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I do have some Lambdas here but I need spare parts for them as they are in a sorry state. I'll see if I can make a functioning set tomorrow after work.

Then it iz better then da speakerz

There is a new upsampler as well (211k/32bit) along with a new output stage and thus new transformers. This is much closer to being 32bit then that joke the Memory Player or what the fuck its called. You sure can spend a lot modding the PS1 but most will just relocate the PSU and go direct to the dac. I shielded the PSU and bypassed (and removed) the output stage with some Vishay PP caps and Cardas rca jacks. It does have great synergy with the Stax Lambdas but my old Rotel RCD-971 is a better player once I tinkered with it. It's also full of Black Gates for that extra audiophile flare...

indeed. I do like to use mine from time to time and it's not half bad for the 30$ spent. This is the cheapest way of doing it really the same way it was for EMM in the beginning to mutilate SACD1000 units for transport duty. These Denon units were also beta testers in a way and many other players before them. The players are reliable as far as I know since the basic machine is very good. There have been some issues with the new 32bit players but they have all been bad tubes so a faulty batch of ECC99's could be the cause. APL has been working on a DAC which would do just that and use a Esoteric player as a transport but after 2.5years it still isn't ready.

My only regret about those damned things is that I could have picked up a whole lot of them (NIB) locally for next to nothing but didn't as I cringe every time I see the MF logo. That would have made me a pretty penny on eBay.

I do wonder sometimes if the idiots paying 25k$ for a cable have ever listened to the cheap-but-great stuff.

Ahhh ok. Mine wasn't like that but a quick google search turned up the instructions manual for the Sony. It seems to me that HFN is the only mag handing out real reviews these days. Something like 6moons and the other online mags are just acting as a showcase for gear. Now I do like the PS1 for the essentially free CDP it is but claiming it is a giant killer shows an utter lack of experience. I guess these are the same people that liked those horrible MF tube buffers...

One question for Todd, do the channel buttons on the Sony remote allow you to change tracks? Mine didn't while in RCVR mode so I configured the DVD mode to work on the player and it works great. Only thing missing is the repeat function. There is a lot of BS out there but I think you made a wise choice with the Trafomatic. It was on my short list but the B22 won due to the ample power on tap. As for reviews they are worthless now as the experience level of the reviewers continues to plummet and it all sounds great, even a stock Sony PS1...

One SR-Ω driver is fine so if I can't fix it I will have a spare unit which might come in handy.

I know that they suffered a very bad channel imbalance so if it is the stators then the repair will be tough but possible.

You are indeed nuts but in a good way. I will be getting a SR-Ω with SR-007 drivers this week so it will be interesting to compare them. The SR-Ω drivers are also included so I can do an in depth analysis on what goes wrong and try and fix it.

The T1 amps (they all have the same PCB) were designed for the Lambda range so every phone except the Sigma, Omega and 4070 does quite well with them.

This is the ugly flip side of this hobby. There are some companies claiming superior performance with their mods yet they won't disclose what the hell they did. It's also pretty limited what can be accomplished simply by swapping out parts. There are some parts of the work which are well thought out but others where it makes no sense at all but the later 32bit mod is better executed. APL also needs to get their act together and improve the fit an finish of the units as a simple blanking plate on the back would cost 10$ max and make mods look professional.

It's a good idea to open up a new piece of gear just to make sure everything is ok.

So how do you like the Gamma Pro with it?

Crap build quality but great sound.

Thank you all!! It's been a great day so far but now I'm going out to dinner and then there is this lovely cake sitting in the cooler...

Burn in made me hate the HE90 so it's not all good. That being said the basic theory behind caps running in with use is amongst other things dielectric absorption of the insulator used which certainly is real but if it matters or not I don't know. Some gear does grow on you with time and some doesn't. You just have to read the meet impressions see what gear is always picked in a short session. Take the recent Nor.Cal. meet for instance where everybody loved the Lambda Signatures but that's a phone that is impressive due to it's forward/open nature but it also has some issues which it tough to identify unless you know they are there or can spend some significant time with the cans.

That was what I was getting at...

I don't know why I find it so funny but a few years ago "run in" was a fringe thing that most were skeptical of but now it's the accepted norm. Same with cables but warm up is something which is very real but almost always overlooked.

Good idea as there is no reason to open up a KGSS but this arrangement with the caps was a bit annoying at first on the BH when I was tube rolling like mad.

Lets see what shows up in Japan over the next few months. I'll also find a Sigma for you but if that fails I'll just have to send you my own set.

More bling=superior sound. It's a fact.

There are indeed wires to the BG's so you can't fully remove the top panel, only open it like the bonnet of a car.

I've been doing some digging and it looks like this is the last version of the SR-1 so I can't really cross it off my list until I've found one of the early ones... I have plenty of tape and loose women so send me the phones and I'll see what I can come up with.