Thanks for your offer! It's also nice to hear some relatively good reports about them. I was disappointed, but in the end I got a full refund thanks to PayPal. If I still had my old integrated amp, I would have definitely taken you up on your offer : ) Another reason why Head-fi is such a good...

Yes it was disappointing. I travel to Japan on business a few times a year and had even thought of having the tubes delivered to my hotel, which is a service that they provide. I just hope that they keep going and simply had a problem receiving any emails or phone calls. That being said, I am...

U Well, as it turned out...things changed quickly. My dealer has a fellow Audio Note customer who is retiring and wants to sell his preamp/monoblocks combo at a price that I can just! stretch to. Normally these pieces would be way beyond my budget. I probably didn't mention it earlier but...

I would love to get them in two weeks, but they are saying something on their website something about a delay of up to two months. It's not so hard to wait for them unless I keep talking about them here! Then I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas morning :p

Did you have any problems with Price Japan at all?

I ended up ordering from Price Japan for ¥159000. It saves me almost CDN $600 compared to buying from True Audiophile in Portland, if my math is correct.

Well, I am resurrecting this thread again....I have read this whole thread twice and also the reviews at Parttimeaudiophile.com and Sixmoons.com and the discussion at Audiogon. It has given the expected results :D:D I have ordered a pair of TA-300Bs! There is currently a two month wait, but that...

I spent part of the morning yesterday trying most of the JH Audio lineup when I met up with one of the Canadian sales reps. I started with the JH7s and went all the way up to the Roxanne's. Above that was above my budget. I enjoyed each and every model, but in the end the JH16s were my...

Hi  Sorry for the slow response.  I have been knocked out by the flu (Noro Virus).  I am getting back to normal again, but my head is still a bit woozy.  I will have a look at it tomorrow or the next day, when I am thinking straight and update then.   Thanks very much for being proactive : )...

I am definitely interested but need to know the date in advance to ask for it off from work. Don

Have a great time everyone! See you at the next head-fi meetup, Don

  I'm a little late in replying to this post, but I will just add that I had about 30-40 minutes with the HD800s and the K812s being powered by the Auralic Taurus MkII headphone amp, after a few minutes with the Resonessence Concero HP.  The Sennheiser HD800s sounded better on the Auralic amp...

  I would be quite happy to have a mini meet up!  For that matter anyone of this group that wants to join us will certainly be welcome.  I will bring my various headphones, but especially the SR-009s and the KGSSHV and we can check out the different systems that people have.   I hope that...

If you are bringing your SR-009s, perhaps I don't have to ask Pat or Travis to bring mine? I ended up selling my Stax 717 amp as I am going to upgrade to a KGSSHV. I couldn't turn down a good offer. Unfortunately the new amp won't be here for 2-3 months. Let me know if I should still talk to...

I have checked every schedule for every person in my department and I am unable to attend on the 18th. I will see if Pat or Travis would be willing to look after my SR-009s, so people can get a chance to hear them. I just ask that everyone be gentle with them : ) Don

Unfortunately I will be flying out to Ottawa on the 18th, so I won't be here that day. I will look into some sort of work swap, but it's quite unlikely to work out. If Pat is coming, then perhaps he could bring my Stax SR-009s and 717.....

I have my schedule for May now. Updated response below: May 10: Yes (Preferred) May 11: Maybe (I will have to negotiate heavily to make this work!) May 17: Yes (Least preferred) May 18: No - Working All Day

May 10: Yes (Waiting For Work Schedule) May 11: Yes (Waiting For Work Schedule) May 17: Maybe (Waiting For Work Schedule) May 18: Maybe (Waiting For Work Schedule)   My company won't have my schedule for May complete until the 27th or 28th.  I will update my info as soon as I get it.   Don

You are exactly right. I realized as soon as you mentioned it, that there would be a conflict. Another option if it becomes a bit awkward is for each of us to chip in $5-$10 to pay for the room. My intention was to support the two best shops in Vancouver : ) Don

Seriously, I think that we should switch it to the Saturday.   Many thanks to Fireboy for pointing that out!   Don

By the way, I spoke to Pat Tang of Pat's Audio Arts about our meetup. He told me that he will try to get one of the guys to come to represent his store and to bring some headphone gear. Pat sells Stax and Grado. He stocks the Stax 307, 407, 507 and SR-007 MkII headphones, as well as each model...

That is an excellent point! I will be on much safer ground with my other half, if we have it on the Saturday! Don

That sounds like a really good idea. It would be great if someone owned a BHSE or KGSSHV as well to compare, but it doesn't sound like that is the case. I'm not familiar with your DIY amp, do you have any links to its design or user base? Don

I forgot to mention that I have quite a few high res files on my iPad Air including lots of DSD files, so you could try those out,. I would love to hear the Auralic setup. Don

I won't get my work schedule until the end of April, but I will be there if I get the day off. I will bring; SR009 powered by Stax 717 and sourced from a Meitner MA-1/Mac Mini AKG 3003 powered by Resonessence Herus and iPad Air Sennheiser IE60 powered by ? AKG 712 powered by ? Sennheiser HD420s...