[OMGWTFBBQ!?!?!?!?!?!?]

He also has EMM labs and lots of other goodies too.

[Too much edition 9 love in Headfi....have u listened to them?]

Edition 9s are bad, but I really question their ability to scale well... Since the kind of people that buy them seem to be mostly those that already have sick ass amps or broke the bank to buy them and skimp along on ghetto fabulous amps and are unlikely to upgrade any time soon its really hard to say how well they scale. My impression from others and my ewn experiences is that Ultrasones in general do not scale as well as the AKG and Sennheiser headphones.

[It's Aliiive!]

Nice, if you want to return the L3000s to me for free I will be happy to take them back recabled and all. ;p

[So what are people's thoughts on this new iBasso D1 portable DAC/Amp?]

Yeah no regrets with mine. It's a great transportable option and I definitely think it can be improved significantly with mods.

[Is the iMod a ripoff?]

In an amp that has interstage coupling caps...which ones make more of a difference to the sound if upgraded.. interstage or output?

[So what are people's thoughts on this new iBasso D1 portable DAC/Amp?]

Looks nice, but I'd wait for Justin's device if you can float the extra cash. I have quite a decent chunk of faith in Justin and filburt said it looks tasty as well.

[Is the iMod a ripoff?]

This surprises me too. I thought the dark voice only uses 2 tubes.. so what the Extreme uses 2 for output (1 per channel) instead of 1 like the Darkvoice? Same topology/circuit whatever otherwise? Perhaps singlepower at least uses better parts I'd think.

Btw, what are the differences between the GS-1 and Gilmore Lite? I saw the thread on head-fi but it didn't really seem to have any really good responses.. what I gather is.. better parts/more modular build and better power?

Edit: Oh, that's what he meant. Meh.

[Is the iMod a ripoff?]

Imods are pretty silly unless you want something with a small footprint. All that overhead is really for its "portability" which I don't even really consider a trait given its crap battery time. Its halfway between portable and transportable.. and you can get a lot of great transportable options for the price the imod charges... that will frankly smoke the fuck out of it in sq.