Green, send me your Stax so I can experience teh awesome that everyone is gushing about :P

Quote: I agree completely. I don't want to waste my money on small incremental improvements, I want to get 80-90% of the best there is and stick with that. It won't happen for a while as I have many other things to spend(waste) money on, but while my humble rig can still make me smile I'm...

To all you veterans of this hobby, what would you have done differently if you were to start again? Any regrets about certain gear or not buying certain gear? I'm 2 years in, and I've almost made up my mind about an end-game rig so I can just focus on the music. The only thing I would have done...

Quote: Heheheh Mi Goreng time!

I'm very interested, hopefully I'll be able to etch my own board eek haha. Yay first project!

Quote: Did you mean the AD900? The A900 are closed. To the OP, the AD900 would be a direct upgrade, the bass is definitely improved. The treble is extended without being shrill.   

Quote: I agree completely. I think I have been converted to finding an amplifier described as "a wire with gain", with a beefy power supply in a separate enclosure and the ability to drive most if not all the headphones I'll collect in future. Still haven't made up my mind about DAC's...

Quote:   I was just commenting that the LCD-2 is regarded as a slightly darker than neutral phone, and your post seemed to imply that it was the cable that was dark, not the headphones. I'm not doubting that aftermarket cables can make a difference, since I've never head any myself, but...

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The tube in the D1 only affects the Pre-Amp output on the rear of the unit, not the actual headphone amplifier. It's a great piece of kit, the versatility is brilliant. 

Quote:   I highly doubt that the entire headphone's sound signature is governed by the cable, let's be serious here.    

To be honest, I don't think amplifiers should have different flavours at all. Amplifiers should do exactly as their names suggest and amplify a signal, not add colouration or "flavour". I don't own a tube amp so I can't really comment on those, but a wire with gain is exactly how an amp should...

Holy thread necro Batman!   Seriously though, I've never heard the W100 but I would like to. The cynic in me is screaming silently at the hyperbole in the first post, but it would be truly wonderful it were all true. Any other W100 owners out there who would like to chime in?

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU-     so disappointed I couldn't be there. I don't have any money for the inevitable gearitis but it would have been good just to have a chat with you lot again. Maybe next year!

I don't have that much experience with other equipment, but I own a D1. I have long suspected that amps don't really affect the sound too much unless you're talking tube vs. solid-state, aslong as they supply enough power for the headphones you're using them with. I use them with my laptop and...