Atom gets okay reviews so its a fare purchase. Its suppose to be an upgraded O2 and people liked that one. You can always do OPamp-roling and tune it ever so slightly which is nice.

This is not good. I don't want to potentially end up with a product that fails after a short time of use, or after I've spent many hours modding them. I will consider the Sundara or M1060C instead, until I have my electrostatic up and running.

Massdrop made the unit available again but that drop has now ended. In regards to affording it, well, lets just say I have other things I need to take care of. I will get in on a drop at a later time.

kintsaki: How can the 60 express issues the 20/40/50 does not, it is after all the same driver. I know you might not have the answer here, anyway, following with interest and it would be nice to have Hiroaki Kawahata appear in the thread.

Not sure that is going to happen and, there is always the Kevin Gilmore Dynalo / Dynahi / Dynalo SuSy (Super Symmetry) and does are all linear class A and available. So in light of the THX/AAA/789 being unobtainable and NO ONE has a freaking clue when or if it drops. Maybe its time to move on. I...

Two things here. 1) It looks like to me that Fostex is alone (?) in using Kapton as the membrane material 2) The electrode portion also have a much finer pattern than most. This is why when I eventually do try and make my own, I first want to test using the Fostex RP material and pattern. If...

@kintsaki. It's Not How Smart You Are, It's How You're Smart!. I've met people who have 130+ in IQ and while they are more intelligent than me, they are not smarter, and I have met people who have less IQ than me but show evidence of sometimes making smarter decision. So while I have a higher IQ...

Lets start with this one. I sort of understand where you come from in your argument, but you are also making assumptions. Perhaps because it is easier or your experience tells you that most people are slightly stupid and maybe they have brand loyalty to consider, or maybe they fall victim for...

I'll have to wait or be on standby for a used one.

- If this thread offends anyone or is in breach of community guidelines, please remove it - The THX/AAA/789 is what I would consider a legendary amp. I've not heard one bad word about it and it measures outstanding. Monoprice have the 788 which is based upon the AAA technology but it seem to...

I have not read the thread yet, but want to ask a question. "Refined Fostex proprietary Regular Phase (RP) diaphragm driver using copper foil etched polyimide film and powerful neodymium magnet" - The material is also known as Kapton and does exist as flexible PCB material. Her is my question...

"Refined Fostex proprietary Regular Phase (RP) diaphragm driver using copper foil etched polyimide film and powerful neodymium magnet" - The material is also known as Kapton and does exist as flexible PCB material. Her is my question: Since the diaphragm size is roughly 38x38mm - making it 38mm...

How would you describe the difference, is the T60 more V shaped ?

By the way, has anyone tested the Dekoni Audio Angled Hybrid Ear Pad ? it looks very comfortable. https://dekoniaudio.com/product/dekoni-audio-angled-hybrid-ear-pad-designed-for-the-dekoni-blue-100mm-wide/

The 4499 will be very interesting but it will take a while before we start seeing some proper dac's using this chip. OP Amp is in no way a bad choice, look at the amps that get a typical high score and most of them will use an OP Amp. NJR and TI makes really nice ones and they do sound...