I've owned both an MPX3 and now a Supra. The best approach is to burn the amps in with the stock tubes for, at least, 200 hours. Try not to listen very much during the burn-in period. The stock EH tubes really suck. During the burn-in locate some carefully selected NOS tubes. Spend the most, if...

Quote: Originally Posted by gsferrari To be completely honest - The R-10 voiced Maestro sounded brilliant with the HD-650. Apparently what works for one...works for the other as well. Now - How do you change an amp to improve bass? As far as I can imagine - the power supply caps and...

Sovkiller- I didn't mean to get you all riled up!! I appreciate you taking the time to post, as you have. This is what allows threads to propagate and get good!! Also, this is not my thread, this is our thread and everyone's opinion is welcome and encouraged. I tried to make a simple point that...

Quote: Originally Posted by WulfmanJax How much better is the Maestro than the Supra? I've only heard the Supra and have been thoroughly blown away but will probably, eventually, one day many, many years from now upgrade. Wulfman- To my ear, with the DULL 650/Cardas combo, the...

I'm sitting here cruising Headfi listening to the 650 / Cardas set-up. Rest of system- Meitner CDSD, Meitner DCC2, Singlepower Supra /highly upgraded, Jena Labs Pathfinder IC, Shunyata Hydra 8, Shunyata Anaconda VXa, VX PCs. I'm listening to Patricia Barber "Companion" SACD. What I'm hearing...

Sovkiller- Interesting link. If flat frequency response with headpones is a physical impossiblity- due to the ear structure- does one then disregard obvious frequency anomolies in a headphone or other component because the flat absolute is unattainable?? That makes no sense!! The only thing we...

Without the sharing of the secret handshake- the cult cannot survive.

Markl- Thank you, in particular, for you CONSTRUCTIVE comments. This is what I was looking for. A few points of clarification- The R10 bass has- TOO MUCH and TOO LITTLE bass- the mid/upper bass seemed bloated, loose and ill defined- this is unacceptable in a $4000 / $2500 street price headphone...

The R10s made me do it !!

Recently spent an afternoon listening to R10s, CD3000, 650/Cardas. Meridian 508.20 and Singlepower Supra (current model w/ multiple upgrades) and a current model Singlepower Maestro. I had very high expectations for the R10s and was more than willing to be completely carried away by their...

Jason is exactly right. I'm refering to the SONY Q010-MDR1 Headphones. I believe that they have replaced the R10 as the flagship model.

I know they're in stock in Japan. Anybody heard these yet?

Hello Everyone, I'm a Headfi newbie, Audiogon oldtimer with an amp question for you all. I'm trying to decide on an amp. On the phones, I listen to classic rock and female vocals mostly. Looking for a high quality keeper, not interim, tube amp to drive Senn. 650s w/ Cardas cable. Source is...