That's fantastic news - thanks so much for the response.  Hoping for something that can adequately survive the daily commute.

Hopefully the pics are of the PM-3 prototype and the final model won't have a glossy finish.  Why you would put a glossy (read: easily scratched, finger print magnet) finish on a portable headphone is beyond me...   High hopes for this one, though!

The Apex Tube

14.5kg 16.0kg 22.2kg

  Looks like Jason is listening to Alpha Dogs, and I would have to agree that most of the T50RP mods sound fantastic with the amp.  A lot of others seem to agree as well (google Paradox Vali, for example).

  Pretty sure we were talking about perceived sound.

    What an odd statement.

    Haha, now I know I just need to bitch and moan to get something worthwhile.     Thanks for the pics, Jude, they're lovely.  I still hate the 25-odd pages of number-farting that people have to sift through to find the good stuff.

  This whole forum has become a cesspool of misinformation and speculation with practically no real news or technical discussion to be found.   So time consuming to dig through all the garbage to find any worthwhile information on upcoming products.

Quote:   If I recall, Schiit has stated several times that the Mjolnir was meant to be an 'end-game' product.  I would think a lot of the same technology will be in the Rag.  I suspect the discrete volume pot may be the only improvement over the Mjolnir from a balanced headphone amp.    

Quote:   If you have "a 1000 albums" on your X3, then the bit rate your albums must be at must be pretty low.  At that point, why not just buy an ipod or some other product with a better ui?  The whole selling point of the x3 over another product is the hi-res/multi-format playback...

Quote:   Actually I never thought my response would be taken seriously - especially because of Magni/Modi.  Shows how well humour is reflected in text.   I hate you more.

Quote:   Thor and Odin are people/gods - Schiit's always named gear after things/places.

Quote:   Or it could be that Blizzard (realistically, Metzen) doesn't have an original bone in their body and they get all their lore from other people's work or ancient mythos.   Excited for the statement products.  They look beautiful - unlike the majority of summit-fi headphone gear.

Quote:   Such a tease!

Quote:   I agree - those CD player manufacturers should really get their act together!

Quote: I honestly don't know of any DAPs of comparable size to the X3 that have a neck strap option.  Why would FiiO buck the trend?  Thing almost weighs as much as an IPod Classic.

Quote: Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Gino-Flannel-Double-Layers-Purple/dp/B007Q8L5C6

Quote:     Because you bought a 601 instead of waiting for the 901?

Quote: Sorry, "Rooster burst officially on sale....."

Quote: Translated via Google:   "**** burst officially on sale, buy a"

Surprised no one's mentioned Planet of Sound.   http://planetofsoundonline.com   They are on Queen East - they carry DACs, headphone amps, Beyerdynamics, Grados and Sennheiser.  All can be demo'd, and it's a MUCH quieter store than BBR, with cheaper prices to boot.

Quote:   Looks great! 

Quote:     No need to worry about ALAC.  Let the apply fanboys suck at the proprietary teet and wallow in their terrible decision to support that company.          

Quote:   I thought it was more of a "it's done when it's done" sort of thing.