Quote: The stock tube that came with my v2 favored the left channel noticeably, but not terribly.  Changing to a mullard short plate made the balance perfect and sounds better too.  I have a number of other 12AU7 tubes too, but haven't tried them in the bravo as even though it's a great...

Aesthetics and features aside, focusing only on performance (SQ), $30-40 shipped (less if you're lucky) for the bravo v2 amp off ebay is the best value IMO.  Not that it's the best SQ, but what you get relative to the price is outstanding and it's cheaper than even most cheap DIY builds.  I...

If your friend has $160 he should buy a udac and a bravo v2 amp.  The bravo is an insane value at ~$30-60 shipped depending on your winning bid, and the udac is a great value dac.  Drives the HD600 very well IMO, with PLENTY of power left over.  If your friend has some left over money, he should...

All I really want is to have the width of the page scale to the width of my browser.  It's incredibly annoying to view the page in such a narrow manner when all the screens I use are much wider.

Sweet!!  I didn't know that.  Better than nothing, but I still fail to see the reason why a menu that contains the same options plus more is replaced by default with a less capable menu.

This is a minor annoyance, but an annoyance just the same.  When using firefox, I like to use the built in real-time spell checking for my posts.  With the new forum, the spell checking itself still works, but I can't right click on the word that is mispelled to select the correct word.  When I...

I have a problem that is making reading any posts with images in them a little annoying.   What seems to happen, is that if an image posted in a post is wider than the allowed thread width (not sure what this allowed width is, but it's very very narrow, seems to be maybe 640 pixels wide?)...

Quote: For most tracks and most of the times, the D4 can get the DT880s MORE than loud enough.  But occasionally, it's not enough, and that pisses me off, rendering certain songs basically unplayable IMO with the combo.  I'm using windows, and I have the 2.2k mod on the D4 to prevent...

Quote: I don't have those headphones, but I think this amp does a fine job with the DT880/600s and actually sounds pretty darn good.  Especially for the price.  If you're worried about power, don't be.  You'll blow your ear drums or the drivers before it runs out of power, even on the 600...

I have the D4 as well as the DT880/600s.  I'm very surprised you think they mate so well.   I think they sound OK together, pretty good actually but I feel that the D4 is underpowered for some low recorded songs - runs out of volume before distortion, even on 9V (which you pretty much have to...

Quote: A lot of cheap headphones have a lot of bass but it sounds terrible.  I wouldn't expect a significant improvement in the sheer amount of bass with the MKIII, but for me it was fuller with a little more impact.  It won't be nearly as dramatic as switching to bassy headphones.  With...

I did briefly listen to both with the HD600 (stock cable) and D4 DAC.  The MKIII I thought had a little more spacious and natural soundstage, had more bass and lower mids, and was a little warmer and maybe even more laid back overall.  The differences between the two were slight and not huge...

Now that I've gotten rid of the imbalance, I'm enjoying this amp even more.  I've been using a GE Great Britain 12AU7 (mullard short plate) and it sounds great.   I can't believe what you get for ~$50-60 shipped.  This has to be one of the best bargains in headphone amplifiers.

Changing tubes seems to have cleared up the imbalance issue!  Sweet!  Must be poor QA or something with the cheap tubes.

Definitely get a DAC either way.  The uDAC is a very good value in the price range for listening from a computer only (it only has usb input).   uDAC + LD MKIII about be about $350.  The MKIII is a tube amp and sounds really good with the DT880/600 IMO.   uDAC + Bravo v2 would be about...

I'll let you know if changing tubes helps the balance.  Do you have any other thoughts for parts to check/change to balance it better?  Which side does yours favor before changing balance settings on your computer?  If it's also left, maybe there is a problem with the design that we can fix.  ...

I got my bravo v2 two days ago, but got a chance to listen yesterday.  I'm very impressed with this little amp!  The output power is jaw dropping.  It drives the K702 and DT880/600s with absolute ease and PLENTY of power left over.  I really can't go above 10 o'clock on the volume knob with...

I think my friends appreciate that my rigs sound much better than anything else they've heard, but that they simply don't care enough to spend that kind of money on it.  They are perfectly fine with awful sounding headphones and earbuds.  I can respect that.  As long as they can recognize the...

Good job with the new site!  I'm still getting used to it, but it looks good overall.  There's one feature I miss already, and I don't know if it's been mentioned yet.  I saw that "more options for search" was on the list of things to fix, but I don't know if this specific issue is there, so...

Has anyone heard anything about this group buy, or J$ in general? I haven't heard of anyone talking to him in several months, but I've read more than a couple posts of people trying to contact him without success.

Quote: Originally Posted by Get_Zwole Im looking to buy maybe a set of full sized cans. Which ones will sound good with the D4? Budget will be 250 or so when i pull the trigger. I dont wanna have to buy another amp right now so id like something that can be driven pretty well with the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Avro_Arrow I always love this question... The theoretical maximum power output for this amp is about 3.5 watts. In reality it is going to be much lower. Probably more like 1 watt. If you have a true RMS volt meter you can figure it out for yourself... Just...

Quote: Originally Posted by schawo Did anyone try to use 2 Bravos for fully balanced operation mode with balanced DAC and balanced cans? Is it possible to reconfigure them this way?

Quote: Originally Posted by Avro_Arrow It would be hard for me to rank them in order as they are all worthwhile... The most important would have to be adding the Bias Capacitors, they are missing from the original design. The Power/Output Caps and MOSFET will all get you noticeable...

Well I have one on the way to play with, I'll be happy to post some pics if no one has by the time I receive it. What should be my number 1, 2, 3 mods? I have some Panasonic FC 1200uf and 1500uf 50V caps around... can I make use of them?