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Hmmm... you've got a point. I can think of one amp, but I've said that I will never recommend anything from that company again due to my experience with them.

If the HD300 is the same amp that I borrowed from Tyrion, it is great, but maybe not the best match for the K340s.

This one? http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-STAX-SR-007MK2-SRM-727II-Black-system-117v_W0QQitemZ170168851206QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3274QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thankfully, I had some good head-fi'ers there that were able to keep him busy, so I didn't have to monitor him 24/7. That said, he is pretty much like any hyper/spoiled kid I've met at that age. His online personality is something else, but that is nothing new.

Dude, he's been to my condo. I've had him there for meets.

CAT?

Good questions Ed. I'm going to see if I can score a cute Asian princess.

Good point I guess... I mainly sell/buy on eBay or head-fi though, so not a big deal for me. One thing I just thought of! I'm gonna loose my signature. I just spent an hour or so getting all the colours right!

They look so hott. I can't even think about Stax right now though... too expensive with so much already invested in my dynamic amp.

Nope. That's why I'm not worried. I mean, unless you are a jackass or a n00b a feedback thread is pretty useless.

Sweet, that's what I like to hear.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Not in this case, no.

Nope, bad intuition. That picture was great. Pure Billy genius.

He's just a kid, sheesh.

Good question... I say you register and find out. Oh wait, maybe you did. It says that their latest member is 'PrettyPrincess'.

LOL, that is exactly the analogy I always make for American money.

$500 in USD currency. Man, this looks like fake money compared to what I'm used to. Though, I'm sure Americans think the same when they have Canadian bills.

A balanced Aikido could be nice too, but I'm not sure on the parts cost there.

I would. ...then again, I haven't heard your amp recently. So who knows.

Well, its not going to be $300, but if I wanted a balanced amp for the K340's on the cheap... I'd get one of the DIY'ers [n_maher, jbloudg20, etc] to build me a balanced VanOTL or whatever it is called.

Take them apart and clean them, just be careful. If you get some hair elastics [scunci brand work well], you can probably easily fix the headband fit problem. If you ever make an AKG order for the velours, order a leather K501 headband as well. I found that the fit improves using this vs. the stock one. Congrats, and enjoy your tweaking. RE: retermination... I can't remember if the two grounds are joined at the headphone or at the plug. If your t-amp isn't happy with the grounds being tied together [mine wasn't], you may need to recable the headphone entirely if they combine the grounds at the headphone side.

Sounds like you need a $5000+ K340 rig. That's the only way you're going to get that K501 sound, but with better bass.

Well, I haven't heard the Zana Deux, but I've heard one of the older and cheaper Eddie Current tube amps [Mike, what was the model number?] and I'd say that unless you just REALLY like the sound signature of the Raptor, the Zana will stomp it into the ground. Just a guess though, of course.

I posted a little RSA blurb in another thread... would link it, but I can't seem to locate it. Anyways... The Balanced Max and the Luna are both many orders of magnitude better than the Apache. Even though I've never heard these three amps side by side, I feel confident in saying this. One thing I will say is that I prefer the Apache to the B52, both with my K340's and Rays R10's. It actually isn't a half bad K340 amp. Both headphones sounded much better on my amp, though it would be hard to tell from the Ontario meet impressions. Everyone was so enamored with Rays stuff... it was like mass hypnotism or something. Ray is a shrewd businessman, and a genuinely likable guy in person. Though I'd never buy one of his amps, I don't wish him any ill will.