Raal Immanis top of the line headphones

Audiogon Discussion Forum (check out this thread).

I have been waiting until I got a new job before I even thought about the Immanis. Since I start on Monday I am now thinking about the Immanis, I also have the CA-1a and sold the SR1a.

The Immanis and Magna are incredible and rival great 2-channel systems. I demoed a $65k speaker and a $100k amp in Aug. I loved it but I was thinking it is not as clean, detailed and engaging as the Immanis with the VM-1a.

The price of the Immanis may not be $10k depending on the gear you already have, I have a few things that work well with the Immanis, such as the Star8 cable, the TI-1b, the VM-1a, So I can get the ’naked’ version.

The Immanis is substantially better than the CA-1a. Though the CA-1a is so good that if I had not heard the Immanis I would not be looking for a new phone. I only sold the SR1a after I heard the Immanis to raise some cash, that was a mistake.

I am friends with Danny M from RAAL and I heard the gear at his place.

I also heard from Danny that Stereophile and TAS will be reviewing the 2 RAAL 1995 phones (or maybe just 1 of the phones).

This is a good example of GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome. The shiny new toy always gives greater joy than the old battered toy! This is why audiophiles should get married so their wives can control their spending!

I too am an audio junkie! I only stopped when I ran out of money. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

The earlier RAAL phones were like $5K. Quite expensive IMO! I fail to see how doubling the price is justified? This is an example of why the general population thinks audiophiles are crazy!