I have a few of the stainless steel top plates that I had made left available for sale ( have sold 6 already ), so if you're handy with woodworking it wouldn't take you much to make up wood side panels to suit. PM if you're interested.  

It's a really easy kit to build even for a first timer and the instructions are spot on if you follow it to the letter.   If you get stuck there's the Bottlehead forums and even Doc B. will come to the rescue if needed !   I've got more expensive/elaborate amps than the CRACK, but I...

Yes, this is fully custom made by using a CNC laser cut and bent plate of stainless steel and hand cut & routed wooden sides.   Here's what the top plate looks like and the insides during building it.    

2 Thumbs up for the Crack amp as it works a treat with my HD600's   If you're creative, you can turn your Crack into something a bit more invidual like this

No way am I selling my HE-500's - lovin' them !

Like many here, I'm enjoying the delights of the HE500 but finding that I'm "fighting" with the thick headphone cable. Have recently ordered the Double Helix Molecule cable which I hope will not only solve the cable curl/flex issue, but also add some subtle improvements to an already nice...

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Quote: Thanks for your very kind comments regarding my custom MAD Ear + purist headphone amp.   The small photos are deceiving as the top plate as well as the rear transformer cover are made of stainless steel. The rear cover being highly polished stainless steel which gives it that...

With only 2hrs burn in on the HE-500 and being driven by my MAD Ear + purist and my Arcam CD36 playing Diana Krall singing Frim Fram Sauce........ WoW, I really mean, WOW....   I think I just wet myself..........  sorry folks....

Got my HE-500 delivered by Fedex this afternoon !   Even cold straight out of the box these cans sound better than the Sennie HD650 with standard cables.   As suspected and advised by many here, my recent Bottlehead Crack OTL Amp doesn't have enough juice to really do these baby's...

I'm just interested to hear the HE-500, fingers crossed that it will be here soon !

Yes I've experienced similar, but Fang has tried to keep me informed. I ordered my HE-500's on the 4th of June and received my tracking number for FedEx shipping last night.   What aftermarket cable are people using on these Cans ?   I was thinking Stefan Audio Art's E- series or Double...

Quote:   Thanks ! I know I will as you and the others that I have come to trust with your comments have always been spot on !  

Quote: Ha Ha Ha......   I think the traditional welcome to Head-Fi is in order..... "welcome to the forums and sorry about your wallet" !   Well, it's not like I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I joined up  

Quote: I'll have what he's having ................   I pulled the trigger on a HiFiMan HE-500    

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, comparisons and experience of the HE-500 with us HeadphoneAddict............   My wallet is feeling lighter again thanks to your good self, Skylab, Mrarroyo and Jamato8 

Thanks to both Baka1969 and MacedonianHero for your advice regarding the HE-500 and suitable amping.   I guess I'll have to unzip the wallet shortly and let fly

Quote: Thanks for confirming the place to buy the HE-500, I thought as much. I agree with your comments regarding FedEx.   I don't think my latest toy, the Crack amp will have enough power seeing it's an OTL but I'm hoping my MAD Ear + purist will have enough juice as it uses...

Hey Guys,   Silly question, but I assume those of you who have ordered the HE-500 are going through Head-Direct's website ?     Thanks, Lok   Australia

WoW, have just been catching up on lost time as I've been away from these forums for a while. Thanks to everyone and especially all the "regs" for sharing your thoughts as I find myself in a situation at the moment with an open wallet and itchy trigger finger. Hmmmm, LCD-2 or the HE-500's ...

Quote: It took me a little while to actually find the problem as there was no visible external signs of damage to the capacitor and it was the 1st time that I have ever come across something like that and I've been a DIY and kit builder for a while. It turned out that the negative...

Thanks for your help/advice Doc B when I had the issue with the BIASING led's coming on and then going off, turned out to be a faulty electrolytic capacitor.

Quote: Thanks for your most kind comments on my custom Bottlehead Crack amp. It's quite simple in that the top plate that also forms the front and rear of the amp chassis is laser cut and bent from a single piece of 0.9mm stainless steel sheet. The wooden sides are then routed so that the...

Hey Peoples,   I have been M.I.A. for a while due to work and health related issues. Spied the thread started by Ironbut last year and pulled the trigger with BottleHead and got some of the parts but was able to start to get around to this until April.   I've built kits before and still...

I currently use the Sennie HD600's but I have previously owned the HD650's and have also owned the Darkvoice 336i and Stello HP100. Both amps possess enough drive to power the HD650 and allow it produce great results. I personally found the Stello HP100 to be too bright/fatiguing when teamed...