LOL @ both the blue note ak240 as well as the new a&k cables, these people have gone mad.

  there are lots out there, just not on headfi as they are not allowed/ looked down upon.   Not pointing fingers just stating facts, I own a lot of overpriced stuff too

wait what does it mean by balanced? 3.5mm trrs jack like hifimans?

    this is my point, im not debating the merits of opamps performance, they are obviously fantastic, but when your charging 1600 for an amp, the budget is their for a discrete design. if I wanted a op amps I could a similar product for much less.

      they put a $2 IC in a $1600 amp

I just realized the hdva/hdvd use 2x 6120A2 Op amps :barf:

My he-560 ( mint condition) still for sale   includes an OCC balanced cable   check out my thread in the F/S section!

  u w0t m8

  I'm more of a headphone tester not a collector. Bought them on a whim and used them for a month or so, excellent cans, just want to use the funds to try out something else.

anyone looking for a he-560, I have an mint condition one up for sale including a balanced cable

little dot mk vi + would be the best, it can do something like 5-6w into 120ohms it will absolutely light up the lcd-3     its also reasonable price at $800 compared to other high end balanced tube amps

mjolnir 2 on the horizon...

solid state, not a fan of tubes with the lcd3     options I'm looking at:   mjolnir (mjolnir 2) bryston bha1     anyone else have any suggestions?

has the dac ic t he yaggy is using been released?

the ak240 if you think about isnt actually absurd of the cost   the case and carbon fiber back alone cost a small fortune to manufacture.

better keep that femto crystal warm! :p

auralic vega vs schiit yaggy 

seems super sketchy

Fiio&Kern AKX7   :D

are there any tube amps with balanced inputs that are $1000 or less?

    your missing the fact that the majority of people are very dumb and to them expensive = must be good/worth

    that's what I was wondering, is it really just a plastic box with the ak logo on it? i thought there might be some other electronics there

  that would be unbalanced, I am refering to balanced.pef1 cable

question about the pef11 balanced lineout cable.   Does anyone know if there is any special electronics behind the little block piece with the A&K logo, or could I just make my own custom cable that would do the same thing?   Please let me know thanks.