Hey all...haven't been here in a LOOOOONG time. Honestly don't think i'm gonna keep this thread updated anymore. Life has brought on many changes and new interests. While I certainly still love music...I'm simply burned out on the whole" High End" audio hobby as a whole. If someone would like to...

IMO the K340. If careful attention is given to building the rig around them to meet their needs , they can hang pretty well. I'm not going to tell you they beat the pants off the O2s or K1000 etc (they simply don't) They do not excel in any single area, but it doesn't stop them from being an...

Add: HeAudio Jade. IMO

Absolutely yes it's worth keeping. The Thorens TD 318 can still very much hang with todays midrange (price wise) tables. The suggestion to upgrade to a new cartridge is good advice. If you want, feel free to PM me for suggestions on some simple mods etc, to really get it singing.

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict It's weird but when I open the K1000 all the way, then the soundstage becomes more like "two blobs" with a hole in the middle (which shouldn't happen) and I have to close the wings to half-way to fill in the center with a good L/R spread. I...

Loooong time Comet owner here. First thing I would do is pull the top platter off and then the lower sub platter off and make ABSOLUTLEY SURE that the bearing well is completely free of any debris. Also check to see if you can wobble the sub platter around. You should NOT be able to. And...

The STAX SR-007 (mk1) is still the clear winner in this area for me...bar none. They just get it right.

Sennheiser 3 Hurt Stax 17 HEAL Time for broken knee caps...

The lesser STAX amps cannot drive the O2s worth a damn. The slightly better 313 fails to drive them....period. I'm guessing the person that heard the lesser amp/O2 combo and liked it....has probably never heard them from anything better. Honestly, I would rather listen to the Lambda Pros or...

Happy Birthday Aaron ! 50....damn...you really are...old......

Quote: Originally Posted by Pyriel0 Ah ok. I have an F1 coming within the next few hours and I am hoping it will work well coming from the buffalo. If it doesn't, I guess I will have to use my shanlings as preamps for awhile. Thanks Very exciting !! Please let us know how it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pyriel0 Can someone explain why the sound would be worse without a preamp. I thought as long as the power amp got enough of a signal to drive the headphones loud enough it was ok. I don't understand the difference between using a computer/volumite to control...

Analogbox....I have been following your journey with the K1000 and thought I would offer a few suggestions. I saw a suggestion earlier in the thread regarding running your Aleph without a preamp. NOT A GOOD IDEA as the Alephs have low voltage gain and as such do VERY poorly running direct...

Yes there is. It is easily heard and a bit bothersome, but it is a GREAT song and doesn't stop me from enjoying every minute of it.

Quote: Originally Posted by progo Do you mean the screws pointed to in picture #2 in Fitz' guide? I might just check that later this night. Thanks for advice Yes and your welcome. Hope it helps.

Quote: Originally Posted by progo Very interesting. I did notice some rattling with my K1000s myself too. The funny thing is, when I got used to the sound (coming from extensive staxstatic sound scene) much of the rattle seemed disappearing. Maybe it just was the dynamic harshness to...

I had a small case of rattle in my right driver when I received mine and as desribed below it was some very tiny hairs stuck in the "blue goop". I would check for that under stong light and a magnifying glass. Here is a great post from Fitz taken from a different K1000 thread. Quote...

Sylvania.

Personally..... I have never understood Peters desire to use the horizontal sweep tubes.(the 6EM7,13EM7,12DQ6) While they are not a bad sounding tube, they are really not that well suited for use in an E-stat amp to begin with. IMO

Quote: Originally Posted by ironbut Just out of curiosity, what is the tube compliment of all your McAllisters? 4x 13EM7 2X 6cg7 and 1x 7au7. My amp has been to a tech (a great one-old timer tube guy). He called Peter to get some of the operating paremeters for it and...

I have a loooong story much like yours in regards to an EA-4.(still not working right) Dealing with Peter is VERY nerve racking and honestly I would stay far away from his stuff.(very far) The build quality is beyond terrible. I am very glad you figured out the problem, but would really love...

Shure I want it.

Quote: Originally Posted by goober-george I was wondering if the black Grado SR-325 driver was the same as the pre "i" silver Grado SR-325. Is there any difference besides material? Also are they still the same when comparing the newest silver Grado SR-325i? No......many of the...

Don't forget about Woo Audio. They are a STAX dealer now also.

Quote: Originally Posted by Duggeh This isn't waddragon iirc. Unfortunately it is. The guy needs to be stopped.