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hi, am looking for the forumer who goes by the nick habba who does diy stuff. can someone pm me his contact details. thanks. cy

New toy.........

CK Tangs is the best with our good friend the Tangs Card....

New "home" rig.....

Me. Hopefully no need to work. Isabellina HPA Woo WA6 HD800 HF2 MS2 Magnum Mod (Should receive by then) Denon D5000 jena recabled, jmoneyed and markled.

Mine runs on battery......

Just add in the WA22 and you'll definitely save on shipping!

What's wrong with Alessandro?!?!

After 60 hours silky smooth.....

iCal, this is for you....

Yeah, got it from Vinnie direct. I had a normal Isabellina and sent that in to get it upgraded. Its still burning in now. About 50 hours in. Sounds very different from the moment I received it. Highs/lows more extended. Music more full bodied... vis-a-vis my Woo SE6 Pico Dac out, the Isabellina HPA is more detailed, less forward, more balanced. Since its battery operated, its portable lah I can bring it if there's a meet

How does it sound out of the Solo? Mine sounds heavenly out of the Isabellina HPA.....

Thanks Dude. Let me know what you decide if convenient. Buy more mebe get discount.....

iCal, did you manage to get the crystal cable for the HD800? Just got mine and contemplating cable options. Any advice?

You just need to note some of the CDs in Sembawang are PRC pressed and some the quality is quite bad IMHO. YMMV.

Guys, if you may indulge me, I would like to give things a little perspective. Let me start by saying I'm not trying to start a flame war and I have always had excellent service at Stereo (perhaps I always knew what I wanted before I went...=)). Having inexperienced employees do not help a retailer. Having an employee who does not know his products does not help the retailer. Whether an employee is new or not, he/she should at the very least know the products that are being sold and if there is a product that is not being sold, offer an alternative. If the employee is not sure what the customer is asking, a polite let me check and get back to you in a minute would suffice. A simple check with the seniors/boss would solve the problem for the customer. Obviously given the vast number of audio products, nobody expects a sales person to know everything. But IMHO, the minimum knowledge of what the retailer is offering is required. If not, the retailer might as well ask student volunteers to help out and reduce its cost. I am not trying to educate anyone on how to run a business, but I know that every retailer can ill afford to lose any customer in these tough economic times. And the act of a "new" employee may do just that. By the time the "new" becomes "old", can you imagine how many customers the retailer would have lost? Granted that there are limited choices now in Singapore on portable audio products but poor customer service or product knowledge is not something we should condone as a customer. My two cents.

Yup yup. You can even try how Ethiopian sheepskin leather feels on your ears....=)

They use an integrated marantz amp's headphone out for audition purposes at AVOne though......I didnt bother to ask to try something else.

I have a jena cabled, dynamat-ed D5K to share as well if people are keen to compare.

Yup. Need a set of denon pads too.

Hi, WTB the above. Pls pm price and condition. Thank you. Regards, CY

Same here with the 530 for me. W3 sounds a bit recessed to me in the mids. There's a slight bass boost. I'm not a bass person.

Thanks for the quick reply. I am just a bit concerned that other than the seal, would my W3 sound like my E530 and whether the signature will deviate very much. I guess nobody really knows till its tried. Thanks again. CY

Hi, Can I check on the reshelling whether any testing was done to ensure that the sound signature is similar before and after? This is for W3 without adding any additional drivers. Thanks!