Posts by Afrikane

Nope, just co-incidence. 

I have others but this one has been doing sterling duty for a while now:   Dunlop Systemdek Transcription (refurbed), SME Series III, customised Shure M75ED (Gyger FG11 stylus amongst other mods)    

Mmmm, maybe it's time I retrieved my old pair from the storeroom where they have been sitting for 2 or more years and re-acquaint myself with them.   They are indeed an interesting headphone which is why I kept them. As I...

In every EL34 based amp I have owned my favourite tubes have been NOS Gold Lion KT77s (if the amp can take them) and Mullard XF2s; whether or not they will play nicely with the CS600 I don't know but it is worth looking into.

Sorry Sachu, I have only heard it once or twice in someone else's speaker system; far from qualified to make comments on what tubes would do it proud.

The CS600 takes 4x 6L6GC(5881) or 4x 6CS7 and 1x 6CJ3; very different from the CS300s 5751/12ax7 and EL84s

The Afzelia will go a bit darker in time and the gold flecks will stand out more. I did not do my best job on rubbing out the finish so I will probably take it off again in a few months and start from scratch.    

Hi Clayton, the wood is a bit of Afzelia burl that I had lying about. If you have the tools it's pretty easy to make your own panels.

#127583, tubed with all NOS Gold Lion N709s and B759s, plays well with both K1000s and HD800s.  

It's amazing what a bit decent timber (Afzelia burl in this case) can do to transform the pedestrian to something visually appealing.   Different angle with more hint of K1000.