Count me in.  Will haul the WA5 again if someone wants to listen.  LAX Hilton has plenty of parking, but he convention halls...

Quote: Yes, I think this should be an easy mod to float the output.  Which, after talking to Craig, is what Eddie Current does (his 1/4" jack disconnects the common "ground" when nothing's connected).  Craig was confident in the safety, and he's got way more experience and knowledge. ...

Thanks John for hosting and excellent food.  Amazing location. You can see the tantalizing surf right outside as we listened.   Overall, I went in with too much expectations from the new gear.  The Blue Hawaii was a major disappointment mainly because I was expecting too much after reading...

Count me in.  Will need 3 outlets (I'll bring a power strip just in case).  Hoping someone will daring enough to let me hook up my stats to their stax amp .

April 30 good for me. Will try to haul a WA5 (stock) if someone's bringing a LCD2 or HD800.

Quote: What's under discussion is the output section.  The amplification section is no doubt differential/push-pull, which is more "balanced" (whatever this term has come to mean) than the Balancing Act's single ended active section for example.   The output however, has both channels'...

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Quote:     With center tapped output transformers, is this how the balancing act would be wired since it also has a 1/4" SE jack?  This seems to negate the isolating "ground" as one of the supposed benefits of going "balanced."  Only amp I see this isolation is a KG amp / GS-X. ...

Quote:   Interesting, I've been wondering how transformer coupled tube amps do this in general without floating the output.  For WA22 and Balancing Act (one 6sn7, so single ended into a transformer I'm guessing?), don't the output have to be grounded to avoid risk of shock if the...

Excellent review. Love how you include the songs.  W11JPN was one of my favorites.  Very informative hearing how it compares.   Quote:  “W5000 headphones.  I strongly prefer the W11 brothers...” Care to do a quick comparison?  I've been thinking about a W5000, but not sure if it comes...

  Quote: It's a Shuguang 274B.  I guess Jack includes them as stock sometimes.

Dropping in on the conversation...        Just got a WA22 and want to share some initial impressions for anyone else looking to pair them with D7000. Now I wish I had joined you guys years ago. I normally don't give initial fanboy honeymoon impressions, but couldn't help it this time...

I wonder if it was a wireless router in addition to a new tube.  I've heard pops like that when my wireless router was blasting packets to the laptop.  If it comes back, make a temporary "cage" with some aluminum foil.  If it helps, then it's probably external. Quote:

Quote:   oops, just saw this..   Spritzer, care to share which one worked the best or easiest to obtain?  I also saw that PVA + ink formula by chinsettawong.  He seems pretty confident in it, and built full ESLs with it.  I'll have to give it a try too.  Have you tried Licron Crystal...

Quote: Definitely, I tried a low resistance coating one time (almost silver from graphite) and it did a continuous series of "buzzzzzzzZZZ POP."  Do you have any specific recommendations for coatings that worked for you?  I've seen the glue recipes but they're more for ESLs.  Seems like...

Ah, +/-300V.  That should be plenty.  My wild guess is it was 5-8dB less sensitive than the Omega 2.   My spacers varied from 0.25-2 mm.  Bias varied from 500-3000V.  With the KGSS at 580V bias, the SPL was plenty loud at 1 o'clock.  However, there was a high pitched buzzing sound that I never...

Quote: Hmm,  didn't realize the exstata had less voltage swing.  That might not work.  Last time I used a KGSS, and my stats weren't exactly super sensitive.

Looking to get back into some electrostatic headphone DIYing.  Is WooAudio GES pretty much the only production amp under $1.5k that's not from stax?  I see KGSS and BH are even more expensive than before.  And of course there are some super special edition amps that are just way out of my...

I currently have the HJE900 and absolutely love the sound. However, the wife needs a pair of IEMs, and I thought about buying Fischer Silver Bullet to try. I'd gladly buy another pair of HJE900s for her, but you know it is . How do the Fischers compare to the Panasonics? Are they different...

Thanks Jude, --scratch that-- can't wait for more pics. The seamless padding idea is very intriguing. It could be super easy for DIYers to make. Lambskin Grados anyone? The B&Ws look butt ugly to me but such a simple yet functional padding idea gave me a why-didn't-I-think-of-that moment. I...

Tom's a great guy…a true audiophile. Thanks a bunch for having me over (and to the generous person lending R10s). The meet was pretty spontaneous but what great gear! Tom’s Thiel cs7.2s were great for rock, and the bass was surprisingly good in his small room. The highs were a bit too warm for...

Walmart, Michael's, or Jo Ann stores have copper foil at the craft section. They're sometimes very thin and cheap... can't hurt to check. Quote: Originally Posted by SiBurning sort of off topic... Not to hijack the thread, just to add to it for when it's archived. stained glass...

Quote: Originally Posted by nikongod there is a reason to reinvent the wheel. when you see everyone trying to roll a triangular wheel (worse than a square) things must change. when you see everyone with round wheels with swiss berrings jsut get your own of the same and be happy...

Quote: Originally Posted by nikongod use a standard plug for electrostatics. either the stax 5-pin, or the senheiser he-60 plug, with an adapter so that you can plug it into a stax amp.... I'm not sure why a 5-pin stax would be considered "standard," much less the he-60 connector...

Quote: Originally Posted by nikongod you can remove one of the pins from the 6-pin male if you take it apart. Cool, I'll order two. Hopefully the sleeve around the pins is easy to remove. Quote: there is also the fact that some "newby" may plug his xlr'd hd-650's into...