This is why AWG26 was the standard as the sweet post for awg vs sound vs amplification.

Download it in 24/96. You'll hear a kind of different piano sound. But it's Keith's secret :wink:

Different hears, different sensations. I think the Abyss TC is one of the best on electronic musics, if not the best, and is in trouble (for TOTL) with acoustic ones, specially the piano. It's a bit dull, and harmonics are almost inaudible above the third one. It is very good, but so far than...

Yes, PMx2

I've learnt from a top cable maker that not so long ago, AWG26 was the standard as it is a sweet spot for awg vs sound vs amplification (the thicker the wire awg the more power is needed to push signal).

Thanx. As there are dollars all over the world, just wanted to point that the "$2.5k off" were AUD not USD. 1/ They are a professional seller 2/ They bought it brand new for far less the $3.2k 3/ They've used it for their business and resell it for more than they paid for it 4/ That's a...

Don't think it is a brand new CC but a demo unit. And it is AU$2.5K off (USD$1.8K). So that's a pretty good deal for them : they no longer need a demo CC, they've used it and they sell it more than they've paid for it. I've quite often found that prices in Australia were rather low but they...

Just about the upgrade : is there any official announce ? I don't think so. So at "until you want to upgrade" should be added "if there is an upgrade". Don't take for granted rumors.

$1500 minimum

Just got mine from the Netherlands. Never found the Phi sibilant :robot: (as a matter of fact nobody mentioned this fact before the TC appeared). More to come when burn in is complete within 10 days.

. IYou pay 5 to 10 times the manufacturing cost. I don't think you get a great sound, there are much better sounding amps. And I faced the same problem : That's were the symmetric output would be useful : the output would be symmetric output would be about 3 times the asymmetric. Also with all...

I've understood you are a Graham SLEE fan Sorry, I'd rather have a slightly less compact amp (specially considering the such big size of the power supply) and have an XLR (on the other hand, don't need 2 inputs). This amp is a good one, but there are now so many other ones. Graham SLEE rests...

You're right, I didn't know which termination he had. But my answer is still the same, ask Ted @teds headfood , you'll get a good quality/price or free advises. The DHC 4 OCC silver starts at $750 and you'd need thinner cable IMHO. Anyway, Ted could recommend you a DHC cable if he considers you...

Thanx but it is a no way for me : I have an arm disabled. May be the client service could help me in France. What would be @Joe Skubinski suggestion ? There, I hear more the step of my neighbor above than the sound of the the Abyss. It'sa no way for me. As @Joe Skubinski knows it, I have a...

You'll a lot of different suggestions. Why don't you buy an adapter ? Ask Ted @teds headfood from headphonelounge

Now, if I re-shape the aluminum, what about the next owner (if I find one) ? He'll have to re-shape it and the headband will break.

I did : no problem IF YOU PAY VIA PAYPAL AND IF YOU READ CAREFULLY THE DESCRIPTION. The price is right : 1/3 below the retail price. Please remember to ask if he has an invoice and will send it to you with a letter assessing he has sold you the Focal clear serial number XXXXXX for £899 otherwise...

Yes, I'd be interested in a trick for "little heads". Most of my friends faced the same problem (there are different morphologies in various places in the world and that's a basic part of design) and, as for me, it is the first time they can't wear an headphone (we've tried over 10 different...

The HE1000 V2 was pitched as containing several tweaks to the original HE1000 that encompassed a mixture of customer feedback and technological improvements to bring about a headphone that Hifiman believed improved on the original formula without breaking away from it altogether. As Fang put it...

As I've always mentioned, the HE-1000 wasn't widely acclaimed. Even the beta-testers here were mixed. The HE-1000SE was not an improvement to the HE-1000 V2 but had a very different signature. Both of them are still on the market. The HE-1000SE in more a competitor to the Focal Utopia. It...

Mine is free in France. I can't even hold it on my head. I must be the first one to face this problem otherwise Abyss would have found and issue. May be rubber bands.

Would be interesting to know if there will be a diana TC. I've asked @Joe Skubinski if there was a solution to my "little head" issue. Wait and see

Thanx a lot but I bent it inward and instantly it retakes it's original form. And I'm afraid to push to hard and bend it once and for all. When you push it outward, it the try to try to retake your original force but the pads on your hear prevent it to do it completely and it is tight enough...

An AB-1266 PHI LITE with CC pads. PM answered

Interested in PM too :L3000: