My own pair arrived just minutes ago. I think I have the new foam and I'll try to put pictures and impressions up after some listening.

Interesting. Too bad there aren't more details right now.   Anyways, it seems some posters already know quite a bit. Where's the information coming from?

Cool. I had no idea lossless downloads were available for these tracks.

Wow. Those headphones look quite handsome on that stand.

Nowadays, my Westone UM3X gets the most use when I'm away from the desk. To be honest though, I can get by with pretty much anything that makes noise including iPod buds and my netbook's built in speakers.

I've only got a black Berkeley Alpha DAC - $5195 and a Primare DVD30 - $3995.

They seem to be taking some design cues from Bel Canto.

I don't believe in cables at all (based on my own, however brief, experiences) but reports like this intrigue me and make me want to do more investigation in my own system.

My favorite in the looks department has always been this beauty from Leben. If I had speakers that warranted such a beast, I would audition this first.

The Mini version sounds like it's going to be a steal. I'd lose my complete version in favor of it if I didn't have so many Reference Recordings HRx files.

I see it still hasn't been mentioned but about two weeks ago, Sonic Studio released the 1.0.1 Amarra revision which updated the UI. Here's a picture of my desktop running it. Also, more news on 1.1 which will bring the FLAC and ALAC support. Quote: Amarra 1.1 - Next Release We...

One of the most overrated is the Denon AH-D5000 about two years ago. It was a thoroughly adequate phone ballyhooed into a great giant killer. The hype suckered me in unfortunately when I should have saved the cash for some of the upgrades I made straight away after getting exposure to more kinds...

Thanks for the reply.

Are there any theoretical benefits to this versus the Power Plant? It almost reads as if you mention not using digital technology as a feature of sorts.

The Denon AH-D5000 jumped into my mind immediately upon reading the thread title.

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik People talk about loving gear as sort of a bad thing. It isn't. Discovering my likes and dislikes has been a blast. Building an amp is like piecing together a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle - it is a blast. I think it's wise to consider both the...

My experience is that a $500 IPS Monitor will smoke any equivalently priced television in terms of performance but it depends entirely on your application and how far you would be sitting.

I really want Omega's 40th Anniversary moon landing watch. It's probably near the cost of my worldly possessions combined however.

I think it's about 1:1 for me if I factor in my purchases over my lifetime. It makes me a bit dizzy when think about it.

Good isolation is very welcome news. I need some closed phones and these seem like they may fit the bill.

That looks very interesting. The shipping cost, while unavoidable, is far too high however.

I have the HD800/P-1 combo as well and I agree with you both.

Great job! I really like how that looks.

A while back, I had to store my system away and was forced to use the PS3 as a music player. I hope I never have to do that again; it's a very sub par performer. Use an outboard DAC if you can swing it. If not though, the included composite and the optional component cables will give you what...

I use the Lynx AES16e PCI Express card to get 24bit/192kHz out of my own Nehalem Mac Pro. It works excellently.