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I can't wait to borrow yours. K thx.

The 103 has volume control on its analog outputs, so I'm sure the 105 has it too. The 105 I believe has an actual preamp board whereas the 103 is just digital attenuation, but don't quote me on that.

I am convinced that if you can handle its quirks the hd800 truly is an end of the road dynamic.

My 103 came in Thursday. It is real snappy - the loading time is impressive. The hdmi input and upscaling/deinterlacing of my Comcast box is actually better than I expected. I thought I wouldn't see a difference but even on my lowly panny g25 it's definitely a cleaner picture, less noise, and looks smoother. Avatar and dark knight looked great but the 83 was no slouch. I'm going to see how it handles the Apple TV and my random iPad stuff using the front hdmi input.

Vandersteens are nice. I've always been curious about Jordan's though in a simple 35" mltl. I won't complain about my Lowther alerions.

Shouldn't your comparison be: M100 is to the momentum what the 650 is to the 600?

103 - team less stuff inside.

Ordered. Now time to figure out what to do with my 83.

Sweet.

Dude this thing is freaking snappy fast.

Will be at a wedding - at the union league club, fancy. Sorry to miss ya!

The dsha1 is pretty killer with the hp2s. However I also really liked it with tyll's hd800 and johns lcd2.

Yup. Thanks eric - I appreciate your taking the time. I would rather read it here than somewhere else.

Same here. Once they started talking how power cords affected their black levels... Eric - again great to hear and i might as well start saving.

Thats awesome eric. Thanks for actually reading avsforum

Question - since it would have hdmi input, you could hook up say your cable feed to it and benefit from it's awesome up scaling capabilities, correct? My current cable box is setup to output native which means the tv (panny g25) is doing the up scaling, but the oppo is I'm sure way better. Edit: apologize for the avsforum tone in this post. Those videophiles are nuts.

Cool. Never used mine for music listening, and don't have enough sacd to play on big rig, usually just play it through the crappy home theater. Will check it out.

Word.

I concur. I haz blue.

There's a YouTube app?

Yah. Though I will add my Internet time reduced dramatically during the outage, forcing me to actually spend time with my family. Ah well

Finally got my hp1000 back from its long journey from joe Grado. Time to make up for long lost listening in these next two weeks before school starts. Since its been awhile I haven't quite pinned down how significant the upgrade has been, and honestly, it sounds as good as I remember them sounding. I did have a chance to play some of my newly mastered choral performances of my choirs from this past school year, and would say the level of detail and resolution seems to have increased. Changes and contrast in dynamics seem a bit more dramatic. Tonal balance appears to be the same, maybe just a bit more open on top. I have been listening to the rs1 for awhile so I am sure those are coloring my impressions, will need to compare with a stock HP to be sure. Will spend more time. I did get the new super pads - they Have a little more depth and feel more firm but otherwise Look exactly the same. The new cable appears to be simply the ultra wide but doubled up, each side has its own ultra wide with 4 conductors on each side, and a new plug which I have seen before but can't recall who the manufacturer is.

Ok. That example it isn't particular listed However, you can tell it is very low and probably near zero based on a few things. One, it's solid state. Two, look at the output numbers, notice how they decrease as the load impedance increases. That means there is maximum power transfer efficiency when driving lower impedances, which we can conclude the amp at maximum has an 8 ohm output impedance but in reality is probably close to zero.

Yeah man it's a pretty standard and normal thing that is clearly advertised. It's one of the easier and more objective things to measure hence why it's almost always included, as well as having a pretty direct influence on sound for many cans.

Reduces the damping factor. What is being argued is that it may be possible something like the hd800 is meant to be driven by a higher output than your typical close to zero. The German standard is 120 ohms output, and in my experience makes a lot of the beyers like the 600 ohm dt880 a different beast. I never experienced that with the senn hd600 or 650 and my ears always preferred a lower output impedance.