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They are the same DAC chips but they are only a small part of the puzzle. Never heard the D-05 so I don't know how they would compare.

The SR-007 Mk1 appears dark to some ears but certainly not to mine. The treble is a bit less apparent then most other transducers but then again most transducers have a rather large tilt in the treble. The SR-007 Mk2/A on the other hand is a bit more forward then the Mk1. LOL!!! OMG U really lovez teh Omegaz!!!

Happy birthday Adam!!

Build me a V-5xe of course!!

No, not really as most of us find it to be inferior to the original SR-007.

Holy crap Marc, that's one huge r-core!! I'm sure being named Thor had something to do with it. That's what I started with.

Looks about right...

Probably did wield some in his day.

No idea, iron smith is just a direct translation of the Icelandic word "j

Most of my drill bits are probably 60 years old (inherited from my grandfather who was an iron smith) but the 3.5mm ones are 3.48mm.

I just measured two plugs (both Wide PC-OCC type) and I never see numbers that high. The highest I saw was 7.82mm and down to 7.72 so there is either something off with the calipers or some variation in the molding process.

Not surprising as the WPI stuff is a tight fit. Sad but true. We really wouldn't feel this wanted without all those emails...

Obviously not.

...you and your fancy ways...

Since there is no established numerical system for the Stax jack, what is pin 1? 1 2 5 3 4 Edit. Can't get the code to function correctly so this will have to do. Like this or something different? Anyway, using the above system then each pin is 2.35mm wide and the distance (measured outer edge to outer edge) of pin 1 to pins 2 and 5 is between 10 and 10.05mm. Pin 2 to pin 5 is roughly 13.23-13.25mm. Pin 2 to 3 and pin 5 to pin 4 is roughly 7.77-7.80mm. Pin 3-4 gives me 7.81-7.84mm. The only 6 pin connector I have is on the SR-1 and while it fits alright, the odds are it has been bent a bit in the last 40+ years.

Yup and add to that a transformer coupled tube output...

That's probably just the transport acting up so it could be a good deal. Denon sold a lot of these players so it shouldn't he hard to source a replacement drive or just send it back to APL and have them do it. As for my player, I can't see that I will be upgrading any time soon as the player has everything I could ever want, CD/SACD/DVD-A capability, built in volume control and a digital input. It uses a tube which is excellent and in current production so there is no tuberolling non-sense. I do wish it was silver (I may gut one later on and swap panels) and I need to find a good, yet small 230v/117v transformer that can fit inside it but that's all. While writing this up it looks like Plitron may have some 100VA units that will do the trick...

The stock Esoteric is nothing like the APL "sound", at least when compared to the 3910 version of the "mods". Not surprising really as there is nothing stock left after the transport.

Happy Birthday fellow recovering headphone addict.

It's still here but I don't have an amp to use it with yet. It's a brilliant source though and has worked flawlessly after I got some new tubes for it.

Computers and flat screens are some of the worst polluters you can find. A separate circuit from the breaker box which just feeds the audio gear.

The utter lack of any planar driver in that speaker is simply unforgivable!! I take it that I can trust you to throw out that tweeter and install some SFI's instead?

Rebar/steel is more then enough to create a Faraday cage and it doesn't mess as much with your head. I use dedicated lines but there are also quite a few solid silver PC's here...

While I'm not a great believer in the plating on the AC plug making a huge difference I've spent some time testing AC cords and they do make a difference in some cases. The problem is all our own doing with all these switch mode supplies, wi-fi and etc. sending a lot of noise back onto the mains which the gear can pick up. Then there are the issues many are facing, even with 20 year old electrical systems, the wiring wasn't designed to handle the load of a modern home and often the grounding scheme is a joke. One solution is to just throw a shit load of money at bling cables or rather just fix the problem, either with isolation transformers or dedicated lines.

Nahh that's only about 20%... the rest is ice cool from the glaciers.