Ah, so we have real users in the field, finally! Do tell us more.

Wow... what a wait! Super eager for for test and review comments to start rolling in... Although apparently the troll comments are already on their way

Still waiting...? I went by a Best Buy / Magnolia, then a local independent shop, back in January or February. The guy at BB/M didn't even know what I was talking about (I've gotten amazing attention at Magnolia, it was just this guy, who then proceeded to show me the Audeze Deckard and call...

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A) I am annoyed some of your comments have been directed at me as a person.  Comments like, "have you ever actually heard it" or, "your desire to sell more expensive amps."  You're insinuating ideas about my knowledge (assuming I have none) and my motives (that I am on HeadFi to sell things).  ...

I'm doing my best to ignore your insinuations that I don't have credible knowledge.   I work for an audio dealer, one which, moreover represents the specific products I've discussed.  So yes, I've listened to them.  Extensively.   I've also listened to these different components plugged into...

It's important to build a system that is quality from start to finish.  In the extreme example, headphones that cost a million dollars powered by a source that cost pennies gives you a system that sounds like it cost pennies.   Even in your more balanced example, I would not use any of...

I try not to confuse populism and consumerism.  Many seem to think that things that look like they can be purchased (as a consumer good) should actually be made purchasable (to a wide base of people).  I beg to differ.  Some things in this world are made not for the sake of purchase but as...

Part of the explanation lies in AxelCloris's very accurate answer of how manufacturers balance logistics with customer delivery/satisfaction.   Part of it has to do with the process of developing and delivering a completely new product type for the first time, especially if you want your first...

Excellent.  I love the sharing nature of Head-Fi community members!   I have the utmost confidence you will enjoy the Head 2 - it's just a question of how much 

I stand corrected!   The dealer I work for carries the Prestige and Studio ranges (iGrado through 325e, PS500e, PS1000e), and I would say among the two versions of those 8 models (actually, I don't believe the iGrado was part of the e-evolution, though I'm not sure), which I've gotten to hear...

I want to reinforce adtrance... the "e" series of Grado are a huge step up across the board versus previous generations.   But mostly, you'll have to tell us more - which Grados do you have/have you been demoing?  What exactly do you mean by rock?  Meshugga?  Dire Straits?   I won't argue...

Or, go to your local Audioquest dealer.  Those who are ordering any are going to order them now; Audioquest is going to take awhile to produce enough for retailers to keep any in stock.  Initial shipments will be first-come, first-serve, so if you want to have them when they start shipping you...

Looks like I'm taking a trip to Britain in April!

My gosh what have I started...  LOL   Alright everyone, those were some good laughs but Head-Fi is for headphones (and this thread is for the NightHawks)...

Ha!  I was wondering why none of the pictures I'd seen showed an IEC power input.  Because there isn't one!   While the spend-happy, cable-obsessed side of being an audiophile aches to be able to swap expensive power cords, the scientifically literate (not an engineer, just read stuff on the...

I speak as someone living in domestic bliss with a hot Latina housewife...   Anyhow, over the years, I've auditioned the HD800s on several setups, tube and solid state and also using aftermarket cables.  This should be taken as understood, since I don't think anyone would ever trial/judge a...

I don't know what you all are using as a basis for appearance but I think the NightHawk is VERY attractive...   Nor will I ever understand the massive fascination with the HD800.  Absolutely lifeless and unrewarding.  Made much more for listening to sound, much less for listening to music...

Jpbas1: What a tease!  Wow compared to... ?   It's such a practical solution to the demands of head-fi.  My only hope is that it's up to our high-falutin' standards!

Hey Everyone,   Sadly, I won't be coming to ChiUniFi 8.5, nor any other ChiUniFi events in the foreseeable future.  I just moved to Seattle to catch up with my girlfriend, who came here for medical residency.  It's tough to say goodbye to the Midwest and especially to such a terrific group of...

Wow, Skylab caught me totally unawares and took what is clearly not the most flattering pic of me (but I won't say which one I'm in, so unless you know my face by sight you'll never be able to point at me and laugh and say, "hahahaha look at that guy!").   Will follow up with impressions...

So close I can taste it... see you all soon!!!

Interesting... is SASAC actually Sasa Cokic, owner/designer/engineer of the Trafomatic line?  Sasa also lives in Serbia...   Hey man, if it's you, be sure to seek out a Member of the Trade designation (or Industry Inside? I forget how that works) for your Head-Fi profile!   I'd be more than...

At the Noble/Chord table, I only tried Noble's 4C.  The rep. presented (as representatives do) the 4C as "neutral" but I thought it was so treble-focused as to be unbearable.  And it wasn't just all the energy up top (or lack of energy down low) but the strong sibilance.  I actually unplugged...