I have owned the HD 650 and the closed back El-8 so I can only comment on those two.  Based on the information you have given I would recommend the El-8 over the 650's for you.  I did not think the El-8's were as comfortable, but they are the better choice for the music you listed and the better...

  Well I can tell you that the Gungnir DAC is in another world compared to the DAC provided in the Deckard. To some that might be obvious. Last night was the first time I used the Gungnir as the Dac and the Deckard as the amp.  And I will admit that up to this point I was one of the skeptics...

I'm going to wait it out.  I support Schiit and am a big fan. I'm mentally invested in the setup I am putting together.  I have the Gungnir and the balanced XLR cables, I just need the Mjolnir 2 and I'm set. My LCD-3s will sound awesome.  I'm out here in California and next weekend is the...

Freitz, I experienced the SAME exact issue with the Deckard.  That damn tick tick tick noise.  I am on my second Deckard and had the same problem.  I emailed Audeze and they never replied.  Never had that problem with any other amp/dac.  For a completely separate reason, I decided I was going to...

I've owned a few of their lower level products in the past and they always had stock available. Even just screwing around on their website I've never seen any of their products in backorder...until I decide to order them of course haha. Guess that's why I'm scratching my head now.  I have...

This might not be the right forum, but it's my first post so I was directed here...   Can anyone help me figure out what the heck is up with Schiit having their top products on backorder?  I ordered a Mjolnir 2 like a month ago and at that time it was backorder with a shipping date of March...