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I got in a very quick comparison. The Sigs were much brighter than the 4070s to me, and that's all I can say.

Yay, confirmation. In that case, the original Omega rocks better than any other stat I've heard. Is it true that it has the biggest Stax driver ever? Edit: did Fallenangel get to sell that Dynalo?

A direct copy-paste from over thar: I only listened to the items that interested me, mostly to reaffirm my notions, but the Omega and JH13 Pro were new to me. The stuff that I didn't listen to, I either had a well-defined opinion, or they weren't on my radar. K1000: good, but I don't love them. Nothing conclusive. Omega (maybe with O2 drivers?): much better than the O2! It might be the most dynamically impressive stat I've heard to date. I guess I'm just not into stats in general, but these were great. How great? No idea, really. 4070s: I had previously thought I liked these, but they really sound wrong with certain things. By that, I mean one of my test tracks was sounding entirely different than ever. Jades: Pretty good for a stat. Nothing conclusive, but I can't find any major faults yet. other stats: I like but don't love anything. I actually don't even like the O2 mk1s. Still, the mid-priced ones can be very good considering the price. Stax adapter box: Holy crap, I didn't know it was so cheap! $300 for the ability to run from a small power amp. This is a great alternative to those who already own good power amps and don't want another beast like a BHSE and WES. vintage S RS1 vs HF2: Foo_me let me borrow his beauties for an extended comparison, which was very easy thanks to the Gilmore Balanced Reference and the Spectral stack. The HF2 has definitely has more body, but the RS1 has better balance and clarity. The tone is amazing on both, but the vintage RS1 may have the most perfect tone I've ever heard. Well, it's up there. W10VTG: My personal reference and tied with the vintage RS1 for perfect tone in my mind. Can't find any criticisms yet. Other candidates include the JH13Pro, HD800, HP1000. JH13 Pro: For maybe the first time ever, I felt like I was listening to the limitations of the Pico's DAC. Good stuff, but not a high end setup in my mind. Of course, a source upgrade would make a huge difference. LCD1: I don't love it. The performance is there, but the tone isn't. The highs bother me, being strong and a bit unnatural. Also, synergy seems wacky. They sounded fine from Transdac -> ZDT, but terrible from Spectral -> Gilmore Balanced Reference. L3000: I finally found what I perceive to be a fault. You know how a lot of "high end" phones have kind of a diffuse bass? The L3000 is about the only thing that I'd describe as having a diffuse treble. It doesn't bother me much, but hey, it's something. Stacker 2/Sonic Studios: Great, of course. JP obvsiously knows his stuff. Amarra software/Amarra 4/WES: sounded great when I got it to work, but it decided that it doesn't like me. I couldn't get it to work for me and never came back, so I basically forgot to listen to the Berkeley DAC. Oops. CTH: I'm actually listening to one as I'm typing this up. I only have low impedance phones these days, but this little guy is a KILLER with low impedance. It's at least mid-fi, not lo-fi. I'll have to compare it to a CK2III sometime. Eddie Current rigs: I listened to them. Can't say much other than Eddie Current and Headamp are probably my 2 favorite amp builders. I sometimes hate listening to analog like vinyl or tape. Whenever someone has a nice setup like Ironbut or Craig, it invariably sounds mind-blowingly amazing. Anyways, it was good to see some familiar faces and to meet some new people.

Head-Case is like VintageDACville now.

When I'm really dehydrated, baby drink is really good stuff.

Heh, well this would be as a temporary home solution, not as some kind of extra thing. I know you like to have several different home rigs; I don't. Anyways, I already have a good home DAC and a good portable DAC, so I'm covered on the source front. Hilariously enough, I just came home from the Norcal meet having borrowed Icarium's CK2III and found a NoNoNoNoNoNo-built CTH waiting at my doorstep. But can't listen now, I gotta hit the gym. My lunch consisted of 2 double-doubles, animal fries, and a choco shake. Fuck me.

Very interesting stuff indeed. A comparison vs the AD2000s is all I care about.

Hrm I don't think PP charged fees on my payment. Well, enjoy your extra $2.23, Marc. Don't spend it all in one place.

Didn't he returned the UDAC as well? Not sure what that leaves... Dodson?

Damn. Too obscure? Well, the only 2 replies agree, so I guess that's what I'll get. You 2 normally listen to low impedance orthos and stuff, right?

Downtown SF mall. I like it. Kinda far from Burlingame, though... Alternatively, there's Santana Row in SJ. That's farther.

Agreed.

If the difference between $20k and $14k is the difference between no and maybe, then you're a much bigger baller than I.

Proprietary DAC chips sound pretty expensive, but what do I know? Alas, the SOTA still don't have word clock or asynchronus USB. Or even hi rez through USB. Almost as if quality and practicality are mutually exclusive...

I got a quickie HF-style poll for y'all. Got me some HF2s and AD2000s, and I'm looking for a cheap, temporary amp about $200ish. I'm probably gonna have a chance to buy one of these soon. I don't care for amp coloration; I just want my source and phones to do their thing. The amp just provides the power and keeps the signal clean. Other suggestions welcome, preferably used and available right now. Edit: Oh yeah, and impressions/comparisons are very welcome. Thanks.

So umm, what kinda of speakers need 2000W into 4Ohms?

No, John told me the HF2s are voiced strictly for MiniDisc. Anything else and it's garbage.

Yeah, I don't know what a D7000 sounds like, either. I was just noting that it's somewhat affordable. I've seen new ones for $550, which isn't that different from like a $200 D2000 and $260 APS V3 10' cable.

Meh, for the cable price difference, you can probably pick up a D5000, maybe even a used D7000. Those already have wood cups, too.

Those pr0nstars are all very attractive. I wish other audio companies cared more about looks, like these guys do.

What's the point of outputting voltage? Eliminate I/V and make things cheaper?

Super high maintenance as in she's probably nowhere as cute in the morning?

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Happy bday fellas!

Dang, that's tough. Why no Paypal? I certainly wouldn't accept gift cards as payment. What a hassle. Anyways, I just saw in the other thread that your dad has an SR60. Can't you just take those? They're pretty darn good.