaluate how much of a sound quality upgrade the changes made to this special version have versus the regular FA-10 and the Mentor.

The latter.

I was lucky to hear and see him live in December 2021 for this album's tour. Always playing with wonderful musicians. Good recommandation! Talking bassists, I've missed Dave Holland on the Good Hope tour. Wish I could go back in time and attend to one of his Quintet performances. Huge fan of...

I received the same DAC as (one of) yours a few days ago, the RME ADI-2/4 Pro SE. I'm coming from years of use with an Aune S16 and a bit more recently an iFi Pro iDSD. I'm astounded by what I'm experiencing. First impression is... impressive to say the least, with the Composer. (What I was...

Perhaps @bmichels might be interested in joining us? (AP)

I see that Makaya McCraven was part of the JJF'23 lineup. Got to see him too? I first heard of Nate Smith in Mathieu Amalric's Zorn I (2010-2016) documentary. John Zorn went to see him play in a small NYC club iirc, with Kenny Wollesen (vibes). He was *very* impressed. I picked up every Nate...

@SBranson had to make you try the latest TGX buds, didn't he ? :smile: Even though : Still no luck fitting them ?

I'm very curious to test drive the Glacier and compare it to my EQed Mentawai. Your impressions will be welcome. :beerchug: What's your take on stock cable vs Aune AR2 ?

Here's what I did to compensate the big size problem: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-composer-open-back-flagship-by-austrian-audio.969871/post-17943168 They are worth the "effort". 😄 I was lucky to be able to try the Composer at a show, and knew right away they matched my taste.