Quote: 35-17.5KHZ is for the speaker output. Which is slightly better than HA-02. Headphone output should have better specs. One thing I like about HA-03 from what I read is the multi-voltage power supply. 100-120V, and 220-240 are all supported.

Quote: I like everything except the need to manually adjust tube bias every 3 months. The 4040 is definitely mid-oriented, not a whole a lot of extension on the high end and lack bass quantity, but the mid range is very good, revealing and smooth.I sold mine because the lack of good source...

Quote: there is a neat website called "tenso.com" . They can forward packages for you at a relative cheap fee. You will have a Japanese address after registering and they accept paypal for payment. Their Enlgish site is very professional done unlike some other site. A  500g package(same as...

going to wait for the price to go down to 40k yen（500USD） mark. It is already at 45k yen（roughly 575USD） on amazon.co.jp

Quote: IMO, guys at  audio technica are pretty lazy,too much work to design a brand new driver. Might just be better material on current designs. But we will know soon enough. 

ESW11LTD is actually quite different from ESW9. Coloring scheme they look alike. But ESW11LTD uses the 53mm driver that ES10 uses, and the head band is actually from ES10 as well. This could be a warmer sound ES10.   Amazon pre-order price is already down 49800, I would expect the price to...

Quote:   Thank you for the quick reply. Do you know how to verify the system is running at proper voltage, like where to measure voltage? I know it should be 117V, but I want to measure

Hi, guys   I just bought an used STAX 4040 system with the older 006t amp. However, it is the Japanese version so I have to use a step-down transformer.   Running through some older posts, I saw something regarding adjusting voltages on older STAX amps using jumpers. I opened up my unit...

Quote: Thanks for the tips. I never realize there is an such feature after being a member for 3 months...

Quote:   I like the sound refinement by the cable, but I need the cash, I have to come with 2 grand by the end of month. I am forced to sell most of gears, so the cable has to go.

Guys, I afraid that I am going to have to put the cable on sale， along with most of my audio gears. 85 shipped and paypaled for anyone interested, please check my profile.

HPC-SE is the model number, there is a couple listing on ebay, but they are marked up by about 30% of original price.

Quote: Nope, but the cable is heavy enough to hang on to your er.

I gotta say the Oyaide cable is very well made. Compare to the stock TF10 cable, the Oyaide cable is thicker and tougher. The chromed metal 3.5mm plug and harden plastic earplug pins scream quality.    The cable bring minor change to the TF10's sound signature. It brings more weight to the...

Finally received the cable, took almost two weeks, most of the time in the US customs... So here is some pictures!