Quote: Originally Posted by TheAttorney shokunin, my review was not at all trying to convey that the Audience has a euphonic character at the expense of imaging and layering of soundstage. Exactly the opposite! My point about “shimmer” was specifically related to micro detail. This is...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheAttorney Secondly, there were more micro and macro details: Subtle echo shimmers wafted in and out of the soundstage... One area particularly fascinated me: The reverb affects applied to voice performances were more clearly displayed – not just between...

Hey Jon, While they worked, I'm having Wayne correct and upgrade the amp as it should have been in the first place. Heck one of my power supplies was only half working as Mikhail only wired one regulator, while there are two in there, only one was used. Yeah, go figure... I rather get them...

Neil, definitely give Wayne a call or email him. He's a bit busy right now, but he does great work, is responsive, and stands behind his work. He has my ES-1's right now working through the schematics to get them corrected and working per Dr. Gilmore's recommendation.

Quote: Originally Posted by kevin gilmore OH my. typical mikhail. On the hand wired supply there are actually 2 seperate filament supplies. Except that one of them was never wired up. So the one transformer is running significantly over power to run the filaments of all 8 tubes...

I noticed that one bridge has no output on it ???

mine also occurs on the left channel.. Interesting.. the two units sound similar even though the innards appear different. One actually has audio note caps in it, but it still has the orange drop bypass caps. The "newer" version uses 50W NI power resistors instead of a bunch of 5W? resistors...

Quote: Originally Posted by purk Are they working properly and do they sound the same? I guess working is a relative term, but yes, so far they have worked. Although on one unit the L/R channels are swapped on the STAX connector, so I have to switch the orientation of the HE...

Thank you Spritzer for initiating this thread... I have 2 ES-1's and even the PSU's are different from the ones you posted. One PSU has PCB's and is very neat and very little wiring exposed, while the other is a mess like you the one you posted. The newer unit has a supposedly 'newer and...

rsbrsvp, I have an ES-1 and am using EH 1.2b's.. the tube rolling aspect of the ES-1 is what led me to purchase the ES-1. There's a huge number of possibilities using different tubes (even more with Mikhail's tube adapters) to tailor the sound. I was this close to pulling the trigger on...

Quote: Originally Posted by complin Intrigued by your comments regarding amplifiers and the K1000. I am having just the same dilema at the moment - which one should i choose? The K1000's are quite a bright headphone so i'm quite surprised on the combination of Emm Labs and F1. I...

I've heard a few MBL systems, and IMO, they have the most incredible imaging I've ever heard. A dental surgeon friend of mine went through a dozen amps before giving up and buying the MBL monsters. They are absolutely power hungry, but when fed properly make extraordinary music!!

Woah... Jon, new OB speakers? Those from Mr. MLS? That is definitely an interesting solution by putting some heatshrink or some other cover on the pins. I guess they couldn't just make the pins shorter?

APL modded Slim Devices Transporter here...

I'll bite, Teres Certus 450 direct drive TT Schroeder Reference Arm Zyx Universe cart Dartzeel NHB-18NS Phono/pre

Quote: Originally Posted by Jon L Huh? A head-fi member "Shokunin" is currently successfully using HE1.2b with ES1 using the Stax socket. Just use the He Audio supplied Stax adapter. Absolutely no problems using an ES-1 and the HE1.2b's with the supplied adapter. Well, take that...

I notice on my amps that the DIY stax plug does not fully seat into the socket, there's still around 1mm or so exposed pins, anyone else have the stax adapter fully insert into their amp? After 100 hours, my first foray in electrostats has been enjoyable. I recently switched on my old K1000...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wmcmanus You just can't get past the fact that the headphones are right on your head, so no matter how good the illusion of a soundstage or headstage it's still not the "same' as getting engulfed in the sound of an impactful and emotionally satisfying room...

Quote: Originally Posted by piotr z i think that fang would get much more bussines if he only have shorten waiting time for cans - that is really putting some of the people of I think production is just starting to ramp up. After the backlash of the 1.3's design, I applaud him...

While the plug is a bit of a bummer, I'm sure someone will send these over to Alex or someone else for a stax recable. Ha, maybe even a group buy recable.

Mine are still brand spankin new... and they sound really good. This is my first stat so I didn't quite know what to expect. I'll wait for it break in over the next few days and see how they settle in. I'll have to break them in on another amp, as I'm having some bad tube days on the ES1.

Couple more...

Sorry for the delay, here's some more pics I was able to take:

Yup, what i ordered was the 1.3s but when Fang mentioned that they're going back to 1.2bs he told me mine would be shipping soon. I'm glad Fang and HE were listening and decided to go back to a more simplistic design of the 1.2s vs. 1.3s

I ordered mine back in December so it was probably just timing of the orders. Nearly all chinese production facilities are closed for the new year and will be for a couple of weeks, add a weeks for production, 2-3 weeks across the pacific, a week in customs, and on and on... that's 2 months.