I spoke too soon. Just received an email from Kenny saying that my M8 has been shipped. Looking forward to checking this thing out first-hand. Hope you guys receive similar news soon.

Has anyone in the January to May pre-order batch heard from Stacie? The units were supposed to ship on Wednesday once the cables were received, but I haven't heard anything one way or the other.

Michael, I see that you're getting closer to the September shipments as the power supplies are on their way to CEntrance. Assuming I'd be included in that batch, I just want to formally request that my iDevice M8 with 4-pin XLR not be shipped until you've worked through the 24/96 issues. I'll...

From the blog: Pick your M8 Made me think of a derivative of a funny saying my dad used to say to me: You can pick your M8 and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your M8's nose. Sorry, couldn't resist. And, for the record, I like the line, though I'd go with the word "choose" over "pick".

Michael's been providing weekly, if not daily, updates. What more do you want? If you don't want to wade through this thread for the updates provided here, follow the blog.

Yes. Otherwise Michael wouldn't have been able to get the digital bitstream out of the iDevice.

Yeah, Craig's nothing if not predictably unreliable. He's like Punxsutawney Phil...only comes out of hiding every so often; just long enough to apologize for failing to manage expectations. My experience was, unfortunately, very negative. The good news for you, though, is that he always seems...

bahorn, Thanks for pointing out those posts.

If we ask nicely, will one of the attendees to THE Show provide some listening impressions of the M8? Please...

thegrobe, Several pages back, Michael had said the following which concurs with your thoughts, though at least partially because of a jitter removal process in the M8:

Quote:     Very interesting insight into the Norwegian's drive to produce top-quality gear...straight out of Freakonomics.

AndreYew, Thank you for the information. This was a very interesting read.

I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out, Jamato8. Hope you're enjoying your 901.

He said they didn't want to release it in the U.S. until they had a substantial number of units built and ready to ship. I asked about per-orders to see if one could at least find his/her way to the front of the queue, but it didn't sound as if that approach would be employed. He said to check...

First, thanks to bozebuttons, kenman345, and anyone else who made this excellent meet possible. It was my first and provided a fantastic opportunity to get to listen to all of the top headphones in one place. It was also nice to meet so many friendly, knowledgeable vendors and enthusiasts.  ...

Spoke with the rep from Head-Direct today about the availability of the 901 in the U.S. Sorry to report that he said it's likely not going to be available here until summertime.   I was able to listen to it for a bit, but without my own music so I won't post listener impressions other than...

My understanding is they'll be at the NY meet tomorrow. I definitely plan to stop by their table as the 901 is on my very short list. I'll report back if there's anything meaningful to report.

I think we're on the same page. You'll notice I used the word "conceivably". My guess is that if anything goes wrong, it's far more likely to be related to software than hardware. The pre-order group could notice something given the range of equipment, apps, and such that are likely to be used...

I could absolutely be wrong here, but I think you may be missing the distinction between prototype and finished product. My understanding is that folks who pre-order will get the latest and greatest version of the product which could still conceivably be changed based on feedback from the...

This requires a reminder...what am I getting myself into?!?

Good news...two on my short-list. Hopefully I'll get a chance to hook-up with you on Saturday.

Quote:   Trogdor,   Agreed. That's the reason I mentioned the two in conjunction. 

Quote:   Great. Looking forward to meeting the man who made my cables.   Any chance you could fit your Fostex TH-900 in your suitcase? These are on my short-list and I haven't seen anyone else mention them. 

Quote:   Michael,   Congratulations on clearing a challenging hurdle.   I've got a question for you regarding your constant references to "loudness", though. I understand this is an amplifier, but do you really think it makes sense to refer to loudness over, say, refinement? After...

Lack of 24/96 is a certain deal-breaker for me. Looking forward to being able to play my files natively rather than down-sampled by FLAC Player (and converted via iPhone 4S's crappy DAC).