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No MOT tag? No MOT for you!

lies he is as real as it comes. i can smell his whimsical scent right now on the rs1 pads...

main rig early in the year (still fully headfi) sauce: entech 203.2, m-audio audiophile 192, and ipod photo & shuffle amps: LDII+(stock tubes), portaphile v2^2maxxed, LOLMETA, total airhead, microamp/dm, sr71, ldm+ headphones: hd580, k240s, superfi5pro, a bunch of ksc75 and 35s in various modded conditions by the summer: (diy and nostalgia frenzy, banned from hf) sauce: entech,addition of vintage pcdps and md players amps: LDII+(too many tubes to count), portaphile, gilmore lite/dps, supermini IV, beta22, ckkIII, headphones: a bunch of K501s, hd580/cardas, er4s, ksc35, pk1 by new years: (I am done with sause and headphone selection, just playing around with amps) sauce: audio alchemy dti2 & dde3, ipod shuffle, entech amps: VanTOTL(INCOMING), LDII+(Mullard M8161/Sylvania CV131, Russian 4P1L), portaphile, LOLMOY, beta22(injured), ckkIII, millet maxs(injured) headphones: HD580/cardas, K501/mogami, er4s(lost), ksc35, PK1, a look into the future: sauce: replace the DTI v2.0 with a DTI Pro32, a technics sl1200 with dynavector cart and bottlehead seduction amps:same, but with a VanTOTL from scratch with two parallel output tubes and a case with double the space for when going balanced. headphones: same a look into the not so near future: sauce:get a second set of Audio Alchemy DTI and DDE for balanced operation through dual mono amps: balanced b22, balanced LDII+ in a big case with giant nos pio caps, balanced VanTOTL with 4 output tubes. headphones: reterm cardas 580 and mogami K501 to balanced. K1000.

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I actually started a thread over there awhile ago suggesting what you said, but was promptly banned, and the thread deleted. I didn't even single out RSA audio. I just said that since many popular amps require burn in of the "capacitors" then why don't the mfrs just burn in the caps in an array designed to do that, then pop the caps into the amp? It's not very hard or costly to construct a cap burn in farm. I brought up the short return policy of some MOT's and stuff as the reason for the suggestion. I guess they saw that it mainly concerned rsa stuff so it got removed pretty fast.

That says alot. It says he is a manufacturer who caters to those prone to mysticism, and knows that they are the only ones who will ingest that kind of bullshit. It still surprises me that it came straight from his own mouth. I know he isn't the sharpest knife in the block, but this is a new low for him. Manufactures are supposed to be indifferent with regards to these kind of debates in order to maximize profits from both camps. He is alienating a chunk of his potential pool of buyers to reinforce his stance with the majority that lives on snake oil magic.

Yes it does!

so leds in the output stage as current source is ok, but an led far away on the panel connected to nothing important generates noise -rocket

you forgot about the sex.

I would have preferred the tuna surprise over the turkey. Wickle sounds so tasty. I imagine a pickle with more tang than usual sloshed in cold relish.

Emperor Rexs! 10 000 years, 10 000 years 10 000, 10 000 years! sincerely, the ignorant masses oh you know what gin pea #'s you beat me to it for the last time im gonna get you watch. mod plz delete this redundant thread thx.

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The prize is a vintage RS1 with no serial numbers and newtricks xlrs. You pay shipping.

xand1x wins for tickling my pickle.

I nominate Filburt and JBLoudG20, n_mahler, AND POSTJACK!!! because they are particularly cool.

I would look for a used cd5x instead of the cd5i. For not much more money, the x uses a way better digital filter, and decodes hdcd ;P Then again a supernait and a totem arro for around 5000 used for the system would rock hard Maybe even build your own speaker since I hear you've got the wood skillz

i want a damascus bookmark

Your hammer is epic.

You forgot the hardest concept of all: Remembering to slide all the components onto the cable before soldering both ends

yes that's exactly what you do for a dock. Did you ever bother looking at headfi's diy forum? on the top there is actually a giant sticky thread with pics on how to make a few basic interconnects. Not the most organized thing ever nor easy to understand but hey it could be worse. I have no idea how much you already know about cables, so I wouldn't know where to point you for literature.

For starters you might want to stick with ebay spc/teflon wire in like 26 gauge. Practice braiding and stuff like that. Then move on to cable assemblies like mogami and canare. Lastly, after working with the assembled bulk cable already, you will have an idea of how shielding and jackets are done. Unless you are doing this for looks, you might want to read up on shielding and basic cable geometry. Places to shop: ebay: user name= navships "John's Teflon Wire store or something" ~ 6 bucks for 50' or whatever in many gauges and colors markertek: has all the common pro cable and connector brands at good prices. takefive(canada but ships quickly to us, no hassle at all)- Most of their stuff have the option of being cryo treated. They have a nice mix of assembled name brand cables like belden and stuff, while also offering boutique wire and connectors and a bunch of other stuff. Nice selection of parts to make power cables. Redco: they have an extensive selection of pro audio bulk cable, wire, connectors etc. Nothing fancy or boutique, only high quality pro stuff. This is the real deal. They ship damn fast. Homgrownaudio: They have pre braided stuff, typical audiophile fare- solid silver wires, teflon tubes, boutique connectors. The cotton insulated copper or silver wire is a favorite of mine because they have the best prices around for them. partsconnexion: (canada) They are the choice for all things boutique. They have almost all brands of audiophile brand wire be it speaker or hookup or power. Their prices are alright, but their ordering process is stupefyingly slow. michaelpercy Their catalog is on a giant pdf file. I never ordered from them, but they seem to have a nice inventory of audiophile cable parts. Very similar to partsconnexion.

Jena Labs Cryo! (perfect balanced of musicality and resolution) Audience Auric Wire! (warm) Jupiter Pure Unbleached Cotton Insulated Solid Core Silver Wire! (airy and detailed with good bass) These are a few of my faaaaaavourite things....