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I have some of those octal sockets on their way from aliex but it does seem like perhaps there are better options. The Neutrik XLR... -
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$18k for the Elite, my goodness lol. $9.5 for the standard sounds reasonable though. I've never been a fan of the elite versions that I... -
mulveling replied to the thread Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition.I'd say the BHSE is pretty atypical for a tube amp: Net voltage gain on par with an MC phono stage (54dB) Capable of continuous output...
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Those are way too small. For the type of pins on noval and bantam tubes, not octals. It turns out that the silver-plated contacts from...
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mulveling replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.Since we're discussing amp sockets I'd like to state how much I despise the teflon sockets w/ gold plated pin sleeves, which are now...
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mulveling reacted to protoss's post in the thread ES2a discussions \ reviews \ reasoning \ impressions with Like.
Wow, the fall of STAXs by the hands of one 1 person, Benson. Im getting jelly! Was the first to own the ES1a and now the last one to own...
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Finally clearing out of my projects and can come back to doing work on the bias and new Lundahl transformers. Unfortunately the early...
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The UPS man came through yesterday. First impressions are very positive, I'll post more later, but it's hard to take these off my head...
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mulveling replied to the thread ES2a discussions \ reviews \ reasoning \ impressions.007 might still have a bit more on "absolute" level. 007 Mk I (71XXX in my case, twice) had a clearly "dark" tilt to its response. But...
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mulveling replied to the thread ES2a discussions \ reviews \ reasoning \ impressions.They're fantastic. Tariff issues aside, I see no purpose for 007, 009 and 009S now. ES2a slots in above them for less cost. Its sound is...
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mulveling replied to the thread ES2a discussions \ reviews \ reasoning \ impressions.As things stand right now, it looks like yes - with May 1 or 2 being the "activation" date. My ES2a shipped on April 3 via DHL, and...
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This was posted on BluSky an hour ago ...
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Up until yesterday, I was exclusively listening to the Valkyria for the past few days. What it does timbre wise with vocals and...
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mulveling replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.The spec is one thing; actual results are another. When I compared these headphones directly on a T2 and DAC with good digital...
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mulveling reacted to VandyMan's post in the thread ES2a discussions \ reviews \ reasoning \ impressions with Like.
I received my ES2a yesterday late afternoon. I have not done any direct comparisons yet. However, I did have a wonderful listening...
