Is that just the ZX707 though? I have a UC unit, and the "High gain output" is available on mine.

I am as guilty of this as anyone, but people place entirely too much on the “Made In” moniker. That is the final point of assembly, and increasingly that is done where it is cheapest for products that aren’t terribly difficult to assemble. Nikon, for example, manufactures most lenses in Thailand...

Bad news, that won’t play records particularly well. Pretty though. Bet it sounds incredible.

Do you mean like the one on mine, the Dignis case that makes it look like a cassette player?

Well hey! That's my video. Hope people here liked that- it's not exactly technical or generally aimed at the enthusiast. Mostly I wanted to show how nice the thing looks on a variety of surfaces.

@nvs019 I use the AM2 primarily for the A8000, but on hot days I do run them out of my Ragnarok. I also use them with my Switch, Steamdeck, and even Gameboy Color from time to time.

Out of sheer curiosity, I ran Angel on my D8000 to see what would happen- no issues what-so-ever. Stock pads (though I do have some Pro pads I haven't used yet) and running through the balanced output of a Ragnarok V2. Was it ever confirmed that this issue was something Final addressed in...

Ah, yeah that is a bummer. Does anyone based in the USA or Japan ship to India? A shame if they do not. I suppose on the positive side, MMCX is a standard connector, and perhaps there is something local that would work?

Final makes a very good MMCX 4.4 balanced cable themselves- I'd probably suggest that, considering the ease of cable removal with the custom tool included with the A8000.

I found it very bright and almost piercing for the first 6 months of use in some music. They took much longer to burn in than anything else I’ve had. I think I’ve been using them for three years at this point.

Final just kind of knows what's up now, or at least how I want to hear stuff. I tried some of their closed back headphones years ago and really didn't care for them- but all the 8000 series products have just totally knocked it out of the park. Here's the factory / showroom in Kawasaki...

I actually prefer the sound of the A8000 out of the Sony as an original source compared to the Bifrost 2. Mine is the older version of the DAC though, not the newest version with the twin Ti DACs or whatever they are. I do have a balanced 4.4 to dual mono XLR connection to go from the Sony to...

Frankly, I'm not sure where Sony really takes over the signal chain. A lot of the system messages the first time you boot it up are about the "aging cycle" (burn in) required for the fancy capacitors inside to reach their true audio potential. I would say that the balanced output is excellent...

As mentioned I like mine a ton with the Sony NW-WM1AM2. I use it out of the normal 3.5mm jack, and use my D8000 balanced with the 4.4 balanced. I find that to power both extremely well, and have a very natural sound.

That thing is intense. I do a lot of my A8000 listening on the Sony NW-WM1AM2. If the LPGT sounds better than the NW-WM1AM2 (and for the price I'd bet it does) then it's going to sound incredible with the A8000.