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Scott Hamilton... guys, is beautiful.

RIP Michael...

Beautiful... I can not stop looking at it

Change the THAT340 for 2SK170/2SJ74. Yes, it's expensive but it's worth it and this amplifier deserves it You have Linear on DIYAstore or you can search some member that have Toshibas. I think that 55º is right.

Paid. Thanks!!!!

Steve please remember that I only need two set of THAT adapters and add a new unbal/bal tube pcb (in total two sets) at my order. Thanks

I am very interested in this question. I was thinking about using the Salas Shunt on my Pearl II but I am very attracted to the idea of using the GRLV.

Thanks Dr. Gilmore. Silly question, what's the point of putting another buffer between unbal / bal boards and the CFA if it already has a buffer in its input? Just adapt the impedance? I am using the unbal / bal directly connected to the CFA and the result is great.

Steve, Do you received my PM? I'm waiting for the change to pay you

No, noooooooooo... I assure you that my hearing skills are quite common. My idea is to test if the improvement is real using Jfets instead of Fets. Measurable things like the ones I saw on the Dynalo/hi Susi using Jfet vs Fet (or rather the That340. How I hate that integrated shit ). Probably you are right it´s a better idea to experiment on the unbal/bal or buffers instead of the amplifier. That by the way, I have to say that the un / bal works great. I have been using balanced and SE and it sounds nice, very nice. I have also seen that the CFA works better with the unbal / bal with a 10k pot as preamp than with my Classé preamp. I´m not sure why *About the buffers, these continue to give me real headaches, I don´t get them to work.

Erik Söderlind

Thinking about this. Would it be possible to change in CFA Q9 and Q11 by Jfets as we did in the SuSis?

Pars's point of view is very interesting. I only have two orthos (LCD2 and HE400I both balanced) and is true that with the CFA both has more bass and more "punch" but I think that which is due to the great power of the CFA. The rest of my headphones sound more neutral with the CFA than the Dynalo SS. Notes: My Dynalo SS has Jfets (2SK170/2SJ74) on the input too and I guess this can also be a factor to consider but Pars has more experience with this.

I have finished my GRLV "portable"

I am very bad describing sounds and more when my language is not maternal. IMHO CFA is very, very neutral I would say almost "surgical" with all headphones. My Dynalo SS too but it has a bass more warm and musical... if you like this term. I think it would be more fair to compare the Dynahi SS with the CFA bal. Obviously CFA is much more powerful than the Dynalo SS (Besides, my CFA is balanced and dual mono while the my Dynalo SS is "only" balanced), but with both you´ll have enough power to move things like the HD6X0, Akg, Beyer ... balanced or in SE, so I wouldn´t worry much about that except when you try to move the LCD or headphones with a miserable sensibility. Here, the CFA is the King but in exchange for losing that musicality that has the Dynalo SS.

Sorry Steve but I´m not sure. 1 set is 8 pieces? If it´s ok. I would like change my order If it´s not a problem, I would like only 2 set´s and add one unbal/bal tube.

I´m using the un/bal boards like preamp with my CFA balanced. Input/selector -> 10k pot -> un/bal -> CFA It work perfectly so I´m very happy. Now I can start my preamp chassis. With the buffers I need to think what can I do because I don't feel comfortable using it with Offset. Obviously the easiest thing would be to add capacitors in the output, but clearly that is not the goal. I will try to make several set of macheted transistors to see if I can get one that is below the 8mVolt that I currently have.

CFA2 only has 10K input impedance so if I want to use buffers I´d have to add a 40k resistor on the buffer output.

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It's good to know that it sounds. As for the peaks, I don´t like to turn on the amplifier with the headphones connected to it. I prefer turn on and wait a few seconds... but I also know people who don´t like to connect the headphones with the amplifier turned on by the short that the connector produces

Good observation

There is virtually no difference between using the OPA or not (I understand that I should not either, right? Opa here is not working as a servo). The four buffer have more or less the same offset (8mvolt) All fets are matching around 530 ~ 540hfe and 540 ~ 550hfe (P to P and N to N) Is a closer match necessary? If so, which would be the most critical?

Have you tried to change the THAT340 for other?

Yes, only like a test, decreased Bias for example until 600mVolt and check the offset.