I got it for $800.  Still a lot of money.

  Quote:   Very clean. The tuner is amazing. Finally something that sings with my LCD 2. 

My little slice of heaven. My new MAC 4100.      

I said the Ear was my favorite amp with Grado's (have used  SR325, HF1, PS500) and Senn (HD600, HD650). It is not the best with HD800, LCD-2 Rev2  (I am still looking for that beast). I do not know if it is better than the WA6SE since I have never heard that amp.  I have heard early iterations...

The Mad Ear+ HD (not the HD Super)  meets all of your requirements exept that you find it ugly. Still my favorite amp with Grado's and Senn's. You can have it built with a Dact volume control installed, mine has a Noble Step in it. Small, compact design. Easy on the tubes. Proven design that has...

  Quote: Same thing with me. I was told today that the pre-order ended at the end of Oct.  When I inquired about putting my name on a production unit I was told that these would be sold thru Jaben.

Enjoy your Z. I've owned three Nissan ZX's. A 1984 normally aspirated 300ZX, a 1986 300ZX turbo and my last and best a 1990 300 ZX twin-turbo. The twin turbo was an awesome car. I can only imagine what the 350 must be like. Midlife crisis is real. Worked the other way for me. I woke up...

Thanks for posting this. It brought back memories. I was fortunate enough to visit the Decca record plant in my hometown when I was younger. My friend's dad was the production manager and he took us on a tour. I have been fascinated with vinyl ever since.

Those descriptions are kind of dated. Might have been true in the 70's. Each description might be attached to a specific speaker manufacturer in each country but would certainly not apply across the board. For example Bristish speakers from B&W and Mordaunt-Short are anything but warm and...

Source 1 -VPI HW-19 Mk3 with JMW-9 Signature tonearm, Dynavector DX20h, Graham Slee Era Gold V phono pre-amp, Source 2 - Arcam FMJ CD23T cd player, Source 3 - Magnum Dynalab MD90T tuner, all feeding Aesthetix Calypso pre-amp for source selection, Mapletree Audio Ear + Purist HD...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood I thought the Green Dot was indicating it's use for independant ground. -Ed Nope, the green dot signifies hospital grade spec. To get it the device must meet UL hospital grade standard #498 and #544. Designed to meet maximum safety and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens Still..... I think we are at a "tipping point" with regard to escalating awareness of the value of headphones. I agree. It will be nice to see them rise from the accessory category to full fledge audio components. Congrats on your...

Quote: Originally Posted by A.Thorsen Wow, finally this sort of thing is starting to get noticed and picked up by mainstream publications, huh? I may have to give that magazine a gander myself at that rate... Nothing new for Stereophile, they were reviewing Headroom gear...

I use a headband magnifier like the Optivisor shown at this site. Site used only for picture. I bought mine locally. http://nt.bnt.com/mhconline/shopfram...category%3D122 Works great with my glasses, keeps both hands free. Flips up out of the way when not soldering.

http://www.locationsound.ca/cabl.html sells Canare, Mogami and Belden in bulk. You have to call them, no on-line store. You can also check out Parts Connexion. http://www.partsconnexion.com/catalog/wire.html

This site has a handy awg calculator. http://home.hiwaay.net/~rgs/awgcalculator.html

Quote: Originally Posted by Garbz I don't buy into the arm doesn't work with a cartridge idea. I just bought a Garrott P77 cartridge 3 days ago despite loads of information on the net saying it's a missmatch against the RB300 and won't sound good. Well the store which recomended it set...

Quote: Originally Posted by a1rocketpilot That is the pot referred to here: http://www.partsconnexion.com/econne...nnex_v1n1.html isn't it? Does anyone have any experience ordering from this dealer? If so, are there any hassles with ordering from a non-domestic dealer? Yes...

Alps no longer make their "famed" Black Beauty (aka RK40312 Series) conductive plastic pots at all. The "Black Beauty" pot was so called due to its case color and dimensions - differentiating it from their other, smaller, "Blue Velvet" potentiometer series. The "Black Beauty" is larger than the...

Here are a few to get you started. Etobicoke A-1 Electronics Parts 718 Kipling Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M8Z 5G5 (416) 255-0343 www.a1parts.com email@a1parts.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mississauga 1350 Matheson Blvd...

In Canada you can find parts and service for your Dual at All-In-One-Electronics in Toronto. All-In-One Electronics DUAL Authorized Parts Centre 50 Wingold Avenue Toronto, Canada M6B 1P7 Contact: Richard Tracy rtracy@all-electronics.com Large Selection of Parts, Fast...

KAB USA has a record clamp designed for smaller spindles. Click on Sound Acc'ys then scrool down until you see the KAB USA record grip. http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/index.htm Might work.

Looks like you need a 200-DEC stylus. A couple of places seen to have stylus replacements for this cartridge. http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?at-1.htm http://www.turntableneedles.com/inde...OD&ProdID=9152 Sorry, disregard the above I was looking at AT4411E.

Consider the Lehmann Black Cube Linear. A very fast dynamic amp with the Sennheiser HD650. It excels at detail retrieval. One of the best amps I've heard for ambiance recovery, micro detail. Excellent at creating a very wide well focused and deep soundstage with large scale classical music...

Lots of information here on vintage tuners including reviews and shootouts. http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/