I'm considering picking up a pair of 507's soon. Amp wise, has anyone compared them longer term with the 717 and 323? If so, which do you prefer and why? Lastly does anyone have time with the 507 and BHSE? Thanks!

Nice review Jude!  Do you ever age ;-)  I'm headed to Tokyo for the 4th and will give these a listen based on your review.  Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by bhd812 i will post more later on...got to go to the bar.. Speaking of bars. I felt like ordering a drink while you were behind that desk Billy! Maybe later this year I'll fly out there and order from your bar, Belvedere martini strait up with a...

Hello all. It’s been a while since I’ve posted as my system turned from headphones to 2 channel which has been an obsession for the last year. This year’s meet was great and well put together. You did a great job guys! The hotel was well suited as were the room sizes. Not too big and definitely...

I'm interested in having an acrylic dust cover made for my new TT. Who have you guys had good luck with? Thanks in advance!

Thanks guys, anyone else?

Beat to death thread but had to ask anyways. I'm happy with my Transporter and am going to use it as the DAC for a while selling off my Meridian. I need a CD transport that works well and is a decent price. I've heard of a few Dennon and there are kits such as DIY HIFI. What are your guys...

I have an early 16.5 to and have cleaned hundreds of records with it without a problem. Get a kitchen sponge and put it in the container, replace the wand and put it to use. My motor over heats pretty easy but otherwise it is a great unit. I recommend a set of ear plugs if you are going to clean...

Quote: Originally Posted by fishski13 looks like black painted gold alodine? last week i ordered a clear anodized chassis from Par-Metal for my Bijou build. i was considering black painted, but was unshure about the baked finish as i could find no pictures. how do you like it? PACE...

Quote: Originally Posted by chobint hey johnsonad that layout looks great. What case did you use? ParMetal 12"x12"x3"

Stacking allows more boards in the future. The case is large enough to stack power supplies too. So far so good. Easy build all around compared to my Opus build with a half dozen boards. I'm looking forward to the Counterpoint I/V stage and hope to run it and the IVY together. The IVY takes a...

Pics as requested: [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] I too wanted to keep an open floor plan for expansion. It is burning in for a few days.

I finally got mine put together (after a PS mess up) and it is sounding great! Thanks again Brian and Russ for an outstanding product!

Quote: Originally Posted by BrianDonegan Probably the two voltage regulators are in the wrong positions and need to be swapped. Just happened here. Was getting some weird deva-vu for a minute there... Thanks Brian, I'm not sure which goes on which side but I will swap them or...

R1-4 and R5-6 measure right on the board. My layout matches the one one the website. Could it be in the resistor pads U1-2? Is there a way to test them?

Have a small problem with the LCBPS, I can't get the +/- below around 16 to 17 volts. The heat sinks are getting hot too. Pretty sure I soldered it together right. The little screws on the voltage regulator have hit their end and keep clicking without a drop in the voltage.

Thanks Brian, got it done but will try the easier path next time around. Never thought I would have to use a magnifying glass! Another question: For those of us using both balanced and SE outputs on the IVY, which values do you recommend for R9-12 and R13-16 or do we need to pick one set...

This IVY is no joke to solder! All that is left are the -IC's, they look intimidating......

My vote is for the TP. I own one and love the thing. It really does sound good and is so stupid easy to use. I've got about 1T of music and it makes it easy to sort through and organize. Is it the best thing out there, no, but the options more then make up for losses. I'm building a TPA Buffalo...

Quote: Originally Posted by coolchu001 I really like the look and feel of the current D2k wire so I'm gonna put up a WTB d5k wire up on the forum. The D5k wire does not bind up as much as the D2k and is much better built. You may try emailing Alex at APureSound and see if he has...

I've rewired D2000's with silver coated copper and have done comparisons between this rewire and stock D5000 wire. IMHO, find someones stock D5000 cable for 10 bucks or so and use it, Denon did a very good job with this stock cable. If your looking for night and day differences between the stock...

Didn't notice it in SD....

I enjoy my Bose computer speakers Small, sound alright for the office and people think I'm high class based off of the name Mention the home gear and they become clueless

Quote: Originally Posted by penger What spec'ed fuse have you guys who've built the Opus been using? 500ma, it worked fine in my build with a full set of boards.

I started with cans and converted to speakers. I'll probably end up with a good set of cans again but there is a certain magic in speakers that I never found in headphones.