Thanks to you I learned a new word! I will see how I use it today so I can remember it for the future. Thanks.

Thanks, good to know about the battery indicator and thanks for the advance user's manual information.

Hi everyone, it has been quite a few years since I visit and post on Head Fi. Heck I may be posting in the wrong place for all I know. Basically I found my self in need of either replacing the battery of an old iPod version 5.5 which I had modified by installing a 240 GB hard drive ages ago or...

Hi Bill, I will confirm when I check room availability this weekend. 

Hi Bill, hope you are doing well. Depending on the date I would be interested. Shoot me an email, cheers!

Darn! it has been a very long time since I posted here let alone write an opinion on any piece of equipment. Yes, I am rusty and hope what I am posting won't be too boring to you all.   About a week ago I was contacted by Chen from Head Direct who asked me if I would be interested in listening...

Hi Bill, hope your wife is doing well. I will send you a PM, and as of now my participation is still up in the air. Good luck and thanks for organizing this meet.

Hi Bill, sorry for taking so long to respond. I will know by Thursday if I can attend, I sent you a couple of questions regarding the address and start time. Thanks.

Package arrived … http://picasaweb.google.com/109437154048011247077/PicoPower?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLTIqvP--NmHmgE&feat=directlink 

I propose we hold off the shipping for a week or two just to make things exciting! 

Quote:   Try to get some sleep! 

Aeolus I like the Novo with the HD580 and HD600 a lot. Where are you located? Send me a PM if you are interested.

Quote:   Nice review although I did not find the 627 grainy as stated.

RFI is an issue with a lot of electronics, personally when I have an iPhone in use close to the amp (couple of feet) I can hear noise.

IMO the LME49720HA is an outstanding sounding op-amp and in many applications the best. I have had great results with them in the HLLY SMK-II and the sound is more open and detailed while maintaining a punchy bass. BTW, I used heat sinks on the op-amps. I have also replaced the volume pot with a...

Quote:   Your are! Glad you are enjoying the new toy.

I have had this amp for a bit over two months. As stated above it has too much current going to the valve so I replaced a resistor with a 20 ohm 5 watt one and the amp draws less current and runs a bit cooler. As a side benefit the amp run time has gone from about 3 hours to 4.5 hours. Next I...

I would try a different manufacturer unless you are buying a rebuilt Singlepower by a know repair shop. I still have my Singlepower MPX3 SE Slam that has been made safe and I love its sound, you may want to look into Mapletree amps by Dr. Lloyd or if you want to spend the moola Red Wine Audio amps.

^ Hi there, long time since I post here. I concur with your statement, Grado cans sound IMO great and unfortunately with the proliferation of new cans by various vendors people do not seem to be enjoying them as much. A pity since the Grado sound is unique and quite engaging with far more styles...

Had the HE6 on loan and have had the HE500 for a while as well as two K1000. As much as I like the HE500 the K1000 is IMO a whole different beast and the one I prefer. Granted we all hear differently and our music, sac, amp, etc can steer us into different directions. Just try it and decide...

Find an used 1970's receiver from Marantz/Pioneer/Technics/etc in the 20-35 wpc range. and use the 1/4" headphone out or the speaker outputs to drive your cans.

I have had this amp for about a couple of months. Out of the box the unit runs very hot, has a gritty volume pot, and the battery life is around 3-4 hours. In order to improve the battery life and reduce the operating temperature I replaced the resistor shown below with a 5W 20 ohm and the amp...

Quote: Hi, I have owned both of this amps concurrently and while very good I would opt for a higher end model. A D-Zero would be more like a side step so a higher model from either manufacturer would be IMO the way to go. Good luck.

Larry, below is a link to the Marantz 2240 manual.   http://akdatabase.com/AKview/albums/userpics/10004/Marantz%202240%20Service%20Manual.pdf

Matt, I will be in travel mode so I would not have a lot of gear with me. Something like: iPod 5.5 w/ 240 Gb HD, Xin Reference w/ D5 module, Yuin OK-1, Creative Live Aurvana, and Westone 2.