Knuckledragger

HEY. That is renovated. You should have seen what it looked like before...

I know a bomb making plant when I see one.

Me: "I want a single ended, solid state headphone amp and preamp." Head-Case: "N0000! You want a tube pre and balanced amp!" At least I know what the emoticon means now. ... I'm surprised no one's suggested that I just buy an SDS-XLR yet. It's balanced and tube! Here's the deal: I could have almost afforded a GS-X, at its old price, if I had not bought the Quad 12Ls and CDP-2. The thing is, I did buy those and the GS-X is now $500 more expensive. The only conceivable way I could afford it is to adopt the "Duggeh" model of gear aquisition, which is to sell all extraneous kit I have first, and then purchase what I'm after. I have traditionally followed the "Torpedo" model of buying the gear I want when I see it, and then figuring out how I'm going to afford it. I cannot do this in the balanced realm. Maybe if I hadn't spent the last four months renovating my house (which has tallied up bills of Krell-like proportions.) I think in the short term, I'm buying a Rotel SE preamp. If I can turn some of my unused audio gear (Macs, Dynaco, tubes, etc) into cash, you may see me hanging out with the cool kids and their GS-Xs in 2009.

Cornbread, I think.

If I wanted to go the tube preamp route, I have a pair of McIntosh MC-22 pres (each has 6 12AX7s in it) that I could get restored. Heretic that I am, I'd rather sell them and use the $ to buy more solid state kit. I am now looking at what Rotel's current offerings are for 2 channel preamps. They have two: The RC 1070 and RC 1082. I have owned Rotel gear for years and been very happy with it. The 1082 is kind of spendy, and has more inputs than even I will need. The 1070 looks to be around $600, and still has a remote. Both have a nice array of outputs (two pre outs and two tape outs), and a phono preamp. I'm quite aware that vinyl snobs wouldn't consider that a viable option. Another benefit is that I can get a Rotel tomorrow (funds allowing ). For sake of argument, where would I get a Quicksilver for under a grand, Reks? The 'gon? The 'bay? Do you have a stack of them between your recently buried bodies and Model M stash?

I dunno a Internal Asset Utilization from a TPS Report, but can you put me down for half a dozen? I like the PS/2 vintage, but any 102-key version will do. EDIT: Dusty = smart.

This has some racist overtones I don't like, but I couldn't help chuckling when I saw it.

You could do a brisk business selling them. Replace them at work with generics, no one would notice the difference!

I suppose saying MOT MOT MOT would be appropriate here. By you mean the mean the arrival of said modules is somewhere between Real Soon Now and Don't Even Ask? That really doesn't look like what I need. I already have one input and a loop out on current amp. This thing would at best be a side-grade for me. This had nothing to do do with sound, but I don't much fancy the looks for the CIA stack either. It looks like my GLite/DPS stack, but with much more awkward proportions. I think at this point my two options are (A) getting a GS-1 or ( finding an appropriate preamp. I'm not too familiar with the sub-$1000 solid state single ended preamp market, but I imagine it's fairly crowded.

Definitely. You beat back a horde of zombies with it, and then type of a recount of your ordeal.

Pah. There is only one keyboard. I have been using it for over 20 years.

I have had my HeadAmp Gilmore Lite + DPS for over three years now, and I have never given serious thought to replacing it. It drives all my cans to a satisfactory level, except of course the TakeTs. Earlier this year I had designs on going balanced, but four months of house renovation has ensured I won't be bankrolling that any time ...ever, really. I'm now content to live in the single ended solid state world, but.. I am in need of an amp with more than one input. In spite of my recently acquisition of a Quad 99 CDP-2, and its variable outputs, I could benefit from the GS-1's preamp outputs as well. I see a lot of Beta22s changing hands around here. Most are made by well respected buiders and a number of them have had the functionality I need (two inputs, preamp out) and sell at a price reasonably close to a new GS-1. That said, I have never heard a B22, and have no idea if I'd like the sound. I know exactly what to expect form my 2004-vintage GLite, and I don't imagine a current production GS-1 is going to sound radically different. B22s are also invariably freaking HUGE, and I'm, uh, running out of room in my rack. I'm also not sure I need a headphone amp that can pump out 11 watts. My question is are there any other solid state single ended dynamic headphone amps out there in the sub-$1000 price range that I should be considering? I know HeadRoom products are highly regarded (even if no one on here seems to own any.) The HeadRoom Desktop has nearly the same feature set as the GS-1, but I don't know its sound at all. Also, it's funny looking. I KEED. I KEED. Edit: There are two advantages to the HR desktop I overlooked. Frist, it can be upgraded to incldue a DAC at a later date, which is a nice option to have open. Next it has crossfeed. I am not completely convinced that is an advantage. I have mucked about with some crossfeed plugins for foobar, and I ...never noticed enough difference to care. It could be that the hardware crossfeed circuit in HR amps much better (it probably is) or that my own auditory processing doesn't pick up on such refinements. The other option here is finding a decent preamp in the same price range, and keeping my GLite. I'd need 2-3 inputs, and 2 outputs (preferably 1 pre, one loop). The downsides of this is that any preamp is going to be bigger than a GS-1, and it will introduce even more interconnects into the Moog modular-like mess behind my rack. That said, a nice preamp that has a decent phono stage would definitely be a welcome addition. I realize I have all but answered my own question, but compared to the head-case cognoscenti, my experience with gear is fairly limited. I'm looking for head-casers opinions, and that is one resource that is not in short supply.

Rolleicord K3C (1954-1957) TLR. Strictly speaking, I didn't buy this, I traded the charger and batter for my old Canon PowerShot S60 for it. I have ...no idea how to use this thing, but I get the impression that the shutter is not working correctly. It' over 50 years old and maybe the TLR made a little TLC. Taking Lens: Xenar 3,5/75mm, Schneider, Bayonet 1 Finder lens: Schneider or Zeiss Heidosmat 3,2/75mm, Bayonet 1. Non interchangeable focusing screen. Parallax control. Shutter: Synchro Compur MX, 1 - 1/500 sec., B, X-sync. Film: 120 for 12 exp. 6x6. 35mm adapter Rolleikin 1 and plate film adapter. Film Transportation: winding lever with auto stop on first exposure, exposure counter for exposures 1-12. Dimensions: 9.7x9.9x14.2cm. Weight: 830 grams.

Disappointed? Disappointed? We can't have have Duggeh being disappointed, there's no telling what he'll do! With that, I present the Friday Night Mega Post:

A lady and a bird walking down a street?

Apple 85W MagSafe Power Adapter Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

I'm glad I don't have to clean up after THAT cuss.

Funny thing, the Violent Femmes changed the lyrics to the last verse of that song when they covered it in 1992: Do I really want to hurt you? Do I really want to make you cry? Yes I suppose I want to hurt you You told the truth but it was still a lie