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Personally I don't view neutrality as such a clear cut definition. No transducer will ever be perfect so there is no such thing as ultimate neutrality, simply can't exist. Both of these headphones come closer then most and the 4070 does sacrifice a bit of bass bloom compared to the 007 but I do think it was intentional. It does give you a cleared "view" of the bass notes. It sure must be fun to have the 4070 strapped to your head all day for work... Still the SR-X isn't exactly comfortable either...

I never had any issues with the KGSS bass quantity. The BH is better in every way but then again it should be. Btw. There are pics up of the new SRM-600LE. New twist on the T1 circuit but it could be pretty interesting.

I've never found them to be cold or sterile and the same goes for the SR-X Mk3 Pro. They are monitors so very little character of their own but that's something I like.

I really should get started on the Vulcan... The T2 is the front end of the SRX design (aka the fabled ES-1/ES-2) with the output stage of the BH.

There are at least 47 out there so we have a goal to reach...

Don't be so hard on the 4070. It does say monitor on both earcups for a reason and they were meant to replace the SR-X Mk3 Pro.

It does have MOAR voltage swing then most...

Like Nate said, any illusions that this could be built on the cheap should be dropped ASAP. The tube sockets alone are 160$ and the boards ~250$ for the set. Then you have to find a lot of rare parts and match them.

Good to hear that he isn't there just for drinking... Please compare the new SR-404LE pads while you're at it...

I tried and failed to make the HE90 work with the BH so your finding's don't surprise me one bit. For what it is worth I fired up the ES-1 earlier tonight for the first time in a month and it struck me how dull/glossed over it sounded driving a SR-202. The slightly etched character of all the Lambdas is clearly presented on the T2 (though in a non-offensive way) but the ES-1 glossed over it all. Now my amp is pretty different from yours but still it's food for thought... \ The max voltage rating of the H2 is 200V and the components inside each ear piece are only rated at 250v. Current is clearly the name of the game here... Don't give him any ideas....

It would be easiest to just buy a set of new pads and use the fabric inserts. Be sure to treat the old earpads with a vinyl cleaner to make them a bit softer.

The midrange is a bit prominent but other then that it is ruler flat neutrality to my ears i.e. unimpressive. The slight lack of bass heft works in favor of those phones which are a bit loose in the bass in the first place (Lambdas and probably the SR-Omega as well). So it doesn't suck, far from it.

Hmmm, those sweep tubes could work in an ESP amp...

Other then the midrange, the T2 isn't really impressive. Well there is the sheer size of this thing too... I've been using for most of the weekend driving the SR-404LE and the Lambda is really growing on me. I sure hope I have the strength not to sell it since a unit with this low a S/N will be worth quite a bit in the future...

That is the shared ground balanced cable... very high tech.

Exactly.

1/2W PRP's can handle 500v and are relatively cheap so they make up the majority of the resistor with a few Rikens thrown in where PRP's weren't available. The 5W resistors are Mills. The only resistors I'm a bit worried about are the 5.1k/1W output units which will see the full fury of this beast... \

Yup, "hey look at me" treble is just annoying...

Not with me picking resistors. I wonder how much it would cost with just Riken resistors...

True. For what it's worth the stock cable is made by Belden ...

Yup and also offer a delux cable which just has some fancy nylon on it at 200$ extra.

Just put in a port, that takes care of the fart...

If the cable doesn't fail on first use but does later on then Justin will likely be blamed. The magic cable can't be to blame...? I do remeber somebody from SAA talking about these cables a long time ago and I called them on their shit. They promptly invited me to a NY meet to audition cables... Do they even know what the stock cable is made of?

I've spent the day breaking open some SRD boxes to see if my PCB will fit. It looks like I can fit it in the SRD-5 but not the 6 since the box isn't tall enough. It's also quite clear that they all used different transformers with the 7's being quite a bit bigger. The Lambdas are all a bit bright so they would work but the SR-Omega is your best bet. This is news to me...