TheSloth

Who knows, it might have a better clock circuit.

This guy looks somewhat interesting... http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/

Just because that is actually a regular feature of your life, no need to make the rest of us feel depressed...

The linky! http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/3.RSLID?mco=2237D9B9&nplm=MA662G%2FA I love the way they describe them.

Eesh...

There isn't one actually. It was mentioned by his Highness Steve in his Stevenote today. The pictures look slightly different to me though if you look on apple.com.

The most important thing to ever happen in audio, ever, Apple seems to have slightly changed/updated their standard iBuds! Hoorah! Bring on that quality sound.

I only heard them for a short while, but yes I was referring to a relatively clean midrange, relative to the usually rather forward AT upper midrange. I didn't really notice the bass actually, but it was during noisy meet conditions which tend to obscure such things anyway.

I'd add two fixed resistors to bypass that somewhat low quality potentiomemter, along with a switch to switch between the two modes. I wish they'd done that in the first place actually. Looking forward to seeing some pics - would love to know what is actually in those amps.

I'm quite interested too as I get the impression that despite their 93dB/W sensitivity, the 10Wpc Sophia is a little underpowered. The drivers are a bit more complicated than they seem in that they have impedance peaks of nearly 25ohms in the midbass, and increasing impedance back up to the 25ohm mark through the treble.

That's interesting. I only ever heard the L3K briefly and it was the only AT I could listen to without being immediately bothered by an obvious colouration, though that was under meet conditions. Those QUAD's are a fantastic reference in many ways, though if I was any good at DIY I'd open them up and get going on that amplifier section - could do with some parts upgrades for sure.

The amp is temporary (and for sale actually if anyone wants it) until my RWA Sig. 30 arrives, probably next week. I'm very impressed with them - amazing imaging, coherence, and even bass output despite that tiny 41/2" driver. They aren't well burned in yet, and fostex drivers take for ever to relax, and maybe never really do, so I'm not certain how smooth they will end up - they are just very slightly edgy in the upper midrange right now (think K701). Louis is working on a hemp-design cone as a drop in replacement which is due very soon, and I'll certainly be getting a pair of those, so I'll report back as things develop. First single driver dynamics I've heard, and their coherence and stability, as well as tone (with the exception of the upper mids) does remind me of the QUAD ESL's I used to have room for. A very serious pair of speakers indeed, and I think they also make an interesting counterpoint in the speakers vs. headphones $ value debate.

What, these?

You need to be quite specific in exactly what you are looking for. Every speaker, especially at that pricepoint, is a trade-off of some kind or other. Maybe if you characterised what aspects of speaker performance are most important to you, we could be more helpful. The reasons I suggested the Omegas are as follows: 1. They are floorstanding so you don't worry about stands. 2. They are very narrow front to back, therefore allowing you to get maximum distance from both the back wall and your listenin position in your small room. 3. They are single driver, which to me is particularly important for nearfield listening, as well as in general. 4. In my similar sized room their bass output is pretty good even for large scale classical music. 5. They are quite amp friendly..

Slightly stupid question, but how would you compare the tonality to the Quad monitors?

6moons gave it a Blue Moon if that means anything to you. Still think you should look at the Omega Super 3 XRS + RWA Sig. 30 Amp combo for a $2K system.

When did I get a new custom title?!

Omega Super 3 XRS. Killer speakers for $849, single driver so great for nearfield listening as well as other things, look pretty and quite compact for floorstanders.

A transducer is no less appropriate for reproducing classical music due to strongly rolled off bass response...

Cold/Lean/Thin/Hyper-Detailed = neutral.

Problem is that if one starts 'normal' head-fi type threads here, there just isn't the user base to get more than 1 or 2 interested or useful responses. The only kinds of threads that will get any real momentum with only 200 or so members are ones that interest all members, i.e. bad feelings about head-fi (or RSA). Though, I've stopped reading head-fi over the last 2 weeks, except to buy and sell things, so it would be nice to find more things of interest here. But then again, I can't think of anything headphone related to talk about. I've heard basically every headphone available and am not interested in a new amp or source, so I'm pretty much out! If anyone has any great ideas, go ahead!

Quoted the wrong post - wasn't trying to say it's close to a gainclone...

This is pretty close: http://www.quad-hifi.co.uk/909stereo.htm

Ah, someone who knows good sound when they hear it. Though I'd take the s over the p, even straight from an iPod.

What about a Super T?