Thanks for the info, paulie.

Nice. I was expecting 2 to 3 times that. Thanks for the info. Out of curiosity, are you using a power regenerator? If so, how do you like it?

Excellent. Thanks for the info, vc1187. I was hoping to hear it doesn't run too hot - the summer months can get a little warm in my un-air-conditioned home.

Good man! Really appreciate the help....

Does anyone know how much power the stratus draws? And a second question: how warm does the amp run? Many thanks in advance....

Great report, Stuart. Really get a sense of the capabilities of the Stratus. I listen primarily to classical, so I especially appreciated the info with respect to recordings of Vaughan-Williams pieces. (I haven't heard Hickox - I have some Boult, Previn and a new recording on Pentatone from...

Thanks for the info. I assumed it would ship from Canada based on the .ca domain. I'm in the US as well. I don't have to make a decision any time soon. I'm 11 to 12 months out before the Stratus arrives. Until then, I like having the headphone amp in the Grace dac. You must be enjoying it...

I've been looking into this dac since you first posted about it. It's an attractive prospect - I've always wanted to hear akm dac chips, and the feature set is great for the price. I'm not sure it's enough to make me want to switch from my Grace m920 but I'm considering it. The Grace is a little...

Very nice! That's a great looking setup.

Congratulations! Looking forward to your impressions. Enjoy!

Soundstage has a photo and some impressions of the gs2000e in this gallery (click to slide 17/20 - I doubt the link will take you directly to that slide)  ...

Excellent. I look forward to your impressions. I was about to purchase the gs1000e when news of the gs2000e broke. I think I'll wait to hear some reviews before I make a decision. Are the gs2000e's shipping now or is there a wait?

Potential new member of the Grado club, here. I'm looking at the GS1000e and the PS1000e. I don't have local shops to test them out at, so I'm thinking of trying the lending library from the cable company. Apart from that, I'm curious to know if there are any Grado buying tips I should be...

I, for one, would like to hear how it all pans out. KR tubes are on my radar. Best of luck....

Congratulations! Or rather almost....

Thanks, RubyTiger. I'm pleased with the decision, but it's nice to hear affirmation!   I was more trying to be funny with my 'not sure I can endure the wait' comment, than anything. It's silly. Truth be told, I'm reaching an age where the wait adds to the pleasure, rather than detracts from...

Deposit paid, name's on the waiting list. I'm at the back of a lengthy line. T-minus 12 months and counting. I'm late to the party, and I won't have much to add that hasn't already been said, but I do want to thank everyone who has participated in the thread so far. There's a wealth of...

I'm also a jriver user, so I won't be much help, either. Googling 'foobar dsd setup' returned a number of good results. Here's one from Audiostream.com: http://www.audiostream.com/content/how-play-dsd-file-using-foobar2000#lwjR3jwoyzcQkzXl.97 But it looks like there are several other good...

Thanks evilar. Your reply confirms what I have suspected, based on reading from a variety of sources. Prices are good on new HDVA 600's right now, but I think I'll look further (and probably up my budget) for an amp that does well with all headphones. Much appreciated.

I considered the m920 a great buy at msrp. The prices available through massdrop are a veritable steal.

+1 for Grace's customer service. Great company. I've had the m920 for about a year. Great dac and headphone amp. I haven't found anything it doesn't do well with. I consider it one of my best buys as well. Enjoy!

Thanks for the feedback. Very helpful.

A slightly off topic question, but it seems better asked here than anywhere else because of the great info people are willing to share. I'm considering the hdva 600 as my next upgrade, along with a pair of hd 800. I'd like to try some lower impedance headphones in addition to the hd 800. Has...

Thanks, Plakat. I've read the specs on both amps and the flexibility of adjustable output impedance is definitely a check in the plus column for the A2. I've read some conflicting reports on how well the hdva-600 works with lower impedance phones, so I was hoping for some first hand accounts...

Hello all,   I'm trying to get my bearings on headphone amp options and am hoping that one of you might be able to help. Do any of you have experience with both the Beyer A2 and the Sennheiser HDVA-600 amps? If so, what were your experiences? Which would you purchase if you had to choose one...