FYI if anyone is looking for a Topaz I have one for sale in Canuck Audio Mart.

Mine is on its way to pair with a Hiby RS6 and DCA Aeon2with balanced cable..and of course bypassing the internal ESS DAC. I had a Burson Soloist but sold it as I was out and about. The RS6 amp is good but the DCAs need power!! This chain is going be muusssssicaaallll !

Because they are two diff signatures, R2R vs DS, and I still want portability. I am currently running R6 to Burson Soloist and it's great, and I have portabity. if I run RS6 I have R2R on desktop and as also as a portable. The switch from DS to R2R unst want I want. Looking for real world...

Any RS6 owners also have/heard a Denafrips Ares II? How does it compare? I have nan R6 2020 and was considering an Ares II but I may just sell the Hiby, pass on the Ares and purchase the RS6

Yeah they are a fantastic set. Paired with iFi iDSD Signature and they are just awesome.

Any X3 users using MinorityClean? http://jplay.eu/forum/index.php?/topic/3063-pink-hq-minorityclean/page-62 If so try Rev 129. Cleans up the top end slightly. Opens up the soundstage even more. Incredible to say the least. iFi iDSD Sig + iPurifier

Ok so now a few months with this set and it just gets better and better. Maybe my ears have acquainted themselves with the elevated treble which is now a ton of detail vs some harshness a while back. I threw on a set of Fidelio L2s which were once a detail king and they are now just ok. There is...

iFi Zen DAC is good for the price. I have it, I like it. I have an iFi purifier2 to help clean the signal from the laptop. Kept the 5.3 firmware with the X3s. Sound is good IMO and its got a knob.

After all my EQing I thought I got it right. Decided to turn EQ off and the music popped. Ha, go figure. Trying to reduce that slight high treble pulled the mids back and reduced the airiness, so bye bye APO. X3 bass is good, it really is. Like you said, not obtrusive but it has detail and its...

Interested in these... let me know how this goes if you order

Don't ever post on head-fi, just a lurker, but will say I picked up a set about a month ago and like what I hear. Soundstage is fantastic with depth and width. Details are incredible with nice airiness. Certainly not a warm set and I did have to EQ it to bring down the 8K peak and add a touch of...

Hi Paul,   Just curious how you knew the first batches had hissing issues? Was it only from feedback? Also, how do you know the next 1000 did not have issues? Again, is it because you have not heard anything from the community only, or did you actually test them? What was the issue that caused...

Here is my take on SQ for 3.24. First off I am not audiophile. I just got into this HD stuff about a year ago when I picked up my X3 and a set of Sony XBA-4s. Since then I have upgraded the FW twice to most recently FW3.0 before 3.24 and just added an E12A.    Songs include a little of...