Just spoke to Scott at adkproaudio and ordered a Lynx Hilo.  The $1850 offer for head-fi members still stands.  This does not include shipping though, so make sure you set aside some money for shipping.  Also, you can get an extra 2% discount if you pay with check.  Can't wait to hear it! 

Quote: Huh? obviously you can't see your own bias, so you need someone else to point that out for you.    The title of this thread is "Ray Samuel Audio Does Not Warranty Finish and Offers No Replacement Parts on 1 Year Old DarkStar" Selling headphone amps/source/etc is a niche...

Quote:   Ok, now that's just stretching it too much.  You're both biased.  You had horrible customer service experience with RSA once, while ianmedium received good customer service from RSA through many interactions.  You have every right to post on head-fi to warn other potential...

Quote: Maybe you're right, I was typing too fast and was thinking of quantity not quality.  I might actually like the LCD3s more if there was less congestion.  The only problem is the big fat price tag on those.  I got a pretty good deal on the LCD2.2s brand new at $865 and the HD800...

Quote:   My sentiments exactly. I really want to sell my LCD2.2 too and PS500(already on sale) and just build a rig around the HD800.  However, I also think it is too hasty to sell the LCD2.2s right now.  I'm reveling in my HD800 purchase right now and my bias is strong right now.  I...

Quote: You know how when you register for a forum, buy something on amazon, or sign up for anything online they send you a confirmation email for you to keep in your email records? If they didn't do that, how do you know everything was processed correctly?  I'm not sure what is there to...

Quote: no, not the graph.  I mean the auto-reply they send you for confirmation purposes stating they received your registration information.  I did get the confirmation e-mail 10 minutes afterwards from sennheiser.com today, but  sennheiserUSA hasn't responded with anything after I...

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I just got a refurbished one from crutchfield.  I first registered my S/N on the SennheiserUSA site several days ago and I've yet to receive any confirmation emails.  I wanted my frequency response graph, so I registered on the main Sennheiser site and still no confirmation emails.  This is not...

Wow I can pretty much agree with you on the LCD2.2 even though I much less experience overall.  The bass is one of the strongest points of the LCD2.2 and is sooo good, but...it's also a problem point for me.  Like you said sometimes the volume levels of instruments vocals etc all sound like they...

Quote: Yea that is a big problem I see that lies in my way when trying to move to speakers - having to get acoustic treatment on your room and all the positioning etc.

This petition would be worth signing if Hifiman actually doesn't cheap out this time.  If they had bad build quality when Fang help make the HE Audio Jades, and the current Hifimans have bad reports of build quality...then this is looking really bleak. I think it's hard to be priced cheaply...

Quote: I never said I hated live performances.  I was only trying to bridge the gap between head-fi and speaker-fi. The two are polar opposites in terms of soundstage, which is one of the easiest things to notice between hearing music from speakers versus headphones.  Also, since you...

Quote: Yes, the HD800 has been regarded by many as having the widest and very deep soundstage.  You won't be able to reach that full width unless you pair it with a good amp.  Its impedence swings up to 600 Ohms at parts of the audio spectrum.  Since you come from a speaker background, I...

I like that you're trying to connect subjective experience with some objective measurements, very good.  I'm very surprised the AKG701 graph looks so flat from 100Hz to 10khz, especially for a headphone in it's price range.  I can't believe I haven't checked out the graph of the AKG701 before. ...

Quote: Yea, it is a lot of writing.  But being completely objective is bad too because headphones are used to reproduce music and the subjective experience needs to be factored in as well.  That's why I'm trying to learn as much about objective measurements while also learning more about...

Quote:   I've yet to hear Electrostats, but would love to hear them in the future.   check this thread out from someone with much more experience than I. http://www.head-fi.org/t/634201/battle-of-the-flagships-57-headphones-compared-update-hifiman-he-400-added-12-24-12   If you...

Quote:   Do you not see the upper-mids/highs on all three Headphones on The Headroom Graph you provided? 3 Giant peaks past 1khz.  Do you not see all three headphones are similar in that regard? If that is not bright as mentioned in the title of this thread, then I don't know what...

Quote: Not many, because a lot of the other flagships measure horridly and would cause anyone knowing a bit about objective measurements to faint. Audeze and Sennheiser offer FR graphs because they measure very well and would only help sell the headphones.    Quote: Yea, see I...

Yea our graphs are very similar, but mine has a slightly higher 5khz bump and the dip at 3khz is slightly shallower than yours.  Does this make mine sound brighter than yours? very very slightly if at all.  Is this this difference statistically significant?  Nope, probably not. these...

Yea our graphs are very similar, but mine has a slightly higher 5khz bump and the dip at 3khz is slightly shallower than yours.  Does this make mine sound brighter than yours? very very slightly if at all.  Is this this difference statistically significant?  Nope, probably not. these...

Quote: See, that is the risk I've been thinking about too, but I don't think it'll be too bright for me after I've listened to Grados for so long.  What I'm trying to do right now is collect some nice top end headphones that are quite different in their tonality.  I have a LCD2.2 and I'm...

Quote: Comfort is the biggest negative for any Grado with small foam cups.   You need a head made of stone to be able to stand the headphones for long.  I've heard that the Big cups on GS1000/PS1000 are very comfortable.  Still, don't expect the Grado foam cups to last.  These Foam cups...

Quote:   Well, personally I don't think an LCD3 is better than an LCD2 Price/Performance wise.  Of course, the LCD3 is going to beat the LCD2 in every SQ category, but I'm not going to pay an extra $800-1000 for 5-20% improvement and an even darker signature. Here is my pair of...

See I don't really think Grado's are only good for rock.  They are good for whenever you need some bass down low, decent mids, and you want to inject some energy into that top end.  I'd recommend choosing the lower end of the reference series SR60/SR125.  It's counter-intuitive, but I like the...