Same here. 

  Yep, the price was too high for that lousy signature. 

In for one. Halfway to their goal in :30 and surprising few perk levels choosen. An awful lot of $199 and $239 'donations' though. Wonder what that could be?   

Any other impressions (especially with Senns)? Trying to decide between this and the Geek. Draws for both. Like the pedigree and 1/4" of the Herus. Geek versions have the power. 

I was very impressed by The Abyss (though I've love their design to begin to focus on human heads), however I'm not sure I'd walk away with solid impressions of a 009 v. Abyss comparison with the Cavalli amp. Nothing against it, just I've heard the 009 sound better (say about 15 feet to its...

Have heard the Pinnacle several times, own the Peak-Volc and spent significant time with the Arete. Perhaps the most telling indication is a pro-Peak con-Pinn position. Sounds like a issue in the chain to me.

  Quote: Are you claiming the Oppo will allow me access all audio content a computer would? How do you launch a browser on it again? ;)    

MOG (or Spotify) Mobile allows you to download albums, in most cases (especially on MOG) 320kbps. As a service they aren't yours to keep though. Then again they're $9.99 a month.  

Quote:   Thanks SS. It appears the hdmi input/output is the only option for what they're calling a "pass through," thus hdmi in (only digital in) and toslink out may result in a resampling. This somewhat makes sense - having a stable 24/176.4-192 optical signal is unlikely so some safe...

I've read about 2/3rds of this lengthy thread, so apologies if this has been answered already. There appears to be several users who bypass/do not use the Realiser for 2 channel playback (not to mention HDMI being the only digital in). This would be my sole use. I'm intrigued by 2 channel...

  Quote: Considering the HE-400 is supposedly all about bringing the price down you're being pretty cavalier with your twenties, no?    

Err what?

If you rewatch the InnerFidelity video it shows the rotation. 

So are we going to make it through CES (and the preorder period) without a HD400 review? 

  Quote:   Well, I suppose the earlier heavily implied question is if SQ is removed from the equation, how good a deal is a crappy sounding $349 dynamic, othro or electrostatic purchase? There's real hope here and why we're all waiting on reviews, but as anyone who's ever owned any of...

  Quote: As I'm afraid with many ortho discussions, it seems the technology is overriding the SQ talk. Not sure why the below should even matter?    "... these are a very exciting offering because it brings a high-end technology at a price point that is at least accessible... "    

  Quote:   I think it's important to note the HD580/6X0 success as being arguably in the past. If there's a trend in the other direction there may be a reason for the change. That said, I wouldn't assume the HD7/800 signature choice is solely a marketing decision. Course as we both...

Ugh. Wrong forum. One of these years I'll learn.

At the bare minimum can we all agree to stop dismissively saying "once the JH3A is released all these problems will be ancient history"?

... with a pinch of added Nutty Professor.   

Asr, I appreciate the resetting of expectations. The hobby has grown and we obviously can't expect every meet attendance of MOTs (not that that was ever the situation). Perhaps, though I'm not so sure, the invites need to be tempered publicly at the onset of announcement of invites ("I'll attend...

Even the iPod app on the iPad can do high res if you prep the files correctly. Never used the CLAS, but confirmed both apps (see second page), a camera kit, and the same Lavry DJ.

What is the expected change in pre and post burn in for a digital cable? Is there an expected lessening of jitter or other corruption through use?  

Last I heard I was 22 and just got a shipping notice.

What the hell? I'm in. Figure I have a 1 in 6000 chance.