Quote: I'm guessing that he's using a digital crossover to output lo and hi digital signals. Then  hi->DAC -> amp -> tweeter and lo->DAC -> amp -> woofer for each channel. Properly tuned, can be a killer two channel system. But a lot of work to get it right, a lot.

Totally agree. I just meant it is crazy hard. Laser+diffraction -> analog sound based on a transfer function that is entirely implemented with analog circuits and based on a diffraction pattern, do it consistently across different discs while maintaining low noise level and maintain tracking...

The crazy thing about the ELP is the signal is never converted to digital during the entire path to output. Completely analog. I think in the original version even the controller was completely analog. The bad part is that it picks up every little speck of dust. The really crazy part is that the...

Still wearing this guy. Almost forgot how much I like the fitted rubber strap. Perfect for the overly warm weather we've been having:

Wore The Sinn (EZM1) to the WatchBuys / Sinn show today.

My guesses: - PCM only 5.1 DAC/preamp (over USB and optical) and 5 or 6 channel power amp. W/ sub crossover adjustment on the preamp. Hopefully 80+ real watts per channel. - Some kind of balanced headphone amp solution at a lower price point. Wish I could go but I'll be waiting with breath...

Nice! I love the metal G-shocks. I have an old MR-G I bought for cheap off the 'bay a while back. Solid as a steel ball bearing. Been looking around for Titanium version but haven't found one for the right price yet.  

Yeah, if you think audio stuff gets to crazy prices (and crazy impracticality), you should take a peek at some watches. Still its fun to take a look at some nice engineering. And I don't think anybody would diss you for wearing a non-expensive watch. For not wearing a watch, maybe .   No food...

BTW, it's definitely too late this year for San Francisco, but watchbuys.com does a yearly show in various cities and they have yet to open registration for the rest of the tour. The SF one is this weekend and I'll be there at the Saturday 1300 slot. They have information about their shows...

Thanks! Now I just need to find a stack of thirty or so hundred dollar bills hiding in the closet. I'm sure there's one in there somewhere...

Yeah, two 1/8" stereo plugs in balanced mode; I'm assuming the cable is a custom job. I actually asked him to switch to single ended mode so I could check with my ATH-A900's to see if it was a different recording, and it was the same version that I am very familiar with. Amazing setup, and was...

I listened to the Codex driving a pair of HD800's through what looked like a custom cable at the recent Head-Fi meet. I admit I'm a headphone noob, but I heard things in "So What" (the opening track to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue), I'd never heard before, and I've listened that track at least a...

Nah, refused to connect to the MacBook. I suppose it could work if I back-engineered how the headset works vs the iMM-6 but I'm not that dedicated to the cause. Dug up the Yamaha auto-configuration mic and connected it to the Apogee One as an "instrument" and that seemed to work fine. Still a...

Did a few measurements with Yamaha setup mic through the Apogee One. For all the measurements, The upper frequencies on all three graphs are pretty uniformly crappy. I'm still not sure the cause of this. First two measurements were taken more or less where my head is when I'm working. I turned...

Got there early cause I had a bunch of commitments later in the day. I had a great time demoing some crazy awesome rigs. And now I really want a pair of HD800's . I went with the cans with which I'm most familiar, my ATH-A900 (no-x) and tried a lot of different rigs, both with the provided...