I sincerely apologize for any affront to anyone my posts may have made. Though they are often in jest, hurting anyone with the strengths of my writing and words is something I apologize for with all my heart. Those of you affected, please forgive me. Tari

Remains my favorite Cavalli amp to this day.

Tubes look an awful lot like JJ 6922 - > Fostex Branded 5U4G -> Fostex Branded KT88

Why is the HD700 selling for $500?  When it was released, they made the mistake of doing a beta run.  They subsequently had a smear campaign orchestrated against them by a cunning group of malcontents who wanted to see if they could kill a product.  They coordinated opinions to systematically...

Seems pretty fancy.  Almost as fancy as the pillowcase company they took the abandoned trademark from:  

Doug felt there weren't enough blue amps out there to compete with Donald North.   I am excited about this amp as it replaces the LM317's with Jung super regulators.  I have heard the BD responds very favorably to this (pricey) tweak with Bellesons, so I am hopeful it would really help the...

Sorry for miscommunion, I speaking Slovenly,  (English as sex and language.)  R2R is like ramp, see diagram:     No strares steps here, is steep ramp parts we watch (see tape, angle).  This is missing many small "steppings tones" t,hat are challenged listener.  Overly smooth sound, like...

PCM is stairsteps but this is not a darwback.  Imagine if you are taking elevator and sewgays every day, you will gradually become unhealthly and sad, you need stairs.  As Mitch Hedberg said, "crutches are strairs that help me walk."  So PCM is strairsteps but they help ear train, to here better...

I believe the Bricasti M1 uses the Analog Devices AD1955 in a mono configuration, at least last I heard.  Have they switched to Sabre?

Not sure what you're on about at this point. I'll complain about a fly in my soup at a four star restaurant, but raccoons rooting through the trash don't have that luxury.

Well, since you've already outed his name, we can be frank.    Your buyer is Darryl/Preproman.  No, he's not "scamming" you.  More likely he was just in a rush (I've had people to ship it same or next day or don't bother shipping at all) or was worried you might be scamming him.     I find...

Who to trust?   When I first entered the hobby, it was anyone with a higher post count and more expensive gear who would bother answering unsolicited private messages.  Especially if they didn't talk down to me like they were delivering wisdom from the mountaintop.    Then it was "reviewers"...

I contacted the seller on a lark as that price was good for the due diligence and here are some contradictions:   The seller said his name was Davish and that he is from California.  I asked if he has any online feedback and he linked me to this user:  ...

No problem, glad they're working.

It is actually really easy to put them on.  Line them up and they just... snap on.  So easy its almost counterintuitive.  Don't be afraid to push.  

That sounds extremely fishy.  If Sony could sell one for a "sensible price", why wouldn't they make 100 and sell them for $5000 each? It would sell out instantly.

Yes.  The reflection seems to be that dealerships that were primarily for two channel and HT customers are do a very poor job of selling high end headphone gear and a product in the headphone sphere would do just fine not having to mark itself up to account for the crazy dealer markup.   They...

Well, it depends how each end of the cable identifies.

RIP Joe.  

Some users are finding the 445 too lean for their tastes and transitioning to 2A3 or 300B based amps.  Based on early user descriptions of the Yggy and what we know about the 445, it may not be the best combination for those looking to actually enjoy their music, especially the non Diana...

I'm considering purchasing this DAC.  I bought the Rag and sold it within a couple weeks and in my opinion it didn't compete with the top tube amps in my stable, particularly on tone/timbre (although it is in a totally different price bracket.)  I have not found any Schiit product to date...

As I remember it there were a lot of DOA LCD-3's upon release, possibly due to driver tensioning issues. Part of Audeze's response was extending warranty from 12 months to 36 months, to show how they stood behind the products and allay any concerns of being stuck with $2000 paperweights.  Very...

Its OK.  Justin's amps are like the BBC's Sherlock - worth the wait and more importantly, having too many too quickly in the market would make it lose its appeal.

Well, like everything, they have their pluses. Some people find kinship in the bipolar nature of double sided magnets.