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A Wheatfield HA2 for the next millenium. - Page 2

post #16 of 31
6/26/07 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by philodox
The HA-2 has always been a favourite of mine, though to be fair the one I heard had something like $1k worth of tubes in it.
Don't worry Jay, it sounds pretty darn good with $100 worth of tubes in it too.

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Originally Posted by evil man
Note: Been watching the emails fly back ad forth and there's some interesting things going on. So please take all comments so far as pre-preliminary info. In other words, things are changing ... for the better, but still, don't make any assumptions.
Now where did I put that :drool: smiley?
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post #17 of 31
7/2/07 at 3:26pm
Hmmmm....

I haven't had much interest in Headphone audio for a bit but I still listen to my HA2 when I have the time. It was actually the first Headamp I owned that I could effectively roll tubes through. I still have over 70 different tubes (including 6 rectifiers) I purchased specifically for that amp. I can't say that I really love any gear but I've owned a bunch and the HA2/HD 600 combo remains one of the all time great Headphone combos. That and the Blockhead/HD650 combo are the only headamp gear I haven't considered selling off...well perhaps I'll hold on to my K1000 and the Fisher amp I use to drive them

I would love to see what Pete and Headroom will do with an "updated" HA2.
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post #18 of 31
10/13/07 at 11:07am
Hi Tyll--any updates for this thread?
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post #19 of 31
10/31/07 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by The Monkey View Post
Hi Tyll--any updates for this thread?
No, not really. We're still working on it and it's slated for the middle of next year sometime. One note: Pete decided not to go with the switchng supply. The inrush current to get the tube heaters to warm up was a bit too much to deal with efficiently. A side note is that Pete does have some tweaks for the amp that allows it to be used with lower impedance headphones, so it's possible that a Grado version will be available. But we'll just have to wait and see on that one.
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post #20 of 31
10/31/07 at 7:25pm
Excellent news Tyll, look forward to more information as it becomes available.
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post #21 of 31
11/1/07 at 10:06am
Oooooh, is Pete going to do a SS or tube-rectified PS then? My vote, MORE TUBES!
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post #22 of 31
11/2/07 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by n_maher View Post
Oooooh, is Pete going to do a SS or tube-rectified PS then? My vote, MORE TUBES!

Well, we want to be able to stack them one on the other, so it'll be a SS power supply.

(Friggen' tube freaks!)
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post #23 of 31
11/2/07 at 2:20pm
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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens View Post
Well, we want to be able to stack them one on the other, so it'll be a SS power supply.

(Friggen' tube freaks!)
Thanks, I am a tube freak! If the tube is laid sideways you could stack the two units!!!
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post #24 of 31
11/2/07 at 2:29pm
Bah, from what I hear SS is better for rectification anyways.
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post #25 of 31
1/3/08 at 5:29pm
Any new developments on this brilliant design?
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post #26 of 31
1/4/08 at 9:06pm
with a release of the HA2 what will it mean for the Millet Desktop Hybrid? any planned revisoins for it?
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post #27 of 31
1/5/08 at 1:06pm
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Originally Posted by Mazuki View Post
Any new developments on this brilliant design?

Pete's still working on it; he's pretty busy at the moment. We're letting this one move forward at its own pace. It is on the "good to go" list, so I expect it sometime this year, but closer than that I can't get.

Hiya, Nose. The Millett Hybrid will remain in the line-up for the forseeable future.
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post #28 of 31
1/6/08 at 11:43am
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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens View Post
Pete's still working on it; he's pretty busy at the moment. We're letting this one move forward at its own pace. It is on the "good to go" list, so I expect it sometime this year, but closer than that I can't get.
Wuhoo!
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post #29 of 31
11/21/09 at 10:25pm
Any news from this project?
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post #30 of 31
11/23/09 at 10:40am
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Sorry, at this point it's completely unknown.
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