the price of admission for the crbn is much lower then the x9000.. still on the fence about the x9000 because of that. for now, i'll keep listening to my crbn

haven't had this much stax farting in a long time, seals so well against my head, i end up sweating.

Sorry, didn't mean to come off as judging the amp, I quoted and interpreted. How would you rate the WES compares to other diy amps like the kgsshv , kgsshv carbon etc? I doubt I'll buy another amp, I have a kgsshv, 2 kgsshv carbons and a T2 . Just got my crbn yesterday, waiting for them to...

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/woo-wes-or-bhse.472265/page-11#post-14224582 good luck with your sale. looks like the WES is a poor choice.

Can you comment if Audeze is prioritizing Direct sales over dealer orders? I'm reading 6-7 weeks for direct orders, where as dealer orders 19+ weeks and counting.

just curious, those that have the CRBN already, did you order direct from audeze or from dealer? also When did you guys order? I paid on 8/4 but to a dealer. Honestly i would have thought that i should have them by now. But i am also being told that Audeze is prioritizing direct orders.

Dunno if my dealer dropped the ball, 18+ weeks since i paid. Dealer told me i will be in the first batch that Audeze makes.

just wondering if people received their CRBN yet, paid my dealer on 8/4.. Nothing yet

No cable rolling at all hah. I believe the cost is $10-12k depending on builder. Maybe more nowadays.

I'm in the NYC area. Whenever I get mine, will make sure it works then bring them to Kerry who is also on NYC. He built the T2 I use. Could possibly set something up in the future hah

a diy T2 costs 12k. a original T2 will probably melt.

He makes great looking cases for diy amps

i have at T2 that is chrome plated... pretty bling bling

have you seen the Kerry T2 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/stax-diy-t2-electrostatic-amp-sold.915943/ thats a sold example on the forum.

My local builder Kerry sounded enthusiastic when i said i would drop off my set for him to play with when i get it. He does great work on the KGSSHV Carbon and the T2 that we all know about.

found some pictures of a khv-es(not esd), loaded up with some fancy jantzen and mundorf stuff,,, and a alps rk27 pot.......

i was speaking in terms of general audeze sound and build quality. i have the sr009, sr007mk1, voce, es1a, phemenon series, kaldas rr1 for comparison with electrostatic sets..

Definitely! i have lcd2 and lcd4, so i know audeze build quality is going to be up there. Tonality wise, the lcd4 has its pluses, Hoping to be blown away by the crbn.

thanks for the info i can tell that you have not tried the T2.

I have a Kerry built t2, headinclouds built kgsshv carbon, felitsa audio kgsshv carbon and a mjolnor kgsshv mini

My dealer just told me i'll be in the first batch. Electrostatic headphones i have right now are the sr009, sr007mk1, voce, eslabs es1a v1 and v2, phenemom canorum and libratum. will definitely have some fun listening.

just ordered a pair. have a Kerry T2, a pair of Kggshv Carbons, and a regular kgsshv sitting around. Will have fun. will have fun comparing this to my planar setup susvara, abyss tc, lcd4, driven by a CFA3 amp. .

anyone have a good audeze dealer? One that won't charge MSRP lol.

i remember liking the sound of 1.10 vs the previous fw i had. but i can't recall what exactly the differences were.

update seemed to work for me. thanks rockna! thats some big jump in firmware 1.10 to 1.23.