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Congrats Todd. Your black beauty BHSE is looking great man. Did you get the SR009 yet?

Have a great birthday Brent!

Redwine Audio is planning a mod to the AK120. Pretty soon, it will match that Nagra's price.

Have a great birthday as well Rob!

Speaking of it, I once sold a near NOS Baby Orpheus for $800. Also, passed on the chance of buying the Dynamite for $1300 as well as stealing the Qualia for $1200. Oh I sold my K1000 for $550 as well. Still have the wooden crate of my RKV MKII here in the storage. For that price it is a steal. Iriver got creative and released the new AK120 with the price tag of $1300. Petty soon hi-rez portable DAP will reach $2000 mark.

2-miles wide isn't it? That is way scary...hoping for the best for everyone in the effected areas.

A county north of us received over 8" of rain fall in less than 24 hours period. Flash flood and road washed out in several locations. This is likely a 50 or 100 rain/flooding event. http://www.ajc.com/gallery/news/local/heavy-rain-brings-flooding-metro-atlanta/g9pp/#3440118

Did he take out the 22 ohm resistor on the spot? What's your total charge for the AK100 with the mod? For $400 is a steal man! Yep, I'm wish I waited a another year for the new 13s as well.

I was quite impressed with the JH13FP at the Canlanta meet as well. Clearly a better earphones than the original JH13pro with better separation & imaging. My original 13pro was just a tad too smooth & warm next to a more transparent sounding JH13FP. Overall, the new 13pro is pretty darn great and I would buy one if I don't already have my old 13 pro. I will stick with my old 13pro for now as it is plenty good enough for portable listening.

That's a great solution Tom. I briefly own the DX100 and it was a great great match with my JH13pro. No need for the portable amp really. Clunky UI and buggy though, but very nice sound especially with hi-rez files.

Is DSD supposed to be better than Hi-rez PCM? Or is it more about implementation? For example my Exemplar 5910 always rendered DVD-A playback better than SACD playback.

Have a great one Ari!!!

Decision decision Todd. I can get my XLR AES jack taking care off during the upgrade. I think I'll call them again tomorrow and send my DAC in.

Talked to Wyred4Sound and they are coming out with a new DAC with DSD capable and with better sound for around $2500. Those with an old DAC-2 can also send in their unit for a DSD upgrade for around $350 and DSD+audio upgrade for around a $900. Chris told me that they should have more details about the new DAC & possible upgrade at the end of this week.

Yes, the R10 will always be lighter in bass than other phones even with the bass heavy model. I really shortchanged it during the meet driving it out ofLarocco Headcode Dual mono. I used that amp for the sake of the Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 & Matrix X-Sabre DAC shootout due its dual RCA inputs option. The R10 is capable of better bass when operating in balanced mode out of an amp like Headamp GS-X MKII or my Gilmore Balanced Reference. I have GS-X MKII on loan right now from Justin and honestly speaking...the GS-X MKII + R10 is almost as good as the BHSE + SR009 IMO. Thanks for participating. Maxvla was kind enough to send me the Matrix X-Sabre for us to try. This Chinese DAC is 32 bit 352.8 & DSD & DXD capable and retailed at $1100 including EMS shipment from China. For those who participate in the DAC Shootout, Switching left on the input engaged the W4S DAC-2 while selecting right was the Matrix X-Sabre. I think in total, 8 people preferred the left DAC (W4S) compared to 3 on the right DAC (X-Sabre). The W4S won the shootout I think. Both DACs were connected to the V-Link II USB Bridge. Glad you enjoy it Todd! Congrats on your up & coming BHSE Todd. Have you placed an ordered for the SR-009 from price japan? The wait time is more than 3 months I think. Yeah, the 717 is an excellent amp. It is a KGSS after all with less exotic parts. Beside my Stax SR009, I also brought both the Lambda Pro & Signature to the meet.

Have a great birthday as well!

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I'm coming up in age that's for sure. Did I mention that I got a real home made cake? Thanks to my dear sister.

Way to go Todd!!!!

Found it. Yep, I didn't pick up the charger but will do so this week. Thanks again Tom for putting up with my rig and things on the table for two straight days. I was managed to unpack everything last night and set it backup again. Wish I have more listening hours these days.

Thanks for making the comparison possible Fitz!! Brent and I were no match to your keen eyes and troubleshooting prowess.

Thanks Tom!! Al, Tom was indeed a saint for putting up with us until 3:00 a.m. Of course, by 1:00 a.m. he already crashed and had a snooze fest while we were troubleshooting our system. Thank to Lyra and Tom for their generosity.

First I want to thanks Trav and Brent for organize this great event and also happy a late birthday to Brent!! It was great meeting everybody but I had to break away from the gang just before 10:00 p.m. due to daddy duties. Really wish I can stay a little longer. Thanks for making the trip everyone! Trav & His Lovely Significant Other The Meet Meet a wonderful JH Audio crew Justin was there New C/IEMs Alternative: Aurisonics My setup and a little DAC Shoot Out: Matrix X-Sabre vs. W4S DAC-2 The Three of Us: Me, Justin, and Brent Group Shot Less Fitz, Jacob, & JH Audio Girl "The Gang and a lovely JH Audio Girl" The Gang @ The Hankins The Hankins Wonderful Sounding System I thought I had a picture of TomB's wonderful DIY selections. Sorry Tom. Check his site out though.

I had to work out of town on Thursday & Friday. Won't get back in until late evening Friday. Sound likes I'll just see you guys early Saturday morning. However, I can certainly give someone a ride from the airport if they arrive after 8:30 p.m. on Friday's though.

Have a happy birthday KG!!!

Good suggestion Tom. However, Trav did pay for the last big meet without asking for any help. I'm more than willing to help him out this time.