Not sure if you're still looking for comments on this, but thought I would put forward a few thoughts in case you are.    The Audio Note DAC 2.1x is quite remarkable. AN DACs allow the emotional content of the music to flow in a way that few other digital devices seem able to achieve in...

You might wish to consider the ANT Amber Special Edition Plus which has excellent synergy with the Denon D7000. Treble is detailed and clear without harshness. The Amber seems able to bring out the mids of the D7000 resulting in a clean and vivid presentation. This is quite notable because with...

I am going to have my NOS K340s recabled (balanced) by either Headphile or APureSound. It seems the majority of people have Larry at Headphile recable and modify their K340s, but Alex at APS also offers the service.    So I was wondering: has anyone has compared the Headphile and APS...

Should be a fantastic event - will definitely be in attendence tomorrow

Many thanks for that information, it suddenly makes sense now why the amp was announced in January and still isn't here!

..with matching balanced Ultrasoneamp (H-101) to follow. Struggling to find much info here or elsewhere else, any thoughts/speculations that you may have would be very interesting to hear (to my mind, at least!) Anyone else been keeping an eye on developmemts with the launch of the new...

I suspect that many high-end phones deploy leather in order to achieve a 'conspicuously expensive' look, rather than for sound quality or comfort considerations. It is rather like Leica's fancy leather lens cases: clearly a luxury product but less practical than 'normal' cases. Of course...

Lector seems to focus its efforts primarily on the Italian market and so the English language pages are poorly maintained. All of the information is available on their Italian website. I don't think we can post full web addresses for things here due to external link spam issues, but it's at...

Hello all, I recently spotted that Italian hybrid audio specialists Lector have produced a headphone amplifier called ZUM, which retails for around 850 Euros. I am intrigued to know more about it. Just wondering whether any of you have had the opportunity to hear one, or whether any of you...

Regarding Melos repairs - Porzilli et al on their rather surreal 'retro' website for the Nova Physics Memory Player claim to be in the process of setting up the Melos Audio Support Center, based in LA: "We apologize, but the Melos Audio Support Center has no contact information yet. Please...

I should just add that I initially planned to buy the Earmax as a 'stop-gap' until I had the chance to give a Moth (or similar) a whirl. But the sonic signature is sufficiently interesting that it can surely sit alongside machines which might be technically superior and more transparent. And...

My sincere thanks to all of those who contributed to this thread. After some testing of what was available locally I purchased an Earmax Pro. I find it gives an endearingly full, weighty and rounded sound at both fairly quiet and not-so-quiet levels. Very graceful presentation overall...

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. The Moth Si2A3 could well be great option, though getting hold of one is certainly a challenge. I have read that certain Eddie Current amps are sufficiently similar to the classic Moths to be worthy of similar consideration, might this be true? (and for my...

I've been reading this forum with great interest for some while, and have been really impressed by the range and quality of information available as well as the good-spirited nature of the community here. It has allowed me to put together a shortlist of possibilities for audition, but there's...