No. They are similar, but my own concoction of twisted 20 gauge magnet wire with Neutrik XLR connectors. It sounds better than commercial radial designs and is dirt cheap by comparison. I use it (magnet wire) for just about everything nowadays. It also has the added advantage of enabling you to...

It sounds awesome too.  

I finished putting together a Little Dot "Stack". I'm using AKG K701 headphones in balanced mode. Sounds saweeeeet!       

The CEC looks and sounds like a nice amp. I have this setup for my balanced AKG K701 headphones. All three for slightly under $1000.00 + shipping. The sound is superb.

Quote: Originally Posted by pekingduck I simply cover the LED with a piece of Blu-Tack I wanted to still be able to see if the amplifier was still on. I used some black opaque tape cut into a circle and poked a tiny hole in the center with a pin. It looks good now. You...

Can anyone tell me why my "profile picture" doesn't appear on my thread?

You only need the 4 pin xlr balanced plug for the MKVII+ Check these links out for balanced mod : Wire Color Scheme : http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/lit...06/index2.html about half way down the page posted by Joelby. Male and Female Pinout : Professional audio / entertainment devices...

I did a noise floor test with the MKVII+ using a digital test CD with recorded "O" data, yesterday. With the MKVII+ in high gain mode, I could BARELY perceive some noise if I raised the volume control knob to the 90-100 position. Below 90, it disappeared. In low gain mode, I could not perceive...

I tried the high gain setting on the MKVII+ a couple of times and found it to have too much drive for my tastes. I would barely get the volume knob above 20 and would find it to be too loud for most cds, but not all. I also like the idea of reducing the alps pot effective tracking error by...

This is my first reply to a thread in Head-Fi. I became interested because a couple of people here have a rig similar to mine and especially because the MKVII+ is so new. I can say, with total confidence, that the AKG k701 is a much improved sounding can in balanced mode. I have had my cans for...