Quote: Originally Posted by leberserkfury quick questions for all you rich SDS-XLR owners out there. How much is SDS-XLR fully maxed out? only with stock configuration? Bass improvement of R10 on either stock unit or fully maxed out unit? Thanks for your time. For the pricing...

UPDATED: Recieved the amp today. They are really well done.

i bought my Emmlabs CDSA SE in Toronto last year. Price is approximately US$11,000 ...

Payment Clear. $480.36 payment has already been sent to your paypal account. I spilt them into two parts. One is $245. the other is $235.36. The black predator please. Thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ray Samuels Dear friends.... As much I would like to make your wishes come true regarding little thing like blue LEDs, I find my self unable to do that due to the fact that the LED is built inside the sealed on/off switch, just like the one in the Hornet...

Put me in the list please!! I did have a order post here serval days ago.. Any serial numbers would be fine. For the colour, i prefer the clear one. Thanks.

I think that's pretty high price for a six-year old R10 without cases and manuals. At first i thought it would end around $3200-$3500...

Quote: Originally Posted by purk My favorite amp is the toaster styled copper chassis SDS. Look super cool!! Everyone meets my ES-1!! OMG...Altough i am not a gold fans, but i have to say it's shiny!!! ES-1 is one of my goals as well... After i get a pair of HE90...

I just called Mikhail today. He told me the details about the tubes power supply. So I decide to upgrade to Tubes Power Supply then it can be TUBES ALL THE WAY. He said the hi-end power supply version will have 6 tubes...those 18 tubes one are just ..????????? Bad news is more cost

For sure, i will get one ^_^. Put me in the list please Finally find a amp for my laptop...

Great meeting. Qualia,KK..SS1-XLR,SDS-XLR...... OMG, i hope i can attend this kind of meeting someday. BTW: I saw in one picture that the tubes Power supply of SDS is turned on. And the tubes are working... But why the tubes on amp itself are all dark?

Quote: Originally Posted by tom hankins Oh O.K., I think Mikhail could run it that way. Then you could run two Page Ranking of balanced headphones at once or up to four Page Ranking. of SE phones (two Page Ranking. each side of the amp) I would check with Mikhail about that to make...

Quote: Originally Posted by tom hankins Not sure what your asking??? The single ended outputs will not sound as good as running the amp balanced. Did you get my email about the R10? I mean that if i use that connector instead of the traditional one. Then if i set up 2 XLR output...

Then there will be 4 S/E Outputs. And 2 XLR outputs !? again, will they sound the same time?

Quote: Originally Posted by nikongod one single ended output jack (locking, the non-locking ones dont feel right IMHO) one pair of balanced jacks PERHAPS a 4-pin XLR jack, not essential but i would actually recommend it highly. one volume knob. thats it, stop thinking about it...

right. I will call him tomorrow to make everything clear... that will be my final decision about the upgrade. ^_^ so the trickest part i have to figure out is how many Headphone out put? how to design the jackets? how many volume controls...?

Quote: Originally Posted by Fing This is taken from the ES-1 options spreadsheet. It's about a year old but according to Mikhail it's all good stuff and applies to the current design. Some specifics may be different for the SDS-XLR or his other amps, so please do contact him for the...

Quote: Originally Posted by PATB Congrats on the SDS-XLR -- best audio purchase I ever made. Now, about that X'Mas delivery...I wouldn't count on it However, as others have said, it is well worth the wait. Give him at least 6 months -- it is a custom amp. ---Pat You know...

Quote: Originally Posted by vcoheda how did you decide which options to get? ...exactly. How can i know which one is more important I know nothing about those stuff. All i know is several famous brand or product like Black Gate, Audio Note, V-CAP..... so...i just go with the...

probably i'm going to drop $2000 on the extra upgrade for SDS-XLR ?? Since there so many excellent ideas bump to me... Anyone has the picture of a tube power supply??? Which tube does it use ?

Quote: Originally Posted by guzziguy This is a joke. I'll let Al (Voltron) give the technical details, but at the recent NorCal SOTA meet he could only get two of the regulator tubes to start up. By using my point and shoot camera flash, we were able to jump start two more tubes. Both...

Quote: Originally Posted by guzziguy Mikhail may pull off a Xmas miracle, but I wouldn't count on it. As I said, the wait will be worth it. Unfortunately you may also find it frustrating. It's like getting a kitchen remodel. BTW, you don't have to respond to each message in a...

right..i thought mikhail will start to build part of it?? I will give him a call soon to tell him my decision. Whatever, now i have the 1 year waiting time preparation..!!

Quote: Originally Posted by guzziguy Speaking of options, don't forget to ask Mikhail for the "flash unit" option to kick start the power regulator tubes! I listened to Al's setup at the recent NorCal SOTA meet. It sounded fantastic. It was the first time a Sennheiser headphone...

edison, you are welcomed to grab it anytime after Mikhail finishes it^_^ according to guzziguy, i guess March will be a little rush ...