they look rather cheap, the W07s were built to last.

My MDR-W07 have finally failed. I cannot see anything like them in the market in the way of vertical lightweight in ear headphones. Does any one know of something similar? It seems this product category has died - shame as they were very good.

I recognise that I already have the Valhalla with the Senn HD-650's, hence wanted to hear experience of people using the T50RPs on the Valhalla, no-one?

Is anyone running the fostex t50rps on a Schmitt Valhalla? I fancy trying these ortho's but not sure if the Valhalla will do the justice, I understand they may be better on the Asgard.o

Where can you buy these from on the street in the US, I'm in Chicago on Friday? and would like to pick a pair up since they are a lot cheaper than in Europe.

Ah so it resamples the signal, mind you I think most AirPlay or web based streaming would be <=48kHz.   Did the original Apple TV output at 96kHz, I've seen rumours but no concrete evidence.   I'm tempted to pick an ATV3 up later this year for AirPlay but not for my audiophile content/setup.

same question here, any advice?

Can you bypass the Apple TV's DAC and push the raw signal to an external DAC?

Is matrix audio famous for the mini-I still trading?   http://www.matrixelectronics.net

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I'm thinking of getting a Valhalla, this amp is not designed for tube rolling and is recommended to be used with 6N1P and 6N6P tubes which are NOS from Russia Voskhod. The tubes are stated to last between 3-5k hours which I think gives a tube around 3-4 years of use based on 3 hours use per day...

has anyone used a USB version yet against Linux (Ubuntu)?   is there any indicator on the unit as to the sample rate of the source? I want to be able to check my soundcard isn't doing any upsampling before transporting over optical.

Any chance of an update on how you got on with the 650's and Schiit over the Marantz? I'd be very keen to hear your thoughts.

good advice on the 30 day return policy, I'm not sure how much I'm going to appreciate the HD-650's and the mini-I due to hearing issues.   What's the HD-650 like direct from the mini-I, not sure I can drop £750 in one go on Amp, Phones and DAC. Cheers for your advice.

    Quote: The first result on the forum yielded:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/219721/the-sennheiser-veil   Quote:   Think I'm going to have to give them ago.

I've read 10 pages of this thread and I'm still no closer to understanding what a veil is, can anyone enlighten me?

what amp have you got them running on? did you try before you bought / can you recommend anywhere in London for testing?

I've been yearning for a decent hi-fi for years I currently live in a flat and have therefore opted for a Denon DM38 with some JBL Control 1s cheap & cheerful until I know what space I'll eventually have for some serious kit.   In the meantime I'm thinking of opting for decent headphone set...

Have to say Head Injury is making sense to me.. keep the comments coming I'm interested to know.   Quote:  

Assuming I only have CDs at red book standard 44.1khz, which I do.   Why would I need a DAC that could handle anything higher than 44.1khz?   I'm confused particularly in reference to kit such as the Matrix Mini-I which is limited to 48khz on its USB digital input, but why would this...