Most certainly very interested!

This. Let people pay for shipping outside 'Murica or whatever. Ridiculous rule as always.

Ah, thanks a lot for your response mate. That sounds like pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear. Think I might just bite the bullet then!

Aww, come on guys and gals. Someone must have tried both the Modi and the EF2A?

Bumping this old thread.   I'm considering a DAC upgrade, to use with my EF2A, and I'm basically wondering if the Schiit Modi would be a worthwhile upgrade from the built-in Burr-Brown DAC in the EF2A? Or will I need to aim higher for there to be a noticeable difference?

No worries mate. I highly recommend them. I loved my Mullards, but the Raytheons actually seem to be a notch above them.

Aye, and the exterior packaging was great as well. Also didn't take that long to get here at all (from U.S. to Sweden). I believe I payed about $44 including shipping, and I bought them from this excellent eBay vendor http://www.ebay.com/usr/vivatubescom

Reviving an old gem of a thread. One of my old trusty Mullard tubes finally gave up recently, having been used pretty much 24/7 for I don't know how many years. Today these little beauties arrived. Figured I'd give Raytheon a go this time around, and I must say so far they're sounding great...

Quote: Thing is... the HD800 are still ugly. May sound amazing, but designwise they're still a joke as far as I'm concerned. And while these Denon's aren't as horribly looking as the HD800, they're a clear step backwards when it comes to design. Once again this is all my opinion on the...

Question oughta be why you're even looking at anything from bose or monster at all, considering they're inferior to so many other headphones from real hifi brands.

Lemme get this straight... you're praising the P5 for its ability to delive a "real soundstage" that isn't fake?

Thanks a lot Sceptre :) But seeing as I always use my ESW10 for commuting and when I'm on the run in general I guess I have no use what so ever of the P5 ^^ And they're actually not as frail as they may seem, even though I don't doubt the P5 are of a more sturdy build, but since I take excellent...

I'm simply astonished by gorgons ability to "twist" words in a manner that couldn't possibly be described as anything but FAIL. You have yet to provide any detailed comparisons to other headphones, such as Skylab did on many occassions. And this has NOTHING to do with seniority, rather people...

I was actually quite interested when I saw that B&W had jumped into the headphone segment of the audiophile world. Needless to say, I found my way here and started reading the thread, in its entirety.   First of all I'd like to thank gorgonmusic for your fanboyism, it really did make me keep...

Opening up as opening up the soundstage even more, bigger sound. And improving on so many different levels, better separation of instruments, everything sounds clearer and better.

Quote: Originally Posted by UteroiD Hey, I'm new to tube amps, just got the EF2. So far i'm pretty happy with it. I have it hooked up to my Firewire 410 cause i think the DAC in my FW is a bit better than the one in EF2, and it drives my HD600. My question is, if I were to upgrade...

Is it just me or does the D2000 go way better with the EF2 than the ESW10JPN does? Might be the Mullards needing more burn-in, but right now the D2000 sounds leaps and bounds better than the ESW10JPN. And the same definitely can't be said if I do the same test from my Cowon S9, without further...

Got the Mullard tubes today! \o/ Out of the box impressions in comparison to stock tubes, with the Denon AH-D2000 (obviously subject for change): - Soundstage got quite a bit wider - Separation of instruments increased - Highs became way more controlled and enjoyable, was slightly too...

Loving my EF2A, it's gotta have at least 500 hours on it. Just waiting for Mullard tubes to arrive, really looking forward to that

Quote: Originally Posted by Olias of Sunhillow The LD a great deal better than the uDac, in my opinion. The uDac is phenomenal for its size and cost, but I find it to be somewhat congested and "digital sounding" when compared to full-size standalone DACs (like my other desktop DACs, the...

Shouldn't it be quite some way above the udac? How does it compare to the iBasso D10 and the Valab DAC btw? Kinda curious about that.

After reading 103 pages, and yes, it took a while I'm wondering how the Valab DAC really stacks up with the likes of Little Dot DAC_I, iBasso D10 (primarily the DAC that is). And what are people preferences on NOS vs OS? I'm feeling quite lost here in the DAC jungle, but right now I'm...

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict ESW10 sound good with everything, including EF2. Haha that was the answer I was expecting and hoping for, thanks again mate! ^^ I will definitely buy this little beauty within a month or so ^_^

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict I would say that. You may find if you have the older stock D2000 cable that the highs are slightly sharp with the stock tubes, but something like a Raytheon 6AK5 would fix that (or the newer D2000 cable that is like the D5000 cable which came...

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict The problem is the HD650, not the amp. HD600 are much better. Hijacking the thread slightly, and quoting you just because my question is directed to you ^^ I read your review of the EF2 and was wondering, would you say that the EF2...