B52 is my dream amp. one day (maybe).

where did you find a NOS R10?

Well.i can post those amazing pictures about my R10 in blue plastic bags few hours later ^_^
Believe me, it's more attractive than the headphone itself!

My friend found it in New York..And he brought it back to Shanghai.
Unfortunately, i knew the news..for sure, i rob it from him. HAHA

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Congrats! You will absolutely fall in love with this amp.

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Wow, a B-52 and an R10. That's going to sound amazing!

Wow, I would love to hear the R-10 with the bomber. I bet it is magical. I just bought some Edition 9's to try with it hoping it will satisfy me for a while.

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That's what i hope
What cables are you guys using for B-52?

i ordered the Nordost Red Dawn....Hope it will help my system sound more beautiful

I bought some balanced interconnects from Alex at apuresound. I am very happy with them. I am still using a cheap VISA power chord and quite frankly it is doing a great job for me so I am still investigating other power options. My speaker cable is high grade IXOS tipped RG6 from my home theater days. I am very pleased with the tone, detail and texture the B-52 emotes.

Thanks for your sharing!
i would probably listen to this setup for several weeks and then i can find the weakest part of this system.So at that time i will choose some power cords to improve it. ^_^

How long did those of you (proud) B52 owners break it in? Did you do it in separate time segments or one long stretch? It you changed from the stock tubes, did you break it in with the new tubes or the stock ones? Thanks.

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Ray actually does substantial burn-in before he sends it out, one of the numerous awesome things he does.

Well, I replaced my old Apache with a B52. In short, the B52 may be the best component I've ever bought in 30 years of audiophilia. It seems to cure (or substantially reduce) the ills of everything else in the system, including the recording. It creates a wonderful zone of contentment inside the the headphones, a kind of happy zone, a safe mist, where all is well. No shrillness, no boom, no grain, no tizz. It heals bad sound around it. It does no harm.

I thought it would be similar to the Apache, with a kind of house sound. No.
It just looks similar. The B52 is far better. It is in a class by itself. The Apache (a fine amp in its own right) has a nice, clean, smooth sound that does reveal its surrounding components. The B52 just takes over and creates its own world. With my Grado GS1000s, the searing highs are now a friendly sparkle. In fact, the whole impression with the Grados is that the whold soundfield is of a piece.
There is a nice, full space with happy blobs of sound, but not flabby or rolled off.
Old, scraping, grainy 80's recordings are
now fluid and warm. It's amazing.
The B52 is like the ultimate painkiller. It's my last headphone amp.
I also did spot check of its preamp abilities, and also thought the sound was outstanding. The B52 is simply extraordinary, worth every penny, and I could imagine it
becoming a collector's item like the
MDR-R10s or classic Marantz gear someday. Sell whatever you have to and get your hands on one of these.

Why, oh why do I read these updates??? . . I love my own beautiful preamp that I built of rosewood and lovely 1929 balloon meshplate 27's but the B-52 would be a joy to own. As I stated before, I would be happy just touching it. :^)

Great, but when are you going to upgrade those tubes? :^) Johnny running for cover. . . .

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I will never look at mine the same way...thanks..

All over. . .

You are welcome.