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  1. Rhydon

    Headphone Amp Gods, your opinions please

    Perhaps someone can help me with a problem i've been exploring. How likely is it for current headphone amps to successfully drive an 8 ohm headphone, 95-100db sensitivity?
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    Symphones Magnum/ Magnum Light

    .SYMPHONES  Magnum + Magnum light     Now accepting orders for the next run of Magnum headphones shipping late November! Limited availability!     Magnum is a state of the art headphone design using Grado headphones as a foundation. Magnum aims at improving headphone performance...
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    How much would you pay for aluminum forks?

    Im thinking of offering aluminum fork assemblies for all Grado headphones. This is the part that holds the ear cup to the headband, also known as the gimble. I will be manufacturing anodized aluminum versions similar to the RS-1, HP2, and PS1000- but as a user-installable part made to fit any...
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    Symphones "Magnum"

    Moved to new thread.
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    How to become a member of the trade?

    I just started a new company and website which offers headphone enhancements- but i cant seem to figure out how to become a member of the trade... anyone know? Rhydon
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    Are Etty's still good?

    There have been a lot of developments in IEM-world over the past few years, most of which i havnt paid attention to. Browsing through past posts, it seems there are quite a bit of new offerings. Looking to purchase a pair of good IEM's- powerful, neutral, and balanced. Are Etty's still standing...
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    Joe Grado: HP-1000 Repair time length- post here

    Sent my HP-2's into Joe last year for driver replacement- it took 5 months for the repair- for personal reasons, Joe had them tailored similarly to his own personal pair- something about a special method of de-stressing the drivers. I was thinking of sending them in again for a cable...
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    High Purity Silver Wire- Where do you guys buy?

    Ive been strolling these DIY forums and am really impressed with some of the cables people have put together. Id like to get into it myself. Few questions tho- Where does everyone go for their high purity silver? Ive seen the regular places advertise %99.99 but what about the %99.9999 and...
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    Vintage RS-1 question

    I managed to get a pair of vintage RS-1's for a great price the other day, see link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...DME:L:RTQ:US:1 What really attracted me to the listing was the fact that these were a pair of some of the first RS-1's- Ive been doing some research behind this subject...
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    Problem with GCHA. Need help.

    Recently ive been experiencing a problem with my PS audio GCHA. Im trying to determine the problem without sending it to PS audio's California repair facility. Having already sent it there once (the problem went into hiding when it was on their benches) i dont want to spend another 40$ for...
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    How to become a "member of the trade"??

    Hey guys, im trying to find out exactly how to become a member of the trade. I have sent numberous emails and PM's to Jude but he has yet to respond. Its been a few months now. Any moderators or board junkies that can lend a hand?
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    Care To Offer Some Song Suggestions? (example clip posted inside)

    Hi guys. Im currently looking for some japanese drum type-esque songs. Something thats very intense, picks up in speed, powerful, musical and immediate. yet dosent SCREAM japanese or oriental. A song that really spiked my interest was Steve Jablonsky's "The Island"- in particular a short...
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    Who said Grado's were Ugly!?

    Recently there has been much discussion around the issue that is the RS-1. It seems Grado has had some changing company priorities, it is getting very hard to find a well-constructed pair of RS-1's. This issue seems to be in the most recent RS-1's, serial 27** and higher (click here). I think i...
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    The Goop on the back of your Grado drivers

    Does anyone ever look at the back of the drivers inside the mesh of their Grado's? Im trying to figure out why they place a black goop on some models and not others. Its black, hard, kind of bubbly looking, and its covering one of the 3 holes in the back of the driver (holes are aranged...
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    Picked up the Music Hall CD25.2 today...

    I decided to pick up a new connector for my HP-2's, the cardas 1/4" stereo plug looked really cool. Found out the main parts dealer for Cardas was right in my area, Parts ConeXion, up in Oakville. First problems. Broken door: opening the box, the transport door was not closed, it was slid out...
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    What to get her for christmas! help

    Guys, i need to buy my girlfriend a gift for christmas and i cant seem to find the right thing! Im running out of time, so i turn to you for ideas. We've been going out for about 2 months now and this is what ive gathered: I want to get her something unique, no electronics, no ipods or...
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    Looking for Demo Reel type songs: fellow fi'ers, help needed.

    Hey guys, im doing a demo reel for a client with HD (high definition video footage) material. I have been given some of their footage shot on high definition cameras, a mix of various music videos, toronto city scape, and nature footage, and i have been hired to edit it into a quick promo for...
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    Bowls, Flats, whats next!?

    Just getting over the experience with flats. While they offer a radically different sound then the Bowls, i find i am in need of something more... Is there any middle-ground between the flats and bowls (dont anyone say reverse bowls, thats just common sense), but is there anything out there...
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    HP-2's n'flatts- GROOVIN!

    Thought i would do a forced listen with the flatts today, im a bowl guy, always prefered the more "accurate/balanced" sound of bowls. But i found after listening to the HP-2 with flatts for a while, my god, they sound awesome! The midrange is slightly more congested, the bass not as sloid, but...
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    Something wrong with the Head-fi website

    Is it just me or is everyone else noticing a degrade in the reliability of the site...? I am barely able to log on sucessfully more then 3 times in a row, constantly getting "sorry there is a problem with this database" error pages. Sometimes when loading the main page, or specific posts, the...
  21. Rhydon

    RS-1's commin tomorrow

    1 more day, thats all i have to wait. Just purchased some new RS-1's from a fellow head-fi'er, suppose to be here monday morning. Your probably asking why would i consider these if i have the HP-2's?? Il tell you why: CONTRAST! My HP-2's will always remain the cream of the crop, and...
  22. Rhydon

    Oy Vhey! Thy amp is woken!

    Mikhail sent me over a Hytron 6SN7 for my SLAM. I had issues with high-frequency response within the first week of owning the amp. He said the Hytron would cure this. Now, ive noticed a WORLD of difference with the PPX3 as i have followed along down its path of break-in. This is one amp, or...
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    Its coming... The Big One- An indepth review of the 3 most popular amplifiers

    I have them all here right in-front of me: The Headamp GS-1. The PS Audio GSHA. The Singlepower PPX3 SLAM. Some of the most acclaimed equipment in headphone amplification under $1000.00 Ive been analyzing the GS-1 and PPX3 for some time now. With the PS Audio joining the ring, its gonna be a...
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    HP-2 ranting.

    Today was gonna be a big day for me. I had the PPX3 Slam, HP-2's with brand new drivers, Harmonic Tech AC-11 power cord, and new bowl pads all coming in at once!...... It didn't end up that way, the PPX3 had shipment delays (non controllable), and HP-2's are still with Joe. I was really hoping...
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    ohhhh no. another dreaded splurging story.

    Well, ive done it. I donno why but i did. I just got off the phone with Mikhail at Single-power. Apparently Ive purchased a PPX3 SLAM. 925$. Great! The wallet bites the dust yet again. Oh headphone brethren, tell me the glorious ways of the SLAM (with stepped attenuator, and black-gates on...
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