88sound, Thanks for the replies. I just received confirmation that my RKV has shipped via overnight and will arrive tomorrow. I purchased the unit from TINDERSTICKS through this forum. It is a new unit in a sealed manufactures carton. He picked it up from Meier Audio. I just placed...

Is anyone using this combination? I have an Audio Valve RKV Mark II arriving on Wednesday and will be adding it to my system. I also just ordered a Stefan AudioArt K1000 headphone cable with a custom ¼" phone plug termination. It will arrive next week. John

Quote: ...soaking your grado pads in warm soapy water goes a long way to softening them. I soaked my RS-1 pads in an unscented Downy fabric softener/water mixture with good results. John

Quote: The only thing that I would recommend is to have a list in your pocket of the possible substitutions for the tubes you are interested in Substitution Guide John

Quote: are there any suggestions for keeping phones safe, esp how to pack them in the case? I believe the foam alone should be fine once cut for the phones to nest in. I just used the headphone manufactures foam inserts that my HD600's and K1000's came with and fitted them to the...

Quote: jvh: No preamp at all! The Parasound has volume attenuators built in. I also used a Bottlehead Foreplay, but I preferred the sound of "less is more". I'll have to give that a try. Direct from source to amp. I am currently using a MOH as a preamp. I had purchased a Parasound...

grinch, Thanks for the compliment. John

Nick, What were you using as a preamp with the Parasound HCA-1000A? John

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I picked up a few of these cases for some of my phones. Hirsch, Thanks for the idea. Kfaimin, Thanks for pointing me to Lowe's John

Quote: I JUST bought this case at Lowe's for ~$25 kfaiman, I may check at my local Lowe's. What department did you find it in? I have a few headphones that could use cases. Hirsch, That looks very nice! What did you use to make your cuts? Is that your foam addition or did the...

Here is an article on tubes posted over at HTF John

Could I have some opinions on these PC phones? John

Quote: If you connect to an ungrounded socket and your neutral wire disconnects, you may have the 110V single ended on your headphone ground... My headphone system is connected to a dedicated circuit with a secure ground. John

Quote: How does it sound? It sounds fine. It sounded fine when it would operate with no fuse in place before sending it back for repair also. Quote: A/C continuity looks OK One thing I was questioning. The continuity at the AC plug on the amp. Why is there continuity...