[pippen99]

  so factory do 50 hours and i have to do 100 hours right? can i leave it working for 100 hours on low volume and music on loop?

also i am looking forward for your DAVE and LAu comparison also Utopia sound on DAVE alone vs LAu + any other DAC combo. 
 

I am running mine 12-15 hours a day using long playlists off Tidal.  The manual suggests 150 hours with input but no output hooked up(headphones).  I am running mine at about 12 o'clock position.  I am also listening about 2-3 hours a day.

 

[Highbury73]

First impressions out of the box on the HD800S were very much a WOW moment.  Starting to replicate  the beauty of my big rig,  the source is shining through. Its a huge step up from my Woo Audio WA7d as you'd expect for their relative price points.  Wonderful solid imaging and confirmed my earlier suspicions that the WA7d was straining a little with the Senns. To think that the sound is only going to get better over the next few weeks is amazing to me. Many thanks to all at Cavalli Audio and to all the Head fi contributors that helped turn my attention to the Gold 

 

[x RELIC x]

Although it's slightly inconvenient, I love how it's a ritual to turn on the LAu. Everytime I imagine it saying "I'll play music when I'm good and ready damnit".

Lol.

 

[TimeLord]

Although it's slightly inconvenient, I love how it's a ritual to turn on the LAu. Everytime I imagine it saying "I'll play music when I'm good and ready damnit".

Lol.

There is something to the ritualistic process and the settling into the start of a listening session.

 

[mscott58]

There is something to the ritualistic process and the settling into the start of a listening session.

Yeah, I love the "clunk" of the relays announcing Goldie is ready to play!

 

[AntonD]

Looks like my LAu has landed in London and set for actual delivery on 1st November.

I chose USPS from Cavalli.
Does anyone have experience with USPS for international delivery and if they will contact me regarding the duty to pay before actual delivery can be made?
This is all new to me!
Many thanks in advance. Its nearly here

 

[Highbury73]

  Looks like my LAu has landed in London and set for actual delivery on 1st November.

I chose USPS from Cavalli.
Does anyone have experience with USPS for international delivery and if they will contact me regarding the duty to pay before actual delivery can be made?
This is all new to me!
Many thanks in advance. Its nearly here

i chose fedex because they normally deliver and then contact you to pay charges.  This didnt happen with the LAU.  My experience with USPS has usually been slower and always involved payment of duties pre delivery - usually without contact  - so i would suggest if their tracking info says its cleared sorting i would ring up and get them to check the duty owed and pay it over the phone.  this should speed things up for you.  without this delivery on the 1st may not take place. 

 

[x RELIC x]

Looks like my LAu has landed in London and set for actual delivery on 1st November.
I chose USPS from Cavalli.
Does anyone have experience with USPS for international delivery and if they will contact me regarding the duty to pay before actual delivery can be made?
This is all new to me!
Many thanks in advance. Its nearly here

With USPS to Canada once it crossed the border it gets tracked with Canada Post. My postal carrier just charged me at the door. Then again, none of this is relevant to the UK.

 

[heyyeh]

Although it's slightly inconvenient, I love how it's a ritual to turn on the LAu. Everytime I imagine it saying "I'll play music when I'm good and ready damnit".

Lol.

 
I am most impressed with my LAu just received a week ago and still going through burn-in.  I can imagine it will perform even more impressively after the process.
I would like to check with new owners on how long the startup delay usually is with their LAu.  Mine is a 230V unit and upon pressing the front power button, the W light will turn from orange to white in about 3-4 mins, after which the H light changes from orange to white in about 20 secs after that.  
It seems a long wait and I am wondering if this is similar to 110V units.
Appreciate anyone's feedback.

 

[rigo]

The one time I paid attention to the clock it was about 2 minutes. But not timed.

 

[mscott58]

I'd say around 2-3 minutes, but I've never timed it. Cheers 

 

[bearFNF]

Mine is 1 minute 51 seconds for the first stage and another 24 seconds for the second stage. So 2 minutes 15 seconds total time.

 

[rollinbr]

First stage 1 minute 54 seconds and second stage 23 seconds. Total time of 2 minutes 17 seconds.

 

[heyyeh]

Thanks all for feedback on your startup time!

 

[TimeLord]

Thanks all for feedback on your startup time!

My LAu is not the final edition but I thought the data point might be useful.
 
2 minutes and 1 second for stage 1 and 23 seconds for stage two. Total time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds.