D-Linear 8 Your listening impression is appreciated. This thing has many functions that escape an "older timer" like me. Some comments or technie's insight is also sought.

Check this review out: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue11/cyber20.htm I used to organize a group buy on it directly from the manufacturer before there was an US distributor. There were over 20 people on board at first and when it's time to collect money only one people went through...

Although no long into headphone listening, I wandered into these two tube amps: http://www.paulhynesdesign.co.uk/page6.html http://www.reussenzehn.de/index.html Enjoy!

Now Audio Advancements has Opera Cyber20 in stock so I will no longer organize pool. Cyber30 2A3/300B may still be possibility so if you want to buy one cheap, contact me now! However, I don't make any promise whether it will get a go ahead from Opera who strictly enforces dealer boundary. In...

I'm reviewing Impedancer for RKV per Mr. Becker's request. It can drive not only low impedance headphones such as Grado, but also speakers, with 3W output! The only problem is, I sold my RS1 to Odeen due to its relatively high noise floor when matched with RKV. Now I need it again to evaluate...

Please go http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...2260#post25632 for important latest update.

I decided to pool Cyber 30 along with Cyber 20. Please visit: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...&threadid=2240 for details. The amp can drive real speakers. Your choice of 2A3 or 300B both at under one-sixth price of Cary SEI!

Got the subscription a couple of days ago. October issue lists Stax in Class A. No surprise here. Although a whole bunch of Sony SACDs, carousal or not, are in Class A and Class A+. I'm itching to take the advantage of price match in another thread to upgrade my office CDP.

I decided to volunteer my time for those want to order Cyber 20 or 30. Please send me an email at cjiang@sbm.temple.edu indicating your interest as I should be able to work something out for us headphoners. They actually have a whole bunch of other stuffs: Cyber-10, KT88/6550/EL34/KT66...

http://www.stereophile.com/printarchives.cgi?408 Enjoy!

Another headphone amp from China: http://www.operaudio.com.cn/company/...e/Cyber-20.htm At about $300, the Cyber20, only $20 more with much better facial and specifications and separate power supply, should represent an excellent value. A potentional MG Head Killer! The specification of...

CDP: Oracle CD2500 or Accuphase DP-75V SACD/DVD-A?: wait until one dies Tuner: MD108, NOS Marantz 10B, NOS McIntosh MR67 or MR71 Amp: HP or EAR or monsterous Moth Cans: HP1/RS1 or R10 (no chance to hear it yet) IC: Harmonic Tech Pro-Silway II through out Power: PS Audio 300

Is R10 noisy w/ your amp? Compared with the noise floor of Senn HD600? Before I go all out to find a R10, the thing concerns me most is its high sensitivity and low impedance. This combo along w/ some negative-feedback design amps like Cary SEI would make noise floor quite high compared w/...

I believe the $ on hi-fi should be spent on tuners first as the best investment. Therefore I recently scooped a couple of "super tuners" by Sterephile. One is a MD108. Very very happy even though I don't think it worths that much compared w/ Sony ST-J88B (another "super tuner"'s sister model) I...

Here I need some feedbacks. After all way out, I had tried more than a dozen different brands (some are same brand but w/ different country of origin) and personal favorites are (not in order): RCA made in W. Germany Amperex (Holland) Siemens Philco made in Britain Is there any...

Today is the 20th Anniversary for MTV, which IMHO is one of the major sources causing the degradation of music nowadays. People start to see instead of 100% listen. Therefore sex appear seems being more important for some succussful recording "artists" than their Donald Duck voices. I know my...

I happenly found a great headphone "stand". A very good female friend of mine moved out of state for new job and left me her favorite hugging monkey. Out of spur, I put my headpone on it and the cans fits perfectly. Plus: 1. it looks very cute! (Should have high SAF.) 2. the soft stuffed...

Ok, I heard rumors that some RKVs marked w/ "II"s are actually "III"s. My RKV II doesn't pop at firing up but I still think it's II. The thing funny about my unit was started when I began using the second pair of inputs. The sound was MONO! Then I discovered that if I unplug one RCA the first...

Melos International, the maker of famed Melos headphone preamp, was forced into bankruptcy by Silver State Bank in Nevada about 3 months ago. Its assets have been being liquidated on the net at: http://www.computerjournal.com/melos/melos.html I'm interested in the schematics for Melos...

I'm wondering whether those capacitors are worse than regular capacitors by manufacturers like Panasonic. I'm asking this because they seem to be very inexpensive in surplus stores.