Hi everyone! As much of my knowledge of headphones came from reading this thread (and from direct correspondences with many of you here), I'm here again to ask for a bit of advice. My current system is as follows: MacBook -> Bricasti M3 -> Luxman P-750u -> Abyss 1266 TC. Eventually I'd like to...

Hi everyone! I'm looking for .5m length RCA cables to connect the Chord Qutest to the Wells Headtrip II. Since this is my first "serious" setup, my knowledge of cables is seriously lacking. I realize that good cables aren't cheap and that maybe the Abyss 1266 TCs will be able to pick up on...

Hi gang, I’m flying back home and am excited to meet my new Abyss headphones. I’ve managed to arrange a custom amp, but am still researching a stand alone dac. Any recommendations for something in the $1,000-$2,000 range that’s strictly brand new would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your replies. The culture on head-fi never ceases to impress me. @ken6217 -- While I agree with you about buying used for all of the reasons you've mentioned, I simply am not able to stomach the risk with this purchase. As @Litlgi74 mentioned, "...be careful of...

Hi everyone, I have benefited a great deal from reading your postings. After quite a bit of time saving up and after several auditions, I decided to purchase the 1266 TC headphones. As excited as I'm feeling right now, I'm also confronted with the daunting task of spending money on a new amp...

Hi everyone, I've been reading this thread for a while now and the previous response compelled me to post. Perhaps some of my questions could be answered as well. I am a grad student and have been saving for quite some time to upgrade my entire system. I have on several occasions listed to...

Thank you very much, JimL11 and formyears. A friend is building for me a custom storage box to protect the Stax from dust and I was able to send him the dimensions he needs to get started. I was at the NYC CanJam and I heard the SR-009s with the SRM-007tII and the SRM-T8000. Even though I...

Hi Everyone, I've embarked on the purchase of the SR-009s and I need to configure my small NYC space for the headphones and the new amp. Really hoping that anyone who has the 009s can send along two specs I couldn't find online: 1. The length of the non-detachable headphones cable and 2. the...

  Anyone on here who lives in the area or who could, within reason, get to the the Sennheiser pop-up store, really should.  I stopped by on Sunday and had an unrestricted audition of the HE 1.  What can I say?  Is it really special?  Yes!  Is it the best headphone I've ever heard?  Yes!  Is it...

Hi Everyone!  This is my first post.  I would be very grateful for any advice/suggestions you guys may have.  I am looking for an amp/dac for my Macbook Retina and Grado PS1000.  I have narrowed it down to three choices: Luxman da-200, Red Wine Audio Isabellina HPA, and the Lehmann Audio Linear...