The Monkey Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Wow, very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Pick me pick me!!! I so need an amp to go with my O2 Honestly, I think you'd really deserve it, if only for running your headphone wiki. Nominated you btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I nominated someone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I've received lots of good luck lately so I'm just hoping someone around here ends up with it and staying out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust3d Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Honestly, I think you'd really deserve it, if only for running your headphone wiki. Nominated you btw. Wow!!! Thanks a lot! I can also use it to help move my GU50 electrostatic amp along. Unfortunately it's in trouble now as amp is not stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I threw my hat in the ring. Rest assured that if I get it, it stays in this family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 wow, thats pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephas Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I threw my hat in the ring. Rest assured that if I get it, it stays in this family. I hope someone in "Team Animal Avatars" wins and sends me a couple of those metal base 6SN7! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I wish that Afrikane's ES-1 goes to Spritzer or Dmitri, both guys truly deserve it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggeh Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I cast some nominations to Kane in a PM. His generousity really is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust3d Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I wish that Afrikane's ES-1 goes to Spritzer or Dmitri, both guys truly deserve it Send a PM to Kane This amp sure looks nice doesn't it? The only thing it might have wall warts inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I threw my hat in the ring since that amps need to be rebuilt, properly. Split filament supplies, remove that silly biasing scheme, add a proper umbilical cable, remove the crappy bias supply, address the rest of the PSU issues, remove all the magic "tweaks" and put in some nice Teflon sockets. Kane was going to send it to either me or Kevin last year but nothing came of it. Even back then he made it quite clear that he didn't want the amp back once it was finished. Dance of Death came out on DVD-A? What resolution? How're the dynamics, compressed? I'm not sure about the resolution since the box says nothing about it and I'm not sure the Denon 3910 can give me that info. The dynamics are better (enough so that the Egmont has a hissy fit) and the recording has this ease to it much the same as good SACD. Now if the damn thing would start off in stereo mode and not silly 5.1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust3d Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I threw my hat in the ring since that amps need to be rebuilt, properly. I stand no chance now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Now, now it ain't over till it is over. I could donate a some BH boards to the "let's get Dimitri an amp" fund, plus a couple of 2sk389's and a few other random parts if you want to take that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malldian Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Sorry for off topic but has anyone heard of or seen any reasonable DIY solutions to a lambda frame? I have a few ideas in mind but nothing that seems solid enough to put into action yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faust3d Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Lambda drivers are huge and oval, I have no idea what existing frame you can possible put them into. I bet you can make a nice wooden frame from hard wood and use existing baffle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malldian Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Ah my fault, I guess I mean headband. I bought one that had the top piece of the headband broken off and currently have a craptastic solution using a hangar right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 What says HC of the 4070? I head it at CJ and I was really rather impressed. I'm thinking that they may be more neutral than the O2 and I'm not loving the O2's sound leakage. What's the ruling in these parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feckn_eejit Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm also very curious about the 4070, especially given my SR-X Mk.III/Pro love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 The 4070 is a monitor so ruthlessly revealing (the SR-007 does dig out more detail to my ears) and the bass is a bit on the anemic side. Otherwise there is little to criticize and for a closed headphone they are a marvel with just a hint of thickening in the upper midrange. They are heavy though and the earpads can get a bit clammy. I've been thinking about revisiting the 4070 now that the SR-404LE earpads are available. The thicker material should help the bass a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I've been thinking on those earpads as well (for a different headphone), should improve the comfort to 10/10 for me, although I guess they are not cheap - maybe a group buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I've never seen a price listed for them so Stax may be sitting on them, selling only to LE owners. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Ah my fault, I guess I mean headband. I bought one that had the top piece of the headband broken off and currently have a craptastic solution using a hangar right now. can't you put the drivers into just about any Lambda frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 The baffle is the same size on all Lambdas so it's just plug and play. The new arc's are also a solution but not cheap. KuboTen is far cheaper then those highway robbers at AudioCubes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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