Let's see what shows up this year. First up the Auralic stand/DAC/amp.

http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2013/10/11/rmaf-2013-auralic-and-the-abyss/

$1,995 for the Gemini 2000 and $995 for the Gemini 1000, in case anyone is wondering.

 

http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2013/10/auralic-go-lifestyle-with-gemini-1000-2000/

I'm here and about to head out to the ballroom floor to check out CanJam with my son.

Boy that headphone stand/amp/dac is atrocious.  

 

Cheers to Todd & Pete at RMAF -- wish I were hanging with you guys, having beers, and maybe watching the Red Sox kick ass!  (Sorry Todd ). Toasting you with a Topless Wytch (c/o Mike Sr. I believe) while working in Mayberry.  Cheers!

 

Edited October 12, 201312 yr by Voltron

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Expensive equals good.  Sprinkle on some DHT's and it is awsome!!! 

I think I will hold out for the cryo version.  Why go insane when you can go uber insane?

More RMAF info here, but was this a really, really quiet year? 

From what i saw, yes

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Expensive equals good.  Sprinkle on some DHT's and it is awsome!!! 

 

6SN7 driving a 300B.  That's guaranteed awesome right there!

It's like they're not even trying anymore.

Damn $16k, that's nuts.

 

I see there are new Audeze phones. anyone have any thoughts on those?

Also new Oppo planars...

http://www.head-fi.org/t/685704/oppo-pm-1-a-new-planar-magnetic-headphone

Edited October 14, 201312 yr by blessingx

Oppo making headphones.... that could be interesting.  

I giggled when reading that "we'll" be receiving a pair at the "Head-Fi HQ."  Somewhere near to his laptop at the breakfast nook?

I thought head-fi hq was amos's house in japan or australia or whafu

Jesus, Jude has passed up The Weather Channel for trying sex up the hopelessly regular.

 

As for Amos, his house is actually on Jude's lap... where he belongs.

6SN7 driving a 300B.  That's guaranteed awesome right there!

It's like they're not even trying anymore.

 

This stuff isn't about high quality, it's just about using tubes people know about and can waste an untold amount of money to roll. 

This stuff isn't about high quality, it's just about using tubes people know about and can waste an untold amount of money to roll. 

No kidding.  The sad part is their $999 WA7 DAC/amp will sound better unless they screwed it up or deliberately crippled it.

Damn $16k, that's nuts.

 

I see there are new Audeze phones. anyone have any thoughts on those?

 

If you can hold out 9-12 months you can get the LCD-(n+1)

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Wow, that is seriously expensive. 

Not expensive enough, i told Pete to make quad box monoblocks for $20k

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Oppo headphones - legit. I would expect them to be reasonably priced and well built if anything like their universal players.

I would expect them to be oem'd, because building a universal player is nothing like building headphones

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The last pic is the first spec sheet I've ever seen that gives a pounds/channel rating.

 

I mean, I know some manufacturers like to game their specs, but surely no one out there can touch the sheer power of 60 pounds/channel for a headphone amplifier. IS THERE NOTHING MOAR HEAVY OUT THERE?

 

And what's the conversion to furlongs per fortnight?

 

I know we're converting between weight efficiency and speed, but some of you math people can figure it out. Handle it!

The last pic is the first spec sheet I've ever seen that gives a pounds/channel rating.

 

I mean, I know some manufacturers like to game their specs, but surely no one out there can touch the sheer power of 60 pounds/channel for a headphone amplifier. IS THERE NOTHING MOAR HEAVY OUT THERE?

 

And what's the conversion to furlongs per fortnight?

 

I know we're converting between weight efficiency and speed, but some of you math people can figure it out. Handle it!

 

for a second i thought you said pounds per watt, and thats probably next