Congratulations! It is one lovely amplifier. It’s ok to run the SR1a in the CR1a mode. At least I have for a long time when experimenting with the five variations of Mitch’s filters I have accumulated. At the moment I prefer the SR1a mode on the VM1a and Mitch’s version 2 filter without bass...

I just got an Innuos Zen 3 inserted into my system. Nice sound quality improvement coming from an iFi Zen Stream. Is anyone on here running Mitch’s convolution filters using Innuos gear? The options I can think of: I can keep my old Roon server and use the Zen 3 as an endpoint only. This...

If anyone wants to buy a new VM1a at this point, they could reach out to Solaja Audio and see what they say. The amplifier is listed on their website.

You might have seen a comment about the inability to load the filters using Roon’s (iOS) client. The filters run fine on all operating systems where you can run the Roon server. To load the filters you must have local access to the Roon server. After that, you can select the loaded filters just...

Thank you, sir. Much appreciated. My interest is heightened. I do love my VM1a but I made the mistake of going back to reading some reviews and posts.

If anyone happens to try the Holo Audio Bliss amplifier with the SR1a/b, I’d love to hear your impressions. Even better if you could compare to the VM-1a. I’m especially curious about the sense of volume (often described as holographic) that most tube amplifiers offer and supposedly the Bliss...

It’s all relative. If you read my statement that HSA-1b is thinner, that’s compared to the VM1a. I am perfectly happy with the HSA-1b as well. Mitch’s convolution filters help boost the bass if you want.

Roger is a delight to deal with. Polite, decisive, and honest. If you are lucky enough to work with Roger, continue with confidence.

SOLD I am the original owner, bought new from Arctic Cables in May 2021. Selling because I'm selling my Stellia. Arctic Cables Magnus with these 3.5mm plugs will fit, for example, Focal headphones (except Utopia), Hifiman (including Susvara), Sony, Denon, and Rosson among others. Arctic...

Of sorts yes. There’s an active auction on eBay for this pair. Not sure if links are allowed but let’s see what happens: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115680565176?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cZwFM2lrSL6&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=cZwFM2lrSL6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Here is one user’s wishlist for the future. As always, interesting opinions but ultimately irrelevant unless confirmed by many others: Solid state amplifier with the bass of the VM1a On the SR1a, leather pads that connect my head to baffles even when fully open. Today I have to bend the pads...

Thank you sir! I always appreciate your candid communication. I think it makes many of us feel extra good about owning your gear. Great to hear you will continue to tweak the cable formula.

Are Star8 interconnects different? I was close to sending these back without having noticed any sound quality differences. Testing cables is hard, not to say boring when it fails to reveal any differences. I went with the strategy of listening to any cable combination for a longer period of...

Which ear speaker cable fits me best? Ear speaker cable SC1(?) The original one for Jotunheim R and SR1a package Star8 Soundscapes Lovely big soundstage. More mellow and relaxed than star8 Effortless, energetic, happy, detailed, deep soundstage. easier to hear individual sounds...

My impressions of the VM1a tube driving modes It is interesting that I’m the odd one out that prefer the Pentode mode to the others. I used pentode mode for most of my listening. My preference remains for all kinds of music. Why did I hear hiss sometimes and not always? In general, I am...

Is (modded) HSA1b or VM1a better for the SR1a and my music? Modded HSA1b VM1a Overall Great for soundscapes Great for music with bass Sound characteristics Lots of shades and depth. Relaxed and elvish airiness for soundscapes. Easier to take in the overall sound. Easier to...

Over the last several weeks I have had the following gear to review: Raal-Requisite HSA-1b vs Raal-Requisite VM-1a Raal-Requisite Star8 Ear speaker cable 6ft vs Raal-Requisite SC1 7ft RCA cable 2ft vs WBC Mogami Neglex 2594 3ft XLR cable 2ft vs Zu Audio Mission v1 6ft vs WBC Mogami Neglex...

I appreciate your feedback. My 40 year old Monster cable’s connectors cannot be compressed. I ordered another cable with Eminence connectors that supposedly compress as I rotate the casing.

Thanks for your updates and glad you found a cable that works. Was it the Cardas cable that blew your 1.6A fuses as well? I’ve never played with fuses. Is it easy and immediate to hear the difference?

Small RCA connectors on HSA1b? I’ve always used XLR cables with both the HSA1b and VM-1a. But I wanted to have them both hooked up at the same time so I tried to use an RCA cable going into my HSA1b. And…the RCA cable slides on without gripping the RCA connectors on the HSA1b. The same cable...

Congratulations @Roasty! Thanks for reporting your experiences with fuses on 230V. That will help me in the coming months as I fire mine up in Europe. I am curious about the front panel printing. It looks cleaner than on my unit and what is in the user manual.

That is how my VM1A behaves as well.

Great post. I agree that cupped headphones do give spatial clues of being headphones in all variants I’ve tried. Not only that, but comfort is limited by the cups. Higher temperatures for my ears and parts of the cups are behind my ears preventing me from leaning into a headrest without...

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SOLD For sale is Room’s Audio Line FS Pro VC series headphone stand in silver. Included: Room’s headphone stand Original packaging Shipping to the lower 48 states. If you are elsewhere in North America, let me know your address so we can figure out options and cost. Benefits of this stand...