philodox

No big deal... if he liked them he might have taken them to the washroom. And I don't want to think about what he does in there. EDIT: Don't get me wrong, that guy was great... just kidding around. [That whole 'pain thing' was hilarious!]

Yeah, I sort of wish I had him listen to the K340's on a balanced amp... I think he thought that was just what they sounded like.

I heard it at the National and it sounded pretty good with my K340's, but was too tubey. This is strange since Ray's other amps don't sound tubey at all... and this one is balanced. Isn't balancing tube amps supposed to *remove* even order harmonics? In any case, I would be quite happy with this amp with some dryer more accurate tubes I think.

I've been following that. I want it so bad, but it is still out of my price range. Let this be a warning to other international head-fi'ers. Watch yourself in NYC... make one mistake and they will never let you forget it.

I am with hirsch here... though if he has that kind of money, why not get a good computer source [something like a squeezebox perhaps] so that he can have all the music that is on his iPod and actually take advantage of all the resolution that the SDS-XLR has to offer.

Yeah, the Wheatfield is great. I remember fondly listening to Fred's Wheatfield with $1K of tubes in it at Ray's house. Then again, my K340's weren't balanced at that time. I'd have to say [from memory] that the K340's balanced is a whole 'nother story. Sort of like the change that happens in the Senns when you balance them. I think that if Mikhail had a better source and the tubes weren't chosen specifically for his R10's it might have been a different story though. But in a way I am sort of glad. It is bad enough I am lusting after the Balanced Max. I can't afford it right now... and I DEFINATELY can't afford the SDS-XLR.

I hugged his Wife... she smells nice.

It did sound great with Grado's, that is for sure. Must put out a lot of current. I was most impressed by your Lambda's though... especially taking into account the deal you got on them.

Had fun hanging out with Mark in NYC... if I'm ever back there [head-fi related or not] I will definately be looking him up for a drink.

LOL... you should have listened to them out of one of the balanced amps James. Your Melos didn't drive them very well at all.

Very cool... you going to make something like that Nitelight that Moth Audio used to sell?

It was subtle, but I think that they did. The bass seems punchier now once you've given them a little while to settle and seal perfectly.

Hirsch - Did you try the Headroom Balanced Max with the new modules? I liked it over the SDS-XLR with my K340's.

He wasn't a head-fi'er. I also talked to Mikhail about this... completely nuts if you ask me. And coming from me... well... that's a lot!

Sounds like a plan buddy... can't wait to hear those modded HF-1's as well.

"We will have the Max version at the National HeadFi meet." Giggidy-giggidy-giggidy.

Ok, I'll bite... what are the other reasons?

I've got more books than I ever really use... though they are fun to look at when I want to geek out every once and a while. Just picked up the Serenity Roleplaying game... kinda neat as there are stats for all the people from the show/movie. As for WoD, that is mostly what I play... A friend of mine has all the books in the new system [and the old one] and we do some pretty epic games, lots of fun.

When Joss leads, I follow. I seriously hope this is a joke. \

Roleplaying... I'm a huge D&D and WoD geek.

We should hook my Polk Audio RTi4's up to a nice speaker amp some time and see how they match up Eaphan.

That is absolutely sick.

Happy birthday buddy!

That is an awesome warning sticker! Why is it 'absolutely perfect'?

Well, if you don't like the K81DJ I might know someone who would buy them off of you.