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I'll stop. Don't worry though if I manage to find one it will be on the first plane to Texas. Now if a YH1000 crosses my path it's a different matter...

It was on eBay some months back. They even posted the link in the ortho thread but there was very little interest. I think they went for 150$ or something minuscule like that and are worth a lot more then that based on sound quality alone. They even came with the original Fostex storage case (cheap vinyl thing) and look brand new. The Beta22 is really the only option for driving these very inefficient phones and the end result is nothing short of spectacular.

The whole range is more forward making them sound "impressive" but the extra bite in the upper midrange and treble eats at me after a while. Compared to the supreme smoothness of the mk1 it's a let down They seem to be better if I push them closer to the ears but I need to do some more tests to be sure.

The one I'm working on is a BH on steroids but I'm tempted to have Justin build a BHSE for me as well. One great amp is just not enough...

I've never found much burn in is needed with electrostatics but my set has more then 700hours on them though mostly just playing on a stand. The bottom line is that you are never going to get any deep bass out of the mk2/A with the port open. Seal off the port and the Mk1 bass returns but the phones aren't identical as the Mk2/A is quite a bit more forward, enough to annoy me.

That would be an epic fail. If you want some pretty light then have somebody build the Gilmore DC amp. Very pretty NE-2 neons or 0A2 diodes

Like other have said it would be a lot of trouble for a non issue IMO. One of the first amps was built in a much taller enclosure with the BG's standing vertically inside so the amp could be modified like that but it's a lot of trouble. I'm going to sell my BH soon so it will be fun to see how much the BG's will bump up the price

I just thought they were all well below average intelligence but hypnosis is also a plausible explanation for the insane fanboy antics. I shouldn't say too much as I am a Headamp fanboy according to some people

Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH...

Happy birthday!

I'm well aware of that and if somebody makes a buck on a listing that's fine by me but it doesn't hurt to check out the listing price and the description posted. The final price is also often not what is listed on the site but I always look up the original listings to check for any issues.

You say that now!!!! It's a good deal but this amp was sold on HF so you can look up what he paid for it...

It shouldn't be a problem for anybody to add an XLR input to this amp and just replace the Goldpoint with either a 4 channel RK27 or a DACT. One side of the input section is grounded when in SE mode so it's easy to reverse. It was much more then fair and why I opted for them back in the day. Now the question is whether the BG's are better then the TOTL Nichicon or Elna caps which isn't the case to some designers like Kondo.

If worst comes to worst then Justin can just throw a SRM-252 amp in a nice shiny box and only wire up the heaters of the 6SA's.

If it's single ended then it's not that far off.

RK50?

The BG upgrade was 500$ for the BH back in 2004 if I remember correctly so the KGSS should be something similar.

I once wired up a HT system for a friend with 8TC and when all was said and done my hands were a bloodstained mess. Great cables though and I still use a set of 4TC on my old speaker rig.

I don't think anybody is still making any dipole ortho drivers which would suit our needs (loose diaphragm and strong magnets) but the SFI drivers on ebay are really good and I'm sure that Steve will come up with some cool donut design for them . Those drivers are 32ohm but ericj on HF is selling some 120ohm units he managed to find which are even more power hungry. I have 4 of those sitting on my desk but no time to test them as of yet. None of those drivers do come close to the level of insanity built into the T-50 drivers with its "serpent" diaphragm and strong magnet bars. It's also one of the few orthos to be fully open backed. I'll try and take some pics over the week end but I'm not sure I'll have the time.

That's just the normal burn-in time for a RSA amp...

Mine are from the original 1978-1980 production run and they are rare as hens teeth. There was a later version (called the v2) which isn't supposed to be as good but they show up more often and there are a few OEM versions as well. There is a current T-50RP but it's supposed to be an utter turd and has nothing in common with the insane driver design of the original. It's not that surprising though as if the v1 T-50 was made today it would be very expensive (600$+)

That's probably it but it also might just be showing some random numbers as this is Monster Cable after all...

I just got my Beta22 earlier tonight and after fixing some major shipping damage (transformer came loose and took the PSU board with it) I had to try it with the Fostex T-50v1. These very rare phones simply love power (they are rated for a maximum of 2w ) and the Beta22 doesn't disappoint turning them into a mini SR-007 with plenty of tight, controlled bass which is slightly "tubby" on some tracks and an extended and slightly shrill treble. I'm sure some of this is due to the amp but I'll know for sure once I clean up the signal path a bit and perform some other upgrades. The most surprising thing is the soundstage as it has depth (for a supra aural at least) and it's on par with the SR-X Mk3 Pro. Some more impressions tomorrow as I have to be at work in less then 6 hours and I need the sleep...

I think suckitalo needs to market some lead filled cables for speakers and a light version for headphones. Nothing says a committed headphone cable fanatic more then a 2kg cable tied to the HD650.

They are woven like all the other Kimber cables but no solid shield.