Black Widow [Update] - Second round official, 100 amps total, single chassis

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  1. drfindley

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    The BW is a fantastic amp for ortho's. I'd say that it works magically with LCD-2.2 and the Enigmas.
     
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    I am hearing people praisng this amp up in the sky. But I can't find any review/impressions other that it sounds smooth and very nice for a SS. Anyone got a link or can send me in the right direction?
     
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    Yep, it's a fantastic amp alright. Being the Sennheiser fanboy I am (which ultimately led me to buying ZDS over BW like Marv said), I still get this inexplicable urge to order a Black Widow well knowing I probably won't own an ortho. It's that friggin' good. The $300 balanced input option makes it even more enticing.
     
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    Are there any black Gungnirs in the wild? I know I have seen some black Yggies.
     
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    Add the HE1K to that magical pairing list also.

    That being said, I may just order this BW2 and do a shootout with my BW1! gluttony!
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    Who wants my BW1 ? Ha!
     
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  6. zerodeefex

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    I've got one. If I wasn't #2 on the list behind Marv for the Studio M I'd be jumping on one of these.
     
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    Thanks Marv, that's fantastic news! I have a couple of questions:

    1) If I choose the Balanced Input Option, does the amp still have the SE inputs as well, or is it balanced only?

    2) What shipping method do you use? (If it's courier rather than USPS, I'll need to use a different shipping address.)
     
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    In.

    What's the timetable?
     
  9. drfindley

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    I'm tempted by this, it's such a perfect match to the Gungnir Multibit.
     
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    Hey @purrin could you please add me to the list for a balanced input BW I'm super keen to get in early but I'm on site at a music festival for a few more days
     
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    There is no list. Fill out the form and send it to Craig/Judi to reserve one at the $1289 price.
     
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    Never mind about shipping: the order form has a blank where you can fill in whatever you like. I specified 'Personal delivery by supermodel' :D
     
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    I only have my phone reception and no computer for a few days I just don't want to miss out. I'll full out the form the second I get home.
     
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    I'll see what hot babes are available in the El Lay area on Model Mayhem.
     
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    I'd be interested in that, maybe..
     
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    What exactly is the balanced input going into? Definitely not hardware balancing, so what's going on in there?
     
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    Man, I hope I can get my hands on one of these this time next year or so. Black Widow + Super 7 will be perfect for me.
     
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    Ditto, can't wait to hear it. It should look nice on top of my Schiit megastack for Ragnarok comparisons XD
     
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    Form submitted moments ago and I still haven't received a tracking number. Disappointed.
     
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    There's a river crying for you over at Head-fi. :p
     

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