What's the "new classic card"?

  Now that's good service indeed...

Thanks all.  This is helpful.

  Good question that is difficult to answer but I'll try my best.   A difference in SQ that would be readily audible (obviously), and worth the cost of the balanced card (over the iem one) and the cost of the balanced cable...  A difference in SQ that would make one feel they're enjoying...

    And if I did get the balanced cable, would the difference between SQ from balanced and iem cards be significant?

How much better is the sound with the balanced card vs IEM if one is using customs (JH16s)?

  Eagerly awaiting your comparison with the HM801!  Thanks LHP.

    OMG, no kidding!  Buyer beware!

  Yes Mim.  The link you posted previously shows that card now at $384.       http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Professional-256GB-Memory-LSD256CTBNA600/dp/B0090BEWKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378480566&sr=8-1&keywords=256+gb+sd+card

Quote:   I have the "early" JH16s.  I guess those are the non-fregphase ones and yes, the 627 would be used with them exclusively as I don't own, and don't plan to own any other CIEMs for a while.  Thanks Joe.  I truly appreciate your opinion.

Joe,   First off thank you for this tremendous thread...   In your opinion, is the "upgrade" in the sound of the HM801 one gets with the Portaphile 607 (with either the GAME or the balanced card and used in conjunction with JH16s) worth the cost of the Portaphile?  Thanks.

Not to derail the great HM901 vs AK120 discussion, but can someone who has experience with both the HM801 and HM901 compare their UIs?  Is the HM901's UI an upgrade compared to that of the HM801, despite it still being in its troublesome infancy?

Quote:   Quote:   Thanks and thanks.  What amp do you have?

Quote: HM801 had EQ with some older firmware versions, but not with the latest firmware.

Quote:   Wish they would make one for the HM801 battery.