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    Comment by 'headinclouds' on listing 'Amplifier KGST by Headinclouds'

    Very simple. You remove the case top (four screws) and inside there is a switch to slide across. Replace top. Job done.
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    Comment by 'headinclouds' on listing 'Amplifier KGST by Headinclouds'

    Similar to the KGSShv typically 400 (or 450v) and 10mA output stage current. The Carbon has the same voltage but up to twice the current, as per Blue Hawaii and Grounded Grid. This particular KGST has some upgrades I put in after a year, a cascade current source output stage which gives a...
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    Comment by 'headinclouds' on listing 'Amplifier KGST by Headinclouds'

    This was my own KGST for a few years. it's good to see that it is still working exactly as it should.
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    Mr Speakers Voce Electrostatic headphone thread

    Earlier on this page I was praising the sound of the Voce as the last link in my headphone chain as "balanced, realistic, beautiful tone, sparkle, impact and awesome bass." A few days ago I received the new Ether/Voce earpads from the ever helpful Mark Dolbear of Electromod in the UK. I fitted...
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    Mr Speakers Voce Electrostatic headphone thread

    Sometimes you take the sound of your system for granted and need a break to come back with fresh ears. This is what happened to me as I had to move my Blue Hawaii build out of the way and have been using the excellent LTA10e with my SEAS Exotic speakers and dynamic headphones. Today I moved...
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    Comment by 'headinclouds' on listing 'KGSSHV Carbon - "headinclouds" build'

    Regarding switching between 120/230v ac, the amp is supplied with a 2mm hex key to remove the case top. There is a slide switch for changing the voltage inside on right of transformer.
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    The Stax Thread III

    Well I for one agree with what you say. The trend with most electronics is for smaller, safer and better energy efficiency. That is why my KGBH and KGGG have valve cages and are the smallest single box designs I could make with the published circuit boards. I have also tried to make SS amps...
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    Have you heard the new Linear Tube Audio Z10e amplifier?

    That is a good question. I had for a while been using a KT150 SET with zero f/b. My initial impression when I first started listening to the Z10e was along the lines of "where did all the warmth go?" I soon realised that the euphonic warmth and thickness of the SET also involved slowness and a...
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    Mr Speakers Voce Electrostatic headphone thread

    Haha, sort of! I believe this and a KGST will be my last KG ES amps . Oh correction, I just remembered I have a nearly completed SRX Plus of JimL's design which I should finish and case up when I get around to it.
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    Mr Speakers Voce Electrostatic headphone thread

    The inside. Something to point out is that the amplifier boards (upright on the panels either side of the power supply board) are on fabricated heatsinks using individual porous ceramic heatsinks. They are lighter and smaller than traditional finned metal heatsinks and the amplifier case has...
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    Increased Production at the Audiophile Center of Excellence in Ireland

    Ah a bit of nostalgia. I got into headphone listening 14 years ago when my wife bought me HD650 for a birthday. They were a revelation at the time. I bought several amplifiers and then decided to make class-A amplifiers for myself. I took them to Head-fi meets and gradually worked through...
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    Mr Speakers Voce Electrostatic headphone thread

    A pairing that also works very well is the KGSShv Carbon design from Kevin Gilmore. I have built several and owners who love the Voce agree with me. I am reminded to point this out because I have been without a Carbon for several years. I recently completed a build and was very pleased to...
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    Have you heard the new Linear Tube Audio Z10e amplifier?

    This gives my view of the comparison; https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mr-speakers-voce-electrostatic-headphone-thread.887301/page-12#post-15414113
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    Have you heard the new Linear Tube Audio Z10e amplifier?

    I am absolutely happy with my LTA Z10e which I have owned since September 2019 and it is my first choice for most things. I also have access to a very good 20W class A transistor amplifier, a 15W SET with usual transformer output and my KG Blue Hawaii. I recently built large speakers using 8”...
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    Mr Speakers Voce Electrostatic headphone thread

    Does one seem to stage better than the other? (Carbon vs Blue Hawaii) Large accurate (3D) stage is a priority for me. All I can say is I would place them along with the even rarer KG Grounded Grid as very fine amplifiers, for me they would be very similar in sound stage but I don't obsess over...
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