on the Schiit side... why not the Midgard for the amp - it measures great and has good reviews on sites like ASR - SINAD is only 1 off the Topping A90D. Then you can spend more on the DAC and go with a Bifrost and you can be balanced out of the DAC to the amp... and use the balanced headphone...

The DX9 is more that a D90 + A90D - I mention an A90D as that is their discrete offering and is different than the A90 and more expensive - while you can get a used D90 that uses the AKM 4499EX they no longer offer the D90 with the cool AKM DAC, instead they offer an ESS DAC in the D90 now. This...

You may want to give Schiit a try - measuring perfect and sounding good sometimes go together but not always - their top end DAC - the original Yggdrasil does not measure well but their are plenty of people here who think it sounds great - myself included... some of their line is targeted to...

Just got my DX9 today - love seeing that "Out for Delivery" on the tracking... it is taking the place of a D90 I have so same DAC chip but the cool displays and another amplifier in the mix to try. I was going to reallocate the D90 to another location to use with my Monoprice THX-887 that I was...

Great communication and easy transaction - very happy! Everything was just as described

Has anybody ever had to send their unit for warranty repair in the US? What address did Burson support provide you? How long did it take?

I agree with Gadus - when I was first looking at another headphone I was thinking of waiting for the Caldera or getting the Expanse - I had really liked my DCA Ether 2 and after reading about the tech in the Expanse thought it would be worth a try. Really glad I picked it up as I have loved it -...

The benefit of the Pre-out on the Burson would allow you to hook up an amp to drive something like a small set of bookshelf speakers for near field listening. In my office - where I do most of my headphone listening I have 2 dacs, and 3 headphone amps... in my case I use my Z10e which has the...

Thanks so much for researching this! So exciting to see the improvement and as you talk about it is great that technology allows this kind of improvement. It does make you think why even have a SP1? According to DigiKey - a supplier of electronic components the difference between an LT3045 and...

Well I finally got around to ordering an SVS 3000 Micro to pair with my Burson Soloist GT ( red dial version ). I like the idea of adding a little extra bass and had tried this with a different subwoofer using a wireless adapter. On the negative side - when turning off the Burson you get a loud...

Lots of Z10E at various booths at Axpona this weekend - quite a good showing for LTA as I am sure many people had a chance to experience a variety of headphones on the Z10E. While I did not have a ton of listening time, I thought the Z10e did a great job driving the new DCA Corina. My other...

I also had the chance to meet Jack and listen to the Empire Ears lineup at Axpona yesterday. As others have said, he stood out in his interest in you and learning a bit about what you like about the hobby. I listened to a variety including the Ravens and the Odins - first time experiencing their...

Bought a Topping G5 and it was a great experience, great communications, fast ship and the unit was just as described / expected. Super happy with my purchase

Funny reading this as I went the opposite direction - I have a couple ZMF headphones ( VC Stabilized, and Auteur) which I like, as well as an Ether 2. Was looking at the Caldera with interest and excitement but went Expanse instead. I thought the Kingwood Ltd was a big bump at $600 over the...

I just picked up a pair of DCA Expanse and have given them a listen on the Z10e - they sound great with the Z10e. As others have commented they really benefit from an amp with more power / current. The Z10e has always driven my Ether2 very well also - but the Expanse has me turning up the...

Jonathan was easy to work with, had great communication and shipped quickly - When the DCA Expanse arrived it was packed great and was just like it was represented in the pictures. I would buy from Jonathan again in the future.

So I recently acquired my Soloist GT and have been enjoying it. It has two features I thought would be fun to explore outside it's core functionality as an amp - they are crossfeed, and the subwoofer out. I did try the crossfeed and on low I did not hear anything that sounded better, and on...

So has anybody tried a CRBN on the Z10e yet? I have heard they like more power so wondering about the pairing and if the Z10e has enough to drive them well.

I drive my Z10e via balanced from my Yggdrasil and via SE from my D90 - both are fed from a Pi2AES running Volumio. The balanced input is converted to single ended by the amp ( my understanding ) so it is there mostly for convenience for those that have balanced outputs. I like the ability to...

I have been using a Pi2AES and a Raspberry Pi with Volumio and it works well with the D90 via I2S

Getting ready to post my ZMF VC Camphor burl in the classifieds - i scored a stabilized set in December so the camphor burl will have to go. If anyone locally is interested in picking up a set PM for details. Of course cash is nice but would be open to trades potentially as well.

This make little sense to me, as most UPS systems operate in bypass mode, meaning that unless there is a power outage they pass the wall power directly, it does not go through the inverter / batteries at all. Only once a power event is encountered does it switch to the inverter/batteries - and...

I hope to see an owner pic of Aoraki as that was my #1 initially - seems like that was a fan favorite with lots of #1 or #2 for that one. Added my pics to the thread DeweyCH started

Here is mine: Type: Verite Closed Stabilized Release: 03-DEC-2021 Name: Anticline This is the ZMF pic from the drop This is my pic - taken outside, cloudy day

Ok, here are the promised pics of Anticline.. not as dark in person as the ZMF photo from the web, but really beautiful. There is some chatoyancy to the wood - not as much as on my Camphor burl set but very nice when you view the wood from different angles. That is one aspect that you can't see...