I would seriously beg to differ on your opinion. I've been using the HD800 for quite some time and am seriously in love with it. And currently own the Utopia.I'm in my 20s and I have it so the point on deteriorated hearing isn't as strong an argument. Secondly the point about investment bias.I...

out of the box the utopias are like a new pair of running shoes. Sounds stiff and unresponsive. My magic number is 2 weeks of constant listening to start to see the flower bloom.

  If i may. Personally I have a explanation for this phenomenon but feel free to correct me if you view otherwise. The utopias are definitely not the king in any aspect i.e. speed, soundstage etc. That being said it is definitely not too far off from the top. This is the reason why it can never...

I would say give it at least 2 weeks of burn you will start hear the stage open up and the bass gets tighter. Did a comparison with the store demo and my set when i just got it and it clearly sounds different. 

 Shall give my first impression of the first few hours I've spent with it thus far. First thing that struck me was the background was much blacker. Very detailed and the separation is also very good.On top of that, the bass seems to be tighter compared to the X-sabre from what i remember. Its...

Just completed my setup and playing some music. The Matrix X-Sabre which i own is already a very decent DAC out there in the market especially given its price. If you think the X-Sabre is good you will be in for a pleasant surprise with the X-Sabre Pro. Source fed from my Aries Mini and out to...

it came so much earlier than expected. Setting it up right now. overjoyed.

the x-sabre pro is now at full msrp price. If they are able to uphold the given shipping date of 28 Dec i'm guessing within 1st 2 weeks of Jan. Really excited to get my hand on this thing. I've been dac-less for the past 2 weeks. Life without music is plain misery. 

sorry not really interested to stalk you ... haha

he didnt ask you to but the utopia ?

did you do it ?

i'm so close to purchasing it but need to find a good enough reason to do so .. haha cos i already got the matrix x-sabre

the one ring to rule them all ... haha

any idea on how long this preorder promotion for the x-sabre pro will last ?

  stock cables are quite good as it is other than the length. However there is still a bit more to squeeze out of the utopia.make sure you are able to try the cables you buy them. I recently tried one that actually made the utopia sound terrible.