I have no idea about the Audio Note headphone capabilities, that time I was speaker orientated and would never purchase a headphones. Audio Note I have heard on many speakers, cheap and expensive. Honestly, u can't get wrong with it I do not remember AN not to push any system to its limits.   ...

For magnepan, AudioNote, amp and preamp. Had it miself and was f amazing. I had Magnepan, audio Note amp and preamp, DAP Proced ( Mark Levinson ) DAC.

Well said, I have found all the replacement transistors and will order this week.People don't change them as its not as easy sometimes, different pinouts and voltage. Some might take while to arrive but it be definitely worth it. There is about 18 altogether in AU-101 will se how many I can get...

Yeah will have to get some shrinking tubes, they quite far away still from the top so not a bother, but it should not be done like that I know.

I was working on my amp yesterday night, here are some pictures from inside :)   Russian Oil caps, huge! could barely fit them in but the sound improvement is beyond their price point. Best spend 10Euro in my life:P Resistors are PR9372 and Mills but has miss ordered 2 so have to make another...

I have spend about 3 times the price of my Sansui for different caps and other parts just to try it out. The biggest problem is that most fancy caps like Rusian olis or silver micas have to purchased in 2 or 3 diferrent stores around the world. Plus u need to try many different ones to get the...

Best thing about vintage amps is that u can do endless upgrades without selling and buying new amps. They also sound beyond any heaphone amp once properly recapped and serviced. I was about to sell my Sansui AU101 but got some CCCP;) oil caps and I was blown away by the sound. Now ordered full...

Or bin it as the seller is gone by now ;) or not accepting returns or he will and will never give u back. I do not remember in 20 years speaking to customer service on any of the products I've purchased. Its quicker to sell them;) then get repaired. 

Now lads, stop ;) Its getting nowhere. I did heard about the fuses thing, never tried myself but I can imagine there could a be a small difference in reference and transparent system. Now, needles to say I know a person who made Electric company to build separate line to his newly build house...

x2 are defo fun headphones to listen to I have never noticed sibilance, that is somehow strange as they are rather nice and smooth. Micro phonic cable  ? I had many and even made my own cables, never ever noticed micrphonic on any cable. Mids are not as forward as on other headphones but...

Not going into detail but u can spend 3times as much on caps as u did on amp. Panasonic FC on power and maybe Elna or Nichicon Muse be good choice. U can get a real fancy caps 200e each ;) just dont go that road.

Now check the Bias and Change the Caps :) This will bring this Luxman to a new different level:) I think I saw someone doing the full recap on this. I will take a while and money but It's defo worth it.

Channel imbalance at 9oc ? Are u sure ?   My Sansui AU 101 modified by me ;) is as 3 time more powerful and I didn't notice any problems. At 10 oc my ears are bleeding with any headphones on my amp;) Still imbalance on the pot is just as any imbalance at lowest setting, slightly past 6 oc  ...

  X2 is more fun headphone, better bass extension, a bit brighter sounding I suppose. HD650 is more relaxed, fluid, smooth. U can easily fall a sleep immediately in Senns while it might be a bit more difficult in x2. I would personally get x2 as having more fun more energy.   Quite honest I'm...

My personal opinion. Get either x2 or 7xx and magni/modi. While both of them will probably play nicely from whatever u connect them to, improvement in sound is worth keeping only one pair of headphones with proper amp and dac. Me personally, rather have 100Euro headphones and 700e dac/amp than...