LL3 --> Blackbeards (Don-modded Kingsounds) were another favorite. Spot-on tonally, for my preferences. May not have been as fast as the 009 sitting next to it, or reached as low, but much more tonally pleasing. After switching to the 009, the treble was grating my ears. I don't know how the stock Kingsounds sound, but these were impressive. Anothr head-fier next to me seemed equally impressed.
The thing that concerns me about the AudioDyna business/shenanigans is something I've been sort of quiet about it, but it's just been bugging me to no end. How do these guys get away selling these supposed uber audio products/high-end killers and end up not knowing they are demoing all this high-end gear using mp3s? This is so far beyond the pale of the normal metrics where we split hairs on well made DACs and amps, yet mp3s....?
