Posts by Chops

Not to go too far off topic, but what did the SX-1980 originally go for when new? I'm only asking because I just stumbled across one on eBay with just a few minutes left to go. I was amazed when I saw the auction end at $1825!!...

Quote: Originally Posted by Silent One    Oh, sorry. Was referring to "Wally Gator..."   Oh! Wow, that's going back a few years. LOL   Funny you mention that as the lake we have here at...

Quote: Originally Posted by Silent One  Chops, you'd never know if Wally was just outside on the back porch, since you'd be inside groovin' without a care in the world.  It looks great!   Thanks...

I've been running my MD's with a mint, recapped Sansui G-7000 for the past couple of days, and it really made these cans come to life! Everything about the MD's are simply better with the output from the G-7000, and that's with all of...

My vote goes towards the Mr Speakers Mad Dogs. Second would be Sony MDR-7506 and/or MDR-V6. Maybe even a pair of Senn HD-650's.   Personally, you shouldn't base looks on your final decision, no matter what professional field...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skylab  I have never heard the Asgard, and while I have great respect for Schiit products, I HIGHLY doubt you would find the Asgard to be an improvement versus the headphone out of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by ardgedee  Not a stupid question at all. Most vintage receivers, yes, use the main speaker amplifier section to drive the headphones. The signal is passed through a circuit to pad it down to...

Well I can safely say, even with the volume up at "30" on the dial, there's absolutely ZERO hiss, buzz, hum, etc, etc present. Something else I can safely say, the headphone out on the G-7000 has some serious balls!   I...

Does anyone on here have any experience with the Sansui G-7000 as a headphone amp?   I just stumbled across this thread this morning and just skimmed through a few pages, but never got around to trying my Mad Dogs on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by preproman  If you really like the sound of that amp - then I say go for it.  What I did was got my Mad Dogs Re cabled to dual entry at the cups down to a 4-pin XLR terminator, So I can...