Golden Monkey
Golden Monkey's Community Profile
| Location: |
El Cerrito, CA |
| Forum Post Count: |
1974 |
| Join Date: |
4/5/08 |
| Last Online: |
3 weeks, 3 days ago |
| About Me: |
I can't think of anything of interest, other than I lurve muh kittehs. And I like pickles. |
| Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
Nothing, anymore...*sigh*...married life. PS3 gaming, collecting vintage Gillette razors. |
| What I do for a living: |
Looking |
| Headphone Inventory |
Sennheiser HD650 Sennheiser HD590 Audio Technica ATH ESW9A (portable rig) Beyerdynamic T50p (portable rig) EarSonics SM3 (portable rig) Etymotic ER-4p/s (portable rig) Sony MDR-V700DJ (retired junk) Tritton AX Pro Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (gaming headset) SOLD: Denon D2000 recabled with silver plate copper, Neutrik plug, and markl'd earpads |
| Headphone Amp Inventory |
Woo Audio WA3+, recapped with Black Gates (see tubes below) Headstage Arrow 12HE 3G (portable rig) HeadRoom Total AirHead (portable rig) SOLD: Little Dot MKV Tubes (all NOS): POWER: Tung-Sol 5998 - 1961 x3 Tung-Sol 6520 - 1952 NOS x2 Tung-Sol 7236 - 1964, cryo treated Tung-Sol 7236 - 1961 Tung-Sol JAN CAHG 6080WB - 1960 (DEAD) GE 6AS7G - 1948, clear top, copper radiators RCA 6AS7G - 1950's, black plates, bottom getters RCA JAN CRC 6080 - 1956 Western Electric 6AS7GA - 1982 (Stock Woo tube) PREAMP: Amperex ECC88/6DJ8 - 1954, Heerlen Holland production, "Bugle Boys", matched pair Amperex E88CC/6922 - 1959 (*9K), Hicksville NY production, D getters, PQ Shield label, matched pair x2 Amperex PCC88/7DJ8 - 1968, Heerlen Holland production, Valvo/BWB labels, matched quad Mullard ECC88/6DJ8 - 1966 (B6B3), Blackburn UK production, IEC labels, matched pair Siemens & Halske CCa - 1961 (A0 1≠ 2K), Munich production, matched pair Siemens & Halske E88CC/6922 - late 70's, matched pair Siemens & Halske E188CC/7308 - 1970's, matched pair Voskhod 6N1P - 1978, Kaluga City production, Russian Milsurp x8 JAN Philips 6922 - 1986 (stock Woo tubes) |
| Source Inventory |
Denon DVD-1920 Oritek OMZ DAC 4.1(modded Zhaolu 2.5A) Monarchy DIP Classic w/ Upsampling Cowon J3 32GB PMP with 32GB SDHC (portable rig) Creative Labs Zen Xtra 80 GB (portable rig - retired) Theater System: Sharp Aquos Quattron 60" 1080p 3D LCD HDTV Denon AVR-2805 7.1ch Sony PS3 80 GB Denon DCD-590 (retired) |
| Cable Inventory |
APureSound V3 HD650 cable with Super Nylon sleeve, Cardas connectors, and Furutech 1/4" plug Tributaries Silver Series Component cables (as digital coax) Signal Cable Silver Resolution w/ Eichmann Silver Bullets Whiplash Audio TWag w/ Oyaide right angle mini-to-mini (portable rig) Cardas HPI mini-to-mini (portable rig) Theater System: Kimber Kable 8TC speaker cable Analysis Plus Oval 9 subwoofer cable Monster 400 RCA's (retired) 2X HGA Veritas Digital Coax (retired) |
| Power-Related Components |
Furman PL-8 II Conditioner Parasound AWG12 power cables X3 Theater System: Dell 14AWG server power cables Monster HT power strip |
| Other Audio Equipment |
Theater System: Klipsch KG 5.2 mains Klipsch Reference 12" Sub Klipsch Reference center Klipsch RSX-5 surrounds (direct) Klipsch Reference surrounds (bi-polar) random bits and pieces. |
| Audio-Related Tweaks |
Tweekers suck (lol...) Isoclean Fuse (in amp) Herbie's UltraSonic 9 tube dampers X2 Herbie's UltraSonic Rx-50 Herbie's Iso-Cup w/ Lampblack Ball x3 (amp) Herbie's Tenderfoot x3 (DAC) Herbie's Soft Fat Dots x3 (CD) Caig Deoxit Gold on all metal contact points |
| Music Preferences |
Rock, Metal, Sludge, Doom, Classic Rock, Punk, etc. |
| Interests (non-headphone) |
Gaming, reading, chilling with my cats, dog, and wife. San Jose Sharks hockey, Liverpool Football Club, F-1 Racing (Red Bull FTW). |
| Gear-Fi (Favorite Non-Audio Gear & Gadgets) |
1934 British Gillette Aristocrat #15 (rhodium plated) 1938 British Gillette Aristocrat #21 (rhodium plated) 1934 US Gillette Aristocrat 1956 British Gillette Aristocrat #66 (rhodium plated) All cased. See album: h t t p :// picasaweb.google.com/105620204374401132358/CasedGilletteAristocrats# |
Golden Monkey's Recent Activity
NOS Mullard ECC88/6DJ8 - 1966 (B6B3), Blackburn UK production, IEC labels, matched pair
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 11/15/12 at 12:26pm | 1 replies | 473 views
NOS Siemens E88CC/6922 - late 70's (A65E), matched pair
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 11/15/12 at 12:22pm | 3 replies | 582 views
Tributaries Silver Series SCV C Component Video Cable - 1M (single cable)
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 11/10/12 at 12:59pm | 1 replies | 214 views
Stock WA3+ tube set (NOS 6AS7GA and 6922)
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 11/10/12 at 12:52pm | 1 replies | 235 views
HeadRoom Total Airhead portable amp
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Amplification For Sale / Trade 11/10/12 at 12:50pm | 2 replies | 359 views
Amperex PCC88/7DJ8 - 1968, Heerlen Holland production, Valvo/BWB labels, matched quad
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 11/10/12 at 12:46pm | 2 replies | 254 views
Tung-Sol 6520 - 1952 NOS matched pair (6AS7G variant)
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 9/20/12 at 9:16am | 1 replies | 158 views
Herbie's Ultrasonic 9 and Rx-50 tube damper set
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 9/19/12 at 9:43am | 2 replies | 256 views
Etymotic ER-4P, with S cable
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Headphones for Sale / Trade 9/18/12 at 9:21pm | 2 replies | 274 views
NOS 6AS7G
Golden Monkey posted in this thread in Cables, Speakers, Tweaks, Accessories For... 9/18/12 at 11:43am | 0 replies | 200 views
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Cans: Senn HD650 (APS V3), ATH-ESW9A, Beyer T50p
Amp: Woo Audio WA3+ (Black Gate caps)
Tubes: Tung-Sol 5998,6520,7236 / Siemens 6922,7308,CCa / Amperex 6DJ8,7DJ8,6922 PQ / Mullard 6DJ8
Source: Denon DVD-1920>Monarchy DIP Combo>Oritek OMZ DAC v4.1
Portable: Cowon J3>Arrow 12HE 3G>EarSonics SM3
Amp: Woo Audio WA3+ (Black Gate caps)
Tubes: Tung-Sol 5998,6520,7236 / Siemens 6922,7308,CCa / Amperex 6DJ8,7DJ8,6922 PQ / Mullard 6DJ8
Source: Denon DVD-1920>Monarchy DIP Combo>Oritek OMZ DAC v4.1
Portable: Cowon J3>Arrow 12HE 3G>EarSonics SM3






