I don't believe the cypher cable will be available for sale out of the titanium. Tidal is great, but honestly, the convienance of Apple Music on apple devices is too hard to ignore.

Yes, for example the crack is especially intolerable. That's understandable considering it was designed without the notion of driving planars. I certainly wasn't expecting them to pair well. Another thing I'm going to have to look into is upgrading the headband padding, as the top of my head...

Just received my el8 closed backs. Coming from a pair of HD650s, I have a few initial impressions. Firstly, they are stunningly gorgeous and of a high quality, especially next to the HD650s. However on the other hand, they are noticeably heavier and the supplied cable is much shorter.   Sound...

I'm not getting enough gain out of my Bottlehead Reduction, but I'm unsure as if a downgrade in price to the mani would be the solution.

Audeze definitely dropped the ball with the distribution of the titanium. Local dealer was unable to order them in as Audeze was instead interested in filling the demands of Apple. Not very nice considering I put down a deposit with my dealer. They won't be available for 6 weeks despite Audezes...

I'm assuming most people who ordered them haven't even received them yet.

The Gramophone, Edmonton. First time visiting.

Auditioned a pair today. I did not find them to be particularly efficient. My iPhone 6 with the volume cranked didn't drive them to a loud enough level. I also found them to be more of a boring, flat sound, but that's my own preference. Mind you, if they had been properly amped and with more...

Ordered a pair from my local dealer today. Anxiously waiting now.

Was going to buy a re-400 but decided to order a re-600 on sale. Good investment?

Looking forward to it :thumbsup:

In regards to the above setup, I would probably place the speakers a little closer to the wall and ditch the subwoofer, then angle them to perfectly face the chair. If I insisted on using the sub, i would place it in front of the chair.

If you can recall, was the tube Ragnarok a working prototype?

Last I recall the Mani is load adjustable, via switches embedded in the underside of the chassis.

That's alot of Schiit ^

I've heard mixed reviews about the Vali with the HD650, however haven't tried it myself. The Crack on the other hand is superb. Very superb. You won't believe the tone and tight bass you will get out of a Crack with Speedball paired with the HD650s until you hear it. Upgrades and tube rolling...

The Crack is great for sounding fantastic stock, then surprisingly better after each upgrade you do to it.

As much as it pains me, cute is a very appropriate descriptive word, however I would need a mani stacked in a modi, then a sys to switch the two into my magni 2 or active pre, and just because I want to see how big I can make this pile of Schiit, a Wyrd into my modi :D

Ideally, in my mind a digital cable should exactly transfer data, no boutique needed. I also believe an analog cable only influences the sound when introducing capacitance or external noise due to poor shielding. A conductor is a conductor. What do you guys think?

No, one with a gain stage.

I'd like to see a stand alone preamp from Schiit housed in their small chassis and in the $100 range.   Edit: With a gain stage

Yes you can. Also, Schiit has a new phono stage capable of handling mm/mc at a very low price.

Woo Wa7? More limited in features but a well regarded tube dac/amp nonetheless.

I wonder how well the Mani will pair with Schiit's line up of amplifiers, particularly the Ragnarok. Awesome stuff though.

it would free up tons of space that my tube pre is taking, and give me a taste of something new :)