Just ordered the SR1A + Jotunheim R with DAC!
Reading through the thread about the Abyss AB-1266 (Phi TC is the one I was going to buy) led me to this headphone. I realized that I wanted something unique, instead of just a % improvement of the same stuff I've been hearing for years, and, hey, I also get to save $800 vs. the Abyss TC -- and much likely much more, as my best amp is merely a THX 789. And as for the SR1A + Jotunheim, I am glad that I won't have to search around for speaker amps.
I never heard high-end speakers or even quality monitors, and clarity, instrument separation, and detail are the most important traits in a headphone to me, so I'm very excited to experience this. And as my current favorite headphone is the HD 800 S, the SR1A's lack of subbass extension won't be a big problem for me. My other supposedly endgame-level headphone is the ZMF Verite Closed, which I find to be disappointing due to its tuning, which I should've realized wouldn't be to my taste (way too thick, not enough treble - sounds like mud to me above very low volume).
And heads up: I have strong social anxiety, so I probably won't be reading responses to my posts. I will be posting impressions, though, when it gets here, either tomorrow or Friday.
Extremely excited, $4200 poorer (over the course of six months, though, due to PayPal Credit), but also nervous as hell after being burned by the ZMF VC, but I think I made the right choice this time!