A brand new replacement set, sent direct from Sennheiser in Germany on August the 20th. (I have full documentation) Selling as used as I unfortunately scratched the outer mesh near the headphone socket when swapping out the cable for some testing (picture included) Apart from that, these are in...

  Quote: Cheers, they're the apple of my eye those phones, I love 'em.

  My computer audio setup at work. I have the NFB-10ES camoflaged with paper and a woolly hat to reduce it's ostentatiousness :0)

Quote: Sorry, yeah I meant the M1 DAC. We demo'ed it with the M1 HPA amp. Overall I thought it had quite a good sound but I felt it was a little flat and lifeless. The NFB-10ES just has amazing depth and vibrancy that the Music Fidelity pairing couldn't match no matter what expensive IC's...

Quote: Yeah, I must've got lucky. I rang up Ampcity on Friday and they had one left so I bought it and collected it on Saturday. Very glad I did! I'd no idea how difficult it appears to be to get hold of them. It's a lovely device, the sound is outstanding. I'd tested the Music Fidelity...

Well, I pulled the trigger and bought the NFB10ES usb version this weekend. Surprisingly big, it's going get some looks in the workplace.   I have it driving my beloved smeggy thunderpants, single ended.   Initial impressions are good, very good. The high resolution clarity pairs very...

In case anybody is interested, I emailed Anedio about this and they said they're hoping to be able to do international delivery in one or two weeks time. So that's handy:)

Yeah possibly, though I imagine one would get stung with customs either way and I doubt shipping costs would be that much cheaper done through Anedio. For me it just comes down to whether there'd be any problems plugging it into the wall or if it needs a convertor.

Quote: I'd be very interested in working out an arrangement to have this shipped from the States. If there was any kind soul willing to do this I'd be very appreciative :0).

Everybody has to listen to Pat Metheny's "Are You Going With Me?" at least once in their life.  

I've test-drived both the dt770 and D2000 in the workplace.   Well, the dt770 are on the face of it are very light cans with that soft velour padding. But in my experience they don't have the greatest sound isolation and the padding is a little on the thin side so there's a slight extra...

My favourite headphone experience was the first time I heard Ludwig Streicher performing a Bottesini double bass concerto while trying out my new thunderpants headphones for the first time. Breathtaking doesn't even begin to describe how amazing and emotional it sounded. I could feel the attack...

Second this, I also have the Music Streamer II+. It has a lovely, detailed expansive sound compared to my previous DAC (e7) I have it connected to a M-Stage amp, and the sound from my thunderpants is just wonderful.   Quote:  

I gave this app a go, it's great! Especially with older 80's recordings like Peter Gabriel or Talk Talk, just adds a bit of full bodied juice to the slightly thin sound production. The only thing I would say that it falls down on is the sound gets momentarily choppy when multi-tasking between...

I got a set of Thunderpants. They're awesome.

Cheers man! I'm just having such a great with them. Listening to Pat Metheny's 'Are you going with me?' with these phones is a semi-religious experience.

Hi, I'd just like to bump this thread to say I recently bought a pair of thunderpants from Smeggy. He was great to deal with and the phones arrived without a problem. They really do sound fantastic, lovely full bodied sound with great separation of instruments and a wide soundstage. The sound...

Quote: I'd agree it's unrealistic to expect night and day types of vast improvement. It really comes down to what an end user considers value for money in terms of the sound quality and the usability and convenience of the device.  For me it's about justifying the purchase of a...

Fair enough, I can see the logic of what your saying. Each to their own and all that. This place is a fantastic resource of knowledge and I'm glad found it by the way. So hello everybody :0)

Quote: But if you already have that rig, which sounds like a great setup, why change to something comparably sized but with a primitive  UI?

I don't know, for that kind of cash with it's chunky size and basic UI, it ought to be a significant leap in quality. I appreciate the idea though, a bespoke audiophile DAP is something I've been looking to find for a long time.

I'll let you know how easy it is to cancel, might end up taking delivery of it regardless! :0)

  Quote: Currently alternating between sony x1060 and iphone 3gs with sennheiser IE8's. I'm thinking instead it would be better value just getting a little amp and LO lead to upgrade the sound on the 3gs and keeping the nice UI. I was very excited about this and yes, I know I can...

Well, I think I'll be cancelling my preorder. By the look of the impressions coming in I don't think the upgrade justifies the price and usability/portability issues. Not sure I can be arsed with the whole returning it in the post business either. Jumping the gun? Maybe..