[BournePerfect]

Sorry maybe it was Grokit or someone else-your avatars always confuse me. Either way I'd love to hear your impressions of the T1/Zana combo if you get a chance. I will be sure to down the line as well.
 
-Daniel

 

[dallan]

I'm just curious what they sound like, hopefully i will be able to plug them into the Zana.  I have made my headphone purchases for the year i think already, es10's for when i don't want to take the Ed8's out and i got a pair of W3000anv's which pair very well with the Zana Deux.....i didn't think they would i was going to pair them with the Violectric V200, who knew?  Pretty happy about that.

 

[ericfarrell85]

I'd like to replace the RS1i with a T1 at some point. They don't appear to come up as frequently as they once did in the F/S forums.
 
We all seem to work so hard on optimizing the HD800, that I sometimes forget what the end goal is. The B22, according to other reviewers, offers more body and weight than the Zana in the lower registers. If it wasn't for the HD800 and it's underwhelming bass (particularly instrumental bass, not synthetic) I doubt I would have purchased the B22. Lately I've resigned myself to the limits of the HD800. I have enough ambient, electronic and classical albums to give me long lasting satisfaction with the HD800's, even if it doesn't hit that organic chord with something like Charles Mingus. Maybe we all hold the HD800 to higher expectations? It seems more forgiving for other cans to have shortcomings. 

 

[LED04]

I just receive my amp, wait about a month
 
NO.54:
 

 
 

 
Glad to join with you guys. I customize the volume control into Penny & Giles RF15 and bypass the input 3 which means I only have one pre-amp output.
Great sounding with HD800. I shall have a good time with this amp for a long time.

 

[longbowbbs]

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I just receive my amp
 
NO.54:
 

 
 

 
Glad to join with you guys. I customize the volume control into Penny & Giles RF15 and bypass the input 3 which means I only have one pre-amp output.
Great sounding with HD800. I shall have a good time with this amp for a long time.

Gorgeous! I am looking forward to your impressions after you have a few hours on it!

 

[dallan]

Welcome to the club.  Kinda stark for me at first, needed a little burn in for me to handle it, but since then years of bliss.
 
Edit-I had never really believed in "burn in" but noticeable difference after 200 hrs.

 

[Audiowood]

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[BournePerfect]

#55 in the house!

An all-black beauty!
 
Questions: How are we supposed to run the tubes in at first? Thought there was a specific method of only putting certain tubes in for x amount of time, then the others....
Why is there no owners manual?!?!?!?! Can't seem to find one on the Eddie Current site either.
 
-Daniel

 

[longbowbbs]

Quote:

#55 in the house!

An all-black beauty!
 
Questions: How are we supposed to run the tubes in at first? Thought there was a specific method of only putting certain tubes in for x amount of time, then the others....
Why is there no owners manual?!?!?!?! Can't seem to find one on the Eddie Current site either.
 
-Daniel

Congratulations!  Pictures Please...
 

 

[BournePerfect]

Answer my question first lol. Not gonna take a pic without the tubes!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
-Daniel

 

[pyramid6]

I put all my tubes in and turned it on, of course I had white smoke come out of mine. 

 
Turned out it was nothing, but I managed to break a tube in the process.  Email Craig, he's good about answering.
 
Edit: small typo.

 

[SleepyOne]

Quote:

I put all my tubes in and turned it on, of course I had white smoke come out of mine. 

 
Turned out it was nothing, but I managed to break a tube in the process.  Email Craig, he's god about answering.

 
What is the reason for the white smoke? You experience may help us in preventing tube breakage in the future. Many thanks!

 

[BournePerfect]

Here's a couple of shots:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 -Daniel

 

[longbowbbs]

Quote:

Here's a couple of shots:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 -Daniel

 
Very Nice! 

    What HP's are you going to use with it?  

 

[BournePerfect]

So far just my HD 800s. I'm not really doing much listening yet since I'm so busy at work, and the amp is burning in. I plan on rebuying both a T1 and AD2000 ASAP though. My AGD SA-1 dac arrives next week to complete my setup. I will say that even though the ZDSE is running with the stock tube, not burned in, from just my SBT's analog outs-this is the first time I've had a head-bobbing/foot-tapping experience with the Senns-surely a good sign. I'll refrain from more impressions til I tube roll after burn in and my dac comes.
 
PS: This thing is a BEAUTY in person!
 
-Daniel