Quote:   Oh, I have one of those. It's a tight fit but the phones are quite safe in there.

Quote: If you wanna go SS, here are my recommendations: Violectric V200, any Gilmore-designed amps (Dynalo, HA++, GS-1)

Quote: I think there is at least ONE future buyer ;) Pull the plunge and let me listen to it.

Quote:   This is not true. As Kingwa experimented and said several times, the PCM1704 can receive over 768K. I think he tested double that, but 768Khz is a safe bet, and that would imply 2x oversampling from the usb32 via chipset. 1Mhz, which I believe is the practical limit of the...

Quote: Link to that thread, please?

Quote: There's a link? I remember an old schematic. Interested HV rails and paralleled output devices. AFAIK Gilmore is working on adapting a Krell design for driving Orthos...

Quote: uh? I mean foobar asio plugin. Did audio-gd supplied their own?

Stupid thing, but did you update your foobar ASIO plugin?

Quote: I have and I dont like the Hifiman at all. I share a bit your opinion on grados. You wont be disappointed by the W1000X. LCD-2 and higher offering from Audez'e gives a different presentation, you need to audition by yourself. Senns (the two models you cited) are good but really...

Quote: Yes, but not in direct comparison to the ref7 or similar dac. It's very good, one of the best NOS dacs I ever heard (and I heard many). But it's not extremely linear and I'm sensitive to distortions, so I prefer a good implementation of the pcm1704 or a custom r2r dac (MSB for...

Quote: There is one problem with declaring lower value - if the shipment gets damaged/lost the courier would respond only for that value+shipping cost, so it's all responsibility of the seller. With high volumes, chinese sellers usually do take this cost, refunding or resending the item...

Quote: All chinese sellers I have encountered in the last 20 years :D and a few friends from USA.

Quote: Yes, I share the same feelings about the HD800 on the low registers. I prefer closed cans mostly for this reason.

Quote: Violin is one of the hardest instruments to reproduce well. I also love it. Both the source and the transducer are equally important for the job.

Quote: In terms of detail they should be the same, multibit DACs dont highlight details like S-D ones do. But up/oversampling if done well, improves transparency, because prevents the HF noise to contaminate the audio bandwith. Speed, cant say for sure, probably it is slightly improved...

Quote: Yes, but slight. I was referring mostly at the harmonics overtones that are imprinted on all music when playing redbook. The Metrum DAC are not the best in THD, and I noticed that.

Quote: I compared the Hex to the Forsell DAC and the weakness of NOS became apparent. Otherwise, the Hex is very, very good. I still keep the Master7 into the "must listen" category.

Quote: Thanks, this is what I was expecting. ATM I cannot afford the TH900, so these will do and I dont think I will be dissatisfied. :)

Quote: wow, arent they too thick?

Quote: 1- cant answer.   2- The 300ANV offers a different presentation, overall better, but the W1000X remains a great all-rounder and one of the best closed cans in its pricerange. It's just a bit picky on source and amplification (like most AT woodies). Since Denon fail with the new...

Quote: Since you have the W3000ANV, did you compare it to the TH900? I would be very interested in that comparison. AFAIK the Fostex are less colored and more "meutral" in a bassy kind of way. Maybe you can link me if you did a review in another thread since we technically are talking about...

Quote: I have the feeling  -no, mostly the hope- that the TH600 will be better. :)

Quote: Yes, I also need this comparison, or eventually to a LA-500/700.

Quote: My biggest issue with the HD800 (and reason I never bought one) is the lack of bass. I'm not an open can kind of guy. ATM I'm trying to figure out if I can settle with the TH600 or i MUST get the flagship.

Quote: I compared the Octave to the Hex and there is an improvement in all parameters. I can guess that the same happens going from the Quad to the Octave.