This was an incredibly smooth transaction. Buyer asked pertinent questions and paid promptly, and most importantly is enjoying the headphones.

These are now sold! Thanks for the interest folks.

Got these Atrium Open's at Can Jam much to the envy of a lot of the attendees as this unit is an eye candy. They just haven't been getting much listening time. Perhaps about 40 hours on the unit. Part of why is that the XLR terminated pin fits really tightly in my amplifiers. I also prefer a...

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I don’t think you need the keys. can you send a pic of what that case looks like?

Hey man, glad to see you finally scratched that itch and picked up the Luna! Yeah, Woo might be best to answer the question on the tubes. Per quietest tube configs, I personally can't say I heard much difference. My one major critique of the Luna is that I can hear some hum with rather...

@titaniumfrycook I think you may have wanted to post here instead https://www.head-fi.org/threads/canjam-socal-2024-impressions-thread-september-28-29-2024.974304/ Nice right up

I now have 2 pairs myself haha. The new ones clearly need foam replacement, but can still hold their own. R10 consistency delivers when it comes to wooing me into total enjoyment of the music. Nothing comes close to it in that regard.

That’s exciting! I think they’re a really good match. You get exceptional fidelity without any fatigue or harshness you’d expect from such level of resolution and precision. As you know, Tambaqui can pull out gobbles of information without sounding "digital". HM1 will highlight a lot of the...

So jealous! Wished I flew in for sure. Oh yes, I can shout without hesitation that @eruilluvitar has the most "epic collection" of gear I've seenl. Always great to catch up with him to see what new goodies he picked up!

I came to the exact same opinion and realization on the Elysian Annihilator. I've been out of the IEM game for a while, but got a chance to hear them at CanJam Shanghai amongst a manifold set of IEMs and these stood out. They are a truly special set. Still looking to find a pair. The Eminent...

Feel better! Yeah curious to hear more of your thoughts after you recover, but totally hear you with the visualizing the instrument aspect. No smearing and being able to hear attack and decay of each instrument individually is really nice.

Happy to see another person talking about these. They are really great. Just got a new set after comparing them to the Fei Wan and Jewel from Aroma Audio. Gotta give them some more time, but so far really nice resolution and separation with an exquisite clarity all well done with excellent cohesion.

Yesterday, I visited Audio Stage to check out the Aroma Audio Fei Wan with the intention of purchasing it if I liked it. I was given the Fei Wan, Jewel, and Eminent Ears Ruby (a new release from a company in Hong Kong). Initially, I wasn't that impressed with the Fei Wan. However, the Jewel's...

I inquired, and was told a demo version was not available as yet. Don't think it was anywhere at the show. You're always gonna get this, and reinforces the need to have measured expectations from Can Jam impressions. I was intrigued enough to perhaps hop on the pre-order bandwagon and see...

I got in via the 72/144 hour visa free program. That though has its own set of complications as you must have a ticket to another region, and you can only stay in the area you arrived.

So almost give up on posting anything as it takes glacial pacing to connect to any website especially with VPN here. Had to remove all the pics I took as well. I only spent half day on both days, as it was my first time to Shanghai and I found it a rather interesting and picturesque city to...

Stealth is still the best headphone I’ve tried. I pretty much hear the two headphones the way you do. The mid bass heft of expanse does bring some more body to instruments, but my ears seem to prefer the sub-bass emphasis of Stealth over the mid-bass emphasis of the Expanse, which I wish was...

I’ve had a rather different experience than most here in changing pads on the Stealth. I feel like there is a slight drop in clarity with the new pads. I’d love to get a new unadulterated set just to compare. I found it quite tough to remove the original pads.

I can’t help but wonder where they’ll put it given the cramped space at the back. I wouldn’t want the size to change one bit—I find its compactness part of its charm, especially when you compare it to more voluptuous products from dCS, for example. While I'd be surprised if there was an update...

@tawmizzzz The Tambaqui is a really great piece, and I love the combo of this DAC with the WA23, but with the WA23 being unapologetically warm, I suspect this combo may still be too warm for you. I'm curious as to what your primary headphone is though. I am trying to understand whether your...

I I’ve not tried them side by side, but these two DACs sound very different. The MPD-8 is a very rich and organic sounding DAC. By that I mean that it has a very corporeal and weighty sound. System matching is key so if your headphones or amp can be lean sounding the MPD-8 is an excellent...

You're welcome man, and really loved reading about all your various explorations and moment of eureka! That was really insightful. I absolutely love the WA23. Interestingly, there was a readjustment period listening to the Taks again. They are so lovely and refined. Stock or with upgraded...

Yeah, truthfully the internals of the MU1 is uninspiring. When I received my unit, it was super light and did not instill any confidence. However, once I played music all doubts were taken away. Guido Tent and Eelco Grimm along with the folks at Grimm Audio really know their stuff. They're cut...