That would be fantastic!

      You obviously haven't seen Schiit's stance on DSD, and I agree fully with them.

Then don't buy it. And that's exactly what the guys at Schiit will tell you. DSD is going nowhere.

It looks like he's banned from Head-Fi as well. http://www.head-fi.org/t/586153/yulong-sabre-d18-thread-reviews-impressions-discussion-full-review-added-2-5/915#post_9593762

      Woah. So you can get the features you want, AND save money? That's the one you want.

It's never bothered me enough to care. If it wears out eventually, I'll get a new headband. No biggie.

Here is my current model for comparison:

I used their mini-XLR's on my build. They're very, very nice.

Mine rubs as well but it wasn't enough to bother me.

I always do as a precaution. Why take the risk?

The Redco mini-xlr connectors are the Switchcraft brand (TA4B etc.). They're good connectors and inexpensive. The best I've used so far are the Furutech. Pricey, but very very nice.

The trick to getting the LED's aligned painlessly, is to slide the board into the outer aluminum shell first, then insert the dark grey inner housing last. Most people are putting the board in the inner housing first, and that makes it very hard to align the LED's with the holes.

This is why I love Schiit. No BS. What was your goal in bringing up the Fiio with him? That they should design and build one just for you? The only answer he could give you was, go buy it, because it's the product for you. You were at the point where you were just wasting his time. He is still...

This.

That's a great list of accessories. I would like to know which amps the stacking kit will work with!

Hungryhoss has been trolling other threads as well. And she doesn't know what a deck is? Weird.

      I'd much rather lug a DAP and small amp attached to it to sit on the deck at the lake with my LCD-2's, than take a laptop and non-portable amp that I would have to plug in to an outlet. This is the reason portable amps are made in the first place lol. 

It's not strange in the least. The built in amp only outputs so much power. It's common practice with DAP's and harder to drive headphones.

Some of us despise using rubber bands around the middle of the device. It's sloppy.

Regardless, it's not boosting the bass. It's just less treble. That's it. You're not hearing more bass, you're hearing less treble.

What your showing is everything being reduced, not just the highs. Imagine the line staying flat and only starting to drop off at the highs. The changes won't be linear like you're showing.

    I thought the whole thing with the X1 was that it was designed to be warmer than both the X3 and X5?

Headphonebar.com will have it at some point. Great place to order from.

They're releasing a phono preamp in about a month or so.

Those Switchcraft connectors are actually very easy to find locally, and not pay shipping, no need to order them from the states.