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post #16 of 146
5/1/09 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by burgunder View Post
It would not be the first time in the history of HIFI-modding that the mods would be more expensive than the original product
^^^That usually is the case, just a pair of good sounding capacitors would probably cost more then cost of the amp! Then we start changing cable, resistors, other caps., tube rolling!!!

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post #17 of 146
5/3/09 at 8:08am
Although the amp is made in China and I have made a search of it on the web, I have not been able to find anything excepted for Musical Paradise who market out of Canada and on ebay: http://web.musicalparadise.ca:8103/i...products_id=68

There does not seem to be any other source for purchase of the amp???

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post #18 of 146
5/3/09 at 10:03am
Thread Starter 
That's certainly possible - Musical Paradise might have commissioned someone in China to make it just for them? I have no idea. I bought mine from Musical Paradise - and shipping from Canada is much cheaper for me than from China!
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post #19 of 146
5/3/09 at 12:40pm
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
That's certainly possible - Musical Paradise might have commissioned someone in China to make it just for them? I have no idea. I bought mine from Musical Paradise - and shipping from Canada is much cheaper for me than from China!
^^^Just seems silly to order something from Canada that was made over in China which is just cross the border from here. We will see, I have contacted Garry Huang of Musical Paradise.

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post #20 of 146
5/3/09 at 2:41pm
Man, I want to try this:
http://web.musicalparadise.ca:8103/i...products_id=39

I bet that the caps are cheap inside, but with sime effort and about $100...I bet wonders could be done.
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post #21 of 146
5/3/09 at 10:36pm
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Feel like modding mine?
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post #22 of 146
5/4/09 at 9:49am
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Originally Posted by -=Germania=- View Post
Man, I want to try this:
http://web.musicalparadise.ca:8103/i...products_id=39

I bet that the caps are cheap inside, but with sime effort and about $100...I bet wonders could be done.
Now THAT is a beautiful amp.
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post #23 of 146
5/4/09 at 9:53am
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It is nice looking. Works better for speakers than headphones, though.
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post #24 of 146
5/4/09 at 9:55am
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Originally Posted by Bojamijams View Post
Now THAT is a beautiful amp.
^^^ I think it would look even nicer without those tube guards!

=(
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post #25 of 146
5/4/09 at 10:08am
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Actually I think the tube guards look kinda cool when the amp is actually on and the tubes are glowing.
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post #26 of 146
5/4/09 at 11:11am
Skylab:

This must be the current king of tube headphone amplifiers -



CONSONANCE CYBER 30 VACUUM TUBE INTEGRATED / HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER


FEATURES:

Single ended Class A integrated amplifier and headphone amplifier

Russia made Electroharmonix 2A3 GOLD x 2 as output tubes

Russia made ECC83 dual triode as input and drive tube

Output tubes (2A3 GOLD) are directly coupled to the load

Extremely pure and musical

Detachable Power Cord System





TECHNICAL:

S/N RATIO：≥90db

OUTPUT POWER：3.5W x 2 RMS

FREQUENCY RESPONSE：10Hz-36Khz: -3db

INPUT SENSITIVITY：600mV

HARMONIC DISTORTION：<1% (1W, 1Khz)

POWER CONSUMPTION：86W

INPUT JACKS：RCA x 2 PAIRS

HEADPHONE JACK x 1

OUTPUT LOAD IMPENDENCE (SPEAKER)：8ohms , 16ohms

OUTPUT LOAD IMPENDENCE (HEADPHONE)：10ohm to 600ohms

DIMENSIONS : 320 (L) x 260 (W) x 150(H) mm


I would love to get my hands on this one!

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post #27 of 146
5/4/09 at 11:25am
Thread Starter 
I dunno. I have the Opera Cyber 10, which uses 6550/KT88's but is probably otherwise very similar (looks similar), and while a fine amp, is not as good as my Decware CSP-2, DV 337, or either of my Singlepower amps.
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post #28 of 146
5/4/09 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
I dunno. I have the Opera Cyber 10, which uses 6550/KT88's but is probably otherwise very similar (looks similar), and while a fine amp, is not as good as my Decware CSP-2, DV 337, or either of my Singlepower amps.
^^^Just wondering how the 2A3's would sound???

Just unboxing the Audiotailor "Jade" right now, I met with CK Lau to pick it up - partner of Audiotailor Joseph Lau.

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post #29 of 146
5/10/09 at 4:30am
Musical Paradise quoted $69 for surface shipping and did not quote the airmail cost - my guess is that it probably cost more then the amplifier, LOL.

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post #30 of 146
5/10/09 at 10:16am
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Yeah since you like in HK, it will be expensive to ship it from Canada
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