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This was years back but somebody simulated the ideal vinyl playback setup and figured out that it was the equivalent of 14bits. Sampling rate was something close to 80kHz if my memory doesn't fail me. This is naturally never going to happen in real life as the records wear, so do the pickups, the tables are never 100% accurate, the RIAA eq never 100% correct etc.

150mA is overkill so the problem is just with SumR. All the other ones I've had made had no issues.

It would be funny to try and explain that on the tax return. "Sure I should get the VAT back on this... it's a new way of slicing bread... honest...."

Seem to be going after the SR-Omega style driver... Nice of them to use a Gilmore derived amp too. The VAW TA-8PS is just a slightly modified GES with Pentode outputs.

That's the same BS Woo are up to. In the WES it's the tube, followed by one of those ultra cheap Chinese bridges and into a 100uf cap. Makes less sense than usual...

Another one bites the dust.

That's my point exactly, everything here is done badly but the Alo Studio Six is billed as the best there is by shills/reviewers. It must be awesome as it has 4 TRS sockets which all will drive your headphones equally badly and some tubes that can be rolled endlessly. What more could anybody want? Well the PSU is fubar and so it the heater supply. I'm all for running the tubes off DC but any good designer would use a custom transformer which has enough headroom to regulate said DC. Pehaps Marc is right and the high ripple was part of the design... Then we have the 47uf cap after the rectifier which guarantees that the owners of this pile of fail will be rolling rectifiers like crazy to try and find one that tolerates being run on the limit. Not quite as bad as the Woo crap but that also takes a special level of skill. As for the actual amp section, I agree with Doug that there isn't a chance in hell this was designed to drive headphones. Also any tube amp will also only be as good as the transformers it uses so the best they could do is the cheapest Edcor? This is a 4200$ amp not some 500$ Chinese ebay job.

That would make sense as I'm still using Nec parts.

Why would they tell the dealers who are supposed to flog the unsold stock...

The Jade and the HE-5 hold a special place for me as some of the worst headphones ever made so no, they are not good. I really don't get why people think the HE-6 is good...

Well they are as good as the WES driving a SR-007Mk2, so pretty much shit then...

Ahh that's right. What the hell is the AZ then? So good it covers all the (US) alphabet?

Puts fingers in ears... "LALALALALALALALALALALALA" I need a proper workshop and then it's time for CNC.

Indeed!!!

True but it's less bulky than a CNC...

Thanks for that I got five copies almost immediately. It's fun to read the DIYA thread though as some familiar faces try to edge the project in the right direction but no go...

Aren't the 1486az the SMD part? Not that it matters for the new HV amp boards....

I'd settle for a square hole punch that fits any of the standard IEC's....

We agree on that. It's perfect for HF though, crappy product shilled by idiots...

Ahh the defense of the snake oil peddlers, measurements can not capture the true glory of my cluster fuck. They simply have transcended the laws of nature at this point...

I wasn't hoping for much but one is ever so curious. Could be a variation of the same circuit King Sound uses in the M-10 and the sockets might be the King Sound units as well. It's hard to tell with any certainty but it appears to have the same textured finish. Looks like a version of this design: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2609-Full-aluminum-chassis-Preamp-box-Power-amp-Enclosure-Case-DIY-/400526703642?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Amplifier_Parts&hash=item5d41407c1a There is also the 2607 so this could be the 2608...

So they aren't seeing the scratches? That's fucked up but I wouldn't be surprised that they are looking at the wrong set. Anybody know anything about this one? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.129.3xZ4Zw&id=36525626565

Happy New Year!!!

Get well soon Ken.

I have a pile of PSU and Squarewave boards here that I'll probably never use. Just PM if you need a set. No KSA5 though or at least I don't think so.