[paradoxper]

Would you mind saying what the final cost of the DIY T2 was? Over 10K?

Looking back, this build ran 10k, Nick.

 

[VandyMan]

Looking back, this build ran 10k, Nick.

Thanks! Very beautiful build. I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from it.

 

[mulveling]

Looking back, this build ran 10k, Nick.

Nice! Waiting for it must have been rough, but that's a bargain.

 

[zachchen1996]

Looking back, this build ran 10k, Nick.

Just contacted Kerry about one, hope he's willing to build another one! I wonder if it can be finished in mustard yellow haha.

 

[paradoxper]

Yea, I asked him if the floodgates had opened. He's looking forward to more.

 

[zachchen1996]

Yea, I asked him if the floodgates had opened. He's looking forward to more.

Sweet, glad he's willing to make more.

As long as the amp can be built in time for whatever new flagship STAX has in store for us next year for their 80th anniversary I'll be ecstatic.

I look forward to your impressions of how the DIY T2 pairs with the yggy as I'm thinking that's the DAC I'll settle with.

 

[astrostar59]

Yea, I asked him if the floodgates had opened. He's looking forward to more.

How's the amp sound? It will need burning in I imagine. Any feedback on how it compares with other amps you have had and also heard especially with the 009s would be very interesting.

I wonder of this amp is the pinnacle of KGs circuits to date. I am thinking it might be, but only guessing as not heard a DIY T2 or a Megatron, or the GG either, only a KGGSShv and Carbon and of course Justin's BHSE. But the mystique of the T2 is there and enduring.

 

[paradoxper]

How's the amp sound? It will need burning in I imagine. Any feedback on how it compares with other amps you have had and also heard especially with the 009s would be very interesting.

I wonder of this amp is the pinnacle of KGs circuits to date. I am thinking it might be, but only guessing as not heard a DIY T2 or a Megatron, or the GG either, only a KGGSShv and Carbon and of course Justin's BHSE. But the mystique of the T2 is there and enduring.

It digs deep. I'm losing sleep.

 

[astrostar59]

It digs deep. I'm losing sleep.

Ha Ha, good to know. Enjoy!

 

[hpeter]

As long as that shoebox is polished and anodized.

First you must glue box with alu foil. Remember - no wrinkles, you gonna ruin it badly that way !!!!
lol
Damn, and don´t forget proper grounding....!

 

[pham]

I own the KGSSHV but keep tossing about a tube amplifier that could get the most out of my 009 as well as dynamic headphones like the Utopia and other electrostatic headphones with different bias voltages. And after months of prototyping... here we have reached the final version, called DT-HWT.

It features a dynamic bias voltage power supply unit which allows you to set different bias voltages for electrostatic ear speakers from 100-volt bias up to 620-volt bias.

• Tube complement for the amp unit is: two EF86/E80F/6D8 & two 12AU7/5814A/E80CC/E82CC & four EL95/6AQ5
• Tube complement for the power supply unit is: two KT66/KT77/KT88/6550/6L6/EL34/350B/350A & one 6080/5998/6AS7/6H13C/2399

This baby is neutral and unstressed for long listening sessions and linear and damn quiet, it has a very wide bandwidth/soundstage, high resolution and very high definition in spades. Happy tubes rolling...

 

[Whitigir]

That reminds me of Megatron ...lol...Tubes galore! Good works sir

 

[JimL11]

I own the KGSSHV but keep tossing about a tube amplifier that could get the most out of my 009 as well as dynamic headphones like the Utopia and other electrostatic headphones with different bias voltages. And after months of prototyping... here we have reached the final version, called DT-HWT.

It features a dynamic bias voltage power supply unit which allows you to set different bias voltages for electrostatic ear speakers from 100-volt bias up to 620-volt bias.

• Tube complement for the amp unit is: two EF86/E80F/6D8 & two 12AU7/5814A/E80CC/E82CC & four EL95/6AQ5
• Tube complement for the power supply unit is: two KT66/KT77/KT88/6550/6L6/EL34/350B/350A & one 6080/5998/6AS7/6H13C/2399

This baby is neutral and unstressed for long listening sessions and linear and damn quiet, it has a very wide bandwidth/soundstage, high resolution and very high definition in spades. Happy tubes rolling...

Interesting. Transformer output for dynamic phones? Could you post a schematic?

 

[hpeter]

It features a dynamic bias voltage power supply unit which allows you to set different bias voltages for electrostatic ear speakers from 100-volt bias up to 620-volt bias.

Good thing to have, i found that 400v bias makes phones less sharp, but lowers sensitivity also. Ok for lambdas
For 007 it had negative effect, sound was not ok. I´d like to see schemas, +1.

 

[kevin gilmore]

you definitely do not see modern old school assembly like that any more.

great job.