Just got mind today. Ordered it the night of the 20th. Got a lucky break with their distribution offices being right below me (CA->WA). Holy balls. I can't compare with anything else, as this is my first amp or DAC, but it sounds really good. The clarity does not seem all that dramatically...

Got a chance to listen to the HD800 a few days back at Magnolia Hi-Fi in Seattle. For what it is worth, they also had the D2000, D7000, an RS-1, an HD600, HD650, and numerous other cheaper phones. After playing my cards right with my nicest smile, the floor manager just handed me the demo HD800...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mambosenior Daughters are smart creatures! Mine is eternally fascinating and ever-changing. Get her hooked on good audio, she'll thank you always. Good luck. Same with girlfriends. I let mine listen to my 271mkii's a couple times, and she hasn't...

In terms of isolation, I can say that the AKG 271/272 series is very impressive. I was in an airport today, and at any moderate listening level you cannot even hear airline announcements, let alone conversational noise. They also sound terrific for a closed can. I believe for the market price...

Quote: Originally Posted by soulrider4ever I'm positive this uDac just redefined price/performance ratio; bang for buck DAC/Amp combo. Been listening now for hours, and it just sounds so good. I ordered a USB A male to B male adapter to see if dropping the USB cord altogether merits any...

Quote: Originally Posted by ramus I find it hilarious every time I see posts like this.It seems like some people here think that all those companies are proucing and selling things to make some kind of favour to us and we should be grateful to them. Now, I dont have any experience with...

Quote: Originally Posted by joomongj +1 Proof? Since w/o it, which in fact I see none of, your comments look nothing more than a classic example of, on the whole, grossly-overstated pompous rambling. Is this like the town in "Roxanne" where they haven't had any irony since...

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonl Someone guess it right about the DAC inside uDAC. After discussing with Casey, our R&D chief, we decided to spill it: uDAC is using the latest state of the art ESS9022 Sabre DAC, the same DAC used in top of the line OPPO BDP-83SE blu-ray player. It...

Quote: Originally Posted by joomongj This thread has some pretty good discussions going on. Keep them coming guys! I could not disagree more decisively. Believe me as a [insert resume-grade-padded qualification here], I am fully capable of asserting a comprehensive and definitive...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lagatp lol, its more than a year ago Guilty as charged. It is the kind of thing though that I would have found helpful though when shopping for my 271 a few months back. So more for posterity than anything else. That said, unless the OP is an...

This may be too late, but if you are considering dropping 200 quid on any of the 240 line, you should most certainly instead buy a pair of 271 mkiis from amazon, where they can generally be had for around $150 plus shipping and handling (roughly 50% off MSRP). I would recommend the mkii over the...

I would concur that the bass thing is a matter of taste. The only time I have missed the bass with my pair of 271 MkII's is when I hooked them up to play metal gear solid in comparison to a 2.1 speaker set with a sub. Apart from that, the bass has been more than sufficient for my tastes. If it...

I bought a pair of mkii's a few months back and have been pretty thrilled with their performance thus far. They play most music well straight out of my computer's headphone jack. Which is saying a lot, considering my sound card is some (likely horrific) creative proprietary POS. They struggle...

Damn, now out of stock on Amazon... That went quick.

Just bought a pair of AKG 271 MK IIs on amazon, and I think they might fit the bill. They cut a bit of the edge off of noise. Enough that when you are listening to music, you are unlikely to notice things like the sound of others typing. One more to consider

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