Great job of creating a reference to assist others in discerning real from pretenders. When I think of the timeframe these were made in Marilyn entertaining the troops over in Korea comes to mind.

The Zu's at 16 ohms are a little too high for the TABOO, however the 101 db sensitivity might make up for some of that. 

Quote: I don't think the Chinese made the 6N1P-EV; this is Soviet Military production.

I have tried the TABOO with Sennheiser HD580 headphones and have done an A/B comparison with the CSP2+. I came to the conclusion that I liked the TABOO headphone jack better than the CSP2+. The TABOO is more forward, with more sparkle and verve, not that the CSP2+ was a slouch in any manner. The...

If a meet is agreed on please post a topic so everybody knows about it.

Quote: I believe that DECWARE would make custom lengths if you needed something other than the meter or half meter standard lengths.   

I am having a problem with some of my collection of 6N1P-EV tubes. the CSP2+ is back home and working fine. I bought 12 of these 6N1P-EV tubes from a Russian seller recently and 7 of these exhibit a loud hum. Five of them are quiet. It is not the amp's fault; there is something wrong with the...

In the past, I have owned 2 CSP2 units and now just bought the new CSP2+. The new unit is easier to use on account of the variable input pots. With my former CSP2 units I could not turn the volume up very much. Now with the new CSP2+ unit I can work with the input levels and the volume as well...

I believe that the business model at DECWARE is not to stock inventory but to make things to order. It costs money to maintain inventory and they are trying to offer a product at a reasonable price point. If their gear were marketed elsewhere it would be a lot more expensive on account of...

I spoke to Steve today and he said that the Mini Torii headphone modification is better suited to the electrostatics. They tried some GRADOS with it and it got too loud too fast. Based on that I am not going to go bananas and send mine to DECWARE for this mod unless I was convinced that it would...

I may attend the DECFEST event this year. If so, I will try it out in person.

I am to receive my new CSP2+ tomorrow. I will burn it in using some 6N1P-EV'S I have and an #80 (5Y3) rectifier using an adapter. I will be using Sennheisers with the unit so they should be a great match, just like with my former CSP2.   I was curious when I saw that DECWARE is offering a...

Hey Miguel:   I have owned two so far. I bought the prototype unit and later sold it and bought a factory production model. I have posted extensive impressions over on the DECWARE forum under my user name here. You owe it to yourself to listen to this one.   

I lost the Head-Fi user ID and contact information for Sheldon from Canada, who I am in a sale transaction with. I need to contact him.

One of my CSP2 units is having some trouble, crackling and fuzzy noises, especially when turning the trim pots at the rear. I eliminated tubes as being the culprit, so there is something wrong inside the unit. I am just sending it back to DECWARE for a look over. This is the great thing about...

Quote: Originally Posted by haroT3k recently I picked up a DX1000 and the Decware MLB (which several have claimed it was fairly similar to the newer CPS2) from the FS forum. First thing I noticed was that the MLB was extremely bright. I'm currently using 3 russian 6N1P-EV's up front and...

Quote: Originally Posted by arirug The noise came back. But it is just the 5 first seconds. Then everything is allright. I changed the tubes for what i thought was 3 Sylvania 6DJ8. Now the noise was totally gone. After a while I took a closer look at the tubes and see that I have...

Quote: Originally Posted by jdmoorman I have both the WA6 and the Decware CSP2, which have been offered for consideration in this thread. Both are very clean and clear sounding amps under $1k. I recently moved the WA6 from Sacramento to San Diego and needed to get a replacement for...

A good tester is an investment, a good one. If kept in good shape it is likely to hold its value. Testing your own tubes will give you a better idea of how each tube acts under test, and how strong it is. You may even notice subtle differences in the performance of the audio equipment by...

Quote: Originally Posted by gurusan finally replaced my pads and the cans sound SOOO much better. I didn't actually realize how bad they were!! LOL! I did that a while ago and it made a lot of difference. I also put on a 650 cable, too.

I bought my CSP2 last year and have enjoyed it a lot. I use it mostly as a preamplifier, and it takes DECWARE'S TABOO amplifier to a new level. The Von Schweikert speakers disappear and you might think I have floor standers in here. Those little screws that increase the voltage that the poster...

I own the predecessor of this unit, the MLB amplifier and I use it in my office. From what I have read, the MLB is very close to the CSP2 in performance, etc. It uses the same 6N1P/5Y3 tube combination and uses an expensive English Sowter transformer. It is very well made and inspired...

Quote: Originally Posted by sberger Great review. And yes, a great amp, which I have proudly owned for over 2 years. And by the way, it is also a terrific preamp which I use with Steve's Taboo amp. Decware makes very good stuff. I just received a new Taboo, too. I have had it...

I am sure that it is well thought through in design, and has numerous strengths, but I don't think they will sell very many. They should have an option for regular RCA inputs and an unbalanced headphone jack.

I bought No. 6364 from Lucky Leo and they are my office headphones with the MLB tubed headphone amplifier. I sold my SR125's because I did not need them any more. They were wonderful in their own way, too.