1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD? Yes. No.   2. Do you own any SACDs?  No.   3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files? N/A.   4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC?  No.   5. If you owned a DAC that...

Here are my impressions of the Butte, which I got after Armaegis.  Be warned that this is my first impressions post on Head-Fi so be suspicious of everything I have to say!  They will be short because I don't have enough experience to hear all the details of the differences between amps.  The...

Do you have balanced headphones? Not right now (LCD-2 w/ stock cable).   If so, which ones? n/a   If not, are you looking at balanced headphones or a balanced amp in the future? I would definitely be interested in getting a balanced cable for my LCD-2 in the future (and an...

I use one of the wider Woo stands but padded with bubble wrap to protect the foam from compression as much as possible.

Mine came without cling-film on the pads, maybe Souji's was the same.

Quote: Agreed!  He is a very good trumpet player.  I just picked up his Afro Cuban but have yet to listen to it.  Maybe I'll do that now.   And here you go...(click the insert image button in the bar, just to the right of the redo arrow)

Somebody mentioned Jim Hall a couple of pages ago.  Reminds me of this duet between him and Bill Evans.  Great stuff.

Quote: I received my LCD-2s at the beginning of June and paid $132 to the FedEx delivery woman, so only about $15 more than HST in Ontario.  

Quote: Evans recorded a version on his own Portrait in Jazz trio album, where he lists himself and Miles as composers.  And the Vanguard sessions are great.  I have found the complete set quite illuminating.  

I just listened to this album on my new LCD-2s for the first time and it was fabulous.  Tijuana Moods really takes you on a musical journey and I was so sad to leave when Flamingo began.

Quote: I was in your exact situation two weeks ago.  Enjoy your LCD-2s, I know I certainly am! 

This is one of Quincy Jones's excellent jazz big band albums (I have them on the Mosaic boxed set) and I can't stop listening to it!  

That's definitely my favourite album as well and was the first I listened to when I received my LCD-2s yesterday - it was glorious.   Quote:  

Quote:   Excellent as my LCD-2s are currently "at local FedEx facility" and should be here soon!  I also listen primarily to jazz.

Quote: Any thoughts?  Thanks.  

I'm considering the LCD-2s and find the description of their sound to my liking, but there's one thing I can't seem to find too much detail on - imaging.  When I listened to a T1, the instruments were much more localised and pushed out in front of my head than my K702 and the DT880 with which I...

Thanks guys.  I will have a look here but probably end up ordering from thomann.   The only reason I thought they had foam rings is because it looks like they have little pieces of plastic to hold them in place like the K702.   Edit:  Shipping from Europe to Canada is pretty high so it's...

I recently bought a pair of K500 here on Head-fi which came with K501 pads and need new elastics.  The K501 pads are scratchy and I've read about the bass increase with K601 pads so I contacted the e-mail for Harman International listed on AKG's website.  Unsurprisingly they directed me to an...

Last time the B-stock Asgards went on sale, they were $199.

I've auditioned both side-by-side so I'm not going to comment on which is better, but one thing to consider is that the SR80i leaks a lot of sound because it's an open headphone, while the D1001 has much better isolation because it's closed.

I received my new HDP on Wednesday (my first DAC and amp) and have been enjoying it since then, but I noticed an issue with the volume pot.  I tried searching for the problem, but could only find one reference with no comments.  Since this seems to be the de facto HDP thread, I thought I'd post...

I think it's very likely that Schiit will come out with a DAC provided that the Asgard and Valhalla are successful.  The FAQ on the website specifically mentions DACs and hints that it's a possibility.  To quote:  "anything else we make will augment what you buy now, or will be priced...

I lived with two guys in a suite in my first year last year and I had the same experience.  I never had a problem with my room-mates because they were both really nice, studious, and didn't drink.  Though safety of my valuables wasn't a concern for me because I had a locking door.  If your room...

Thanks for your help, drews.  I was actually thinking of the Schiit Valhalla since I'd heard about the poor match of the Asgard and K701/2.  And I was just about ready to buy a uDAC and wait to upgrade to a better DAC in a year or two, maybe the one I expect Schiit to come out with or the Arcam...

It was kite7 who compared the two.  Here's a link. http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497902/schiit-asgard-unboxing-and-first-impressions/255#post_6762401