Looks good, but it will depend on how you handle your knob.

Congratulations CEE TEE! Massdrop is lucky to have you.

Thanks Maxvla for letting me know about this.     I'm planning on being there. I'll commit to some gear a little later... but stats of course.

I needed a cable for my LCD-3, Frank to the rescue!  Great customer service, as always.    8ft Silver Widow with a Neutrik HD plug.  Top notch parts and construction, it looks great.     I'm really enjoying it.    

Hoping you've got a big pile Jason.  Ordered!

The fact that the exact pictures can be found in threads on the internet dating back to 2011 does not bode well for it being a real seller.

Only the silver units provide the upgraded signal path.

  Sure it's legal.  Essentially they are buying and reselling as a private entity, no different than an individual buying a pair in Japan and then selling them.  Which is why the whole warranty issue is a problem for them, there is no warranty transfer.  They have to approach STAX each time as...

When was the last time a cable discussion was brief?   I agree, better to have the cable discussion in a cable thread, they'll be happy to discuss the BHSE there.

  Are you getting one of the MKII's!!???? 

  We might need some moderation here... The Gizzard has specifically requested that we not talk about the TranSIT on these internet forums? Full gag order!  Last time I had contact he said that's why he's not a sponsor here.     It goes without saying that the TranSIT is completely at another...

If you follow the context of the thread he's comparing operating temperatures, not sound quality.

Thanks for the detailed write up!     Does Future Sonics publish an isolation rating?

I've used the original King Sounds from several Stax amps (717, 252), Woo GES, and KGSShv with no troubles. I'll try the BHSE when it arrives, but I expect the same results, as indicated they are fine with Pro bias. They certainly sound better from all of these Amps than they do from the KS amps.

Thanks for this information! ^^^^^^^^^^^  I feel a project coming on.

What's the run time like? I'm wondering how many to get!

  In the case of PJ the service they are offering is to play middle man for access to the Japanese market.  They don't stock any of these products, they just go and order whatever you're interested in direct then ship it to you.  Their mark up is pretty nominal. The price break for us is all...

Considerably less than $5000.  Choice of some parts and chassis can have a big influence on the final price.  $2500 is ball park.  You could do it cheaper, and you could spend more...

Justin only offers the BHSE+ in silver at this time.

Spritzer did a little modding on his first with promising results, which inspired us to try a few things.  These just had a little work done on damping, mostly stuff learned from the Ortho tuners.  What set them free was getting rid of the dust covers... which of course opens a can of worms, but...

Tode, were those the modified pair I sent over? If so, I think they are sounding a little better than what you'd get stock... IMHO.

  There will be another in the UK soon.  I've got one coming from the current batch.

Yep, they are part of the second round of releases from Kingsound.  What did you think?

I speculate that these DACs that are showing off pre-amp functionality are really just the result of the manufacturers realizing how good they are getting with digital volume control.  My dCS is the same, the DAC came first and foremost.  Great digital volume control, but limited pre-amp...

This should take care of turning those mono-blocks off and on... Bob's your uncle.     Just kidding!     I never really wanted my DAC to have a bunch of pre-amp functionality until I had the M51, then I realized how convenient it was... and I started to notice that a few more features...