Elephas Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Posted November 13, 2007 The L3000's say they sound the best with "Rihanna - Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit)" and electrostat bass sucks. I don't know if I agree, I'll have to play the song another 20-30 times (current playcount: 27) and trying various headphones to be sure.
spritzer Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 I think you just need a Blue Hawaii and a SR-007 Mk2/A in your life. Pop in some GE "Fat Boys" 6CA7's for some mad bass
Elephas Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Posted November 13, 2007 I'm planning to get either the SR-007A or SR-007MkII, depending on the price differential. I passed on Justin's Blue Hawaii SE a couple of months ago and I'm beginning to regret it. I've been building up my tube collection and have several EL34 sets already. No GE Fat Boys yet. Here's proof of my self-sacrifice and dedication to ascertaining if the L3000's are, as they claim, the best-sounding playing "Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit)" click thumbnail to view
spritzer Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 I'm going to buy either a Mk2 or an A but there is no rush especially if they are having some teething problems. You do know that he's making a few more BH's, right... I'm such an enabler... I prefer the Sylvania 6CA7's to the GE's but neither is even in the same league as the Mullards. It's a startling difference...
Nanoha Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 You do know that he's making a few more BH's, right... I'm such an enabler... SE?
Elephas Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Posted November 13, 2007 I prefer the Sylvania 6CA7's to the GE's but neither is even in the same league as the Mullards. It's a startling difference... I focused on the Mullard EL34 xf2 and Telefunken EL34, already have several sets of those. These tubes are expensive! Hmm, maybe I can sell the ES-1 and go for a Blue Hawaii SE.
spritzer Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 SE? There is only the SE from now on. It's easier to build and the delay line in the PSU helps to make the tubes last longer even though my normal set of XF2's shows no wear after 3 years. I focused on the Mullard EL34 xf2 and Telefunken EL34, already have several sets of those. These tubes are expensive! Hmm, maybe I can sell the ES-1 and go for a Blue Hawaii SE. They sure as hell aren't cheap but well worth it. I know you're not going to be happy but I've never payed more then 200$ for a quad... I'm sure the BH will look better...
Elephas Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Posted November 13, 2007 No way! Mullard EL34 xf2 for $50 each, I would buy hundreds of them! I hate this out-of-production stuff, why can't current production be as good (including headphones, except the SR-007 and W5000 of course). Alternatively, I'll just never listen to an ES-1 or Blue Hawaii, stay with the KGSS and wish that I'm a solid-state guy.
spritzer Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 I own quite a few... Tubes will get better and better as most of the experience that was lost is gained again but it takes a pretty serious investment to reach what Mullard was doing back in the day. You could try a really good tube pre amp and use the KGSS as a power amp. My KGSS was built to be a power amp with no volume control but I didn't have any really good pre's to try it with.
spritzer Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Hey!! Threadcrapping on our threadcrapping isn't cool!
Icarium Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Hrm I may think about buying my ES-1 back in that case ;p But I wouldn't put money down til it is physically in my presence and working Not sure... I may be going speaker rig rather then another headphone rig. Qualias are suiting me pretty well but not having a tubed electrostatic headphone amp makes me sad panda.
vcoheda Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Elephas: what about balanced HD650/K701/RS1. those don't even make your top 10.
Nanoha Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 what about balanced HD650/K701/RS1. those don't even make your top 10.
Elephas Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Posted November 14, 2007 Moderators! Threadcrappers! Apologies, sir! Stax Mafia will retreat to the Stax thread. Hrm I may think about buying my ES-1 back in that case ;p I'll sell you your ES-1 for a Qualia 010 with SinglePower headband + money. - I don't have a balanced amp yet. I have a Zu Mobius female-XLR cable, so I can use the HD650 and HD600 connected directly to the Lavry DA10's XLR outputs. They sound decent, but not great, and not necessarily better than single-ended drive through the Lehmann Black Cube Linear or Raptor.
Elephas Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Posted November 14, 2007 Getting back to Team AT, maybe we can discuss the differences between a stock L3000 and a recabled L3000. Can't do this in the Stax thread. Haha, take that, Stax Mafia (I was demoted to Associate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia#Structure).
Elephas Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Posted November 14, 2007 I can? I didn't know that... But someone told me when I joined head-case that I needed to actually be listening to the headphone in order to post about it, and I wanted to be cool respected member and have a high post count, and there were all these cool members making cool posts and saying cool things about headphones, and I wanted to participate and feel cool, too, and...
JBLoudG20 Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 ... and show off like a 5 year old.
vcoheda Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 Getting back to Team AT, maybe we can discuss the differences between a stock L3000 and a recabled L3000. Can't do this in the Stax thread. Haha, take that, Stax Mafia (I was demoted to Associate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia#Structure). is that an APS v.3 with furutech XLRs?
Nanoha Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 is that an APS v.3 with furutech XLRs? That is what he said, yes.
Elephas Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Posted November 14, 2007 ... and show off like a 5 year old. I'm 2 years old. http://www.head-case.org/index.php/topic,2433.0.html
Dusty Chalk Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 Yeah, when I heard tkam's recabled L3000 on the Singlepower dragon vs. my unrecabled L3000, it made that last little bit of difference. I could still hear the slight midrange suckout with mine (though it was at its most mild on tkam's rig), but on his it was completely gone. Well nigh perfect setup, that was. I was just emailing someone else, telling them -- after having heard tkam's rig -- that a recable should go without saying. I haven't yet, but my solution sounds surprisingly good.
Dusty Chalk Posted November 17, 2007 Report Posted November 17, 2007 Someone from Team Audio Technica should get these -- hey, Jacob, you like speakers...
Nanoha Posted November 17, 2007 Report Posted November 17, 2007 Someone from Team Audio Technica should get these -- hey, Jacob, you like speakers... Unfortunately he seems to like neither cheap speakers nor Audio-Technica.
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