Not noticed this myself yet with my Macbook Pro (the first of the unibody models from late 2008) and my Corda Aria, but maybe I just haven't stressed the CPU enough while listening with the USB DAC. What I have noticed however is that system sounds (like the file copy complete noise) appear to...

I am certainly very interested in the E-P1 as a higher quality and more versatile replacement for my Ricoh GRD II, which gets significantly more use these days than my Canon 30D. That said, the GRD III is due out in the Autumn and given how much I love the GRD II, I think I will wait at...

Quote: Originally Posted by bangraman I just bought one of these: SCOTT | Bike | Bikes | Road | Sportster | Sportster P1 I shall streak like the wind across the mean streets of the city. Yeah right Sweet - I have a 2008 P4 and even that is great to ride (though I...

Just to add to what G-man was saying about teaching, there aren't grammar schools in Oxford, but there are a hell of a lot of private schools in and around the city. However, without previous teaching experience in the UK educational system, or a PGCE (UK higher education teaching qualification)...

Quote: Originally Posted by milkweg What's Wolvercote Village like now? I haven't been there in years but used to love it there when visiting relatives. Last time I went was a year or two ago to go to The Trout - it's the other side of the city from me, so I don't tend to go often.

Lived in or just outside of Oxford for most of my life and yes, housing is expensive especially right in the centre, which is where almost all of the University is. It isn't nearly as ridiculous as London, but it isn't a cheap place to rent or buy. Living somewhere further out but within the...

People may also want to try the SQ version of the Philips 6922 - got a pair for my WA2 a couple of weeks back and I am liking them a lot - leagues above the normal Philips 6922s that ship with the amp. They do a 7308 version too, but those are more expensive. Anyone tried 6922s or 7308s from...

Quote: Originally Posted by mmwwhats Been listening to the amp for a bit since I got it, but I'm going to hold off on official impressions. Although, the amp has some spectacular qualities, I'm getting an annoying bump in frequency in the 1K-3K range, and that annoyance is rendering the...

Man, all these posers with their new WA2s - I was loving mine before they were cool Seriously though, I would agree that it is a superb amp - mine continues to impress me well over a year after I bought it (though I think the Naim CD5i I got over the summer may have had something to do with...

Quote: Originally Posted by mmwwhats Also, I'd love to know why they decided to redesign the power supply and what that redesign constituted. I imagine only Jamato or Takezo would be able to help out on that front if they had pics... Yeah I'd be very interested in this too, just...

Unfortunately we've gotta wait until friday here in the UK. As for reviews, there are a few floating around online - Eurogamer for a start gave it 10/10 and I generally have faith in their opinions.

I did briefly try using my WA2 as a preamp with my speaker setup and it sounded nice - I'd definately agree about the nice soundstage when used as a pre, the sound was perhaps a touch warmer than my Rotel SS preamp and the level of detail was good. It was a while ago tho so I can't be much more...

I have the K701s with the Black Dragon and like them a lot - for a while I owned both these and the stock K701s and whilst the differences were not huge, the modded ones were preferable to my ears. However, I have not heard K701s with the Silver Dragon cable, though I seem to remember someone...

I agree with the general consensus so far that a cable change is probably not the way to go. I currently own 2 pairs of K701s, one standard and the other with a Black Dragon cable (already fitted when I bought them). Whilst to my ears there are subtle differences between the 2 and I do prefer...

Yeah it's an awesome album - great music and well produced too. Like festivus I personally prefer it to Oceanic, tho I haven't got around to getting a copy of ITAOT.