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| Headphone Amps (full-size) Discussion of desktop headphone amps. |
05-12-2006, 10:25 PM
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05-13-2006, 02:09 AM
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oh yeah....you are going to enjoy it
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05-13-2006, 02:17 AM
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It really sounds great. I have only used the RS-1 and the Sennheiser HD-650 through it so far but surprisingly they both sound fantastic out of the Melos.
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05-13-2006, 02:17 AM
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Man, I love the black and gold look. Is that a remote I see in the second pic?
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05-13-2006, 02:21 AM
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Yeah ,I really had to Twist your arm 
Congrates & enjoy ,the melos is a great piece.
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05-13-2006, 02:23 AM
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Man, I love the black and gold look. Is that a remote I see in the second pic?
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Yes it is a small universal TV remote that Melos apparently rebranded to adjust balance, volume and mute from the listening chair. It is a nice feature to have on a headphone amp to be able to adjust volume via remote.
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05-13-2006, 02:54 AM
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You can get it directly from Melos? What's their pricing like? Or did you just send in an old one to get redone?
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05-13-2006, 03:21 AM
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Nice find! I'm curious where you found it too.
If you have a 2 channel setup and need a preamp, try the Melos! I've been very pleased with the performance of my Maestro 
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05-13-2006, 03:24 AM
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Hell yeah! That looks familiar  Long Live the Melos SHA-Gold! My Remote is branded too, but looks a bit diff - more black and rectangular.
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05-13-2006, 03:29 AM
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how does the volume control work then? Its can't be digital...is it?
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05-13-2006, 03:35 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, Tom/Jahn, but the volume control is still just a potentiometer (or stepped attenuator if installed), and is still analogue. AFAIK, the pot. is connected to some circuitry that receives the remotes signal. [I know nothing of EE, don't flame my newbness ]
The remote that came with mine looks different from the one pictured, and the replacement remote I recently received looks different from both mine and the one pictured....seems like Melos just bought whatever was available at the time?
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05-13-2006, 03:51 AM
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it's actually a photo-something or other-meter. that's right, it changes volume based on the strength of the little light bulb shining on a photo receptor in there. Pretty funky, smooth, totally never gets crackly, but also never totally is zero in volume. Weird but effective.
Full name - The Porzilli Pho-Tentiometer~!
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05-13-2006, 04:00 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus:
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Wouldn't this just be a motorized knob then?
Could one still get a stock one of these? 
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My advice to you:
- Use your own ears as everybody's hearing and preferences are different.
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05-13-2006, 04:11 AM
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i googled it and found this-
Last year I received a review sample of the new Melos SHA Gold preamp. It was a honey of a preamp, featuring the Porzilli Photentiometer, arguably the best volume control in the world. I got the chance to talk a little more with Mark Porzilli about his designs, but being a modest and somewhat shy individual, I came away with a feeling that I had only scratched the surface and that there was a lot more to Mark than was revealed by our brief conversations.
take that!
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05-13-2006, 04:48 AM
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Well, Lan -- what about it? 46 minutes has passed -- have you bought your Porzilli Photentiometer yet? 
...and CONGRATS! to vpivinylspinner for the sleek seducer.
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