Monolith M1060 planar headphones with original box and case. In outstanding condition and sound great with “paper towel circle” mod and “felt in pads” mod. They really improve frequency balance and soundstage, and both are reversible. Photo shows with felt removed from pads but paper towel...

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I'll include both sets of valves, either of which gives significantly better results than stock. My favourites are the Mullards. Also it is surprising how the OPA 2107 opamp lifts the amplifier's performance into a whole different tier.

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SOLD This hybrid valve-SS amplifier works especially well with low impedance headphones like planars, and has a couple upgrades including the OPA2107 opamp which made a big difference. This is the later model (ver 4.0) with several SMD parts and also runs a little cooler than the older models...

Douk SOLD Mimby SOLD, thank you!

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Black Cat Silverstar! 75 Mk.II Universal - SPDIF Coax cable 1M Chris Sommovigo’s latest 75 Ohm coaxial cable priced for mortals. It’s terminated with BNC connectors and includes his own high quality BNC>RCA adapters which lock onto the RCA sockets with a push-click. Just burned in with 200...

Schiit Modi MB DAC – Multibit, Mimby To my ears sounds far better than any ESS or AKM-based or other multibit DAC under £300. More dimensional and musical. SOLD- £200 to mainland UK Schiit Modi Multibit bk by Bruce Warren, on Flickr Douk USB>SPDIF converter XMOS XU208 Converts USB audio...

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SOLD**The microRendu version 1.4 is thought to be better than the 1.5 or 1.3 and perhaps halfway between them and the ultraRendu. This one is in almost mint condition, works great, and includes software version 2.8 (microSD card). Was US$640+VAT new. **SOLD**£250 shipped to mainland UK. Inquire...

These tube damping experiments were all with Mullard M8161 which I quite like overall, good dynamics, detail, soundstaging, air, mids and frequency extremes. Natural sounding with richness but not bloomy. Adding the following silicone o-rings had the following results for me: 17mm (ID) x 2mm –...

Perhaps everyone has lost interest in LD1+… or another newbie, can’t be bothered. Anyway, No, it’s not asking too much of a $100 hybrid. At first I played a little with putting a board under the amp with soft footers beneath that, which helped but weren’t soft enough for a component this...

I just received an LD1+ with Mullard M8161's from someone who probably bought it off of Drop, since it only has 40 hours on it and is a v4.0 board. Nice and quiet and so far not overly bothered about by LCD monitor inches away or my smartphone about 18 inches away. Here is what I'm noticing and...

I see these two NICEHCK earphone cables but one is 3x the price of the other. Both are all copper, high purity, 16 core. Is there a qualitative difference I'm missing? The connectors...

I rang Flare Audio a couple weeks ago to ask a few questions. It sounded as if they haven't anchored whether the R2 successor will be introduced through a Kickstarter-type campaign.

I should clarify. I've read lots of people talk about "out of the head" staging, which I never really understood what they mean to say, unless it is that the stage feels bigger than could fit in the physical space of their head. I'm not so impressed with a super-wide stage. What I'm talking...

Good review, and I can imagine it could be frustrating to have people looking at every word with a magnifying glass... but that's what I'm doing.   One thing I was really looking forward to was a sound that had walk-through 3-dimensionality on the musical instruments. Also, I really wanted a...

Yes, we'd like to know more about the changes to the tuning or sound profile. Knowing what I liked and didn't like about the R2A sound, the changes could be towards what I want or away from what I want.

When I tried Flare R2A the foam did not sound as good for me as soft silicone ones. That could be because I have a rather small ear canal that makes even foam earplugs a little tricky to insert. So it may be that the overhang on the Complys and inAirs was overhanging and being pushed into the...

Of course is a heavily modified DIY with custom metal cutting and mill work. So not something most people would dare try let alone know how to do. See his video starting at 12:00 https://youtu.be/3pA1R8fmrKM   Also not sure what this phrase means - "i put fish tank stress aleviation at jack...

I also note that BTG Audio offer cables and fitting service that would work for Flare Audio IEMs.

Interesting. Maybe the cap had been adjusted wrongly. I wish I still had access to the friend's R2A to play with the endcap and see if it would have corrected the problem with upper mids suckout, as that would make the R2A a good choice for me and save £50-100.   BTW: one can buy o-rings on...

Any comparisons of R2S to the other R2 models per below? I have found very little said on the R2S as everyone seems to talk about the Alum or Titanium models.   I listened to someone's R2A a bit last week and liked much about the presentation: good sense of 3D body and space to the...