I have a mint 445 I might be interested in selling. Frank (TOPNut)

Are you still looking to buy the EC 445 or Studio? I have both plus 5 other EC designs. Regards Frank

Join the club!!!  Now I AM excited to hear that CD!!!  See you soon!

HEY GUYS!!   I need your help.   Before I explain, let me first thank Brian for making me not feel like the lone weird guy schlepping old technology like tubed amps and CD players to Head-Fi meets.   And yes, I am bringing my AMR CD-77 and about 50 CDs (not audiophile-approved CDs but the...

Hey John,   I plan on being there with an Eddie Current Studio amp (and possibly an Allnic HPA-5000, OTL amp), with Focal Utopia, HD-800, Audeze LCD-3 and LCD-X cans and some antiquated, overly large dinosaur of a tubed CD player and/or Bricasti M-1 DAC and transport.   I am hoping there is...

MrTie84,   Craig Uthus at Eddie Current thanks you for the kind words (or at least I would think he would - since all I contributed was the purchase price!!) but we certainly do not want you to lose your mind!!!  ;-)  That 's where I have you beat - I obviously have already lost mine because...

Hey guys, sorry I am late to the party!  Is there still an opening?  After my debacle in Ann Arbor (locking myself out of my car with 600 pounds of gear still loaded up in the store), I thought I'd have to be drugged to come back.   However, this time I am thinking of just bringing my Focal...

OK, OK, I get what all the fuss is about!   More to come.

It's late Saturday night and I am going back now to listen to the Utopias after about 50 hours of burn-in.  Not sure if the "mistress" or the "hotter-looking wife" will show up but I figure either way I cannot lose because  . . . I . . . uh  . .  well . . . . . .  never mind . . .  I  better...

Well,   Got the Utopias in last evening and am running them 24/7 to burn in.  While I am not usually the most patient person in the world, when I get new speakers or components, I will run them 24/7 for 200 hours minimum (this habit is from my reviewing days) before ever listening (other than...

Well guys, it will be my turn today to get to hear the Utopias.  My pair is out for delivery by UPS today (I bought them from Jason/The Soucre AV) and I am blessed enough to have some options in driving them.    My all time favorite cans so far are still the HD-800 (and mine never sound bright...

  Let's count on it Jose.  I have Lamm 1.2 Refs but have really been wanting to hear those Bricasti M28 monos.  Too bad the meet isn't in your living room!! ;-)   See you in a few hours!  I'll be the guy with the ruptured disc!!!   Frank

OK guys, I must be nuts, I just finished packing 450 pounds of amps (and power supplies) , CDPs, DACs and power conditioners and I haven't even started on the numerous 5 pound power cords and umbilicals, the headphones, the headphone stands, various footers and pucks, remotes, ICs, CDs . . ...

Hey everyone, If anyone has any of their favorite music on CD, please feel free to bring them tomorrow. Due to my current equipment circumstances (in between PC based front ends), I'll be forced to bring CD- based front ends. One is a stand alone player - the AMR CD-77 - and the other a Reimyo...

Cant thank you enough for this post Paul !!!!!!!!!   Frank

PLEASE - I was hoping someone on this thread could help me confirm the rating on the EC 445 amp fuse -- this would be the fuse located at power supply IEC inlet?     I recently bought a Synesthetic Research Quantum Red fuse to try with my EC 4-45 amp at the IEC inlet.  When I pulled the fuse...

I couldn't agree with you more Feuergeist.   I know the BA is not the "Flavor of the Month" anymore but I love mine and have had and continue to have that same reaction to it that you do.  While I haven't heard every headphone amp out there, I've heard many and, other than reserving judgment...

DUH!  or should it be DOH! Thanks for the Homer Simpson moment!   I guess you can see I don't get out much!!  Well, at least into the madness after Thanksgiving.

Sorry for the naiveté but what is a BF sale?   Thx   Frank

If it's good enough for Al Bundy, it's good enough for me!!!

Thanks!!!  Much appreciated RadioKing59!   Frank

I am fortunate enough to have a dedicated audio room in my home for my main stereo system.  However, I have run out of space in that room for my growing headphone gear and am thinking of converting a small back bedroom to a dedicated "headphone" room and I was hoping to learn from what others...

Conor,   I have only heard the Phonitor on a pair od LCD-2s and, while is was a decent sounding combination, it didn't impress me a heck of a lot (it may not be that the amp wasn't good - but the combination that wasn't optimal).  That said, it may be much better suited with the LCD-Xs than it...