Smeggy

Looks like it'll be about $70 per tube, still might grab one for the CTH. Looks like they'd work in the EHHA as well

Mmm, that'll fit some of my stuff. Might bite

heh

Hmm, interesting, that top model is into 701/2 prices. Wonder how soon this will be FOTM

May the coil be with you

looks like it's equipped to give one helluva BJ

John Travolta

x2 I'd take my K1k over the 800 any day of the week.

I did today what I did all week, just came into work. My life is dull as dishwater..

it's amazing how many great toys are out there still undiscovered Nice writeup jp

At that level of price I think you should try to get some extended time with both, nothing anyone here says will be able to account for you personal tastes and preferences and ultimately you need to decide for yourself as to which will suit you better. Having heard the 800 I would say personally I'd hit the O2 but that's just me.

In Rainbows - radiohead.

Cool stuff Nate. Is that shelving birch ply? Looks all warm and honey like

Oooh, sexeh!!

Nice get together. Stretch, damn man! Me? I just stuck some different tubes in my amp and started a long run of 10 hour days and Saturdays as we grind into the latter phases of our game release.

all this is way above my head, but as someone who will, at most, run a stax box from it, what is the lowest these can be biased for purely headphone use? Gobs of power and massive quantities of heat are not required in my case. Is there a way of running this at a lower power spec which won't affect the sound?

Well, that's some serious sinking and exploding! Anyway, a project like this would be easy-peasy to -= =- and along the way she'd modify the design, replace various parts and make it moar better.

just updated mine, see how it runs

I'm gonna stick with the EHHA and CTH (if I can figure out why the hell it keeps tripping) until other things come up.

I'd like to say it's been fun but it really hasn't. And it's the new board that popped this time. No idea what or why and at this point I really don't care. It must be a special day because my CTH is also on the blink with the stupid E12 switching on and off every few minutes. Now I'm waiting for the EHHA to blow up to make my day complete.

Oh happy friggin day, I turned on the amp this morning and was instantly met with the smell of burning as yet another board goes pop. I'm officially calling it a day on the Beta. As nice as it sounds it's really not worth the time and frustration any longer.

9" nails

I didn't find the 800 in the least bit offensive. They are fast, clear, detailed and very good overall. They don't seem colored and do indeed appear very neutral. Everything a purist might want. I've been fine tuning my tastes over the years to the extent of modding things to sound how I want and that is now what I like to hear. Unabashed personal coloration junkie. I have a specific sound sig I like and as well as the 800 performs, If they were mine I'd be in them modding to suit my tastes.

I think the 800 is ultimately too neutral sounding for me, I like my coloration and the 800 sounded nondescript and not very interesting or engaging to me. However, they are very memorable in the comfort department. I'd love a set as foster phones to transplant some orthos into hehe