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Looser101

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  1. That's essentially the same schematic (of the pot anyway) that I posted above. What I was looking for is a drawing showing the actual pot like the second pic that I posted. What seems odd to me is that in both schematics it would appear that the connection point #1 which is normally ground in traditional use and output in the single-ended shunt config goes unused in the balanced shunt config. Is that right?

    Actually now that I look at it the scematic that I posted doesn't match the one that you did. At least it doesn't look like it does to me. Clearly I'm having issues understanding this fully which stinks since the SE shunt config makes perfect sense.

    There is a bit of description of how it works in paragraph 4 HERE.

    What to do with the extra pin comes down to which is more detrimental if the wiper lifts off the track (open circuit or max value of pot).

  2. Focal Grande Utopia EM:

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    There used to be a magazine, I think it was called Audio -- they had the greatest gear porn.

    Very cool Video.

    So... near the end, is that "Golden Ears" guys drawing a frequency response curve by ear?

  3. For those still in waiting, are the quality issue(s) just the Grado-ish norm or anything extra in play here?

    Hard to say as Grado quality varies so much. To be more specific the engraving (new style) is fair at best. One cup is passable but the other has some discoloration as if the cup was spun while lettering, and the spin marks were left behind. The cable had a twist + kink half way up to one of the cups which I've managed to coax out (I think). The old Grado cable wasn't great and the new one is not an improvement, at least in the look/feel department.

    But you put them on and all is forgotten. Detailed and smooth and IMO better bass than the HF-1, with better control.

    Edit: Now that I look closer there is also a kink on the other side but no twist.

    Edit2: Maybe I'm being picky but... I ordered very early when they came to our attention, likely in the first 20. The first 25 were given out at CanJam yet my serial is >50 wtf.

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