Svstem was a great buyer! He promptly responded to messages and made the transaction quickly and efficiently, it doesn't get much better than that!

Hi there! Haven't made a post on Head-Fi in a good while, but suddenly had a kick of motivation to sell off some of the old gear I picked up over the years. Purchased in 2015, like new in box, and has less than 50 hours of use. Comes with stock 4pin XLR and 1/4" cables, as well as a 1/4" to...

Hi there! Haven't made a post on Head-Fi in a good while, but suddenly had a kick of motivation to sell off some of the old gear I picked up over the years. These HE1000s are like new in box, less than 50 hours of use. Comes with 4pin XLR and 1/4" cables and the shiny box. I'm in the Bay Area...

Hey All,   Sorry, been rather busy as you can imagine this week. I asked the manufacturer to start shipping units to backers as soon as they're ready to go, it looks like we're actually quite a bit ahead of schedule.    I haven't received tracking info for each individual unit yet, but I'll...

We're still looking at mid-late April unless something changes. The bud's not for sale/still in progress, not sure if the market's there for a 2.5mm TRRS earbud since it narrows down the potential audience pool dramatically. I personally love earbuds since they're quick to put in, comfortable...

Not that you guys needs more pictures in low quality, but a sample unit just landed for me to give a listen to. Balanced out is a real treat and I'm in the process of going through songs I know.   I think a couple people asked and believe it was addressed, but just to clarify - yes, everyone...

Quick update, funds are starting to be released and everything looks in order. The manufacturer is ready to get cranking as soon as they receive payment, so we should be beginning the process of creating the batch very shortly.   Current estimated ship time holds solid at mid-late April.

I actually just flew back from China this past weekend, so definitely a little bit jet lagged. Made it without getting trampled in the crowds, so I think I can call the trip a success!   As far as I know, we're still 100% on track for the April manufacturing timeline, will keep you guys...

I thought I'd let those with review units speak since their word means much more than mine as an interested party.   Project is alive and well, timeline looks solid and we're excited to begin manufacturing! I've been fairly quick to respond to all requests, feel free to shoot me a message on...

Thanks for all of the pictures and impressions Tony! Really great stuff.   Quote:   Is there anything in particular you have against Indiegogo? Currently, the promotional price is only available on their site since it's an easy way to consolidate interest.

On it! It's a question I've put out to the manufacturer, but this being Lunar New Year weekend I'd expect it to take a little while to get a response.

Good to see discussion on the power capabilities of the L3, I'll share a little bit of insight as to the "why" of the situation.   If you let an engineer design and develop a product, they're always going to want best-in-class everything. Unfortunately, real world finances means everything has...

Quick numbers for y'all regarding power:   1.2V for 3.5mm, 2.4V for 2.5mm, using a 35 Ohm load.

That's what I've asked for, but not sure if it'll happen immediately with Lunar New Year traveling and holidays this weekend.    Will have it to you guys as soon as I know more.

Quick update to some questions:   16 GB internal memory, micro SD card support up to 128 GB.   L3 has the same supported formats as the L5 pro, meaning:   DAC chip: Sampling rates 32BIT 768KHZ, DAC supports up to DSD256 USB: Sampling rates up to 24 Bit/192Khz

Yup, assuming I don't oversleep! I couldn't find an Indiegogo option to automatically toggle the start of a campaign in the future, so we're going with the good old manual process.   I know @twister6 has had extensive experience with the L5 Pro and its UI. We had a chat earlier about how he...

We've set a time and platform! The project is set to kick off this Thursday at 8AM PST on Indiegogo. A preview link is up on the first post, which will be edited to the full campaign when it goes live.   Answering a couple questions/getting answers:   Single vs Balanced DAC/amp usage: The...

Inside the L3 – Design and Measurements Design The L3’s been in the works for a while now. In fact, before the original L5 was ever listed on the market, we were already in the process of hand soldering together an early test unit of the L3. All three of our players use a 6-layer PCB stackup...

  Monday morning in China! Here's a little something the team just sent me when I asked for the current unit to be measured. They also wrote a block and a half of text in Chinese, but seeing as it's quite late here in Cali right now I'll have to take a rain check on translations and will get to...

It has to ship to a US address, but we might be able to work something out.   Feel free to PM me if you're overseas. :)

Good catch, thanks!    Noted and fixed.

Hey All!   So a couple quick updates and replies to some questions.   Haen's asked a good question:    "battery life? will there be silver & black color or just silver? does the touchscreen support sliding? eq? playlists?   is the sound going to be similar to L5Pro or is it going to be...

Have you considered a career as a private eye Alex? How very keen!   We haven't decided on if we're going to be using one of the large crowdfunding platforms (Kickstarter, Indiegogo) to really get the word out, or if we'll be sticking to a local platform (i.e, Worthy's website).    There's...

Let me actually get the specs for you on this one later tonight. I know a lot of the internals workings are the same or a minor step down from the L5 Pro which does quite well with harder-to-drive headphones, but numbers drive the point home better than reasonable speculation.

I had the same reaction when they agreed to it. I have an estimate as to what it'll cost to make, and the price point makes margins pretty thin.   $299's really where the wow factor comes in for me personally, so it's what I pitched. In the end, high level exposure to people who are excited...