Does that mean there's no 4000 song DB size limit? That would be some nice engineering work on Fiio's part given the SoC limitations.

@John, Brannan - is the Noble PR out of production? I was hoping to either pick up a PR or a custom Noble 5 with the P switch configuration, but those appear to be unavailable.

The HE-560 is on it's way over to talmlikeabalm.    I enjoyed my time with them, but I'll be keeping the HE-6 as my planar of choice. The old flagship still has a small edge in air, imaging, and driver speed.   The HE-560 is more comfortable (on par with the DT 880 or HD 600 and just short...

I just received the HE-560 today. Another big thanks to Justin for setting up this demo program.   The new style headband has eliminated the pressure points just above the temples that used to bother me with the HE-6. However, I much prefer the high gloss black cups on the HE-6 (the wood...

  For a darker sounding dac, I've heard and liked the Neko D100 and the Audio-GD SA-1, with the Neko being somewhat warmer sounding in my opinion. Both are great single ended options and should work well with the SRM-T1 (the Neko dac has a balanced variant as well).   The sound signature of...

Mine has the serial number (NK10----) in blue on the inside of the left earpiece and in red on the right. It's a bit hard to read against the gold flakes and amber, but it's almost impossible to confuse left/right on a CIEM anyway.   I think different colored ear canals are also an option if...

  The LCD-X is on it's way to you and should arrive on Wednesday. If the HD 700 is good, the LCD-X is audibly better. Start saving those funds.   I had the HD 700 earlier and didn't find any problems with the channel balance. However, I was not a fan of the cable - the 1/8" screw in...

The LCD-X arrived today and I've been listening to it for a few hours as of this moment. Gear-wise, I'm using the LCD-X with a balanced Norse Audio Reign cable on my Audio GD Reference 8/Master 8 stack.   As I've mentioned earlier with the LCD-2, the stock yoke rods are a bit tight on my head...

Finally got around to sending in my impressions. The new Wizard designs are great, looking forward to seeing how my K10 turns out.    Is the design below a new two tone mystic swirl?   Quote:

  No problem John. I'd be happy to own any of your custom wood designs.

Thanks John. It's the 50/50 two wood that really makes that design work for me. I honestly didn't notice the gold nuggets until you pointed them out. I've ordered a Wizard design Kaiser 10 and have inserted a link to that image in the notes field. Do you suggest using a bite block when...

@John or Brannon   I found this design in the Wizard appreciation forum. It looks like it needs a two tone wood of some sort. Do you know if it's possible to replicate?  

This having to go to work in 8 hours thing does put a crimp in trying to get a hold of a LCD-X.    I am probably going to use my holiday funds to go in on a Kaiser 10. If the LCD-X is as good as people are making it sound, either my LCD-3 or HE-6 are going to the sale forums.

  The TH600 doesn't pretend to be neutral, but it's got good detail retrieval and a sizable soundstage for a closed headphone. If you listen closely, you can hear a bit of bass bloat/bleed, but TH600 can keep up a fast pace, much quicker than my boomy old D2000 and about on par with the open...

I got the mailing address for the TH600 over the weekend and it went out this morning. It should arrive at it's next destination in 2 days.   In other news, Justin's received the plugs for my TH900 order and started working on that yesterday.

  How does it stack up with the HE-6 and HE-500? I would guess that the LCD-X is a step closer to the Hifiman sound signature, but still darker sounding with more bass quantity. 

  Audio-GD gear is not very pretty looking, but it's engineered well and you always get what you pay for from a parts/labor perspective. My classic example is the comparison of the Bryston BDA-1 and the Audio-GD Reference 7.1 that Mike did over at Headfonia here.    While the sound is a...

The TH600 is incredibly fun sounding. Reminds a bit of my TF10, with the boosted mid bass and tipped up treble. It's not a neutral sounding headphone by any means, but it's quick, has a black background, and lots of slam. Vocals are recessed and bass can be a bit loose at times, but that's a...

The USB chip supports up to 32/384K, but the DAC chip doesn't go that high (24/192K for WM8741 and PCM1704UK, 32/192K for ESS9018).   Quote:   You mean the NFB-2.32, right? The SA-2 is probably the best single ended DAC Kingwa makes, but it's $1550. But hey, this is Head-Fi, so don't let...

If the OP is willing to spend $500, he might also want to look into the new NFB1-1P, which looks like the NFB-1.32 with more SMD components to cut the price down to $500.   The NFB-11.32 has a very high SNR due to the ESS9018 chip, but there is also something to be said for the bigger power...

Sorry, I was using the terms interchangeably there. High power = high gain in my last post. I normally leave the unit in low gain, but toggle the power based on the headphone.

I've read that the NFB-6 is was retuned for some added warmth after people complained about the early revisions being too cold and sterile.   I used to own the SA-31 and I felt that the Master 8 had better bass conrtol and had better extension in the highs, but the SA-31 did hold its own with...

The PCM5102 units are relatively new and I haven't had a chance to hear them yet.   Kingwa indicates that there is an improvement in going from the 3.32 to the 2.32, but that that difference is not as big as the price gap indicates.   I'm not sure if the difference in going from SMD to...

Kevin Gilmore mentioned that the parts going into the Master 1 preamp Solude is referring to can't even be sourced in the US for the $1300 that Kingwa sells the unit for.    The Bakoon is $3000. At that price, you're looking at an Audio GD NFB-27/Master 8 stack, the soon to be released Schiit...

NFB-3: 2x PCM5102 chips NFB-2.32: 2x WM8741 chips NFB-17.32: 2x WM8741 chips, balanced output   Compared to the more expensive Audio GD DACs, these use a higher number of SMDs (surface mount devices), which reduce size and manufacturing cost by mounting components directly onto PCBs.  ...