Blimey been away from this forum for six months and there’s not only a Diana Phi but a V2 as well. I love my Diana so will have to read through to see if the upgrade to PHI is now on my list of things to spend more money on.

Th That is a gorgeous piece of gear. Sony really seem to be raising their game with their new products. Just watched the Darko vid but doesn’t really talk about the specs or $’s.

I’m using them with great success with the A & K SP1000 which was a really present surprise. I was fully expecting to have to buy a IEM or an outboard amp but as of now I’m fully enjoying my library without any apparent issues

Thanks for the response a yes the headtrip was my first thought on reading through the forum. I haven't yet found or read anything that compares the $15K reference to the $7K base model. As no chance of hearing or even seeing it Id like to see users views on whether the reference is worth the...

You make some good points - Im looking for a amp that can drive anything I throw at it including Abyss.

Thanks for the headsup - Ive never heard of Nimbus and I will have a good read of their website tonight

I’m looking for recommendations for a end game solid state headamp that will drive most if not all headphones. I’m currently using a Sennheiser HDV 820 fed by a MSB reference dac and CD player with a Antipodes EX/CX as source which sounds great to me but I’m sure there must be amps that offer a...

Long time lurker so have finally joined the headfi community. Been into audio for 40 years and have had a decent headphone rig for the last decade. A growing family has meant my dedicated room is a luxury so I am currently downsizing my system and have upgraded my headphone rig to suit. Looking...