Quote: I agree, that's one hell of a review. He's blog is quite nice too, google takes us to some interesting places sometimes... Almost everyone has the same opinion about HUD-mini. Mike was a bit too critical about the stock unit imo. Basically HUD-mini is a scaled down HUD-mx1 and...

Here is one more review of HUD-mini.

Quote: Great idea! While I was going to write them about it, Audinst started to sell  HUD-mini + OPA2227 on ebay for 135$ (it's just a mere 6$ more than unit's ordinary price). But now I'm torn between E10, HUD-mini and HUD-mx1. E10 is cheap and good, HUD-mini is a bit better and more...

Thanks for clarification guys. I feel like I'm a little bit less ignorant now :) I'm still going for the stock unit, but will probably buy OPA2227 in the future. If I got you right, I need to decide for myself which sound sig I prefer.

Thank you for more impressions. I did a little research and LME49860 looks superior in every way. Maybe he got a faulty chip as you said??? Here is a comment about these two Op-Amps:   I'll buy it stock. From my experience Audinst is a very good company when it comes to price/quality.

Don't sweat it :) All is fine. Here is a review from headfonia. They suggest an OPA change.

Thank you for the review. I'll be buying my own unit soon. My plan is to pair it with HD598. I think it's a good combination for a semi-mobile rig (laptop). 

Look here for a mini-review. Thank you project86 :)

I've found some pics from Headfonia. Maybe they'll do a review soon. t.co/DV8GAxQd

  So one of my favorite companies Audinst is about to introduce a new product. They are doing a special sale this month. Can someone look at the specs and at least guess how is it different from HUD-mx1? There are no reviews at this time. I cannot decide which version of theirs DAC to buy...

good find, happy new year!!!

I'll be buying Brainwavz HM5 most likely.  These are getting a lot of positive reviews. Thanks anyway ;)

Can someone post update on a900x? I am really interested in mid-section. How do they sound with vocals (especially female)? The thing is that I want closed headphones from AT. I have experience only with AD series? Do a900x have the same sweet (coloured?) vocals as ad700/ad900? P.S. I...

As far as I understand TAD series use a totally different driver. They are basically open versions of ATH-Txxx headphones.

I've found a little bit info about the new cans...  So if I got it right from the translation: a700x have better highs than a500x a900x are very close to a1000x clarity scales through the line   Here comes some links with a lot of photos if someone interested...