I hate to post about headphones on a booze and light banter site, but these might actually be interesting (T+A is a very German, engineering-driven audio concern) and are reassuringly expensive at $6400. The DAC/amp is apparently $8900. 

https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/musicreengineered-solitaire/

wow freaking beautiful amp/dac!

On assumes that they used Urban Dictionary before choosing their company name? 

On another front, headphones like these make me miss Tyll all the more. 

Agree with JP that the amp/DAC is gorgeous. I've liked the look of T + A for awhile, but haven't heard any of this gear. 

6 minutes ago, Voltron said:

<snip> I've liked the look of T + A for awhile, <snip> 

I see what you did there, Mr. Lawyer. 

"T+A stands for “theory and application” in all areas of audio technology."

Yah. Right.

This looks awesome.  Too rich for my blood, but I bet the combination sounds incredible.  

 

I have a pair of T+A Criterion floor standing speakers,  and they are a great sounding pair.  This company knows what they are doing.  

The red interior of the cups is a solid choice.

Looking forward to maybe checking out T+A in the future.

Wow, their stuff looks amazing! Can’t wait to check them out the next time I’m in Germany (they also seem to have a dealer outside of Austin).

 

Looks like they have copied a few ideas from Audio-Technica AtH-HA5050H DAC/amp.  Impedance selection as well as VU meters.

https://www.audio-technica.com/cms/accessories/bd963a3646968df5/index.html

I was more reminded of the spL Phonitor, just with more elegant switches:

https://spl.audio/professional-fidelity/phonitor-xe/?lang=en

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by jpelg

I have had the   PA 3000HV amp and CD/SACD /DAC  PDP3000HV for a few years now, build quality is top notch.