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I don't think Streophile will do a thing about it. I'm sure JL is paying several thousands a month to advertise with them.

Wonder when the real JL going to respond!

The best I've heard so far is the SDS-XLR (w/ 6BL7gta output tubes), stock SDS-XLR, SDS (w/ high voltage), Supra (w/ high voltage), stock SDS, Zana Deux, stock Supra, and Woo Audio 5. IMO, the Zana Deux and stock Supra is pretty much equal....both are a good bit better than the Woo Audio 5.

I have Nikongod's Denon with me. I plan to give you an impression later on this week. I will turn it over to Mulveling within a few. So you should have impression from both me, mike, and probably even Tom Hankins.

Great work Alex!!!

$3.5 to $3.6/gal for regular over here. My god.....we will crack $4/gal here soon.

Wanna sell your DAS-R1?

Birgir, How does the DAS-R1 measures up to the APL 3910 32 bit? Purk

The modded D5000 belongs to Nikongod and according to him he did most of your modifications short of the followings: "FWIW, i have done SOME of the markl mods. i reallly dont want to dynomat the wood (he covers up the ripples i mention in the R10 thread), but i am all for stuffing the cups and other mild damping methods. cheers ari nikongod " I will probably listen to it a few more days and turn the Denon over to Mulveling and Tom Hankins before write up an impression.

When I have more time, I will let you guys know my opinion of MarkL D5000. Thanks to Nikongod, I have been listening to them for the last two days. Purk

Yes, the DHA3000 is a stellar amp for the L3000 and other lower impedance phones, but it is only very good for higher impedance headphones like the HD-650.

I voted SS-1. Dan Chow (Icarium) probaby have heard some of the best SS amps more than anyone. Maybe he can shed us some light. I believe Single Power also have the following solidstate amps: SP Square Wave Single End & Balanced SP Harmony SP Transparency SP SS-1 Tom Hankins has the SP Transparency and he is using it as a pre-amp and according to him, its the best pre-amp he have heard. I listened to the SP transparency on his speaker system and it is indeed very very impressive. Also, I've listened to botht the balaneced SQ. Wave v.s. the Dynamight and Balanced Beta22 and the Beta22 was definitely a better amp. For under 2.5k solidstate amp, the Beta22 and Dynamight are pretty tough to beat.

We probably have to agree to disagree. From my expenrience with my SDS 6BL7GT, its far more dynamics than any amp I've tried short of the SDS-XLR. The snap & dynamics on my SDS-SE is pretty much equaled to the Dynamight/Beta22 with better tone and more pleasing presentation.

thanks for the the good news Al!

If the SDS-XLR can drive the R10 to match or exceed the performance of HE90+HEV90 combo, I can't see why it will have any problem driving any grado. Trust me, the R10 is much more difficult drive than any dynamics out there, even more than the K1000. All you have to do is roll the input and output tubes on the SDS-XLR, and you will have one amp for all headphones. Ask Voltron why he likes his SDS-XLR so much.

Probably. But from my experience, the HD-650 balanced out of SDS-XLR was head and shoulder above balanced PS-1, and RS-1 out of the same amp. The best I've heard the HP-2 was out of the Melos Sha Gold Ref and SP SDS, still I prefer the HD-650 over the HP2.

Yes, but not when you pair up the HD-650 with great amp. The HP-2 is pretty sweet sounding but when you give enough power behind the HD-650, they are pretty tough to beat at any price.

My mistake.

Will Craig ever release the balanced ZD? If so, how much? I'm quite impress with the sound and the versatility of the Mulveling's ZD.

Well....nice to know that you have the option. I can't think of any headphone beside the R10 that is built better than the L3000. The L3000 is very well built. It is also luxurious but the magnesium frame is pretty tough to beat. You are pretty lucky about the confort on those HP1000s. I cound't wear them for more than 20 mins. I love the HP1000 too.

recstar24 , Dude you are missing out on the L3000 goodness. I still use mine everyday and won't sell it. The L3000 also sound excellent out of Zana Deux man and it is very difficult to find a better closed headphone. Buy one now before it went over 3k. Did I mention that the L3000 is much better built and much more comfortable than the HP1000? Of course, I love the HP2 too but the L3000 just sound better to my ears.

Thanks. I'm going to check with Matt Anker of SACDmods first for the repair. If he can't get my DHA3000 repair, I will proceed with AT Japan. Thanks again for info.

Wonder if they will repair mine DHA3000. I had mikhail upgraded the amp with blackgates... It sounds better than stock but not sure if they will still repair it. BTW, the coaxial was broken b/f the upgrade.

JimP, I'm having the exact same issue with my DHA3000, but only on the coaxial input. Care to share on what went wrong? Also as great as the L3000 sounds with the DHA3000, my SDS-SE really elevate the sound of my L3000 to an amazing level. Purk