Cyber Monday clearance items All ltd quantity LSA 10 Signature demo List $2500.00 Sale $850.00 delivered LSA 20 Signature demo List $4000.00 Sale $1590.00 delivered HifiMan Jade 2 System headphones w/amp Sale $999.00 2 pr Focal Celestee headphones L-$1000. Sale $699.00 1 Burson HA 160 headphone...

Underwood has a couple of MG's at $999 (US) for Cyber Monday.

No, you should not roll those tubes in place of the ECC82, in my opinion. But note that Auris Audio will respond to you direct from Serbia if you go to their home page and ask them.

Wrong thread, as noted. But I own an HA2-SE and was advised by the factory to use either PL-95 (which they can supply) or EL-95 power tubes, always remembering to properly set the rear selector switch. And Auris agreed with me that a mil spec CV4003 is a good upgrade within the 12AU7/ECC82...

The cans are identical except for their colorways. However, their wires are different and some claim to hear a difference between, say, the Clear Pro's coiled 5m cable and the basic Clear's 3m cable. Your mileage may vary!

I just purchased a Clear Pro rather than a standard Clear because the colorway reminded me of an '80's Citroen 2CV Charleston and because I don't need a balanced cable but do require a >3meter wire. However, out of the box the Pro's coiled 5m cable is only usable for five feet or so before it...

OPPO UDP-205 as Headphone Amp for AFC? I was lucky enough to score a now-discontinued UDP-205 universal disc player directly from OPPO, with delivery expected next week. Its headphone amp is directly connected to the ESS9038PRO DAC, and is rated at 590mW into 32ohm...which doesn't tell us...

I hear more bass on the black felt than on the black foam, and less bass on the felt than on either of the white filters.

The new tuning kit includes four pair of pads and rates them "in order from least dampening to most dampening:" Black foam 1 notch in white Black felt 2 notches in white. My AFC's came with what look like the Black foam, only. 'Hope this helps.

Yes and no. Got the kit last Friday and tried the 2 notch white first...listened for a full day and concluded that it overdampened the AFC and constricted the mid-range, to my ears. But I next installed the new black felts and fell in love: tighter bass, mid-range forward, smooth treble. 'Gonna...

As I referenced up-thread, Surf Cables in San Diego, California fabricated a balanced cable with dual Neutrik 1/4" connectors for my HiFiMan HE-500's, with less than one week turnaround. Surf is not at all "pricey"...an eight foot wire was $140 (US) delivered. FWIW, I had asked CablePro (which...

Great...'eager to hear your thoughts and, especially, the optimum settings you utilize.   FYI re cans: Using the TEAC UD-503 as a 700mw balanced headphone amp requires balanced cans terminated with double TRS 1/4 inch connectors. A new cable manufacturer, Surf Cables, in San Diego, makes...

My UD-503 is installed within my main audio system, which is based upon an OPPO BDP-83SE universal player, a Unision Unico SE hybrid integrated amp and Scansonic MB-1 monitor loudspeakers. The TEAC is not used as a pre-amp and I use coax rather than optical from the OPPO to the dac.   I sold...

I spoke with TEAC Customer Support in California twice today.   After checking, the tech confirmed that my US-spec unit is not implicated in the Asian recall...no issue with analog input/mute button.   In response to another question, he confirmed that the UD-503 can upsample PCM to quad...

I sent the following to TEAC Customer Support in California this morning and will report back when they've responded:     Good morning,   I purchased a UD-503 this week, and registered it with you: S/N 0050401.   At the Head-fi UD-503 site there are references to defects in the first...

I received my unit yesterday and replaced my UD-501 with the 503. For the moment it is running on the old driver, which only upsamples Red Book to single DSD, as opposed to quad.   I have done no critical listening yet.   But I have encountered no issues, "volume" or otherwise, and no...

I ordered the UD-503 from HIFiHeaven for $999 (US) to replace a most-satisfactory UD-501. It is scheduled for delivery in a few days.   Based upon the above, I'm wondering whether to unpack and install the piece in my rack or wait for clarification.   Has anyone here actually listened to a...

I added HFM HE-500's to my open Sennheiser 590's and Mark Lawton-modified closed Denon 5000's to see what the buzz about planars was all about. After initially being gobsmacked by the soundstage, imaging, air between instruments and tight bass I became fatigued during critical listening sessions...

5m Cable?   HeadDirect has just listed a 5m Crystalline Headphone cable (as supplied on the HE-560 but longer) for $299.   At that price point CablePro Freedom and Moon Blue Dragon are competitive. There may be other value-priced 5M wires.   What say you?   Thanks!

The TEAC UD-501 is an extraordinary DSD DAC but only outputs 100mW into 32 Ohm. It won't drive my somewhat less efficient HE-500's to critical listening volume, and may not have the horsepower you require.

Will one of you comment on the new HE-560 cable...how does it compare to the silver HE-500 stock wires...is it good enough to preclude an aftermarket cable? Thanks...first post here but very satisfied owner of HE-500's and Lawton modded Denon HD-5000's.