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Nate, I saw on IF you think very highly of the 1964's, do you have any thoughts on their highest end model (v6?)

Can't sell the dsha. It's got some special features that I won't find elsewhere at the price point. 5 inputs, all relay based, input and output transformer coupled, gain and impedance switches, headphone and preamp outs all switchable, drives my emotivas perfectly and has been noiseless on IEMs.

I was set on a set of hd800's but I'm thinking a set of customs would be a more versatile option. I owned the 13's before and sounded nice but the fit was OK and ended up selling them. Planning on using it as a primary phone from the dsha 0 as well as iPhone. Budget is about $1000, it's been awhile since I've really been into the whole IEM thing so not really sure what people are using nowadays.

I still don't get why you are so angry. What you are describing is a normal product cycle especially for audio that is somewhat tech driven. Cue apple and iPhone example - you know when you buy a new iPhone it will be replaced by a better model within a year. There is nothing of evidence to show jerry was being dishonest with you, i am sure he legitimately believed the Roxanne to be TOTL, but being a creative tweaker type, of course he is going to mKe something better. Go jh13.

I will add it does come across as your bitter you no longer have the TOTL, and it appears like you believe you were misled that you would have the TOTL for ever and ever. So I don't think JP is that far off.

Ultimate ears.

Harbeth! The real deal. Nice score Doug.

People still build tube amps?

I think they are mighty sexy, but in a very stealthy way.

Resurrection! The stealth 6's came in today, have been playing for a few hours. Here are my purposefully bland impressions meant to temper my excitement. They are very black and very stealthy. But they are huge. The ribbon tweeters appear to be very much working. The woofers sound like they are producing bass. I've been listening for a few hours straight now non stop. The speakers are filling my room with a lot of sound. WAF.

Just a heads up, I think I've found a killer budget speaker stand. Ultimate support, which normally has 150-200 dollar stands, sells a budget one, jsm70. 4 adjustable heights with an easy locking mechanism, triangular base, comes with rubber feet and metal tiptoe screws for carpet, large top metal plate with a little strip of rubber on the sides that keeps the speaker stable. The whole thing was easy to setup and does not feel or look cheap, I'm truly impressed, all for 59.99 Amazon prime.

I would say the probability that exotic wire in a transformer has an impact on sound is much higher than exotic wire in an interconnect less than a few feet.

Transformers are dealing with I believe hundreds (maybe thousands?) of feet of wire were you to actually unwind the thing, and have actual magnetic fields and stuff, you know, physics and science and such.

Bryan day!

Waiting for the stealth 8 sale at 50% off. Lol.

Yah. He uses nothing but the highest quality wood, master grade. He is actually a big seller for a lot of the pacific northwest, but keeps the best 1% for himself.

The tonal balance is so nice I don't really notice the bass or lack thereof. I am hoping I can find a way to get these into the room more as its kind of weird having them setup the way they are.

Rics old set is in on a nice loan from ric for me to check out. I've got it setup in the most absolute God awful way but am impressed at how decent they sound! Going to try and get my rack back in the middle and these things are huge so they'll need some stands - will pick up some cheap ones later today to see how they sound with some breathing room.

I'm getting another uke built. Lol. Black walnut with myrtle fretboard and bridge. Design is a flamenco guitar scaled down to the size of a tenor ukulele.

Same - I am going with some used quads ric was nice enough to pawn off on me for a good price.

Yeah just realized that generic bH photo brand won't work, and need something closer to the sanus 31 inches. I'll take a look at my local guitar center and best buy too to see

Manwich. My kids are simple eaters

Quality wood man. Birds eye maple, ebony, not cheap.

I plan on putting bookshelves/monitors on stands for my new downsized speaker rig, and am curious what you guys are using. Sanus seems to be a good bet without being junk, though the 29.99 special from b and h photo video is begging for a shot

Nice