Elephas Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 The shop shipped the acrylic headphone stands today. It may take some time to arrive, they were shipped by Postal Service regular air parcel service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks a lot Elephas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks Michael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks a bunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 The shop shipped the acrylic headphone stands today. It may take some time to arrive, they were shipped by Postal Service regular air parcel service. sweet! thanks elephas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Grazi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephas Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Let me know if you haven't received your stand by early next month. Back to the thread topic... what was the thread topic exactly? Dunno, I'll just blab a bit. I've been listening to the Grado PS-1 with the Zana Deux, and I think I can appreciate certain appealing and enjoyable qualities of being a basshead. I'm not a basshead. I'm more of an airhead + details and refinement junkie. Details and refinement are the top two priorities for me. Refinement isn't easily defined, though, and I think it's a combination of many qualities, so let's just say I like details and everything else. The PS-1 and L3000 driven by the Zana Deux should please most bassheads. The refined bassheads, not the ones who value bass quantity over all else. The L3000's bass seems to me better balanced and integrated than the PS-1's, which can seem overwhelming and over-emphasized. But with certain songs, maybe Rihanna - "Umbrella (Jody Den Broeder Lush Club Remix)," the PS-1 demonstrates how it can make a non-basshead wonder why he isn't one, when being one is so fun. I think I've lost some weight during the last 30 seconds by wiggling my butt around the chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 So have you thrown out the ©Raptor now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 So have you thrown out the ©Raptor now? Rap(e)tor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Rap(e)tor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 http://www.head-fi.org/forums/3803201-post14.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hehe... on a related note Ray sent me an email about my HE90... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hehe... on a related note Ray sent me an email about my HE90... What about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hehe... on a related note Ray sent me an email about my HE90... cue Ray Samuels Stat amp frenzy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 cue Ray Samuels Stat amp frenzy... Precisely. I bet it will be some opamp based joke or he might even build something like the Egmont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Elephas, Do you like your R10s and dynamics headphones better now with the Zana Deux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Precisely. I bet it will be some opamp based joke or he might even build something like the Egmont. hey, i wonder if it would be possible to even make an opamp based stat amp? i mean just for the novelty factor of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cankin Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 should I get another headphone and amp? people are constantly laughing at ultrasone and opamp based amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 hey, i wonder if it would be possible to even make an opamp based stat amp? i mean just for the novelty factor of it... There is one design available but it doesn't use them for the output stage. There you can use either a 6SN7 or some transistor. I was in some data sheet for an opamp but I forget which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 have you tried mil-spec opamps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 have you tried mil-spec opamps? Are those the ones that are painted red to fool the enemy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Are those the ones that are painted red to fool the enemy? lolololol i see what you did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Are those the ones that are painted red to fool the enemy? Ahh so that's why Ray paints all the chips! His designs are so advanced that they can't fall into enemy hands.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Are those the ones that are painted red to fool the enemy? I think it depends on the theater.... sand camo, versus snow camo, versus green camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephas Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Do you like your R10s and dynamics headphones better now with the Zana Deux? Yes. However, I haven't tried most of the dynamics yet. *Braveheart Scottish soldier voice* "They are too many!" Every one I've tried so far sounds better with the Zana Deux than with the other dynamic amps I've heard. I read up on the 6SL7 tubes and have prepared several NOS types. I like the Tung-Sol 6SU7GTY black glass, brown base tube very much. I also got three pairs of the 6C33C. One pair has the Winged-C logo and was made in the early 70's, but one of the tubes died after only an hour playing, so I'm stuck with a single tube. These are sold on eBay in pairs for $100. The other two pairs are the regular, cheaper type ($25 each) made in the 80's. Craig provided a pair of the rectifiers, and I got two more pairs just to be "safe." When it comes to tubes, I like feeling "safe." I'm especially enjoying the PS-1 and L3000 with the ZD. I think these two in particular sound significantly better with the ZD than with either the Raptor, AT-HA5000 or Lehmann Black Cube Linear. I think I'll have to give the edge to the L3000+ZD over the W5000+HA5000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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