This is exactly the worry I have. I should explain - I have the 100 ohm LCD-4 and I rate it as the finest HP I have ever owned. Mine work just fine - so the dilemma of having them changed to 200 ohm V2 and sounding "worse" or leaving them as they are and hoping they don't break. Having said...

Hi all, Thinking of buying a Violectric HPA V281 from these people. They are in Germany - I am in the UK.   I have emailed them to various addresses and got no replies at all. Are they still trading? Anyone used them recently??   Apparently the V281 comes with various faceplate, feet, DAC...

I got the email as well. I have gone for blue too :)

I have just pulled the trigger and paid a deposit on a BHSE :)

I had a similar dilemma a while back. I ended up buying a Resonessence  Labs, Mirus. They cost £4500 GBP here, so around $7500 maybe in the US?  It bettered anything I heard at any price point.

Thanks Phil, yes I forgot those 2 things.   So 6 things then so far.   1. Volume pot - at deposit stage 2. Colour? 3. Type of feet? 4. Choice of tubes. 5. Voltage 6. Output jacks

Sorry to go off at a tangent here, but when ordering the BHSE (or should I say when delivery gets nearer - will I live longer than the delivery day...?!), what things need to be specified - options and choices?   1. Volume pot - at deposit stage 2. Colour? 3. Type of feet? 4. Choice of...

Steve - thanks for your input - i'll have a read up on this. I owned an Apache many years ago - great amp :) Paradoxper - yes you are right. From my research, I'd say you are totally right on both counts. Plenty to think about :)

Paul and Icebear - thanks for your comments. Really useful food for thought.   I guess like a lot of folk, forums get used as a source of information. Here in the UK, I don't know anyone who has any of these boutique amps, let alone anyone who has been through the buying process. My only...

I actually got most of my concerns (and not just about Headamp) from Headfi and the actual postings by people who had paid deposits.   So I felt I was being fair really.   Small scale builder does not equal small scale service does it?

PS - hifi inventory updated. Raven is cool :) 

Hi Icebear - yes you understand the "problem". I like the best gear i can get / afford BUT I also value service.   Taking your money, ignoring you for months on end and getting the product 1-2 years down the line is simply not good enough.   As you say, and is widely acknowledged, the end...

Hi David - nice to hear from you. Have seen your posts on here - informative. You have a BHSE if i recall - how did you find the process?   Mjolnir Audio being 'spritzer' who seems to know a lot about all things Stax. I will try to find out costs and availability, unless he chips in here!  ...

Greetings.   Having had dynamic HP set ups for years and had almost every HP/amp combo there is, I have decided to jump back into Stax and go for an SR-009. The choice of amp is the question.   Years back I had an O2 / SRM 717 and I preferred the SS energiser to the 007 by quite a margin.  ...

I wonder if I am in that 2-3 week bracket as well - I pre-ordered 25th Feb ;)