I will definitely let you know how I get on. Would be nice to have a few more headphones to compare with as the 1266 was my first true love and the only headphone I've cared about for the last 2 or 3 years so it's pretty stiff competition... Also not a super fair comparison being a model down and 2/3 the price but hey...
Nice turntable spotting - I decided to jump on the vinyl bandwagon
I would hope we're past that stage by now... High end ...anything... is expensive - that's life I guess.
But if it can offer a fair chunk of what the phi can, but in the form of something you can take on the road with you
and power from a portable
and for less money, then the price is justified to me.