Torpedo

Sarah Vaughan - Sassy Swings the Tivoli (live 1963) amazing. This woman could sing too

Good race

Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads [1996] The cover looked very familiar, so looked through my vinyls and found this: Fairground Attraction - First of a Million Kisses [1988] Looks like the Japanese at Venus Records loved the pic. Will listen to both if I have the time before going to bed.

OK, thanks. Looks like I'll enjoy it

fail for the cables or the something better? Eric, keep in mind you're an avid classical listener, so "average" means a way better recording quality than on pop/rock stuff. For classical music the HD800 and the GS/Ref is a great pairing.

Ha, I had that coming IMO it's a tendency to make the treble a bit strident, not really bright as in the 701, D5000 or some Grados, but not completely smooth and coherent. This makes for an astonishing sound when recording quality is excellent, but for a fatiguing one when recordings are average. Not that you asked, but the second main flaw IMHO is the "too big to be true" stage which shows on every recording. Not as fake and unnatural as in the 701, but in that vein. Going balanced kind of makes that a bit worse.

Whereas I notice some differences (yet not sure if really "improvements") from using the HD600 SE or balanced, I wasn't able to find many of them on the HD800. Perhaps some sort of tighter bass, which I'm not sure is something the HD800 benefit from. What I can say for sure is that the main flaw in the HD800 doesn't get better by using balanced wires

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Hawk Al, how's that Sara Bareilles'?

Eric, I had balanced Cardas wires for the HD800, several weeks at my place, so had plenty of time to "burn in" the wires. The amp was for the most part a Gilmore Reference balanced which is the same circuit as your GS-X. The other amp used was a Rudistor RPX-100 which I still keep due to my reluctance to sell gear, so my home seems a fookin' museum. To make this short. Save your moneys and get a better source or if you really need to try balanced, save your moneys and convert the stock wire in a balanced one. Just my 2 cents YMMV and all that

I wrote a message with good wishes and all, but it vanished Anyway, Take care Al, I hope you get well soon.

The Apples - Looking for Trouble

The Lavry DA11 supports 88.2 through USB. Not sure about 176.4, don't have any file at such sampling freq.

There are good reasons why newbies should remain silent

Brian Setzer Orchestra - Ultimate Collection (Recorded Live)

Glad to know things went well. Enjoy the rest of the weekend (if possible)

AKG isn't K1000's AKG anymore. It's Harman Group

Oh, I thought it was a crappy on stage version of The Wizard of Oz. However I can't imagine any of them singing over the rainbow

Yup, that could be too, but if so, I guess they'd be publicizing it, so the inventory sells more quickly. I don't know, we'll see soon enough

Yup, it's a great recording

Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz (with Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Max Roach) - Diz and Getz

LOL they still seem to be available at Apple Store, so probably they aren't upgrading them, though not discontinuing either.

His shadow on the sand

Those Nano look darn cool

Were I in your situation, I'd return the funds and just try to sell the phones again to anyone else. Unless the guy goes to your place and listens by himself the BHSE does a much better job driving the HE60 than his A10, I don't think he'll be convinced his amp's is at fault.

Really wonderful Frank. Very few pieces of gear become artworks like that