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I added the O2 (Objective 2) amplifier into my stream this weekend with my Magnums. I swapped out my Sony Walkman for my Sansa Fuze and I've finally reached the musical eternity that I've been on for many years. 1/2 of my weekend was spent being lazy, just sitting on my couch and listening. Just beautiful sounds. Not too bad for a total rig price of about $450.00.
I'm travelling with a Fostex HP-P1 to effect the same thing. I've not enough time to build the O2 before I go, as it would be interesting to give it a fair run.
About soundstage: The V1s, which were tonally identical to the 325is had a large (perceived) soundstage due to the frequency response being more mids- and treble-oriented. This also meant that they were absolutely golden with acoustic solos. Some of that was lost with later versions, but Rhydon seems to have nailed it totally (for me at least) with the V4s which arrived today and brought a spot-on balance to the overall FR, bringing back some of the V1 magic I'd missed.