IMO: Autuer Classic sounds like an Atrium with different tuning. Original Auteur sounds darker (not to be confused with warmer), drier, a little more ZMF, a little less euphoric, and has a little more highs. I could also see some people liking these with slightly different gear chains too...

Original Auteur (own): I don't have a favorite with the (original) Auteur, stock or special woods. The Piety has a great sound that's very easy to listen to all day and IMO "breathes life" into the original Autuer, the Vali2+ has a little more of an energetic sound, the Zampotech SW51+ is a very...

Great price. GLWS.

bump.

Looking to buy a Schiit Modi 1 MB. $180 or best deal / price via Paypal G&S (net to you will probably be between $170 and $175). Located in the US in Southern CA. Gray or black are both fine. I don't recall if it uses USB power or if it is an adapter / power supply / wall wart, but if so, it...

So... any listening notes or impressions on the new RAAL?

Easy transaction, new as described.

have purchased both, pending receiving and inspection of headphones

sold elsewhere

Absolutely no reasoning or absolute belief one way or another here. It's just a list of my experiences (which can be summed up as sometimes different and sometimes same, sometimes good and sometimes bad) and observations with an initial paragraph explaining how "poorly conducted" my listening...

Possible, but it was different headphones and amps with each setup, mostly what they had available although Clear OG, Utopia and HD6xx was present at most of the above, spread out over a different listening sessions that were a few years apart hence why some of the very specific details are a...

I don't have a ton of experience with this, but here is some of the experience I had that made me think this is very possible. I do not know how to "scientifically" characterize this with the common graphs that people currently use to measure audio gear, this is all just subjective opinion. I...

Probably b/c there is simply more $ in 2ch and consequently there's more incentive to go there first. I do agree that there is some cross over though. I've also noticed that many DACs that sound good with 2ch do not sound as good with headphones and vice versa.

Looking for an HD6xx and possibly a HD600 in good condition or better if anyone has an extra pair. They do not need to be any special or particular version of any of the above headphone - it can be a new production pair with none of the special screens, etc. Looking to spend about $150 for the...

oops. already sold.