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52 minutes ago, GeorgeP said:
1000%. I have seen people do this with unfortunate results. Even what some consider to be drop in replacements for the el34, like kt77, should not be used.
4 hours ago, kevin gilmore said:DO NOT ROLL TUBES on a T2.
Definitely do not roll fake siemens tubes as they cause the amp to blow up many expensive parts.
by do not roll tubes meaning don't stray from the recommended 6922 and el34s? i do roll different el34s and 6922s sometimes.
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would the diy t2 circuit handle something like the e288cc tubes for the preamp section?
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haven't used mine in a while! but its alive, and its definitely lighter then full on heatsinks.
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17 hours ago, orientexpedite said:
This seems to be where most of Thuan's fls.audio recent sales are coming from...
fls.audio | Super Best Audio Friends
Felitsa Audio (fls-audio.blogspot.com)
Anyone know Marv of SBAF to give him a heads-up?
@rayofsi Any chance you could provide some hi res shots of your fls.audio CFA-3 build? And also possibly of your fls.audio Carbon: "I also have one of his KGSSHV Carbon builds he sold on ebay. It does some crazy inrush that my lights in my room dim a second when it turns on, but works well otherwise."
Hey, emailed you back, Will get some pics. I also have a SUSY Dynahi that Thuan Sold.
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On 9/4/2021 at 5:09 PM, Sarieri said:
Mine arrived broken day one.
No issues with mine. i have 2 sets. once with a serial number in the 1x and one with a serial number in 3x.
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On 8/22/2021 at 2:17 AM, johnwmclean said:
Finally done!
I regrettably sold my previous KGSSHV Carbon a while ago, this one’s not going anywhere soon.
This is a 400V, 19mA version, using the ground plane amp board, Sumr transformer and Goldpoint V47 attenuator. I bought the heatsinks from China and had all the drilling and panels done at Front Panel Express. I pulled out the Canon 5D from the cupboard for some tasty shots.
this would look great next to my kerry t2! lol, what are the outside measurements, this build looks tight!
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have a set of these coming, as part of the first batch?, will pair with kerry's t2.
If Kerry were interested, i could drop my set off with him to listen.
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On 7/15/2021 at 9:14 PM, orientexpedite said:
Well, a couple of nice outcomes have arisen from the ire induced by the self-serving PM of thuytn , so far:
First, upon reporting the head-fi PM (word-for-word identical to the one he simultaneously sent here), Head-fi moderators immediately flagged his current account https://www.head-fi.org/members/tranhieu.83205/ "Caution: Incomplete Sales". The account hasn't been wiped like the first account (with the T2 board and transistors), yet, since it doesn't seem he's actually sold anything via the current head-fi account. But there's always fls.audio on Ebay with a couple of auctions about to close, now... and I suspect there is already more than one unfortunate victim like Paramesh out there.
Second, Thuan's "Megatron" is ready to go out the door to a member here who is more than capable of providing a comprehensive assessment.
With gratitude, my thanks!
I actually have bought something from Tran on head-fi. A CFA-3 build. It is working fine so far. I sent some pictures of the internals to Kerry when i first got it, and it didn't seem to raise any red flags. I also have one of his KGSSHV Carbon builds he sold on ebay. It does some crazy inrush that my lights in my room dim a second when it turns on, but works well otherwise. I haven't used his carbon enough to know if it will fail, as i was lucky enough to get one of Kerry's T2s.
Also forgot to add, i have a SUSY Dynahi from Tran that is also working well. Haven't used in a little while though
If @Kerryis reading this, i'm waiting to get one of your CFA3's haha.
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running a pair of these on a CFA3, easily the best i have. have lcd2, lcd4 and susvara also.
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any builders for a cfa3 willing to do a build?
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On 5/22/2020 at 12:13 AM, bwck2000 said:
You can use a multimeter to check the balance and offset of the amp that if they are on zero or anything near it. Another way to work on it is to loosen the 5 silver screw on the driver a bit using a hexagon screw driver.
apologies... apparently nothing is wrong. went back to my kgsshv carbon. no issues.
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4 minutes ago, bwck2000 said:
You can use a multimeter to check the balance and offset of the amp that if they are on zero or anything near it. Another way to work on it is to loosen the 5 silver screw on the driver a bit using a hexagon screw driver.
amp is fine - Kerry built t2 that i just got today.
switched back to my sr009 for now. Will figure this thing out with es1a soon. haven't had this issue before, have the sr009, sr007 mk1 and the kaldas rr1.
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can someone point me to how to work on this.. even with nothing playing i get some popping in my left ear piece. dont have this with any other headphones i have. thanks!
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curious if any builders are selling these.. I know how a soldering iron works.. but something like this is beyond my scope.
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8 minutes ago, ivanrocks321 said:
Very nice, Just wondering if you got any extra pads and if so did you try them? My pair of "dark" pads are coming in soon.
these came with the pads that the maker said were the better ones. i have no complaints with these pads.. that are the "dark" ones already.
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got my es1a yesterday. need more time, but first listen, they sound great! i also bought the kaldas rr1 out of curiosity. I might like these es1a more then my sr009 and sr007mk1
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18 minutes ago, ivanrocks321 said:
If you are going to Canjam this weekend in NYC, ill be there likely most of the time over the two days. Ill have both my Kaldas RR1 and ES1a with me if anyone is interested in a listen.
already ordered a set hah.
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5 hours ago, ivanrocks321 said:
I have the same stax as you, I think these are worth a look at. For me when I got the SR009 I was looking for some things the sr007 lacked for me. Unfortunately it was close but no cigar. I’m pretty happy with the ES1a and Im currently freeing up some gear for it.good to know. luckily my head is ok with the heavy weight, i have a pair of lcd-4s also. i'm in nyc also hah
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Somewhat interested. I already have a 007mk1 and a 009.. should i bother trying these?
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Wow wished i had the kind of dedication to build a carbon, and to build one like johnwmclean . Totally epic build quality! If that ever got posted for sale.. would sell.. in under 2 seconds.
The ultimate DIY? A Stax SRM-T2!
in Do It Yourself
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Thanks for the clarity Kevin! definitely not playing around with such a stern guideline!