I ended up picking up some of those cables to try out.
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Time to finally upgrade my mobo
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I would but, I need the other for headphones this time for it has been a while since I got some new set of headphones lol.
Awesome! My V280 is in Drop Limbo–was supposed to ship a week ago. Apparently the drop sold 35 of them, and I saw two people mention canceling their orders due to the lack of ETA for the wait. I’d be more frustrated if I didn’t enjoy my current stack so much.
Looking forward to impressions on the Ares II (I’ll watch in its thread). I’d love a straight up comparison vs, say, D90 (maybe with Clears b/c they’re even-keeled) to get an idea of how R2R changes the presentation from a very clean D-S DAC.
FWIW, both RME ADI-2 DAC and D90 are pretty endgame territory for me for DACs.
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I am VERY curious to hear your thoughts on the V280.
At this point, so am I, lol!
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Thanks for your impressions! The Sundara is one of those that I keep eyeing… I know they’re brighter than the 6XX but would you say there’s any harshness or sibilance? I’m pretty sensitive to that which is why I’m staying away from the DT17770/1990s.
Yeah, the 6XX’s mid-range is so good. It is incredible on a tube amp, especially one you steal from @donjklassen!
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The Sundara’s are nowhere near as bright as a Beyer. They are a great open, full sound and at a pretty good price.
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I am pretty tolerant to highs but compared to my 770 250 the Sundara is less bright for sure.
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Dx7pro… XLR cables arriving tomorrow, great timing Amazon . . . and yes porta pros, it’s to hot out for much more 
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Bought on Wednesday, but received today: Senn HD660’s
Spent all day and all night redesigning my music layout in Media Go (Sony). I just cleared all my playlists off my DAP (took a Long time!) and then plugged in my DAP for the new show.
Every so often you just gotta change everything up. 
Now, tomorrow is my Senns and my new tunes (loving Thelenoius Monk!).
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I’m in the same boat with the v280. I considered cancelling but I would rather hear it considering the discounted price. Worst case scenario I sell it on for near enough what I paid.
Super disappointed in drops communication
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Same here lol
They’re on a string of misses for me:
- Paid near full price for a June Panda, still waiting
- D50S late for a friend’s build; saved by Apos price match
- V280 is MIA with no ETA
Kind of a bummer since I’ve had mostly good luck with them.
Anyway, to get back on topic, my wife got an ear camera thingy today–it hooks up to your phone so you can inspect for impacted wax, etc. The phone displays video in real time. Naturally, we had to play with that.
So I guess this is my IEMs see–I’ll hide it behind a spoiler tag for “modesty.” (Don’t worry, they’re clean)
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Why is there light coming from inside your head?
Uh, I’m enlightened? 
Or reflections or something. I dunno what’s around the bend there.
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