Check the dates,the pic is old and you will end up getting a ++++.   http://www.littledot.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=9&sid=a2dff72d4264fd2573c9523084ae88d9 

  Cheap-Balanced-Good  =  Little Dot MK Vll+

     Take another look at the site,the + is the current model. The original MK Vll was a high powered version made for driving the K1000.It suffered from a lot of problems because people were pluging in low z phones. It did not stay on the market long. Even on low gain you could not...

    What was I Thinking.

    You failed to notice the title of this forum,High End. You would be much better served if you post in the Headphones forum or in the amp forum or in fact anywhere except here. I worry not But you will get many more responses in those others.

    Yet another Thread on K1000 revival.

Quote: Unless your ears protrude.  

Quote: Just do a search on ebay for spdif module.   Make sure how many pins your MB has (3-4) and then get one with the appropiate connector.   Here I will do it for you. http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?LH_AvailTo=15&_nkw=spdif+module  

Quote: Insert one of these in the STEREO out of your MB.     Then run a rca cable from here to each speaker.  

Quote: $5000 for an amp that sticks with the outdated 3 pin XLR's good old Rudi is stuck in a time warp.  

Quote: Might be worth considering user selectable gain.   This would make it a Great all in one.  

    Will it be able to drive K1000's.

    Well this just reached $800 so that takes me out of the bidding.   And still 5 days to go.   http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Sansui-G-7000-Pure-Power-DC-Monster-Receiver-RARE-MINT-/180640573307?pt=AU_Electronics_Audio_Amplifiers&hash=item2a0f04677b

  Sell them,their are plenty of people looking for spare parts.   The chances of getting another driver are remote.   Why bother putting CD3000 drivers in them,do you think they will sound better.   Finally with the state of the foam etc it sounds like they need a full...

If yourt MB has the pin outs for spdif then just get one of these.  

  Quote:     And what stops the relay contacts from degrading with time and introducing noise and imbalance.   I have amps and so do many others that are over 20/30 years old yet show no signs of  the problems you mentioned.   The ONLY way to stop any degradation is for SW...

    A Sansui modified so that speaker A feeds the 4 pin XLR.Driving K1000 with a RME DIGI 96 as the source.   The RME is set at -20db for effective volume control on the amp,this is needed because of the 130mv input on these older amps.    

Quote: Ice power is a marketing name for a T amp.

Quote: A good pot will not have an imbalance to note.   Give me a pot over a clicking any day,would end up driving me up the wall.  

  Did not take long for all the doom and gloom boys to move in.   Their are millions sufering as it is and all the news can report on is Radiation/melt down stories.   I rank reporters lower than used car salesmen,I feel that many would LOVE a MELTDOWN what a STORY.

    Insert a flat bladed screwdriver into where the plug fits and pressing against the side where the fuse is lever up.  

Quote:  I own both and can assure you that the differences are small,very small.  And you are correct with the exagerated claims made by many here.  Once you get used to their fit it is nearly impossible to tolerate an over ear phone for any length of time.  It is very important...

Quote: I should have mentioned that my amp is not the current + version.   However the + version is still a very good combo for most phones and would have much better volume control with low impedance phones than the previous version.  

Quote:  It is good that you mention Audio GD as they have a couple of balanced DAC/Amps that come in under $1000.    Their site is well worth a look around.    

Quote: More than enough.