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post #16 of 130
8/26/06 at 9:39pm
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Originally Posted by mikeg
Quite a few people heard various Stax headphone out of my McAlister at several meets, and they all said that the amp. did a great job driving all the Stax headphones that were connected to it. As for the Egmont, I believe that Wmcmanus ownes one, and that it is now on loan to guss2. Both Wmcmanus and guss2 compared Stax headphones and HE90s, when connected back and forth to my McAlister, and to Wmcmanus' Egmont, and they should therefore be asked for their impressions. As for my comparisons of these two amps, using HE90s, I concluded that both amps sounded essentially identical, although not quite up to HEV90 standards.
Thanks, that's exactly what I was wondering.
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post #17 of 130
9/12/06 at 1:46pm
As well as the EA-1, there is the EA-4 which has seperate biasing for Stax and Senn. There will also be a newer design that Peter is confident will compete [and possibly trump] anything currently on the market.

[EDIT: woah, 7500 posts... looks like I'm a 'quinta-supremus'. ]
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post #18 of 130
9/12/06 at 2:47pm
It's been a while since Peter mentioned this, and I'm beginning to wonder.

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Originally Posted by philodox
.......There will also be a newer design that Peter is confident will compete [and possibly trump] anything currently on the market.
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post #19 of 130
9/12/06 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by philodox
As well as the EA-1, there is the EA-4 which has seperate biasing for Stax and Senn. There will also be a newer design that Peter is confident will compete [and possibly trump] anything currently on the market.
I am so hoping to verify this - real soon... like Mike, still waiting... but I'm optimistic...
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post #20 of 130
9/12/06 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by mikeg
It's been a while since Peter mentioned this, and I'm beginning to wonder.
I thought you were getting one?
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post #21 of 130
9/12/06 at 3:12pm
Yeah, that's what I heard...
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post #22 of 130
9/12/06 at 8:48pm
Last time that I bugged Peter about this I felt his message to be "don't call us, I'll call you." So, we'll see whose phantom amp. appears first; i.e., Peter's or Justin's Aristaeus. I'm also thinking about Dr. Wu's electrostat amp. At least Dr. Wu's amp. is real, rather than a mirage.

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I thought you were getting one?
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post #23 of 130
9/12/06 at 10:13pm
Yes, Peter has gone dark this week, but keeps promising 'by next week' when he does respond. If this is to tweak the design, I'm all for it... but, allegedly, the work has been substantially completed, so, again, I'll stroll on the sunny side of the street.
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post #24 of 130
9/12/06 at 11:29pm
He says the same to me too, and that's been going for months. Anyways, god knows what's up with it. But mine isn't a new design. So i think the delay is probably due to him having too many other things to do than about tweaking the machine.

How many of us are having an amp built by him at the same time right now?
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post #25 of 130
9/14/06 at 12:41am
Just talked with Peter - says my amp is ready except for the front panel because he still hasn't gotten the HE60 jack from Mikhail (who has verified shipment)... stinking mail...

So, we'll see... very soon. But, still no word on what exactly it will be called...

BTW, he called me - so this wasn't him getting rid of me from bugging him.
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post #26 of 130
9/14/06 at 1:28am
Don't know how it'll be called? What, you got the NEW amp? zomg
Mine is still missing the front panel too, but that was two weeks ago. Maybe the front panel shipment just make it there. He hasn't contacted me yet, hope it'll be soon.
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post #27 of 130
9/14/06 at 11:58am
yes... virgin territory - been a long time...
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post #28 of 130
9/30/06 at 11:35am
Any updates you guys?
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post #29 of 130
9/30/06 at 12:39pm
Jack is received, and an email yesterday promised an update tomorrow (Sunday), so I am holding my breath for making a wire transfer on Monday morning... but, this is taking a LOT of patience - as do all new amp designs.
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post #30 of 130
10/2/06 at 10:43pm
Well, ya'll - payment has been sent, and the McAlister EA-6 should be here in a week. Pics on arrival...
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