April 14, 200917 yr comment_224130 Well the much better BHSE is still not sold either. These are expensive amps and the economy isn't too hot. Which one? On the for sale forum? It's been 1 day! I don't get emails about the BHSE every day. In fact, I can only recall 1 email about it since I put the finished amp on my website, and it was also at the NY meet. I think Head-Fi is all out of $5k e-stat amp buyers + the economy.. Report
April 14, 200917 yr comment_224131 Maybe he is questioning whether there is a market for this?It's a bit late for that, assuming what he's shown is at least a working prototype in the finished chassis? Report
April 14, 200917 yr comment_224133 Which one? On the for sale forum? It's been 1 day! I don't get emails about the BHSE every day. In fact, I can only recall 1 email about it since I put the finished amp on my website, and it was also at the NY meet. I think Head-Fi is all out of $5k e-stat amp buyers + the economy.. Except that I am now considering the BHSE. Report
April 14, 200917 yr comment_224136 Maybe he's trying to keep the price flexible. It seems that a lot of people post in that thread after talking with him over the phone and placing an order. Report
April 14, 200917 yr comment_224137 he asked me how to wire the jacks at CanJam, which means he had never plugged a headphone into an amp design at that time. jamato's thread was a few weeks before that: Who knows what the pin out is for Stax and Sennheiser electrostatics? - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio That's what I thought. It will also be interesting to see if the bias voltages and ballast resistors are correct for the Stax and He90 outputs... Which one? On the for sale forum? It's been 1 day! I don't get emails about the BHSE every day. In fact, I can only recall 1 email about it since I put the finished amp on my website, and it was also at the NY meet. I think Head-Fi is all out of $5k e-stat amp buyers + the economy.. I've gotten more PM's then you then. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224659 Ahem....prices have been posted. Even worse than I thought. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224665 Holy crap. $5500 for the intro price and $6500 for the regular price. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224671 I expected to be from $1K - $2K more. It's still awfully expensive. Let's see how well it sells. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224685 Wow. Ray will surely expect a review proportional to the price, with hour by hour burn-in impressions. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224692 How much is an ES-1 new, base model? Either 4k or 4.5k... I forget. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224696 Ray will surely expect a review proportional to the price, with hour by hour burn-in impressions. I'm not sure I want that responsibility. We'll see, as it will be here at our Colorado High-Fi meet on 7/25/09 before Ray leaves it with me to review. But I'm also worried about what if something happens to it while in my possession. That was partly the reason why I didn't want to review it before CanJam, along with Ray wanting a larger audience to audition it (which meant waiting for our meet here). There will be no hour by hour burn-in impressions, and the A-10 is already burned in anyways (unless you don't believe in breaking in electronics, then it will simply be a used piece of gear with wear-and-tear). At the meet the A-10 will be compared to a maxed GES, Blue Hawaii SE, and a EC ZDT speaker amp with SRD-7 Pro, among others. I understand that none of these for comparison will be an "expensive" pre-amp and they don't cost as much, but wow! Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224700 Thou hast employed grammar in the indicative toward the A-10 not being meritous of the catagorical nomenclature of "high end pre-amp". One has hesitancy in allowing inductive confirmation of the conclusion from presumption that thou hadst not such end aim within thine articulations. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224702 I'm not sure I want that responsibility. So you're considering the job? Please give us a side-by-side review with the Amphora out of an iMod. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224713 So you're considering the job? Please give us a side-by-side review with the Amphora out of an iMod. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224715 So you're considering the job? Please give us a side-by-side review with the Amphora out of an iMod. Well, I've been offered the A-10 review job, so yeah, I'm considering it. But that is old news. On a different note, do you really think an iMod with Vcaps and Amphora will be good enough to compare to even an average stat rig? Or are you thinking that the A-10 will be low enough that it wont surpass the Amphora? And what headphones should I pair with the Amphora to compare to the Stax O2? I've been selling off dynamics to get moar stats but I still have RS-1, HD600, ESW10, K1000, modded D2000, K240M and HFI-700. My Woo WA6 would be a more fair comparison (with RS-1 or HD600), since I posted in my review that the Woo was better (lo and behold the Woo has improved as the Blackgates and Vcaps finished burning in). I'll have my EC ZDT by then, and maybe the K1000 via 8-watt speaker taps will be even better competition. Hmmm... Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224716 Well, I've been offered the A-10 review job, so yeah, I'm considering it. But that is old news. On a different note, do you really think an iMod with Vcaps and Amphora will be good enough to compare to even an average stat rig? Or are you thinking that the A-10 will be low enough that it wont surpass the Amphora? And what headphones should I pair with the Amphora to compare to the Stax O2? I've been selling off dynamics to get moar stats but I still have RS-1, HD600, ESW10, K1000, modded D2000, K240M and HFI-700. My Woo WA6 would be a more fair comparison (with RS-1 or HD600), since I posted in my review that the Woo was better (lo and behold the Woo has improved as the Blackgates and Vcaps finished burning in). I'll have my EC ZDT by then, and maybe the K1000 via 8-watt speaker taps will be even better competition. Hmmm... Considering the pricing, it's 100% sure that the A-10 will be better, but I would not write off the iMod/Vcap/Amphora so easily. Did you try rolling some Black Gates? I'm a big fan of markl-modded D2000, but only after 550 hours of burn-in, I'd be interested in hearing how they compare to the O2/A-10 in the Amphora setup. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224718 Considering the pricing, it's 100% sure that the A-10 will be better, but I would not write off the iMod/Vcap/Amphora so easily. Did you try rolling some Black Gates? I'm a big fan of markl-modded D2000, but only after 550 hours of burn-in, I'd be interested in hearing how they compare to the O2/A-10 in the Amphora setup. Dunno, that last post sounds more like you are yanking my chain. Then you get to say, "Fished In!" when I bite. Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224724 Dunno, that last post sounds more like you are yanking my chain. Then you get to say, "Fished In!" when I bite. Dunno, my previous posts were inspired from your reviewing style. Are you yanking our chains with all your burn-in crap and ass licking on Head-fi? Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224728 Dunno, my previous posts were inspired from your reviewing style. Are you yanking our chains with all your burn-in crap and ass licking on Head-fi? Oh, snap! Report
April 16, 200917 yr comment_224755 Dunno, my previous posts were inspired from your reviewing style. Are you yanking our chains with all your burn-in crap and ass licking on Head-fi? I'm not gonna take the bait and argue about burn-in or any other crap. Report
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