Perfect? You must be an incorrigible optimist, and probably forgot about things like the quantization "chop-chop". I had some thoughts on this subject in the past, and still don't have any reasons to change mind.

Be careful with this. Some feel the Singularity 19 fails at basic technicalities as a DAC, even when compared to a basic Modi 2U. If you are going to get an S19, if at all possible do audition the unit that you will be getting... Plus, if you're using the HD700 as headphones, you might want to...

No, I don't think so. If you're not reading me right -- I know some don't --, you'd believe I am against DBT. I am not. But not the DBT as advocated by the "objectivist" community, especially by those who quite clearly don't understand the methodology and have no real-life familiarity* with this...

Quite on the contrary. Religious embracing of DBT is a pervasive attitude throughout the Sound Scientism universe, and it comes from fear. Self-styled "objectivists" become convinced that no difference can be heard for some classes of products* and they are afraid that others can hear things...

Yeah, I'm interested in how two different transducers sound. If I never evaluated them in blind conditions, I don't know how they sound, right? Anyways... If that's a stretch, I'll settle with valid DBT methodology for Koss PortaPro and Focal Utopia. Let me know when you've done that. PS And...

Cool beans. Ping me when you devise a valid DBT methodology for headphones and IEMs... I have a real hankering to know if my Apple ear buds sound any different from a Focal Utopia. Since I never evaluated these in a blind setting, I can't know how they really sound, right?

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge" - Charles Darwin

With Schiit's R2R DACs, with any R2R DACs, it's not necessarily about burn-in, it's about warm-up. And optimal operating temperatures. These devices settle within their INL/DNL specs only when reaching optimal temps. The differences can be perceived, but can also be small. If you don't notice...

I would be eminently surprised...

I'm not sure if he still follows the thread, but @Torq reportedly turned down a used Chord DAVE going for $6.5K, in favor of his existing Yggdrasil and Holo Spring.

I've heard of this before. While Portuguese is one language that I do not speak, I imagine that much in the difficulty of communication is due to at least one of the parties not slowing down and attempting to be comprehensible to the other. Native language speakers often do not realize just how...

I believe I deserve a Susvara 6K Edition because ever since the Edition 6 debacle and the... err... surprising performance of the CEO Bian Fang on the forums I lost almost any respect I ever had for the brand which nowadays seems hell-bent on chasing ever higher price-points "just because". Add...

Depending on who you hang out with, the HD800 may not be considered "superlative" at all. I've seen it described anywhere from "ear piercing" to having "treble that can be weaponized". By contrast, the HD600/HD650 -- when properly amped -- are tonally much well behaved. So much so that many do...

Oh, oh, let's hope they don't get around to producing 600Ω headphones... Which makes me wonder: Is the effective impedance of the Shangri-La 500Ω by any chance?

You'll need a Susvara 6K Edition and two pairs of the R2000$, two $2Ks in the ears and the $6K on top, to discover just how good $10,000 can sound. That and the latest Dolby Armstros promotional from the theaters, and you're done. Just relax and enjoy the sound!

Oh, come on! Then it wouldn't be the Susvara 6K Edition anymore, wouldn't it? It'll ruin all the carefully crafted marketing, brand image...

So then, a $14K Stella amp is just about fine, but a $6K headphone is bloody murder?

Not only. For R2R DACs it's more a matter of settling into DNL/INL specs.

Yes. Same holds for all of Schiit's MB DACs.

One should be careful with the R word here. Criticising products as "chi-fi" for consistent perceived sonic under-performance (compared to other more established values), by Chinese natives no less, can hardly be described as xenophobic. At the same time, some "chi-fi" gear is being praised to...

At these price points one would indeed be much better off getting a Gungnir MB (or a Bifrost MB, depending which direction your budget stretches). If you're worried about modularity or upgradeability, Schiit's MB line offers you that. And Schiit DACs may be short on buzzwords and "high-end...

@wiz2596 ^ Please don't follow this advice. While a Modi MB is 250$, the S19 can go up to 800$ with all upgrades. This is a significant amount for many people, and you should think thrice before committing to such a downpayment "on a hunch". As previously mentioned in this thread, if at all...

Yeah, damn all those shills from elsewhere. You and Zeos absolutely rock! I don't even get seasick or anything...

How could I not be? You're always so enterprising in your reviews!

Nice enterprise! Carry on...