^I also think the UE 7 are really nice.  Best all-rounders.  UE4, UE7, UERM are my 3 favorites.  UE7 just a bit warmer than UE4 and UERM, easier to drive than UERM.  I had the demos for a long time and always came back to those three.

The new Schiit stuff is scary good. Whatever was inside that Bifrost box is a resolution monster. I plugged in my Noble PRs, and just listened to the Eva Cassidy track that the previous person had cued up. My first comment: "God, I hate Ovation guitars." Yeah, enough resolution that if you know what you're listening to, you can really see way into the mix.

EC Black Widow does indeed deliver the goods. It would be a great value at 1.5x the price.

GOv2 is so much better than the original that the comparison is just silly.  I am now officially impatient for my v2+ to show up. It's going to KILL the battery-powered DAC/amp market.

Apparently I am somewhat out of sync with the majority opinion (yeah, that that never happens), but I really like the HE1000. It pushes all of my buttons. Even sounded good out of the AK Jr. First time I've EVER said "yeah, I could see that replacing my HD 800."

Still unloading stuff and getting my bearings. Will post pix in a bit.

They needed to be toe'd in more with the intersection slightly in front of the couch. Surprised how many folks don't know how to correctly setup and tweak speaker placement. Resonances were well controlled. Magico heroic construction does work. Still sounds like bass in a box though.

Yes. It was a very picky set up. When I moved to the end of the couch the imaging stopped working. The center was not too bad but more toe in might have worked better. The bass was indeed not their best asset.

They don't make me loose sleep, or make me feel I'm loosing big time relative to my entry level Mackies. But have honestly heard complete and utter failures at the $200k price range (relative to any speaker), and this were not horrible. In many cases I feel it comes down to improper placement indeed, and poor room preparation and application. Price is quite crazy.

^I also think the UE 7 are really nice.  Best all-rounders.  UE4, UE7, UERM are my 3 favorites.  UE7 just a bit warmer than UE4 and UERM, easier to drive than UERM.  I had the demos for a long time and always came back to those three.

I also thought the 4's were nice.  Pretty much same experience as you with the comparisons (I also included the 18).  I'm definitely going to order the 7's.

Yes, the UE 7s are IMO warmer than the UERMs and the 18s. They work better for me perhaps due to the shape of my canal. Didn't try the UE4s though. The UE 7 are very pleasant and also fairly comfortable and easy to position. Really liked them.

Yes. It was a very picky set up. When I moved to the end of the couch the imaging stopped working. The center was not too bad but more toe in might have worked better. The bass was indeed not their best asset.

The imaging was pure shit considering the quality of the room with the diffraction and absorbing panels. I don't think toe-in would have helped. Imaging was simply a lost cause with that setup. Personally I would have put absorbers instead of Ethan Weiner's diffractors on one spot of the side walls to kill the first reflection.

OJ's DIY special OBs would have killed the Magicos.