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That's exactly what I was going to recommend. Pass recommends the CL60 unit for the Firstwatt amps.

If it is a Nakamichi Dragon then that wouldn't be a bad source at all...

No idea, I was just commenting on that they could probably be bought. Then I saw your post and made the edit.

CMC Audio doesn't list the pins on their website but I'm sure they could be bought in bulk. Edit: it's been taken care of. As for the 2SA1968, when the notice came that it was EOL'd some of us bought ample stocks... The 10M90 is a fine alternative though but sourcing it outside of the US is a bit of a pain.

Get the ESL57 off the floor and you'll be in for a treat. It's a bit amazing just how good the ESL really are given their age and all the hype. Now I'm all nostalgic and I'm going to reach for the Stax SR-1's...

Happy Birthday Greg!!!

It's moar better with the boards attached with double sided tape and no earth...

Couldn't care less about this DAC but if these people are going to rape my heritage why the fuck can't they spell it properly?

When I get my 009 they will be compared...

I feel a challenge coming on, cram a KGSSHV into a single chassis....

I added a couple of on board HV sets to increase the numbers.

I'm in for 4 KGSSHV sets and two Dynahi's.

Happy Birthday Scott!!

Happy birthday buddy!!!

I just enlarged the hole with a 8mm drill. I'll have to redo them since I can only get 6mm shafts here and it just makes a lot more sense to use a 8mm shaft. Speaking of my amp, I got new pots but the right channel is still fubar. Anybody whose dealt with loktal tubes knows this sound so the tube sockets are at the top of my suspect list.

No BG's but my M3 will have a wallwart...

Happy Birthday!!!

More stuff from Danny is always welcome. Now tell him to get cracking on a Stax amp...

Yup, way too many of those in the past...

...and Head-case is better?

Woot!!! Mine just needs to have the heaters hooked up plus sort the earth but I sadly have no time to spend on it...

Those are the chassis ground wires, one per umbilical. Better safe than sorry so it is 16AWG. Craig might recognize the wire since it comes from a Russ Andrews cable I was given. If I have time today then I'll finish the PSU and start testing.

Some progress today, now I just need to finish wiring the PSU and it is ready for testing: I also dared to mess with the one off titanium knob Kevin gave me. I needed some indicator on it so it took about 10 minutes of very careful drilling to come up with this:

Happy Birthday Scott!!!

Since the SZ3 SR-007 Mk2 just showed up at my door I can safely say that there is a lot of difference between the SR-007's. The SR-007 mk1 we all know and love is about a flat as a transducer can be and never puts a foot wrong. Play them at crazy levels from a Blue Hawaii and they are still composed and clear. They are also equally at home with top quality recordings and something recorded on 8 track... The SZ2 SR-007A I have here was the usual case when I got them, bass out of control and some mild midrange coloring. This set like all the other SZ2 units I've heard was also just a tad more forward then the Mk1. The bass and midrange issues were quickly resolved by playing with the fit (making the arc's larger in my case) so the end result is a slightly more forward take on the Mk1 with a bit of excessive bass bloom at the lower notes. It's a really nice combination and has made my Mk1 sit and collect dust for a few weeks now. Now enter the SZ3 SR-007Mk2. Ever since it dawned on me that there clearly was a Mk2.5 model out there I've heard rumors of what Stax actually changed. The fit was certainly improved since the headband is looser and I haven't had to modify any of these sets to fit my head. They have also improved the port so now it closes when it should for a much more realistic bass response . There are also rumors that the drivers were changed again to use the same diaphragm material as the SR-009 uses. After a short listening session it is quite clear that something has changed, no midrange issues and the bass is nice and controlled but now they are just bloody bright. This is almost as bad as the SR-507 which is a headphone I'm not really fond of. Since I have spare SR-007 Mk1 drivers (who hasn't... ) I'll probably try a driver transplant and see if the drivers are at fault here. All comparisons were done off my KGSS and all the headphones use Mk2 earpads. Otherwise they were all stock.