In some strange way I have always been intuitively drawn to what Jude described as your "crazy streak" Tyll! Although I probably would have described it as an obsessive passion for truth, detail, authenticity, and integrity! A passion which for me is completely connected to your ultimate...

 In essence there is nothing derogatory or problematic in this statement - even if it is intended to be so! Because ultimately most "audiophiles" DO actually (or at least in my experience) listen to their equipment in order to get closer to the "essence" of the music they listen to! - whatever...

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Listened to these at the London CanJam through the Hugo TT and all I can say is WOW! This is what I always fantasised a high end closed back headphone could sound like! Absolutely absolutely beautiful. Resolution, clarity, and soundstage out of this world! Left the Fostex TH900 for dead...

I never listened to these - ever, anywhere - but they sound amazing!!! ;)

Awesome job guys! Fantastic to see all this gear! A complete headphone geek's nirvana!

Paul's an awesome guy to deal with! I'd jump on this offer if I was you! Outstanding CIEMS by a brilliant, ethical company, run by a true gentleman! Auditioned them at the Headphone show in London and they were just as good - if not better - than the Laylas that were there, at less than half the...

This has made me want to buy some Schiit product - laughing like a school girl as I write that - more than any single product review, because it confirms the intelligence behind the company! But then I teach this stuff everyday…. well done mate. Awesome article. And  congrats/good luck on your...

Dan, hahahahahah! Love the Facebook Group! I'm up for it if you are! NOT! :)

Mimouille, I had the same experience, so I emailed Andy who owns the company, and he said that they aren't up on the site yet. They only officially went on sale today apparently, and will be on the site shortly. I hope you will appreciate the value and honesty of my opinion - with the level of...

No advertising commercial mate! Just an attempt to give an honest appraisal of what I heard, in the hope that it was helpful to someone else! The smart arse, conspiratorial, and too smart/cool for school attitude of this place sometimes is enough to make you not want to contribute anymore. Take...

Just listened to these and I have to say they were amazing! Hung out to listen to the Roxannes originally and they were just waaay to overblown for me. No detail, no separation, no clarity, and really I just couldn't ultimately understand the hype. But these are a different beast… mistress…...

Someone was obviously a very good boy for Christmas to get such lovely presents!!!! Guess I'll have to keep on trying! Hope you're having a fantastic break my friend!!!! And congrats on the "gifts"! I'll look forward to hearing your impressions!

Does anybody have any recommendations for speakers to run off this? And is it truly capable of running a little set of bookshelf monitors, or do you need to use active speakers? Any thoughts appreciated! Would prefer a single box amp/dac solution but would like to have the option to run a little...

I'd go the FitEars my friend! This would be my total endgame - i.e. pre/post marital ;) - CIEM! I'd go for the C435 because i prefer clarity more than anything else, but obviously for base the MH335DW is the one to go for. I've heard all of these besides the Heir and… IMHO… they are far superior...

Mmmmm…. another reason to move to Japan! ;)

  Mate apart from the incredible audio quality of the products you produce you should be congratulated for pursuing "The death of obsolescence, [and] the rebirth of lasting value"! I'm a Professor who teaches Innovation management, Entrepreneurship, and sustainability, and this is exactly what...

I think Frank from Toxic Cables does them as well. And by all accounts his cables seem to get rave reviews. Good luck!

Of course we do my friend! With passion and interest!!!! ;)

Ridiculously ambivalent picture "triggers," and kind of sad that this forum is being used for such obviously incentivised clandestine market research. Is there nowhere left in this world that is sacrosanct from this sort of total consumerist capitalistic exploitation of our lives? For me this is...

Awesome stuff my friend! Love the way we can have these "conversations" from either ends of the world! Enjoy your new cables and look forward to hopefully catching up soon! All the very best!

Kiats what's the difference between this and your last one? And do all the adapters work from the 2.5mm TRRS? This is what I want for AK240 if it does!!!! Cheers mate!

Not sure when ready… and hopefully be back sometime early September. Just trying to work it all out at the moment. Apart from that ok. Thesis time at Uni so not so much teaching and a bit quitter than usual thank goodness! How about you!? 

Oh yes it does but let's not start a flame war!!!! :)