I found one, just not sure if I want to spend $3.5K to get current. See what I did there?

Do you have any specific recommendations? General "see what's out there" is not helpful. I see you have a Studio Six. Is that still considered top tier?

I wasn't clear that I'm more interested in the amplification than the DAC chip. If there is a better amp to drive the LCD-2 (pre-Fazor), then I would likely run the Isabella outputs into that amp.

@Skylab @mwilson 10+ years on, how do reviewers feel the RWA AE holds up today? I have both the AE and the Isabella with a single ended 1/4" headphone jack. I have been listening to the Isabella because the NOS chip on the AE died this past week and I prefer it to the Wolfson chip. I am...

NOT interested in trades, thanks. Selling a gently used pair of EML solid plate 45 tubes. I don't know how many hours are on these. I put maybe 50-100 hours on them in an Eddie Current amp that could take both 2A3/45 tubes. $325 includes PayPal and shipping CONUS only.

Still available for adoption by a loving home.

Monday up!

Original Audez'e pre-Fazor LCD-2.1 headphones with Dekoni Elite hybrid pads, original wooden box with papers, and 4' Norne Draug 3 cable. Package deal. $1100 shipped and PayPal. Will ship CONUS only. A legend for good reason. The most musical headphones I have heard. For those who want to...

Thanks. A more romantic Eikon sounds great. An Atticus with more bass impact not so much. I wonder what Purpleheart does sound wise.

I have the opportunity to purchase an Eikon in either Cherry or Purpleheart and an Atticus in Padauk. I understand that the Eikon is more analytical, the Atticus more lush or romantic. I'm trying to imagine how the wood options may change the sound. It seems to me that Cherry would add a bit of...

Done. Thanks to @sahmen for no "nonsense" posts.

Multi-like. I could not have written it better or more dispassionately. My "attitude" has been sorted.

Never mind.

Thanks for this. I will keep looking for a reasonably price pair.

Amirm or outsourced minions again?

So the Atticus/Eikon may or may not be an improvement over my Omni. That helps. 🤣

Please go back and carefully read my post previous to the one you quoted. This is good info. I'm not sure the Blackwoods are the same level as Omni/Ori, though. Also, is it possible that you prefer dynamic to planar? I've read several comments that the LCD-2s are flat, which I don't find to be...

I don't find any faults with the Omni. I did swap the tuning materials to Zach's brightest recommendation. I'm not getting the impression that the Eikon, Atticus, or VC would be a vast improvement.

I found a pair of cherry Eikons locally for $1K. Should I bother checking them out if I already own a pair of cherry Omni? I'm still curious if the Omni's are as good as it gets for closed back, but can't spend the money on Eikon, Atticus, and VC to find out. Some background, I owned the VO and...

I currently don't have any other frames of reference, but Brent Jesse recommended the Ken-Rad VT-231 black glass military 6SN7GT as the closest sound to the Tung Sol round plate without a ridiculous price. It is in the driver slot of my EC Balancing Act and sounds great. I do not know how much...

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My favorite is Ignoreland by REM. Great song to remind us where to send the trolls.

Thanks for the reminder. The ASR troll is banned from my screen.

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