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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Today a lot of boxes of cfa3 packing foam arrived- justin w.
- Post #307
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
No, but you can turn the stepped attenuator to max volume which is the same thing- justin w.
- Post #306
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Stax SR-X1 (new entry model)
I just unopened a SRS-X1000. Unboxing impressions: - The amp chassis is very sturdy, a smooth volume knob with a nice quality on/off switch - The headphones are smaller than I expected. They are also extremely light. Even though the ear pads are round, the opening on the inside is an elongated...- justin w.
- Post #86
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
I haven't checked to see if there is really a difference..possibly the rest of the chassis runs 1-2 degrees warmer without the metal bottom panel.- justin w.
- Post #304
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Yes, see the champagne color for the Blue Hawaii SE, GS-X mini and GS-X mk2. We will do it- justin w.
- Post #303
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Munich High End 2024 or does anybody has a bottle opener?
It is! We sent the green Blue Hawaii SE and ES Lab ES-1 Alpha to Zavalinka Records and the blue Blue Hawaii SE with STAX SR-X9000 to Mytek Digital- justin w.
- Post #21
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
What i think is the final design.. I filled in the machined lettering with metallic paint and really like how it came out. I can do any color / combination someone wants, at least for now- justin w.
- Post #300
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
A final piece - working on this design for a retro style transformer cover- justin w.
- Post #298
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Yes, here is the clear bottom panel and the ‘glass slipper’ feet. I also found some black thumb screws to make the clear bottom easily swappable- justin w.
- Post #297
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
This is black The gray is purple It's all iPhone photography- justin w.
- Post #294
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
I had that hash mark artwork made in 2002 or 2003 Today ChatGPT can generate all of the coordinates in a few seconds- justin w.
- Post #287
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Can't do much of that with laser engraving, it basically either cuts through the anodizing and puts a white frosted appearance on the aluminum, or it doesn't go through the anodizing at all. Here is an example with the hash marks from the Blue Hawaii SE re-scaled for a larger 2" knob (they...- justin w.
- Post #285
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
I promise I was not trying to create controversy :) But I will try one with the dashes as a 3rd option and post it up.- justin w.
- Post #283
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Stax SR-X1 (new entry model)
Just wanted to update this -- we're supposed to be receiving the SRS-X1000 system, SR-X1 headphone, and SRM-270S amps from STAX around Wednesday this week. We still have a few available that can be pre-ordered!- justin w.
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
47-step attenuators mounted onto our PCBs, laser engraved for chassis conductivity CFA3 input connector PCBs ready to be mounted on panels- justin w.
- Post #262
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Stax SR-X9000
It definitely would be A LOT easier to ship out T8000 boxes than building Blue Hawaii SE's! We do have T8000's in stock right now too!- justin w.
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
The back all finished- justin w.
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Yes! Getting it done..- justin w.
- Post #253
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Stax SR-X9000
Don't think so - as far as I can tell, the serial #s are sequential starting with 1000. It's been almost 3 years since the X9000 announcement, and they make a little more than 1 pair per day- justin w.
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Correct, no loop out - there are 2x XLR inputs and 1x RCA output big arrivals coming this week!- justin w.
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AXPONA 2024 EarGear Impressions thread
To be continued…still time to come out today or tomorrow in the Chicago area! (Schaumburg, Renaissance Hotel)- justin w.
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
CFA3 Standard edition all assembled in the production enclosure. Heatsink will be entirely black on the rest of them. secret vents were added on the base of the heatsink Size comparison with HIFIMAN Susvara (one of my favorite HPs with this amp) Just needs laser engraving- justin w.
- Post #237
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HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
Two days ago we received the HP Protection PCBs for the CFA3, just one more piece we were waiting for. It's a miniaturized version of Kevin Gilmore's 'Balanced Headphone Protector' PCB with a few tweaks. The purpose of the Protection PCB is to disconnect the headphones from the amp if there is...- justin w.
- Post #236
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CanJam New York 2024 Impressions Thread (March 9-10, 2024)
The plexiglass CFA3 actually had the latest version of the circuit boards that we just got put together the day before the show, didnt even have time to test the amp before driving to the show. All the production versions that we're building now will be with the same design/components- justin w.
- Post #657
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