Hello,   Had opportunity to audition KEF Blade driven by PASS gears and DCS source...   sublime.  I preferred more than Sonus Faber flagship Aida + AR gears... The later sounded fine but not didn't touch into my heart.   Listened to Grand Utopia, nice sound but KEFs were magical.  ...

If Alessandro MS1 can be tranformed to MS1000...    your SR60 can be transformed into SR60000... :).

.. don't you want to consider Alessandro MS1i..?  Off course it's not the same character as SR80..   but  USD109.90 from direct manufacturer is a bargain...

Now I'm using 30Wpc integrated Cambridge Audio A1 Mk3 SE speaker out directly feed to K701..  I think I prefer it better than NAD302 headphone's out...

Manowar - Kings of Metal...   Track: Pleasure Slave...  just love how they moan thru K701...  ha..ha..ha.. not for kids...

ahh...  i didn't remark about "generally".....

  Quote: .. but our friend SP Wild prefers it with MingDa MC84, if i'm not mistaken....? Probably it's the matter of taste...  

Quote: Wow...  such  big cups headphonesss.........sssssss!!

Already tried and tested....  it was crazy to find out such a simple way to improve the sound...   It sounded more elegant and smoother (in good manner, i would say).   Thx YKL

Hi,    I've been using KC-1 since '95

Yeah... John...  your memory is intact...

Again, my CmoyBB burnt due to mishandling with the DC supply.   Sent to John for repair .... the job done was very fast...  without any additional cost requested... Thanks, John.   Then  I had the idea to go further to put some muscle to this unit... John suggested to DIY by adding...

Quote: Wow.. !! you aren't afraid K701 being fried..?

... to my ears..   headphone out - too much power...  tight bass... fast.   pre out - more transparent, slightly less bass...  more spacious sound.. 

Quote:     Okay...  got it...   now i am using NAD302 pre-out feeding K701...  max volume at 1pm...  

Tidy set-up, peanuthead...

welcome to the club...my friend...

ha..ha..ha...   Good idea, Midoo.... but i didn't dare to take it... otherwise i'll be spending all my time to sleep on this Poang + Footstool... 

Thx bro...

Quote: NAD 302's old potentiometer went 'unbalanced' recently...     I changed to new unit at  20kohms.. now the NAD 302 sounds too much power... i hardly pass 9 o'clock with K701, even with the most difficult drumtracks.. Does someone know how to reduce NAD302 gain?, for free off...

Quote: Ahh..  Finaly...  Poang is at home....  

I feed my K701 with Reclocked NAD502 > Octave's DAE-1 > NAD302.... I love it!

ha..ha... i'll do so, on next IKEA visit.....   or better, i'll buy her a Poang...then i'll install it in the room...

Quote:   I want one too, but my wife doesn't allow me to do so... not enuf space...:(   .  Someone could give some tips to win her heart to get a Poang......