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Welcome! I'm the proud owner of a Solitaire P (and currently trying out the Solitaire T) thanks to Mark. Wishing you the best of luck.

Busy testing these out, now that they've finally arrived at the SA importer :)

They actually remind me most of the super rare Sony Qualia headphones… And their less rare but older SA-5000

Ahhh, the good ol' days. Those were my formative years in the hobby. When I thought the HD650 was the pinnacle and then was shown the way by this fine gentlemen. I fondly recall getting unexpected courier deliveries of the likes of the Baby Orpheus (HE60) and K1000 with that beautiful Jadis...

Keen to hear what the Bathys can do, in particular against the soon to be released T+A Solitaire T. Different price brackets though but still great to see advancement toward true high end quality wireless. The one advantage of the T+A is that it can be used in full passive mode with a cable...

Not sure about local, but this one is around R700 incl. delivery and import duties from Amazon.

@Sound_Hound_SA do you do system setups / installations professionally? Looking into installing a (much smaller) system and would be great to go through a forum member than the fly by night companies doing stupid pricing right now :)

Do you know where one could find these? I see in the classifieds that most of these came with (SA) Prop plugs which is great, no need for adapters.

Put up a wanted ad in the classifieds a while back but thought it may be pertinent to check here - anyone got recommendations on decent, shielded power cables? Looking around the R1k mark, and prefer to (a) get it locally; and (b) get a ready cable as I am not a DIY'er 🙃

Would be interested to know how the experience was with them. Which courier did they use and how did they handle customs declarations?

Saw this the other day. Really like the form factor and most of the specs. But personally not a fan of the ESS DAC chips that all these DACs / all-in-one units seem to be coming out with. In general not a fan of the sound, though granted a lot depends on implementation. Would be great to see...

Awesome news and big congrats. I loved my time with the SR007 Mk2 many years ago, and the original Stax SR-Omega I had on extended loan for a while before that. Incredible gear. I’ve also heard these powered off a Blue Hawaii before…..but boy oh boy that’s big money. One day soon I hope to...

The GUCraftsman on HiFiGo are also really good and well priced. They have various termination options. Here is the all copper version: GUcraftsman 6N OCC Copper Upgrade Cable for SENNHEISER HD800 HD800s HD820 They also have silver / SPC.

To be honest, there’s not much you’ll find here and if you do it’s not very good. I’d suggest looking at sites like HiFiGo and Amazon Japan who have well priced options. Delivery is usually quick and hassle free via one of the couriers.

The Corsair HS70 Bluetooth may fit the bill: Edit - sorry, nuke that idea. Corsair isn't actually a proper Bluetooth headphone. It is wired and you can connect BT only to a mobile device for chat. Does not look like you can BT to a PC for video calls.

The Sennheiser HD 350 BT is also an option that comes within budget and also seems to fit the bill. I need to look at what differentiates it from the 450 and whether it is worth the R1.3k extra. Also in general, do you guys find that these headphones work fine in terms of the microphone? That...

I?m actually looking for something exactly like this so very interested in the topic. From what I?ve seen and read a boom mic is the way to go for work calls, in particular to block out background noise so you?re heard clearly. I have corporate issues Jabra?s which work great but are on ear...

Comparisons For this section I compared the Solitaire P to two other flagships that I use and own. To minimize the number of factors that changed, I used the HiBy R8 as digital transport, feeding the HA200 which served as DAC and amp. I only adjusted the impedance to match each headphone...

And onto the sound The write-up has up to this point perhaps been a little drawn out, albeit necessarily lengthy to provide the requisite backdrop. The nexus of heritage, build quality, and technology would mean little if the end result wasn?t any good. So now it is time to talk about the most...

The Dark Knight ?This is incredibly powerful?, I thought to myself the first time I heard the Hans Zimmer / James Newton Howard soundtrack to the 2008 Batman film. The brooding darkness, the raw intensity, the orchestral swells and reprieves. ?But it?s undeniably refined and oh so majestic ...