The Arrow is back up on the Headphonia website now indicating it will ship in December 2011.  It's hard to know what to expect.

I use a Headstage Arrow with my HD650s and they sounds great to me. Ample power and good battery life.

As long as you don't plan on laying something heavy on top of the amp, I don't think the very slight difference in width will cause a problem. I have a LOD and headphone plug that are slightly wider than the Arrow and it has not been an issue for me.

External hard drives can be relatively inexpensive - as little as $100 per Terabyte. I load my Ipod with AAC files, but keep a copy and backup of all my music in Lossless. That gives me the flexibility to reconvert my music to a different format or bit-rate. Once you exceed 200 or 300 albums...

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Thanks for the alert. I was able to buy a pair for $174.99 plus sales tax.

Give HeadRoom a call and ask for their best price on the HD650s.

I was under the impression that the Ipod connection has pins that allow access to the digital information which can be used to bypass the Ipod DAC. I believe that is how the Wadia transport works - see link to the description on the Crutchfield site: Wadia 170iTransport iPod® dock with digital...

Does anyone know how long has the new version been in production. Is there a visible difference between the 2 versions?

It looks like the one they are making is 8 feet long. I prefer the coiled version over that. I guess there is now the option to buy the straight one and shorten it. My soldering skills are weak.

I'd like a straight cable - 4 to 6 feet long.

Hellenback - thank you very much for the information.

I am seriously considering buying an Arrow 12E. Compared to other portable amps, the Arrow has a lot of settings. So far, I have not found any comments about how effective the bass boost and crossfeed are. I am particularly interested in the bass boost. I listen to mostly rock music. I find...

Can anyone comment specifically on the effectiveness of the bass boost on the Arrow?

Skylab, I have the Shure 840's and am looking for something portable to drive those from the LOD on an Ipod. I am particularly hoping to add some more punch on the low end. Is the T3 a good match for the 840's - even without a bass boost capability? Thx.