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Yeah. If you're intent on staying below $1000 ($500-$600 after the HF-2?) and you need a DAC and an amplifier, that's about as solid a configuration as you're going to be able to get.

Pico. And all the colors are in stock right now. I didn't get to use it with the HF-2 but I heard both on separate occasions and went away impressed. I suspect that this will keep you under your budget without giving budget sound; it'll probably take significantly more money to go further than this configuration.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

I'm doing more work for my paper today at the library and I have been here since 8am. I can't wait until I go home.

I'm pretty interested in the Ayre myself. I have to wonder if that would have been a more financially prudent route to follow. Augsburger: I'm only getting the Lynx because I'm doing the recommended Mac configuration with the Amarra software. So far, I've been liking the Berkeley just fine using only the AES output from my disc player.

I exercised about an hour in the morning. Then I studied all day at school and hammered out a couple of pages for a paper. Now I'm surfing the internet and listening to music.

This is such a great game. I can't wait to replay the WiiWare 16 bit remix.

Thanks for sharing your impressions. I think I might try the sound with my existing PC and see if I'm satisfied enough to pass on a Mac set up. My only experience so far is with a Mac Mini at CanJam which sounded absolutely delightful. If I can approximate that at home with what I have already, I might be able put an end to this runaway spending. It's interesting that some people say there differences between PCI and PCIe. I suppose that's because the PCI bus is separated from PCIe?

That's horrible. I hope someone can revive it.

Thanks/curses for the advice and the opportunity, Voltron. The Berkeley itself costs more than I wanted to spend on my whole headphone set up but every time I listen to it, I'm glad I jumped. You're absolutely right about its performance with high resolution audio. The few DVD-As I've tried gave me one of those "wow" moments in audio made doubly more potent as I actually own the gear producing the sound. I can't wait to try the Reference Recordings sample disk when I settle on a suitable computer. I think I'm going to splurge with an Amarra set up as well but I want to know how it works first. The raves about Amarra feeding the Berkeley are enough to convince me to commit but it all sounds like witchcraft right now even after reading the documentation on the website. I'm also a bit iffy on Mac hardware. I can only justify a single desktop computer but nothing in Apple's line up fits my needs. I think I might build a hackintosh for this though I don't know if that's going to affect Amarra or the Lynx card.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I love the look myself. To Azazel: From what I understand, Maier Shadi, from The Audio Salon in Los Angeles convinced Berkeley Audio to make some units in black. If you want one, I think he still has a few left.

Pardon the mess; I'm moving next week so I don't have a nice table to put everything on. I knew I had to buy it as soon as I heard Voltron's set up at CanJam. I got it about three hours ago and it's terrific like I remembered it. So far, I'm using the AES input on my Primare DVD30 to compare the DACs between the two devices. It's my very first piece of individual equipment that costs this much so I'm experiencing a whole new level of sound. For example, I always discounted one recording as flawed because of strange background noises but the higher resolution of this DAC makes it very clear that it's just sound from the audience. Apparently, I'll get even more mileage out of it when I acquire a Mac with Amarra software. I was wondering if there are any other owners here. What's the reasoning behind the recommendation of using a Lynx AES output card from a computer? Also, any impressions/explanations of the Amarra software alone or feeding the Berkeley would be nice.

I've been very curious myself and it seems like it would be an sensible and affordable way to go balanced. It would be an amazing deal if it lives up to the hype.

It's almost certainly going to be a subtle change. Phil O'Hanlon, the distributor for Luxman in America, said that the P-200 will probably achieve 80-85 percent of the performance of the P-1 mkII for 50 percent of the cost which is the exact same statement given about the P-1.

It's going to be called the P-1 mkII. I've been told that it will lose the balance control on the front and that it will be colored silver. It's currently slated for a debut in September but there should be more documentation in the next two months.