I have several cables from both, and I feel the opposite. Perhaps Norne cables look nicer, but in terms of sound, I prefer the Arctic cables. The braided cable I have from them also seems to be of higher quality than the one I have from Norne, but it was more expensive as well. Overall you...

I wanted to share my latest DIY project as it has to do with measurement of audio instruments and I though it could be of interest to other audio DIY hobbyists. I have also posted about it on the EEVblog forum which more electronics focused than audio, therefore, I'm not sure its the same...

That's quite bad news for these of us who have already purchased this item already. Mine should be arriving in week or so, so only option in this case is either wait for a fix (if one will be possible on units that are already built), or send it back. I'm still in the process of going over that...

If anyone is interested, they could be had on AliExpress for ~180$ now. They say 198$, but you could get 17$ (I was able to get 20$ somehow) off using the coupons they offer. Make sure you use all the coupons from the seller as well as from AliExpress.

219$ shipped on AliExpress, says it'll go for 185$ on 11/11 :)

2 new pieces of equipment that were on display (or at least I think they were), and don't have any real info about them here on the forum are the Hifiman Arya, and the Topping DX3 Pro. Anyone had a chance to audition one of these and could share some thoughts?

X22? Its on shenzen audio for 999$. No idea how it ssounds though

I'm not sure the K1000's are the topic of this discussion. With that being said, I do own a pair for a very long time now, and must say that more power isn't really needed, any speaker amp has enough power. A good amplifier that can deliver a few Watts into 8R will do just fine. One of the best...

I got mine earlier this week as well. So far I've used it almost exclusively with the headphone, and my impressions match yours quite well. The sound is very detailed, the sound-stage is excellent, and the bass surprised me very much, its superb. The main issue for me was the...

Hi All, I've been using my AMB gamma2 for a few years now, and finally decided I want to upgrade. I don't need it to have any other functions other than the DAC (I have a dedicated amplifier), but I don't really mind having an extra headphone out either. I've been out of the game for some time...

Simple, build a your own CNC machine, then you can do what ever you want. That's the way I did the panels for this build

15.5kg 21.1kg 27.1kg

I agree with the post above, chances are the gain is no where near 0dB. Maybe more like 14-20dB (X5-X10). It should be easy to change that. Have a look inside the amplifier, and find the voltage divider that's built around the opamp's feedback (output to input). Then its just a question of...

The amp is finally "complete". Just have to add one more ceramic in the regulator board when the order gets here, but it isn't required for operation. This baby started singing a little while ago. Driven from the y2 and going into the K1000's  Front: Back: Inside: Another angle...

Right, right, I completely forgot about the N^2 factor for the impedance transformation All my measurements are DCR, and not impedance at high frequency.   330R sounds like a good compromise, its low enough to have no effect on sound, yet sufficient to keep it stable with no problems. Its...