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  2. Gilmore Reference Balanced?

    in Headphone Amplification

    Posted

    Someone in my country is selling one of these for 1000 euros + shipping in a quite good condition. It has separate power supply (as every Gilmore Reference I guess) with oversized trannie, Blackgates :rolleyes: internal Vampire wire :confused: and is fully balanced with separate RCA and XLR inputs and also SE and balanced outs with a switch in the back to chose either RCA or XLR, and separated stepped attenuators for each channel.

    I'd be thankful if anyone could tell me what was the original price for this amp, whether in your opinion it's worth trying it at that used price, and some technical specs, which I haven't found at the Headamp page.

    Considering I already own a RPX-100 and a Headmaster, and that I'm not really looking for "improvements", it would be more one of my "learning" purchases than a definitive one. However knowing if it's worth that money, or if I'd better save my dough for other more interesting devices, like perhaps a β-22, would be very appreciated.

    Rgrds

  7. The Headcase Stax thread

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Thxs for the reply. I assume you've seen the insides and also tried it.

    To drive the Omegas I'd get the 717, it's my first affordable and safe option. I lived for some time with the 404/006t combo, and wasn't very pleased. I didn't like the 3030 system, but for different reasons. I suppose the OII/717 should be a different animal.

    I've had a look inside my RPX-100. Not a technician myself, so I cannot judge the circuit and its implementation. IMHO build quality ain't that bad, maybe it could use more boutique parts for the price, but there aren't crappy ones either but for the phones outputs.

    Sound-wise it's quite OK, it can drive any phones I plug in and doesn't exhibit easily noticeable flaws. In fact it has some sort of musical flow preservation that I like. Of course I think it's overpriced, but most hifi stuff with some pretentiousness is. Nontheless I'm glad I got it used, had I paid full price maybe I'd be a bit disappointed. After all building a power amp to deliver 1w, 2w @ 30R keeping the signal path clean and simple shouldn't be that difficult nor that expensive.

    Rgrds

  8. The Headcase Stax thread

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Hi Spritzer,

    As I commented on another post elsewhere, I'm considering to set up an electrostatic rig based on Omega II cans (not sure mk1 or mk2 so far). Living in Europe and being already a Rudi user, the Egmont was one of the options I'd be looking at to amplify the Omegas. Would you please elaborate why IYO is the Egmont a rip off and deserving criticism? Is it just for being very expensive using mid-fi parts and not being innovative in its circuit design, or it also has sound issues which don't make it any better than the Stax amps?

    Rgrds

  10. What did you do today?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I've managed to remove a fish spine from the larynx of a woman, which had been there burried under the mucosa for nine months :eek: I'll probably write a case report of this for an ENT magazine. Other than mild pain at swallowing, she hadn't any serious infection or severe pain. Really astonishing. The spine was more than 1 inch long (about 3cms) and at its thicker extreme was about 3mm wide.

    Have been watching the Federer-Tursunov olympics tennis match.

  11. RS1's?

    in Headphones

    Posted

    i think i was confused on your post due to its sentence structure. were were saying that the RS-1s are the phones that aren't suited to acoustic, especially with horns?

    I'm sorry, it's probably my less than perfect English. Yes, I was trying to mean that while I find the RS-1 just OK for some music, I didn't like at all their way of reproducing acoustic instruments, especially the horns mostly saxophones. I suppose that the same character that makes electric guitars sound so "crunchy" on them, spoils other instruments for my taste.

    Rgrds

  12. RS1's?

    in Headphones

    Posted

    the vintage RS-1s don't sound anything like the HP-2s.

    not a very common opinion, regarding the HP-2s. what gear and pads did you use with them?

    My probably erroneous inference about the vintage RS-1 sounding closer to the HP-2 was just a wild guess since I've never listened to any vintage RS-1.

    My comment was referred to the RS-1 with buttons and black headband, the only model I've listened to, not to the HP-2. I'm using these with flats, I didn't like the sound with bowls, kind of a hole in the midrange using them. With flats I find them surprisingly neutral for Grado phones, quite warm, almost relaxed and kind of less resolutive, but still very "pratty" carrying a good deal of the fun factor of other Grado models. I like these cans, they lack the airiness that suits classical music and are too in front sounding, but I could live with them as my only phones without much trouble.

    Rgrds

  13. RS1's?

    in Headphones

    Posted

    maybe it's not so much poor quality control, but worker variation. perhaps John grabs people off the street, forces them to assemble a headphone or two, and kicks them out. then he would grab another person off the street, and so on. given pictures of some of the phones i've seen, i wouldn't doubt that they were assembled by some random joe or bob.

    LOL

    I don't know how old RS-1 sound, all I've listened were of the black headband type with buttons and serial number. For your description of the vintage models, I think they could sound closer to the HP-2 than the RS-1 I know, which btw, aren't my cup of tea. Maybe fun with some music for a while, but rather unlistenable for any acoustic music, specially if horns are involved.

    Rgrds

  16. can you share your knowledge of Grado PS1?

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Yep, flats and bowls have their role on the PS-1, but I like better the bowls. I find tonality more accurate and bass a bit less prominent with the bowls. Also the stage for my ears is a bit wider than with flats. However metal and any hard rock sounds so much "you're there and we're shaking your guts" that I can understand metal fans prefer them.

    Rgrds

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