emelius Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 didn't Asr just... oh ya...from the just bought thread... Quote
atothex Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Asr has a Beta again? Does that mean the M3 is gone? Quote
Asr Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 M3 not gone yet, but it's for sale: http://www.head-case.org/forums/audio-gear-sale/8573-fs-rockhopper-balanced-m3.html Unfortunately for Solude he's not on my contact list. He'll have to do something cool to get me to add him though.... Quote
Asr Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 ^ If you're asking if it's for sale, look for my recent posts in the place not indexed by Google. Any other questions, send a PM. Quote
spritzer Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 I was looking on the Rudistor site and found this: Are those heatsinks cooling the.....power resistors? Holy shit, it's $4000? Yup and add to that what ever SS amp needs... output capacitors... what about the Auditor?... I for one never liked that amp and would take a Dynalo over it... Quote
Solude Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Posted August 5, 2010 M3 not gone yet, but it's for sale: http://www.head-case.org/forums/audio-gear-sale/8573-fs-rockhopper-balanced-m3.html Unfortunately for Solude he's not on my contact list. He'll have to do something cool to get me to add him though.... Bah no credit for my sacdlover cool list status from 2006... boo =) Quote
Nebby Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Yup and add to that what ever SS amp needs... output capacitors... This amp sure is interesting; I would like to see it in person someday. As a side note, what a waste of a perfectly good Hifi2000 case. Quote
HDen Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Now who builds M3 and two channel b22/s22 for us DIY noobs? There's a thread on h-f with that same question as the topic, a few builders are listed there, might be worth a read. Quote
Solude Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Posted August 5, 2010 Something on HF worth reading... lies I say lies. Unless Asr wrote it, then its canon. Getting closer to being able to fill your wallet there Asr? Quote
Yikes Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Regarding Rudistor all I know is that after I visited their display at the first National meet I walked away shaking my head. As far as I could tell the stuff was the very definition of Bad Value. Haven't bothered listening to it since. Quote
spritzer Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Rudistor is the worst value out there and most of the stuff makes Singlepower gear look well designed and made to last. He always uses the cheapest crap he can find, all the circuit boards are basic tin plated copper (i.e. like ARC for some reason still uses ) naturally with no ground plane. Cheap Hifi-2000 chassis and a Alps RK27 in a 4k$ amp... Quote
Fing Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 Owners of the Senn 800 have reported that the Senn 800 improves when driven balanced. I haven't heard one but perhaps a Little Dot Mk. VI? Will cost around $800 shipped brand new. I believe at least one person on this forum owns this amp and could possibly provide more information about how it sounds. Quote
Salt Peanuts Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 (edited) Owners of the Senn 800 have reported that the Senn 800 improves when driven balanced. I haven't heard one but perhaps a Little Dot Mk. VI? Will cost around $800 shipped brand new. I believe at least one person on this forum owns this amp and could possibly provide more information about how it sounds. Isn't this the amp that they had to shoehorn couple of cooling fans due to heat issues after the first production run? While I've had couple of balanced amps in the past and enjoyed their benefits, I'd rather have a well-built/designed singled-ended amp than a poorly-built/designed balanced amp. Edited August 6, 2010 by Salt Peanuts Typing errors, since it appears my typing skills are deteriorating. Quote
Torpedo Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 I like the B22 very much with most phones, but I wouldn't say it's the best match for the HD800. I like the Gilmore Reference better (SE more than balanced) and the Luxman P1 even more. It all depends on what HD800 features you want to enhance and which ones are better tamed. Quote
guzziguy Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 The MenaceTC Lite does a great job driving the HD800. Quote
atothex Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 It seems pretty much everyone who's heard the P1+HD800 combo raves about it. I guess there's something magical there. Quote
deepak Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 Rudistor is the worst value out there and most of the stuff makes Singlepower gear look well designed and made to last. He always uses the cheapest crap he can find, all the circuit boards are basic tin plated copper (i.e. like ARC for some reason still uses ) naturally with no ground plane. Cheap Hifi-2000 chassis and a Alps RK27 in a 4k$ amp... Yup pretty stupid seeing those PCBs even on ARC's "reference" $10000+ products. Quote
spritzer Posted August 6, 2010 Report Posted August 6, 2010 I'd love to see their reasoning for this. Probably sounds moar bettah or something stupid like that. Quote
wink Posted August 7, 2010 Report Posted August 7, 2010 Everything is "moar bettah" when it's at the expense of quality. That's why we have Bose headphones and cheap opamp amps. Quote
mypasswordis Posted August 7, 2010 Report Posted August 7, 2010 Needs moar opamps! HeadWize - Project: A Precision Preamplifier-Power Amplifier System with Natural Crossfeed Processing by Jan Meier Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted August 7, 2010 Report Posted August 7, 2010 He had another one with zero negative feedback which was nothing but opamps feeding into each other (yes, the circuit diagram was basically a pyramid). I think it was an exercise in silliness, but still... Quote
Solude Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Posted August 7, 2010 Oh that second photo with 88 opamps is just pure awesome... avatar... for faceplaming. Quote
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