Quote: The amp had not always done that; that's why I was concerned. It seems to not have any adverse effects, so I suppose it's fine. He's in the process of taking care of that for me   Very interesting devices indeed... Thanks!

Anybody else have ideas about the static when turning the amp off?

Thanks for the reply.   1. Yea, that's what I thought. I'll need to order another one then.   2. The pins look fine and its making good contact. It is a Beezar tube; I'll PM you with the details.   3. The static is still present even if the volume is turned all the way down on the...

I've had my Minimax built for more than a year, and it's been working great for the most part. A few recent problems that I'd like to look into though.   1. One of my tube lights does not come on very often; sometimes it comes on only after the amp has been on for a while. Very...

Hope you enjoy the CC51 Aflac. I wish I had others pairs currently to compare the earphones to.   I’d like to thank |joker| for setting up this loaner program--I’ve really enjoyed my time with the CC51. While I've never written a review, here's some of my impressions.   First of all...

Great idea joker, I'm interested as well!

  Quote: Thanks! Yea I snapped some good pics, beautiful amp and case.   Quote: Indeed, thanks!

Sorry if I'm reviving an older thread, but I just finished my Minimax (connected to a grubDAC)--sounds amazing! I had some problems drilling out the tube sockets but tomb helped me out (I ordered his kit). I had a fun time building this amp; thanks for a great kit and amp. Here are some...

Hey from Louisiana! Great giveaway :)

You could try the Millet MOSFET-MAX--that seems to work well with low impedance loads like Grados.

Woops..I meant Beezar sorry.

Coupe: Thanks for the info, and Tom does seem like a really great guy.   nikongod: I'm not extremely worried about budget...I'm just looking to keep it in the ballpark of a few hundred, like I said in my original post. As long as they do well with high impedance 'phones (which they seem to)...

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Yea, that's one reason I'm considering the PPAv2/M3 is because they fit into Hammond enclosures. And that's nice...haha

Quote:        Quote: Thanks for the responses. And the PPAv2 looks nice as well. Like I said, I'm just worried about casework mainly...which doesn't look that bad with either (PPAv2 or M3). Of course, it's still more complicated compared to the Minimax, but as long as I can use a...