To a great audiophile and a better person!!!

Bozebuttons . . . yes, the black dragons. The silver, in this application, are a bit bright for me. I have asked Drew to use his black over red cable cover because my Qualia ear pads are a dark red. Foo me . . . Drew Baird of Moon Audio is making the cables. Just contact him at that website.

All of you are in for a treat. Stevieo will be bringing Moon Audio's Qualia 010 cables. I have had the opportunity to test three of Drew's Qualia 010 cables. They make a huge difference! There is no doubt about it. It is instantly noticeable. Long listening sessions were not necessary. (The...

Todd is a great guy. I have spent over $10,000 with him. That's putting my money with my mouth is. Can say more than that except that I will continue to do business with him.

The Maestro ZR amplifier purchased from Mikhail of Single Power is in a class of its own. This is the best dynamic headphone amplifier that I have ever heard. It is magical with the Qualia 010's and the R10's. The Sennheiser 650's reached a level of performance that I doubted was achievable with...

Tom, better keep that SDS. That amp is too good to let go without a fight. The Qualia 010 has exhibited more detail than the Orpheus. Wider headstage. Amazed me. The Orpheus does have those wonderful rich mid's that I love. More thump in the bass. Qualia 010 has a tighter lower range. Now if...

A dead black background has been my Maestro ZR experience. The music just emerges from it. It is a true audiophile high end amp and a bargain for the price.

First, Aman's uncle has identified the main problem. The issue begins with the source. Some of this can be the quality of the CD player or DAC. Some can be the CD recording. Maybe both. The amp may help mask the CD recording issue. Regarding whether to buy the 010's, I should admit to bias. I...

Nik, First, I do not own the Supra. Second, my issue was with the source (16/44.1 CD format) and source material. To my ears, the 010's can reveal the edginess of many CD recordings. That will be a concern for some people. This was mentioned as a caveat. The Qualia 010’s are very linear...

Nik, I am not sure who you were addressing regarding your remarks about tube versus solid state amplifiers, or regarding hiss. It is not the best approach to tell someone what they think based upon a remark they did not make. Both tube and solid state amplifiers can add their own sonic...

Not ready to go that far. I would say that anything very revealing can show both the good and/or the bad of a recording. It is all a matter of combinations. Does it make sense to place a $50 pair of headphones with a $4,000 amp? Or vice versa? I would not want to use the 010’s with an...

A few more thoughts after listening to the Qualia 010’s. With my existing setup, the Qualia 010’s can make quite a few CD’s sound a bit digital. On some CD’s, the resulting sound is extremely digital. That is the sorry state of affairs for some 16/44.1 recordings. Some tube rolling may...

It took about a month, but I should not quote prices. Paid probably a little bit more to get them early. I have been listening to them with the Maestro ZR. That is what I would use at home. I will try them again on the XP-7. I must say that they sound very good on that amp. The Maestro ZR is...

Let's try again. My screen was showning the picture.

Picture from Mikhail

My best available comparison will be the Orpheus. That will take a few days and I will post what my ears tell me. Initially, the 010's do surpass the Omega II's. Again, first impressions only. Just been listening to Rickie Lee Jones and this is the kind of detail that I catch on SoundLab...

Just a compulsive audiophile. I have been messing with headphones seriously just for a year or so. 2CH has been my obsession for many years. A couple of partners and myself started a consulting firm 10 years ago. That causes me to travel internationally about 60% of the time. The need for...

The Qualia 010 headphones just arrived. I have been listening to them for only a few hours, so these are just initial impressions. Also, note that the 010's have had limited time to break-in. First, while in Mikhail's hands and now a few in mine. To get this out of the way, the 010's weigh...

That is one beautiful headphone amp and preamp. Another 100 hours of burn-in will definitely reveal more. After that the R10's will be permanently glued to your ears. I am very impressed with the modified Maestro ZR received a short time ago. This headphone amp and preamp met all hopes and...

My issue with the PD-4M was size and weight (3.2kg). It would be great for recording DAT's, but I would not lug it around. That's why choosing a DAC with the M-1 was my solution. The PD-4M was really designed for great live recordings. Once again, any of the Sony DAT players will make fine...

For a travel portable audio system, the Sony PCM-M1 DAT player used as a "transport" digital coaxial out to a small portable DAC (non upsampled, non oversampled, non filtered) into the XP-7 amp with the PS-1 headphones has produced the best sound that I have tried. The DAT tapes are recorded...

The HEV90 amp was added to the HE90 headphones a few weeks ago. (Previously the Stax 007t and KGSS amps were being used.) The dCS Verona/Verdi/Purcell/Elgar Plus is the source for the Orpheus combination. This is my favorite headphone configuration as of this date.