Okay. Here is my take on the PAV2.

My friend medufsaid lent me his HD600 for a day so i could A/B the two headphones with the headamp. It seems that the PAV2 gave my HP1000 a VERY NOTICEABLE improvement, whereas the HD600... improvement was almost non existant. Don't know why. By improvement, I meant comparing headphone out on CD Player (Marantz CD5400) to the output on PAV2.

Since HD600 no big improvement, my review will focus onli on the HP1000.

When I first got it, and since so desperate, I used EVEREADY batteries (my rechargeable still with friend). Damn. Got Hissing sound. Beh tahan, so I turned it off, and waited until night time for my rechargeables. Hissing was gone of course. First impression, can hear much more details, instrumental rendition is even more realistic, separation of different instruments is better, tho when it comes to ultra complex parts (like damn lots of instruments in the orchestra are playing), still sounds a bit "rojak". Could be headphone limitation. Oh, and soundstaging has even markedly improve. When listening to classical music, it's not just left-right difference, I could even feel the near-far imagery in my mind. In other words, the music has become somewhat more 3-D.

However, initial impressions also noted slightly bloated bass, and highs not singing out enough.

I left the thing running non-stop for around 48 hrs and went back to it. Bass was not so bloated anymore; and highs were singing better now.

To give you guys a picture where this combo stands, CD5400 + PAV2 + HP1000 comes close to CD5400 + HD600 (not fully burned in).

Oh and finally, this thing does WONDERS for my AV-710. Now I can finally use my HP1000 with the computer. I haven't pitted the CD5400 against the AV-710 (playing audio CDs), but I'll save that for another day.

Phew. So long.

This post has been edited by Shogun: Nov 13 2005, 02:18 PM

My serial number is PA2V2-10-20-2005-1567.

Can't take a photo coz i just lent my digicam to my friend.