Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I have posted some over on head-fi about this amp so I thought I would start a thread here too. The Extreme is THE AMP under< $1000 from my experiences. This amp is so good for such a modest price I am still trying to comprehend how good. Every positive characteristic you can identify seems to be present in copious amounts .... soundstaging, tone, dynamics, bass slam, "midrange magic" etc... This amp particularly elevates the 580/600, and the power of this amp has my Alessandro M2Si rocking along, in addition to giving the M2Si a soundstage well beyond what I have heard from any Grado headphone previously .... even using senn yellow 19545 pads. For you guys wanting an amp that will compare to the best at what has to be a bargain price vs the competition .... look no further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Now if only my amp would ship . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Just don't mention the transformers or 909 will flip out here too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 What is it that makes these transformers so amazing versus a custom hand wound transformer? [sorry grawk, I had to] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Now only if I had the money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhd812 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 are we going to reply 54 out 220 times in this thread also? in fact mods can we make this one a sticky, might as well save SACD some time from bumping it back up, and back up, and back up, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Dreamer Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Earl, do you have more amplifiers than you have pairs of headphones? I think an inventory of that Buckeye basement would be quite interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Earl, do you have more amplifiers than you have pairs of headphones? I think an inventory of that Buckeye basement would be quite interesting! Apparently he sold his home and moved into a cinderblock shack to pay for all his amps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenW Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 that basement is the greatest shrine to ohio sports in the entire universe. Yep...quite a tribute. Those Buckeye fans are a passionate bunch to be sure. Hey, I'm a suffering UT fan so I was certainly pullin' for the Buckeyes. Now I gotta suffer through an entire year of gator smack talk. Gators and dawgs.....dawgs and gators. Gonna be a long, painful year. Don't think I'll take it this badly though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 are we going to reply 54 out 220 times in this thread also? in fact mods can we make this one a sticky, might as well save SACD some time from bumping it back up, and back up, and back up, etc What are you talking about, Billy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Earl, do you have more amplifiers than you have pairs of headphones? I think an inventory of that Buckeye basement would be quite interesting! 580 X3/ 595 X4/ 600 x2/ REX MODDED SR-80 X1/ M2Si x1 .... thats enough. In fact, I have nine amps so I may need to add a couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Apparently he sold his home and moved into a cinderblock shack to pay for all his amps... Hint: Figure out where to consistently get rare tubes on the cheap and you can fund your audio addiction indefinitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hint: Figure out where to consistently get rare tubes on the cheap and you can fund your audio addiction indefinitely. I think I want in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 What are you talking about, Billy? He is talking about the Extreme thread on head-fi. I sense Billy's a little jealous or he would not be acting like the head-case police. But what his little brain fails to realize is that I am the only one who had the amp for the first few weeks and, therefore, I was the only who could answer most of the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenW Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 are we going to reply 54 out 220 times in this thread also? in fact mods can we make this one a sticky, might as well save SACD some time from bumping it back up, and back up, and back up, etc Bump. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhd812 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 He is talking about the Extreme thread on head-fi. I sense Billy's a little jealous or he would not be acting like the head-case police. But what his little brain fails to realize is that I am the only one who had the amp for the first few weeks and, therefore, I was the only who could answer most of the questions. so you work for Single power customer service now? I had the raptor almost a month before jude got his and further to any "user" received his, and dont get me started on the lunchbox,or b-52. point is I dont work for Ray so any questions anyone has I tell them to go to Ray and answer. dude your cool and all but if later I heard you have more in SP then just a customer I would not be surpised at all, dude no one and mean no person who is just a customer ever posted so much shit about a company, come on man........ stop the bullshit, i am not the only one here who thinks it. I wouldnt call you a shill but I would say your the customer service tech..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Bump. > Thanks Ken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 so you work for Single power customer service now? I had the raptor almost a month before jude got his and further to any "user" received his, and dont get me started on the lunchbox,or b-52. point is I dont work for Ray so any questions anyone has I tell them to go to Ray and answer. dude your cool and all but if later I heard you have more in SP then just a customer I would not be surpised at all, dude no one and mean no person who is just a customer ever posted so much shit about a company, come on man........ stop the bullshit, i am not the only one here who thinks it. I wouldnt call you a shill but I would say your the customer service tech..lol All the RSA posts you make and you even have the nerve to make that comment. You bumped a dead raptor tube rolling thread just today. I think we know where the BS originates from Billy .... but we love you anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 By the way Billy .... that bump on head-fi was just for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 that basement is the greatest shrine to ohio sports in the entire universe. Did you ever see the Buckeye room upstairs where I have my computer? Gray walls with Ohio State border, Ohio State wall hangings, red electrical outlets and a hand painted block O complete with a buckeye and buckeye leaf .... beautifully done by the wife. What does the UM football team and marijuana have in common? They both get smoked in bowls. That was a lot funnier prior to January 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhd812 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 just in case this gets lost in your array of posts..lol so you work for Single power customer service now? I had the raptor almost a month before jude got his and further to any "user" received his, and dont get me started on the lunchbox,or b-52. point is I dont work for Ray so any questions anyone has I tell them to go to Ray and answer. dude your cool and all but if later I heard you have more in SP then just a customer I would not be surpised at all, dude no one and mean no person who is just a customer ever posted so much shit about a company, come on man........ stop the bullshit, i am not the only one here who thinks it. I wouldnt call you a shill but I would say your the customer service tech..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 just in case this gets lost in your array of posts..lol Why would the post get lost .... I quoted it once .... and who said you worked for Ray? You are the one making the insinuations not me. Singlepower Customer Service? You are welcome to offer proof anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenW Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Nice decor Earl! You're a fan that's for certain. Of course, in the south we always try and do things above and beyond. Call it a fans version of an arms race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
909 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I wondered if or when you would share your extreme pleasure w/ the Extreme on Head-Case. We get sloppy seconds. I am glad you?re still enamored with your two new SP amps. They look really cool and I hope to hear this new addition to the SP family soon. So is the Extreme now your new SP favorite in your large and growing family of SP amps? I am curious, if the Extreme offers the same level or better or worse of detail conveyance as the MPX3 w/ NOS tubes? Just don't mention the transformers or 909 will flip out here too... Just a healthy dose of curiosity and skepticism about those fascinating transformer claims and lighthearted play. Don?t take things the wrong way (or flip out JK). If it came off that way, I guess I shouldn?t question Earl. I for one didn?t know why he called it the best transformer currently available and if it had to do w/ the sound, operation, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I wondered if or when you would share your extreme pleasure w/ the Extreme on Head-Case. We get sloppy seconds. I am glad you?re still enamored with your two new SP amps. They look really cool and I hope to hear this new addition to the SP family soon. So is the Extreme now your new SP favorite in your large and growing family of SP amps? I am curious, if the Extreme offers the same level or better or worse of detail conveyance as the MPX3 w/ NOS tubes? I love all my SP amps. I probably like my latest Supra best .... but the Extreme is very close. However, all of the amps have things they do best. I still like the speed, tone and taunt bass of the 5687 equipped MPX3's. I like the dynamics, spacious soundstaging and sense of unlimited power of the 6bx7gt equipped Supra .... and with the 6bx7gt's in the SLAM SE that amp is a tuberolling machine with the 6/12 volt option, high/ low voltage switch and manual baising. Even the PPX3 SLAM still sounds extremely good as long as I dont start doing direct comparisons and make the amps slight limitations stand out. I really should sell off an amp or two but I there is not one of them I want to give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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