AUNE T1 (MK1 + MK2) discussion

Sorry rids but I just got this as I had a £5 voucher for something worth £30+ in the electronics category

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281421863687

"Schiit Vali

Hello, as mentioned above, this is a 3 day old (at time of listing) Schitt Vali headphone amplifier. I was so impressed with this that I've upgraded and gone with another further up the range. I'll include the original receipt which will give you the rest of the guarantee with the UK based dealer.

Info here:

http://schiit.com/products/vali

http://schiit.com/news/review/vali

220V version!"

Got it for same price as what it costs in USA direct from Schiit (when you add shipping on to a USA address $15) because of the £5 voucher.

So only HifiMan HE400's to order now from USA, the Vali should be here next week hopefully
 
rids57 said:
Nice work sir, I think you'll be happy with your purchase. I am still up in the air between a Vali, Asgard 2, Valhalla and Matrix M-Stage - oh and an Audio-GD NFB-11 or 15 :D
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When I saw the listing headline

"Schiit Vali - 3 Days Old - Roughly 6 Hours Use - MINT! - Headphone Amp"

I was like wtf, too good to be true, along with the £5 voucher I had.

I had to quickly google what it was going to cost from schiit's website plus postage, to a locker in USA, then saw it was like £2 in it and I would have to wait 1 month, plus with this I get the receipt for the UK retailer, etc so full warranty. I knew I had to be quick because it was a ridiculous deal for what is a brand new amp, the guy probably only used it for 1 day.

That's me done in terms of "upgrades".

Going to sell my X1 this weekend and get the HifiMan ordered hopefully.

I'll let you know how it sounds.
 
The person I ordered the vali from sold it to buy the Valhalla 2 iirc.

I also think tubes>solid state they just sound more natural and alive (coloured) rather than clinical
 
rids57 said:
I'd probably go for the 1m QED Profile Stereo Interconnect which is less than £20 up the river in that case.
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meh, double the cost, i'll wait it out, thanks anyway.

dying to use the vali though, i have a 3.5mm to rca so i can double amp my mixamp but it won't be as good a source or as clean as the aune.
 
I had a newest version of the HE400's and I didn't like them.

If you like bass you cannot really go wrong with Fidelio X2's.

If you want perfection though HD700's @ £350 are your best bet
 
rids57 said:
the 400i is nothing like the 400
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even so, I very much doubt it's worth the money.

I shouldn't judge it without listening to it but I was horrified that so much hype had been built around the 400 and to me it sounded like a £120 headphone not a £400 one.

I think better manufacturers are around for the money. Audeze, Sennheiser and AKG for sure.

I would love to hear a 400i but I don't want to pay again to do so.
 
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