Couldn’t be arsed to wait for it here in the UK…I’ve got one of @brux’s first made IEM cables also could’ve gone AliExpress but I’m learning from the instant gratification generation 
…oh and don’t forget to add postage and vat when sent from the USA 
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This makes sense… Totally different story if you’re not in the US.
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I had an SP200 when THX amps were all the rage. I was disappointed with the brightness and ended up selling it. But man, at $199.99 that is a LOT of amp. If you knew it’s limitations and only used it with some of your gear, it could be a hell of an addition to someone’s collection. I run three amps and each one has its strengths.
HD650s, Echo is also included as a pre in my 2 channel system setup: from TT, via phono, into Echo, and then into speaker amp and speakers (modest harman/kardon hk620 and a pair of Polk T50s), same gain effect there.
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Hopefully they sound better than their understated packaging suggests? lol
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Tried the Echo as a pre with my Cambridge CXA81 but it sounded pretty me as I can’t turn off its internal preamp… I run HD600 exclusively atm but looking for an upgrade sometime soon.
Do we have an Echo mkii thread here (cough cough mods) …would love to swap tube rolling Ideas and nice pairings…Run mine off Bifrost2 to with set of NOS Buggle Boys into Verites. Really like the combo. Dig the preamp as well run to some Edifier Luna’s for desktop bliss.
Yeah, exactly. Hard to pass up $199 when you know what you’re getting and how to deal with it.
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Now that is a sweet new piece of gear! (If for some reason it doesn’t work out for you let me know… I believe in giving good homes to all “unloved” tube amplifiers 
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Lol. Tbh I quote like the aesthtic design of the packaging. Feels like a very hugh end design. I am disappointed it wasn’t a super high quality foam though.
Hahaha. Well ill let you know. I’ve had some good ear time on a wa8 before I bought though so should be staying most likely
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well, I wanted a bit of tube-ness in my stereo setup, and an option to listen to my records in the headphones. this last one became sort of a necessity since my wife, who is a translator, started taking on more work - do not want to break her concentration. I got both, my only regret is that my Echo is Mk1, so only a single input, and I need to fiddle with the cables each time I want to switch to DAC as a source. I am running Mullard PCC189 as driver tubes, this is really my first proper tube amplifier, and I really wanted that ‘tube sound’, which I got with the Mullards. I was rather disappointed with the stock driver tubes, the sound character seemed to me very close to what I was getting from Cavalli LCX + Verums when run A/B from SMSL SU-8 DAC, Mullards really did it for me. SW51+ is on its way’s coming probably end October.
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Are you saying you fiddle with cables when you go back and forth from Turntable to dac? You could use something like a Schiit SYS ($50) which has 2 RCA input and 1 RCA output. Just have to push the switch on the front and boom no more fiddling
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They are here. The Elegias are here. I have just been able to get them connected, no thanks to the steaming pile of Cow dung cable that was provided. It wasn’t even the Black/White fabric one they usually show. Oh no, this thing was a short, rubbery, janked up, worthless pile of dung. Absolutely terrible. Worst stock cable I have seen. It is now in the garbage. But the headphones… Oh my God. And they don’t even have 30 minutes on them yet. But now I have to friggin eat, dammit!
To be continued…
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Dinner is done. Time to get back at it. Out of respect for others who have also made exciting purchases, I will continue this over on the Elegia thread. Carry on!
If they are gonna give a garbage cable I was hoping for the 2 tone one in the photoover the one that comes with it now. Fortunately I already had a Hart 3.5 cable for my 4xx
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