Hey Guys...I know it's not the mostly widely loved/used/FOTM DAC on Head-Fi...but...has anyone tried/implemented the Burson V5 opamps with the Music Hall 25.3? Straight install (no mods?)? Impressions?? TIA -Mark in St. Louis

Hey Guys...I picked up a Music Hall 25.3 DAC for a great price (should have it Friday) and I'm gonna pair it with a Little Dot MKIII which I modded a little bit and am also running C3G drivers and 6SN7 powers.     The MH uses a single 6922/6DJ8/7308 for the output stage thru RCAs.  It also has...

Hey Guys...I'm finally gonna get around to wiring a toggle switch for the tube selection jumpers on my LD MKII.   I'm wondering what gauge/type of wire would be most appropriate for the job?   TIA -Mark in St. Louis

Hey Guys...Does anyone have any experience with this DAC/AMP:   http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/smsl-sd-398-dac-coaxial-optical-usb-input-decoder-headphone-amplifier.html   I've seen a few reviews/mention of the S.M.S.L SD-793 (II) on the forums...but...wondering with this unit's specs if it's...

Hey Guys... I just noticed something odd this afternoon on one of the Tung-Sol 6AK5s on my Little Dot MKII. Now, I've only had this amp for a week or so and may not have noticed...but... One of the tung-sols has flashing that is 80-90% around the top. The 2nd one has (not sure if this is a...

Hey Guys... I recently purchased a Little-Dot MK2 used from the head-fi fs forum. So far, so good. The amp came with a few tubes. I'm currently running Tung-Sol 6AK5s and Russian 6N6P-Is (6H6N-U in cyrillic). The power tubes are also marked CCCP (USSR). I have a second pair of the 6H6N-U...

Hey Guys... I got some replacement rubber bands in the mail today from Frank @ AKGUSA and I'd like to throw them on tonight. Can anyone give me a quick rundown, or point me to a tutorial to disassemble my K240Ms and install the bands. TIA Mark in St. Louis

Hey Guys... I've been thinking about getting a pair of Senn HD650 in the near future. I was going to wait a while (and don't really have the cash)...but...my business partner is gonna be in the UK at the end of the week, so I was considering purchasing them from Amazon UK and having them shipped...

Hey there... I'm new to Head-Fi and I'm looking for my first desktop/non-portable amp. I plan on using my HotUSB 'DAC The Destroyer' as my DAC for now. The source is MAC G5/iTunes or a 32GB ITouch. My phones are AKG K240M and AKG K271S MKII... I would like to try Senn HD650 soon so would...