Instead, it's overrun by guys talking about silver cables and burn in :smirk: I bought a new cable which happens to be silver but only because the original was too short for me. No sound change I can discern.

Same for me, week and a half, but 2 days for the expedited shipping.

I think it's 5 feet.

Got my set in today and I can say these are very, very good, hearing some magic. These may actually have aspects that are better than the original. I recall the highs could be piercing/fatiguing at times on the sets I had. Sound stage is incredible for a closed phone. Definitely need new cable...

I sold my Sony MDR-R10s and Sennheiser HE90 some years back becasue I was happy with other TOTL headphones and the pricing on them was outrageous. Still have an original Stax SR-Omega, not sure I would ever part with them. But at this price for this R10 copy it really is a great choice in my...

Ordered. :relaxed: I bet many people in hearing the original these days would say the same thing, they were very unique but not great at everything.

Site not working for me.

I think we were at AIX together, I know we did Egyptian Theater together.

I've had the non-responsive volume before and reinstalling the firmware fixed it.

I can confirm that I have this same bug as mentioned by castleofargh after upgrading the firmware from 1.75 to 1.81. And I just upgraded yesterday.

I've got it working Ed, don't think I did anything special, just configured Windows for 7.1 audio.

No, I sit in a chair with my head against the chair, no issues. You will not be able to lie down though, have to sit up or they will fall off.

I figured out what is locking up my unit. The screen locks up any time I use the volume up/down on remote. Not good. Sounds still works, as does power button on remote, but nothing else. This is firmware 1.76. I guess I will email Smyth. Edit: All working again after a firmware re-flash...

No, it's not that. I have a theory I need to test. I wonder if it is locking up when the PC software is using 'exclusive mode' which I know my audio software (Roon) uses and I think Kodi may use as well.

I have FW 1.76 and my unit stalls, needs to be power cycled. This is using USB from PC. Also, remote stops working, except power button.

When I send audio via HDMI from my PC or an Oppo 105 and the layout is 5.1, the audio is being sent to the side speakers instead of the back. If I send audio via USB (5.1) to the same room it is correct, speakers in back/rear. I am using my aix 7.1 PRIR mixed with the BBC PRIR to create a 9.1.6...

Wrong again, in my opinion. I've had an A8 since 2009, never used head tracker. Now I have an A16 (delivered and set up yesterday) and I will most likely not use the head tracker. I don't tend to move my head around while I watch or listen.

Wrong.

That's good news since I'm #64, soon now.

Agreed, my thoughts too.

Yeah, the Utopias are not bass shy.

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I'm in. #64

Unfortunately, mine never sounded all that great.  It sits unused in a corner.

I got offered a black unit and took delivery on Monday, shipped last Friday.  Right off the bat I will say this DAC is quite impressive.  And this is up against some very high end other units I have in my possession (I own them, not on loan).  It will be interesting to compare it to my...