This won't come as a surprise to anyone, but wow - had a great night with Dave.  It is 1:30am in San Francisco and I need to get up in five hours but it was worth losing some sleep to spend time with Dave since it was his first night in my home.  On some songs I didn't notice much of a...

Just got the e-mail I've been waiting for - my black DAVE arrived today and I'm going to pick it up tomorrow.  I'll be using it with Focal Utopia, mRendu, sonicTransporter, PS Audio PerfectWave power regenerator, Shunyata Alpha Digital Zitron power cord, Roon software, and eventually w/ DHC...

There is a long thread on the Roon support forums about this issue.  Go to Roon and search for Dave.

And that is why we are all waiting six months for our orders with DHC! I think my prion cables will never ship.  I'm told they will be done by Christmas, so fingers crossed.  I'm also waiting on DAVE which hasn't shipped yet although I was told three weeks when I ordered it.  On the other hand...

So I've been switching back and forth a lot between my HD800S and Utopias.  I've been trying to listen critically when I do.  Comparing the two is tough because I have to raise the volume by a lot on the HD800S to have the same perceived volume level on my Utopias.  Initially, as I mentioned in...

I received my Utopia last week.  So far, I actually slightly prefer my HD 800S to the Utopia.  I'm using a Yggy/Rag combo balanced.  My Chord Dave should arrive end of next week so I'll see if that changes my preferences.  I've only listened for about 20 hours so far so maybe it is the burn in...

I much prefer this remote and hope that mine will come with it!  Also, for those thinking about getting the stand for the Dave, note that prices for the stand went down in the U.S. on Nov. 1.  I can't remember how much the stand is now, however.  Also, Moon Audio and other have already listed...

Yeah, but the import tax on $8100 of stereo equipment is only about $350. I guarantee you that folks are already importing and reselling given the pound/dollar delta that currently exists.

I ordered the black version on Tuesday.  Normally, I prefer silver, but after seeing the black in person, I much preferred it.  It isn't a generic, black box plastic-like electronics black.  Rather, seems artisanal and industrial with lots of color tones and heft.  I think my historic preference...

Given the current Pound / US Dollar exchange rate, Dave is just a bit over $9000 if purchased in pounds.  Has anyone successfully purchased one in the UK and had it shipped to the US?  If so, where?  If not, to save $4000, probably worth just getting on a plane and buying in person in the UK...

Now that the Utopias have been out in the wild for a bit, what seems to be the consensus for the best amps to pair with Utopia?  I'll be using Yggdrasil as DAC.

Does the Realizer A16 allow you to use voice chat on PS4 like mixamp?  There are so many of us who own a mixamp simply because it does what it needs to do quite well notwithstanding the horrible audio quality.   Even the X7 doesn't allow its mic in to be used w/ PS4 chat.  Why is mixamp the only...

Great looking set up!!  If you like World of Warcraft, give Overwatch a try.  Great times to be had.  Glad to hear you like your cables.  I recently ordered a full set from Peter as well for my Utopia (assuming it ever ships)...

Any idea when folks are getting additional stock?  Still late October?

Would be great to get some impressions of the Cavalli Audio Liquid Tungsten & Woo-Audio WA22-SE Tube Amps prototypes.  Sounds like both are coming out early next year and haven't heard too much about them so far.