I still reach for a specific track by R. Vaughan Williams from Chesky's 10th Anniversary Special Ed. sampler disc in order to check for spacial information and bass depth in any new component or system I'm auditioning. Simply the most stunning recording of choir and organ music I ever heard. I...

I do not know if the following information is of much use to any 230V dwelling head-fier, but I'll post it anyway: Back in 2005 I bought a used 110V US spec PPX3-SN7 which was then factory-upgraded to the SLAM version (received a circuit board instead of the point2point wiring it had before)...

Eupen EMC ferrite coated power cables don't choke dynamics and provide a fair amount of noise protection.

I think the most consequent way of power cabling is the elimination of most plugs, by using a dedicated line from the breaker box, a stove type wall receptacle that accepts bare wire with screw-in terminals and then a distribution box in which all the downstream cables are hardwired in a...

Quote: Is it that we want to list the owners or find repair options in different geography? I guess both. Sort of a Singlepower service thread. Until we come up with a repair scheme of our own, we try to collect all SP amps owned by head-fi members in this thread and discuss faulty...

Hi everyone, haven't posted for a long time. As the owner of a humble 2005 PPX3 SLAM I feel incredibly sorry for all those people that got burned by SP's business practices of late. For all of those who actually received an amp, someone in another thread suggested that it may be a pragmatic...

Well, that was easy, Thanks for pointing it out.

Hello, looks as if the RE2 are representing the best bang per buck in the sub 100 US$ IEM category. I wonder if you can ship it with a slim size plug that will fit the iPhone. Thanks Matthias

Dear jamato8, I know this is Ray's thread but may I commend you for your outstanding photographic work? Some of the best people images I have seen in a long time! Almost makes me restart this hobby that I gave up some 3 years ago due to job constraints.

Quote: Originally Posted by OptionTrader A simple search within this thread for Predator price with Ray Samuels as the poster would have yielded a manageable list of posts. I found it within the first handful of posts I scanned. I have to commend Ray for his willingness to take the...

Forgive me for not reading through 50 pages of this thread: What is the price of the predator now? Can't find anything but pics on the RSA site....

Quote: Originally Posted by number1sixerfan I know the sound signature I like, I just really want to find it with a tube amp. How much did the 6SN7 upgrade cost and how long did it take? Well, I haven't been following head-fi for over a year, so they may be new tube options that...

Quote: Originally Posted by number1sixerfan I have the Beresford TC-7510 MK5 coming along with a pair of k701s and Sony SA5000. I am nearly poor now. I will use whatever I have left for some nice tubes. What tubes should I get? Also, is there an adapter I can use for 6SN7 tubes, etc...

as lini suggested, maybe an isolating transformer will do double duty as a power conditioning device.

I picked up an old TD-125 to get into vinyl, and simply because I like vintage stuff. So far, it has scaled very well with each extra that I added. I suppose you can tune a couple of these oldtimers to great performance, but this too, will cost you quite a bit, even if you are a handyman who...