Quote: Originally Posted by DoYouRight had you ever heard grados? they are meant to be aggressive and show details that the hd650 veils. Yes I have heard Grados and found them generally forward, but had heard that these were among their best. With the HF2s to me it wasn't so much...

I received mine and the left channel vibrated with certain bass notes, yike! How did that get through quality control? I sent them back to Todd for a refund. why a refund? They were definitely on the bright side; certain treble notes hit hard, making me wince. Although not perfect the Senn 650s...

Ordered 23 June, shipped today!

My two (!) Level 4s are awesome.

M Ward - end of amnesia ... Fabulous album, his best

I will make it there without equipment

Order confirmed

Quote: Originally Posted by SemiAudiophile did you guys buy the Cullen modded DLIII from PS Audio directly? also does anyone know if stage 4 still the latest and most current stage? Contact Rick Cullen at Cullen Circuits to buy.

OK, I heard Zippy2001's on my rig and I loved them. A different perspective from the recabled 650s for sure. Ordered a pair, cause I had to. Thanks, Z!

Quote: Originally Posted by Piano99 The Cullen does an incredible job, better than anything I have heard, of separating and spreading out the soundstage. Small instrumental detail that was nearly undetectable in other digital gear is suddenly revealed in the Cullen. Background or...

Quote: Originally Posted by WittyzTH Has anybody get the PS Audio Critical Link fuse? Not me, but I did order the Furus for my two Cullen DLIIIs. We'll see...

Quote: Originally Posted by linuxworks careful! if these 'audiophiles' think they can tell the direction of an AC FUSE, then maybe they'll also think the ground rod needs turning or switching 'polarity'. it would really suck if you had to yank out a grounding rod to 'invert' it...

Main stereo follow-up (not really head-fi, but fuse info nonetheless): The IsoCleans are great with the Shanling monoblocks now after recalibrating the low-pass filter frequency of the sub to be at the minimum, eliminating minor lower midrange bloom. It had been moved up because of the DAC's...

IsoClean in my Woo WA6: very nice improvement in refinement. HiFiTuning (only brand that makes 0.5A in LARGE size) in my CIAudio power supply for the iTransport: another nice improvement. Changing the 2A in the Cullen-modded DLIII DAC to a IsoClean: not so much. I was surprised as it made the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gradofan2 Yes... I think I like the combo of the Sylvania 6FD7s (side getters) with the Sylvania 5U4G ST about as well as any combo, especially with the HD580/600/650s with the RAL CryoSilver Senn cable from the SA8001 CDP. Pretty incredible, actually -...

One more thing: I had replaced the 3A fuse with an IsoClean with subtle but nice results. Smoother top end with the Senns, without the initial small bite one can hear on some higher notes otherwise. Try it! The orientation is important (don't laugh) and can be determined by checking one side of...

Follow-up: I got both top-getter and later-model side-getter fat-bottle Sylvania 6FD7's in, and the top-getters are something else indeed. A much bigger, more-well-foundationed sound than the 6DE7s. Very balanced with deep but un-bloated bass while retaining very good detail. I highly encourage...

Quote: Originally Posted by geremy stupid stupid question: I am considering ordering a P-51 (or waiting for the shadow, but honestly I like volume knobs). I see many pictures of the P-51 but not of the included accessories. I understand it has a charger brick the converts AC to 5V DC...

Quote: Originally Posted by minimus Funny, I am using the Analysis Plus Digital Oval cables in my system as well -- they are excellent. It is admittedly bizarre to spend as much on a digital cable as on the Oppo transport, but after testing various cables it was pretty clear that...

Quote: Originally Posted by minimus As part of my speaker rig, I am running the Wadia iTransport into a Northstar M192 DAC. I also run an Oppo DVD player into the Northstar. I actually find that the cheap Oppo sounds better than the Wadia. (I am using the same digital cable for both the...

Quote: Originally Posted by REVPOWER Fuse direction matters. The difference is usually discernable without trying to listen too hard. When inserted the wrong way, the sound will usually be a bit flatter and softer. Imaging not as good. It can still sound OK, just not "right". On...

Quote: Originally Posted by SleepyOne Very brave using slow-blow! Not at all; all of the fuses in my equipment (both full-up stereo and head-fi system, except my WA6) ARE slow-blow including the DAC in question. Slow-blow is also all that IsoClean makes. I also contacted Jack at...

Quote: Originally Posted by BIG POPPA And what will help save your gear in a lightning storm besides that million dollar power conditioning and protection you have connected to your gear? A dumb fuse. Quote: Originally Posted by WittyzTH Thanks a lot. anyway, can...

For me, the RCA 6DE7s win handily over the RCA 6EW7s, which sounds muck less exacting, especially in the bass. After a recent significant upgrade to a APS V3 cable for my HD650s (WOW!) I recently retried the 6EW7s, but the same criticism remains. I also retried the 5V4GA GE rectifier instead of...

Quote: Originally Posted by WittyzTH How do you replace a fuse of DLIII? I didn't see the fuse socket in the back of it. It is inside. From my memory: remove the nine (I believe) screws on the bottom, the four on the back. Be careful when you take them out, as the eight along the...