Holy crap!!! I was going to be smart and burn-in my new 83s in for a few hours first, before using them. Then I thought, I should try them just to see what they sound like, so I can compare pre/post early burn-in.
Wow. If they get better, I'm a happy camper. The sound is definitely an upgrade from the Altone200 (which I still love). Smo0ooth, good bass, really good treble, incredible mids.
Listening to Donald Fagen's
The Nightfly in DSF. Wooooo! Also tried some 16/44 stuff, from the 60s. Sounded great.
Can't wait to put a hundred hours on these and see how much better they get.
Oh, and the seller, in Hong Kong, had the/has the cheapest price at $299.00 USD + free shipping. And it got to me in 8 days and that includes sitting over the weekend in the LA post office and then being driven to another PO on Monday, a national holiday. I got them today (Tuesday). That's record time from my experience.
His name on eBay US is digital.852 and I highly (well, I'm not high, you know what I mean) recommend him.