Looks like I was late to the party, but will get the last word perhaps. Was disappointed when Kennerton went to a cheaper looking headband, and was surprised to find this pair languishing in a local store. Discounted heavily no less. That was over three years ago and they continue to be a...

Give peace a chance mate, it was only recently released to my knowledge. YT has a few reviews already. Surprised it was available from a bricks and mortar store down under here in the shaky isles. Given the tiny tariff some might look down their nose at the little device, and others may prefer...

Secured mine the other day for 169 kiwi pesos. First impressions are very good. Powers the Valis with relative ease and resolution is impressive, even with Spotify. Must head back to Tidal given lossless is the same price and my free three months are up. Pretty neutral I'd say (as do others)...

Excuse the dust and dirt, had to fire the maid. Had my Node for around a year I guess and love it. Final piece of the puzzle. No vinyl revival for moi. Was a pain waiting for USB to kick in, but it's not night and day better by any means I reckon. HDMI arc works with the GF's new TV, albeit...

My thoughts are that even if you avoid resampling and manage to get a bit perfect signal via OTG USB, or the Apple alternative, a tablet or phone is not ideal as a dedicated source. I used to use my Android phone with and without UAPP, along with an optical feed from the TV, to stream Tidal...

May have been a bit harsh on the Node as an analogue source. I regularly hook it up to my Lehmann Linear (after having to unplug the USB cable) when my DAC is busy decoding the TV and I slap on the closed cans. Sounds thoroughly enjoyable, I just think there's a bit of bloom and looseness or...

I forgot to mention that when using the USB out, optical, coaxial and even the RCAs are deactivated.

Coaxial was excellent, but USB is even better with my delta sigma DAC (Myryad Z20). Maybe a power supply would be the final touch (bar a Pontus lol), however I'm getting an incredibly black background and pinpoint imaging as it stands. Concerning the Node as a DAC, I feel it's good but not...

Was just out with the GF and found some Senny Momentum over ears going for a song. They're rarely discounted around these parts, but these were 67% off. Reckoned they'd be a good upgrade from their somewhat agricultural cousin, the HD8DJ I'm using at work. Some of us have to learn the hard way...

Clear communication is often harder than you'd think lol. I've edited my post to make it clearer I was referring to the Sundara as a touch thin. Thanks for the kind regards.

Picked up a pair today. Actually two pairs after the first had no right channel. Only got them because two pairs of Sundaras lost a channel not long after purchase, so the store suggested I get something with better build quality lol. Didn't mind the industrial design of the Sundaras, but the...

Yeah straight out of the box only the left channel worked with the Elears. Both Sundaras worked well for a while before one channel failed. From memory left cup died on the first pair. Certainly unbelievably bad luck. Fortunately I was dealing with a bricks and mortar store. Haven't had too...

Wow, what a day. Returned my second Sundara, this time minus the right channel. Paid an extra 300 kiwi pesos and walked out with a big box containing the Elears. Plugged in the Elears and OMG no right channel lol. I can laugh now because I have another pair on my head as I write this, but at...

Good luck bro. Both of my pairs arrived well packaged and worked fine for a while before sucking the kumara as we say down here.

Got the Sundaras hooked up to a new amp I picked up. Locally made vacuum tube class A mosfet hybrid. Must have power to burn as the pot is sitting at 9 O''clock and Sundara isn't that easy to drive. Needs around 1 with the bigger German solid state amp, albeit on one of its lower gain settings...