Quote: I agree, that's one hell of a review. He's blog is quite nice too, google takes us to some interesting places sometimes... Almost everyone has the same opinion about HUD-mini. Mike was a bit too critical about the stock unit imo. Basically HUD-mini is a scaled down HUD-mx1 and...

Here is one more review of HUD-mini.

Quote: Great idea! While I was going to write them about it, Audinst started to sell  HUD-mini + OPA2227 on ebay for 135$ (it's just a mere 6$ more than unit's ordinary price). But now I'm torn between E10, HUD-mini and HUD-mx1. E10 is cheap and good, HUD-mini is a bit better and more...

Thanks for clarification guys. I feel like I'm a little bit less ignorant now :) I'm still going for the stock unit, but will probably buy OPA2227 in the future. If I got you right, I need to decide for myself which sound sig I prefer.

Thank you for more impressions. I did a little research and LME49860 looks superior in every way. Maybe he got a faulty chip as you said??? Here is a comment about these two Op-Amps:   I'll buy it stock. From my experience Audinst is a very good company when it comes to price/quality.

Don't sweat it :) All is fine. Here is a review from headfonia. They suggest an OPA change.

Thank you for the review. I'll be buying my own unit soon. My plan is to pair it with HD598. I think it's a good combination for a semi-mobile rig (laptop). 

Look here for a mini-review. Thank you project86 :)

I've found some pics from Headfonia. Maybe they'll do a review soon. t.co/DV8GAxQd

  So one of my favorite companies Audinst is about to introduce a new product. They are doing a special sale this month. Can someone look at the specs and at least guess how is it different from HUD-mx1? There are no reviews at this time. I cannot decide which version of theirs DAC to buy...

good find, happy new year!!!

I'll be buying Brainwavz HM5 most likely.  These are getting a lot of positive reviews. Thanks anyway ;)

Can someone post update on a900x? I am really interested in mid-section. How do they sound with vocals (especially female)? The thing is that I want closed headphones from AT. I have experience only with AD series? Do a900x have the same sweet (coloured?) vocals as ad700/ad900? P.S. I...

As far as I understand TAD series use a totally different driver. They are basically open versions of ATH-Txxx headphones.

I've found a little bit info about the new cans...  So if I got it right from the translation: a700x have better highs than a500x a900x are very close to a1000x clarity scales through the line   Here comes some links with a lot of photos if someone interested...

I'd buy tad500, but apparently they leak too much sound (almost like ms1/grado). But maybe it's just a very good jp>eng translation??? We need some reviews. a500x looks nice too, I wonder how do they compare to a900x...

Any info on tad500 yet? There are some positive reviews on japanese internets. Hope someone gets it :) 

Someone unboxed these on youtube. Watch the whole video, couse the ending is funny :)  

when can we buy it? i can not wait any longer :)

not to be offensive, but what is your point exactly? this world is boring enough... try to live without any hobby and you'll understand. it doesn't matter what others think. you choose your own way. period. /my 5 cents   @Ntropic cool avatar 

i suggest discount for everyone in this thread feiao should be included too 

wow, I am going to buy it!!! FiiO is the best!

Thanks for your answer. I was afraid that NFB-12 is a lot like Sparrow... So it'll be mx1 all the way for me :) I'm using laptop, so soundcards are not for me right now.

Hi, I can't decide between mx1 and nfb-12. I've some experience with mx1, and it's a great little device. I've used it for one week a few years back and it was superb in every aspect. But nfb-12 looks really good on paper and I can slip taxes if I order from China. So the price will be the...

Great. Thanks for the link. I'm not really a friend with search yet ;)