Posts by Percival

Interesting stuff indeed.   I have a pair of headphones which are obviously copies of the Baldwin ones. They belonged to my great-uncle, who was a signal operator in the British Army during WWI. They don't have any brand name...

I use my HD25s mainly for watching TV late at night. The lightness and isolation comes in handy. With the velour pads, I find I hardly even notice I'm wearing them!   I have them connected via an HD600 cable (just because it's...

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Regarding the OP1632, you may wish to read what Russ has to say on the subject.   http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/160782-buffalo-ii-75.html#post2288682

The Ivy III can run both with no modifications. As for balanced outs just for 'phones, that's just what I do. I bypassed the output resistors for some additional damping. It's all in the Ivy III manual...

Well the Ivy III is the output stage I use, I don't think you can connect direct to the Buffalo PCB. The Ivy III certainly does work well as a HP amp, no need to add more stuff to the chain than necessary IMHO. The JT is an...

I bought the Buffalo II, the Ivy III, 2 Placids and a Volumite. This combination works wonderfully as a DAC/preamp. No need for an extra headphone amp  the Ivy III will power any headphone (up to 150mA available if I remember...

Bought a Victor JVC SU-DH1 Surround Adaptor from him and it was delivered quickly (from Portugal) and works fine.

I thought balanced meant 2 separate XLR connectors - one for each driver.