What Spectral DAC?

Quote: Originally Posted by Wmcmanus JH13 will sound just as good and give you much more flexibility since you can use them on the go in a portable rig. I really would rather not have an in ear model. I know they sound great but the ones I have used have always bothered my ears...

I need to get a set of closed cans to use in lieu of my HD800's because my wife complains of their noise. She reads and I listen to music before bed. I have a Donald North amp. Listen to Jazz, rock, folk, etc... very little classical. What 3 cans or so should be on my short list? AT's, Denon...

I have a Maestro ZR purchased in 1/2005 and still works well. I will open and look inside though.

Well I guess I know what I'll be doing tonight. I have a Maestro and have had it for several years and it sounds good to me, certainly better than the Grace I recently purchased. Anyway I will open her up and take some pictures and see what I have on my hands. What is the current status of...

Quote: Originally Posted by jfkbike I do not get the love feast over the HD800's UPDATE. I do now! I have spent all weekend playing with my system and sources. Bottom line the m902 is the problem. I hooked up the Wadia to a PS Audio (modified) Digilink DAC and then to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by feifan Your Grace comments are interesting. I'm curious to learn what you used for input. With the m902, I learned that the USB is horrible. But with optical, the SQ is fabulous. Other Gracers have said that the coaxial is also good. As others have been...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg For current owners of the "holy trinity", that is a good thing. For the rest of us, we can't hear any music coming out of our $1400 Qualias because they don't exist. Neither do $2700 (their original retail, iirc) ones, even if we wanted to ante up that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik I should add that the HD-800 is frighteningly amp dependent. I get a different signature from everything I've plugged them into. I do like them out of the Zana, but I've been leaning a lot more on the Moth lately. At the meet yesterday, I loved...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilS Why are all the many other reviews of the HD-800 on this site biased? Am I missing something? I'm interested in these phones as a potential purchase down the road, and I thought most of the reviews or posters who have commented (there are at least 100...

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx But on the other side of things are you comparing the Qualia and HD800 out of the Grace or actually comparing, in essence, the Maestro versus m902??? And welcome officially to Head-Fi. I was comparing them both on the Grace. Sorry for...

I am an infrequent guest to these forums so excuse me if this has been discussed before. I have had a pair of Sony Qualia 010 for some time now using a Singlepower Maestro as the amp. Moved into new digs and wanted something smaller on the amp side and quieter for the wife. So I bought the...