KGSS puts out more power than the GES, and since there is no such thing as too much power for the O2s, I'd go for the KGSS.

It's no question that the GS1000 beats out the K1000s on bass extension and sheer impact, although depending on the amplification, the K1000 bass impact can be pretty good, I'm holding all things constant and assuming a situation of a best-GS1000 setup compared to a best-K1000 setup...

Quote: Originally Posted by K2Grey Also I remember there are a decent number of buffets in Taiwan, and the Chinese buffets in the States commonly have more Chinese people than non-Chinese, I've never heard anyone complain about authenticity and I think it may be the case that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Asr Eh I kinda doubt that. I'm a solid-state fan all the way through and an update of the KGSS would likely offer exactly what I like. From the HeadAmp.com page on the current KGSS: If the new one continues with that goal then sign me up right now...

Quote: Originally Posted by J-Pak I listen to mostly rock, jazz and blues and switched to stats. I couldn't be happier. Building a system around the higher end models requires money, time and patience since there are fewer amps available and the good ones that are, usually custom jobs...

Quote: Originally Posted by nightfire Thanks Yeah the silver one is based on Nelson Pass's F1 design, but with a reduced bias current just to save on electricity costs. It's got a couple extras like DC offset protection, soft start and mute delay, but otherwise very close to his...

R.I.P. Teo Macero As a big fan of Miles' electric albums, I am sad that Teo Macero has passed away.

I used to have a Lambda Pro + SRM-MK2 like a year and half ago, and now I have rejoined the dark side with O2s and KGSS.

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg Wow. This was definitely a mini-meet of full-sized proportions! Looks like everyone had an awesome time. Congrats. So, is FrankCooter's setup: basically a preamp + monoblock set, with the preamp module used for standard headphones & the...

Quote: Originally Posted by JMCIII Stello has redone the DA100. I saw the updated version at CES. Slight price increase but far better parts. Still a steal for the price. Matched with the headphone amp it would make one sweet setup. Thinking along those very lines myself actually for my...

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis Oh, I thought the KGSS use a transformer as well. But now I know better. Yeah, if you read Kevin Gilmore's principles of design, one of them is that there should not be transformers in the signal path.

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis Thats what I have understand as well. That with a tube amplifier the tubes provide the voltage swing needed to drive the electrostatic panel. While a solid state amplifier need a massive transformer to convert the current to high voltage. Which...

I'm going to offer a contrary opinion on this. When I still had my AE-2, I hooked it up to my Esoteric DV-60 through the RCA jacks. Yes, the sound did improve quite a bit, but fundamentally the AE-2 was not capable of the same level of transparency and scalability as home amps with more...

Tubes are voltage sources; transistors are current sources. So if you want maximum voltage swing, tube is the way to go. And since electrostats need voltage, tubes are more common among the high-end e-stat amps. Although this is not always the case, since the SS SRM-727 has more voltage swing...

Let me play the contrarian for just a bit: sometimes you can make a fairly well-informed, educated claim about equipment based on its specs. For example, if an amp states that it's output impedance is 200 ohms, chances are that it won't really drive your 32 ohm Grados to their best...

1) Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep 2) The Man In The High Castle 3) Ubik Personally I like Dick's short stories better, because in all honesty, Dick is not a good writer, more of a hack in my opinion. I give him credit for coming up with interesting conceits that are ahead of its...

There are some legitimate reasons to convert DSD to PCM, one of which is experience, because PCM has been around for a long time and engineers have learned a lot of tricks manipulating it than DSD. Second, DSD has higher distortion numbers on high frequencies, but this is debatable: some say...

Quote: Originally Posted by kugino there aren't a lot of 4th and 11 plays in the nfl. wasn't his fault, IMO. if you watched the whole game, you'll see stupid penalties by the cowboys, crucial dropped passes by fasano and crayton, and a bad 2nd half game plan by garrett. romo was...

Tony Romo chokes on the last play of the game? Geez where I have seen this before?

With the K1000s it's not about how much power, because if your speaker amp has too much power, then you have very little room for volume control. Quality is more important here: get an amp that is optimized for speaker loads (i.e, 8 ohms and lower) that puts out quality watts, i.e., class-A...

Quote: Originally Posted by WindowsX I don't think so. I'd like to see his new power amp first. If that couldn't make me satisfied, I'll look for F4 afterwards. But for me, I think full-size headphones need power amp. You need some voltage gain for the F4, because it provides...