jc, are you selling your spare gec 6as7g's on ebay? I am unloading my wa22 and tubes. When I checked out competitor postings I saw one that has to be you.

Any bid on Dayton? Indy? Cinci? Columbus?

Does anyone drive their ps1000's with a valve amp that utilizes 6sn7's?

I can vouch for the ps1000's and techno. The only caution is that the amp pairing is very important for bass heavy genres. I love using valves with mine, but I think a good ss amp may be better for techno.

Jackal, its good to hear that you are enjoying your ps1000's as much, if not more so, than your hp-1's. Thanks for the impressions.

I threw out the question to more or less test the waters. I have no desire to add another set of cans to my repetoire, and others seem to agree. I think this gives testimate to the ps1000's performance and versatility.

herbie's audio lab?   None of my tubes are significantly microphonic, so I don't own any to see if they fit my GEC 6AS7G's. However, I've seen others use this brand and they seem like good value.

For other fellow PS1000 owners, if you had to pick one, which other headphone would you choose to compliment you PS1000's?

David, just tell me the time and place and I will be there if I have no prior obligations. Its far from high-end, but I got my hands on a Musical Fidelity M1DAC which offers balanced output. I would be happy to share it for the sake of comparison. I would also love to have the opportunity to...

AVR4000, your set-up sounds fantastic. I'm glad you are enjoying it. I just received my v-link and m1dac last week, therefore my set-up is identical except I have a use the woo wa22 as a headphone amp. Enjoy

Rob, as always, thanks for your expertise.

I just received my v-link and m1dac yesterday. I haven't done much listening to this point, but am very satisfied thus far. The depth of the sound is so much more than I experienced before the upgrade.

I just snagged a pair of "rebranded" tung-sol 5U4G's, Dumont and Philco respectively. The pair was surprisingly cheap so I thought it was well worth the risk even if they weren't legitimate. The seller states they both have the Tung-Sol EIA code of 322. Additionally, by comparing images I...

broken arrow, I'm glad to hear that it the m1dac holds its own in your setup. If its good enough for your wa5-le then its surely good enough for my wa22. I think I will pull the trigger tomorrow.

I have actually had a lot of success playing my stock ipod headphones through my wa22. It really opens up the sound stage!

Anyone consider the psvane tubes. Their sound is considered to be "modern refined" vs the treasures. I'm not jumping out of my chair to purchase a pair right now, but has anyone else thought of it?

Tom, its amazing how vividly I remember listening to your setup even if it was for just a few moments. It was the first top-to-bottom hi-end headphone rig I've had the pleasure listening to. I appreciate your recommendation on the udac, and have no doubt that it is wonderful, but it is...

I'm in desperate need of a balanced DAC to pair with my wa22 amplifier. My set up will be Essence STX -> DAC -> wa22 -> PS1000's. I am extremely close to purchasing the m1 dac, but I can't help to notice some great deals on the DL III that put it in the same $700 price range. Unfortunately, I...

Despite having several different sets of nice driver and power tubes for my wa22, I have yet to upgrade the rectifier from the stock RCA 5V4 provided by Jack.   About 6 months ago I was a click away from purchasing the EML but my financial conscious (aka wife) reminded me that we are...

Disclaimer: I know pretty much nothing about this. I am just throwing in my 2 cents to get the ball rolling for the sake of discussion.   I think one benefits to upsampling is to counter the effects of jitter - especially with poor sources.

Very nice snag on those rectifiers. I can't wait to hear your impressions.

What about a balanced dac under 1k? The EE minimax has received lots of praise, but it doesn't have balanced outputs. Are there any other contenders balanced outputs is a must?   We've got some audio-gd units to choose from, the classic psa d3, the new musical fidelity m1dac. Does anyone...

does anyone know how the jitter from the digital coax of the stx compares to some of the more popular usb to s/pdif converters?