as much as I love the m3.. if I were to build again I'd put together a b22

Quote: Originally Posted by jinp6301 of course Melos is the best synergy with grados I didn't like the melos with grados...

8066/8065 would be my choice with just about any amp at the moment (I love em to bits). That said if you listen to more jazz type music and laid back tunes I'd go for something like the 843.

Quote: Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk i can too. nintendo ds, pack of cards, and a pencil sharpener. the point is, you already look stupid enough practicing for marching band; giant pockets probably wouldn't be much worse! check out the great pockets exposed video on...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrdeadfolx I can do the same with my hot pink fanny pack from '92. yes! but your fanny pack (bum bag as we call em down here) isn't tailored

http://www.greatpockets.com/index.php I'm sure I could fit my m3, a portable power pack and my sa5ks along with my home hifi and other bits and pieces in my great pockets.

I liked the M3 with the DT770s.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fitz Would you, perhaps, describe this magic box as a 'straight wire with gain'? In my context a magic box is something that improves the sound, makes it better, jucier, vibrant, more contrasting, gives it better imaging, soundstage.. etc etc..

I think the key thing here is not about the amp, it's about the listener. Summary of below post: Crap in, crap out Amplifier is not = Magic box Many people have commented on the synergy between the M3 with those opamps and the sa5ks. (verbally and in this forum). People have also...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azure Of course, but many people have said that the M3 can never emulate the sound of tubes with any op-amp. So, that's why I'm curious about getting a Darkvoice or something just to see if I'd really prefer SS over tubes. ] So get the cheapest tube...

urm.. you're forgetting you can change the sound by rolling opamps in the m3. So really no matter what you get.. you can tweak it to sound however you want... stop obsessing..

Scale 1-10 1 being barely audiable 10 being bloody loud RS-1: 2 RS-2: 5 HD650: 5 HD600: 4 SA5000: 3 MS-1: 3 MS-2: 7 MS-Pro: 6 DT990 pro: 4 DT770-80 and 250: 6 DT531: 6 ER4: 1 EX70: 4 HF-1: 4 RS-325i: 7 KSC55,75: 4 (sound much better amplified) K3000: 7 I think that's all I...

Quote: Originally Posted by goldenslug Just wondering what is your preferred tool of choice. I personally bought myself a Weller WESD51, which is a very good soldering iron, but I've used the Weller MT-1500 and it smokes my soldering station in precision, heating speed and overall ease...

I looked inside the Melos SHA-1 that was at the sydney meet. Couldn't believe what I saw. No one in their right mind would make a board like that (long sweeping tracks? - where's the ground plane? - hello anyone home?) It sounded very tubey and would not be surprised if it does not measure...

hmm would it be silly to suggest building a small railsplitter and tacking it on?

the ps-1 ... no contest...

Quote: Originally Posted by episiarch Miscellaneous replies to bits and pieces of this thread: Azure - I saw your question over in the HeadFive thread. I do think the HeadFive and SA5K have good synergy. That is, I believe I like HeadFive/SA5K more than GLite/SA5K or...

Quote: Originally Posted by sjt78 I need to warn you though that the M3 is *not* going to sound like a tube amp. Again quoted for truth - The M3 can sound similar to a tube amp, but it does not sound like a tube amp. It is solid state, it is warm solid state.

Quote: Originally Posted by Azure I'll probably invest in the 627/637 combo later down the road, but it's rather expensive so I wouldn't be able to do it for a while The AD843JN is very similar in sound to the 637 (imho sounds better with the sa5ks than the 637) - more...

Quote: Originally Posted by sjt78 A 7 day build time (which builder by the way?) is very reasonable, if not darn fast for a diy amp builder. Quoted for truth. 7 days is very very very quick for a DIY amp builder.

Quote: Originally Posted by Filburt AD8610 or AD8065 on an SA5000? Jeez, we must have some pretty strongly differing tastes, Jazper :P I would go with something that has a lot of body to it, like the LM6171, if I could. They're relatively inexpensive for a high performance part, too...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azure Grr...realized that it'd cost roughly $350 shipped (Since SFT Audio is based in Taiwan). Is that a good price (He said that the pot would only be $8 extra)? I think so. (read above comment regarding pricing of bits and pieces + building time)

Quote: Originally Posted by Crowbar How is it a compromise? The cermets are cheaper (except the high-end Panasonic ones). You're not making any sense. I even said it: "They are also cheaper than the Alps" BTW: I've blind tested them with a switchbox. Can definitely hear the difference...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crowbar The Alps pots are conductive plastic design. Those have non-negligible parasitic capacitance which is not something you want on the low-level input signal. If you can't afford a switch and low temperature coefficient resistors for a stepped attenuator...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jazper Blue velvet volume control. AD8065 opamps Make sure he sockets the opamps so you can change them. Request that he leave out C2 on all channels. Request that C1R and C1L be 15pF Request that he set the mosfet bias to 110 mA per channel Really...