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" before I go off trying to make stupid jokes. " There's nothing wrong with stupid jokes except, well..... they're stupid. This will probably earn me another warning point....

"Can't be worse than the HD700 " Sad, but true. Some people like the HD700, but then again, some people like beats.

The HE400 seem to get good press over at the other forum. Consensus seems to be it has more articulate bass.

The problem is with the description of the plug. "Bias Normal 6pin" This should be Pro bias. and should have a 5 pin plug. Normal bias is the old 230V bias before Stax went to Pro Bias at 580V. The reason for the pin number change is so that you can't plug the 6 pin plug into the 5 pin socket and blow the phones. Putting the 5 pin plug into the 6 pin socket will not damage the phones, but they won't work properly.

Happy bath-day. Live long and prosper.

http://www.tubecad.com/2006/09/blog0079.htm http://www.head-fi.org/t/195904/6x6-matrix-stepped-attenuator http://www.tubecad.com/2011/04/blog0204.htm

There should be a ground connection. If it was a pot the output connection connects to the wiper that travels from the IN connection to the ground and acts as a voltage divider.

How about the "Cheap and Cheerful"?

I'm in for 4 pro, thanks.

Am I allowed to ask the cost of these little pearls?

In your opinion......

It will be interesting to see the bunfight on the H-F forums over these. Entertainment is the name of the game....

Sledgehammer. http://www.sledgehammeronline.com/

Would Mikhail's Singlepower creations serve as a good/bad example?

I considered John's B22 with both his and my HD800 the most crystal clear setup I have ever heard. It did not augment nor mute the treble peak of the HD800's. If there was a problem, it was with the phones, and not the amp.

If we're talking about the chassis sockets, I'm in for some more. If it's a line plug, I wouldn't mind one to replace one on mye of my HE60's.

Some of my happy snaps from H-F... http://www.head-fi.org/t/256063/post-your-photography-here-2-new-dial-up-800x600-friendly/9870#post_8396699

$30,000 for horizontally opposed mass suicide......

There's nothing about 1200V which is anything resembling amusing, except , perhaps watching the incendiary silicon hit the fan. I, for one, am all for it.....

You want insults, try beats. On a serious note, how about Senn HD280. They isolate up to 30dB without noise cancelling. They are a bit fragile in build, though.

Ran with the dust covers. For your help Tyll......

Would you like 4 rubber feet that Justin puts on his BHSE's? I have some...... You can only use my pro phones - unless you want to put a normal socket on the back panel. The bias should be no problem to do.

That unobtanium knob looks exceptional... May have to give you a loan of one of mine until the titanium one shows up.....

Not at all, they are then an academic audiophile.

True, but the academic usually has a university education behind him whereas the audiophile only has his preferences.