Quote:   Half correct,   Magni will work outside the US but only in stores that support the adapter required for their country if you are thinking in terms of a salesman selling a product to the doorstep.   In terms of a customer purchasing from Schiit direct... then you're correct.

Cant say i can see myself fitting in any of those groups however it could be, that   most people start out in (iv) and (iii) and as they are learning progress through (ii) in their pedagogic cycle and eventually master (i) enough to actually intrinsically know which category best fits...

Quote: its alright i wasnt having a go at you its just the norm for internet speak not to convey emotions!   I do agree though i don't find my self putting lossless onto a player for the a expected quality boost. The downloaded music was usually the format it is when purchased, if...

Quote:   well i dont have space issues and with lossless i can take it with me and grab it off the player to use on another machine if i wanted to. so it serves plenty of purposes for me.

Quote:   hey,   i checked it out and it looks like Chewy4 had posted te video link in this thread (the https://www.xiph.org/video/vid2.shtml). wouldnt mind your impression even if i did get it incorrect i think the video is well explained but i might have confused myself :)

Quote:   It isnt like that...   apparently in some older equipment 24bit reduced the likeiness of THD being heard without differing i did see a video on this that talked about waves etc.   but in theory, the noise floor in 16bit shouldnt be visible unless its pushed to be visible...

Quote:   Yes I agree my bad, i should have used lossy in place.

Quote:   I don't think so,   all the data at the required spectrums is there or not... if its not there then its the instrument wasnt used or it was mastered out but the music is still lossless it still has the content originally intended even if the master didnt do the job as was...

Cant say I agree with some of his comments they seem generic to me and underwhelming the intelligence of the average consumer... arguably the avg 'beats' consumer might want bass and those features... but then isnt that just targeting a sector of the market like the diff between current phones...

Quote:   that and probably chips popcorn and movie just out of speculation...

I can wear the ATH-A700X all day if i wanted to but i prefer taking breaks etc. no so good on hot days from sweat etc but still get agood 1-2 hours before that becomes an issue.

Quote:   fo shure especially if you're paying for the upgrade free of charge :D

Quote: OK thanks,   nevermind about revision that would be asking too much

Quote:   The HE-400 colored mid-range... there seems to be quite a lot of complaints about recessed mids, I understand what 'not in your face' could mean, is it noticeable or only on specific amps/looking for where instruments sound recessed?   can you help shed light on it I havent...

Quote:   The avg consumer buys their product not expecting to have to get chains of equipment to get performance.   Quote:   The avg headphones at the price beats demands, could be tailored for professional use and might not well integrate with mainstream audiences. Lack of...