Maybe that's the show that I made it to, just hard to believe that time went by so quickly already...

When was the last Can Jam in China? I'll be heading to this one for sure.

So, is there going to be an Abyss AB 1266 Phi TC --> MR? I am always wondering about a new AB 1266 beyond the TC, especially as more and more time goes by since their release. I didn't even know there was a new Diana MR until yesterday, but I guess it's been out for 6-12 months? I at least saw...

This one is old, I know, but how do you deal with the “opposite preamp” problem? I also have this “modern” arrangement issue where I have a few sets of headphones paired to “best match amps”, feed by only 1-2 sources. In the age of headphones and not old hi-fi, I feel this layout is more normal...

Thanks for the feedback. I will have to search them out on my travels. I'm still surprised at how light they are. I hope they still feel like top notch quality in hand.

I just took a look through your headphone details in your profile. Off hand, which headphones besides the Solitaire P have moved you? The Meze Empyreans? The Elites? And what are your musical preferences?

I am also looking forward to hearing anyone's feedback on this. The Pioneer SEM1, Focal Utopia, Solitaire P, and now the Yamaha YH-5000SE. All halo headphones from big audio houses. I wonder where the YH-5000SE sits? It certainly went for the upper end of pricing...

Has anyone listened to the new Yamaha YH-5000SE and can share a bit vs. the SEM1? I kinda love these outlier headphones that're like moonshots from these big companies, so the new Yamahas are really calling to me.

Yeah, I'm guessing the same. The OG HE6s are coming up on 13-14 years old or so? It'd be pretttttttty surprising to see an "open box" version of them come from HiFiMAN and not like an individual owner or reseller. You can find them out of China sometimes, but it's died down a lot over the past 5...

Almost 6 months on, I'm still holding out for an answer (hopefully the positive one) from @darinf

No, it's not available separately, but it is quite decent function and quality wise. I really lucked into getting 2 of them, then got Vesper to mod them up a bit to get them to fit my DX1000s and my OG HiFiMAN HE-6s. Others that fit are the Denon D2/5/7000, Fostex, and anything else that is...

I'm still loving these, by the way 💕 This was not a basic headband swap. They rewired the drivers with Mundorf silver-gold hookup wire, put on an iBasso SR-2 headband, and custom designed and made angled, mini-XLR socket housings, then matched the paint. And custom made new earpads, following...

I have been sort of out of the loop for a while, but this is the first place I've seen anyone say that the HOLO Spring or May and the Denafrips Terminator are NOT NOS DACs, but maybe my focus there is only on when any of them are fed DSD512. I upsample and feed my T+A DAC8DSD DSD512 so that it's...

@darinf Do we have any kind of hope that OOYH will get like a "last stand" update to native compatibility with W11? It'd be pretty meaningful for us longtime customers to get some clear guidance on this, especially if it's all EOL now and the background VM workaround is all there's going to...

Thanks for the consistent updates, I'm looking forward to hearing your impressions.

I've listened to the D8000 Pro at a meet before, what are your at home thoughts on how the 2 headphones sound compared to each other so far?

There was some sort of driver revision that an owner showed pictures of a while ago, I wonder how that panned out sound wise? I'd be pumped to get a NOS SEM1, but I'd also let the old audiophile nervosa set in, asking which would be better if I was buying the headphones again... or how to find...

Thanks. I was trying to keep up, but I guess I missed that. I just had a look at them, coming in black+silver and also white+silver, costing about $1600/£1200. I don't think they're using planar drivers this time, are they? I bet the sound quality will be good, but I just hope they've got the...

What do you mean by "the new BT headphones" ?

I would love to try a J2 to try another FirstWatt flavour. I have my HE-6 4-screw with a FirstWatt F1J and that's a beautiful combo. Unfortunately, I haven't put ears on it in a long while due to a very extended move.

Actually, as you can see in the attached picture, the dCS Bartók comes with a preamp stage and headphone amplifier, just like the 812 does. It might be an option, but I believe many of them are sold like this vs. just as a DAC. The feedback has already been quite positive about the whole package.

I don't think anyone is talking about it too much. Boulder - 812 DAC + Preamp + Headphone amp https://boulderamp.com/products/812-dac-preamplifier-headphone-amplifier/ And for anyone else who may be confused seeing different pictures, the headphone socket section of the 812 also has a metal...

I am in this camp also. Everyone's always trying to make something a showdown, it's OK to do it all or anywhere in between. *comes to a fiddlesome, analogue EQ owner&impression thread, then craps. Haha. You still don't own the Loki Max, but at least your replies are sensible and you seem to...

I know this is from like a month ago, but damn, I did not know that happened. That’s sad news.

Congrats on picking them up. And much appreciated for making your way here and sharing some real details on them. Could you make any more comparisons to the other headphones you have? Even if open back, most of them are more common, so it's be easier to relate your impressions. I have the...