Freya N in excellent condition. I am the original owner. This is the 230v version so ideal for those in the EU or wherever 230v ac is standard. If you’re really interested, and in North America, you could always use a step up transformer. Remote included and I do have original box.

Free CONUS shipping. I will consider shipping outside conus (additional $) if I can’t sell it in US. I purchased this amp in December 2022 when I was in between amps and saving up for separates and building a pair of speakers. I’m now all set and I don’t really have use for a second amp. The...

Need to change the gain on M3 and want to avoid shipping charge on such a small order. Need a few 2.5 and/or 3.5Kohm for R3 and R4. If anyone has some Vishay Dale RN55s lying around and wants to drop some in an envelope plz PM or e-mail me. Also looking for Elna Cerfine or Nichicon KZ caps...

Trying to go with 5 seconds or less. Sometimes it's a second longer but only on one or two times. I just got done doing several 3-second joints as I am getting better. This sounds soooo obvious, but I am wondering if the rosin is clear when it cools and is causing an optical illusion to me...

I an a noob. Let's get that out right now. I am noticing something with the M^3 pcb that I did not when desoldering and resoldering some parts on my Sony player. I am noticing that I get a little rising of the green resist around the pads on the M^3 board when I am soldering parts to it (so...

Congratulations. Welcome to the club. It's a beautiful thing but, man, will you miss a good night's sleep! Remember how you first got into audio and then a whole 'nother world opened up to you? Well, it's happening again. First, being a parent. Then, being a consumer of stuff because...

Still looking. Any DIYers want to build one?

For my Musical Fidelity X-10D (a diyhifisupply variant thereof, actually). Someday I might try to build one, but for at least the next 6 months I need one built for me first. Anything approaching a good 12VAC supply is fine. The stock 'wart is...ya know. Not the 3 (or 4?)-pin termination on...

I go in spurts, but I had no idea how much I use this site. I am definitely going to be contrbuting to this place. Can't go through that again. This place is the Wikipedia of heapdhone gear, bar none! Glad to be back!

Quote: Originally Posted by KurtW Quite some time ago I was at a meet with my unmodded Sugden Headmaster and compared it to Carlos-modded one. Both owners and one or two other people did some comparisons and no one could hear any difference. This could be because of noisy meet...

Thanks for the heads-up. It will be primarily used in my speaker setup in living room as it makes for a good preamp and has a remote function with a motorized alps potentiometer. Headphone amp use will be secondary. I'll look into the beta22 but I would imagine it's not remote-controlled...

If anyone wishes to attempt to mod my Sugden Headmaster please give me a PM. I have a link to where the infamous Carlo Flores modded these along with the now legendary "Carlo-modded Melos SHA-X" amps. It is in a fair amount of detail from photos/explanations on the site below. It would still...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dept_of_Alchemy If you search on ebay for banana stands you'll see dozens of options and styles. Prices can also be incredibly attractive (less than $15). Another vote for banana stands. Get them at Linens N Things or Bed Bath & Beyond type place in...

Benchmark's DAC1 jitter-immunity claim is not true to me. I have used different tranports and find it does better with a low-jitter transport. Several other people have claimed the same outcome. Numbers are all that come out of the clock. The extent to which the numbers are accurate effects...

The resale value will likely be higher for the VDA-2. I've heard the VDA-2 WITH PS and I preferred it over a sacdmods Zapfiltered Music Hall if that's any help. It's an extraordinary DAC for the money. If you're patient you can find a VAC-1 on the used market for around $100 when you get some...

I agree. I've heard from several people, whose opinions I respect, that this is indeed the player for it's price. If you go the modded route, don't buy a new MH 25.2. Buy a cheaper Onix (preferably used and cheap as the transport is solid). Does anyone thinnk that the Zhalou is still too iffy on...

Just an acknowledgement that I've been in taping circles for over a decade and Core Sound was already a familiar name in that community when I first started. There's nothing that Len designs/builds that isn't very good for your hard-earned money. Having not heard the item myself, I can...

Anyone have parts around that they would offer to build--or complete a half-built PS project that was never finished? Looking to use an M^3 as a preamp. I have an Elpac but I can't live with that as my PS. If I decide to go with 627 opamps I'd want to feed them +15/-15v if possible but...

You've all read this article, right? http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue22/nugent.htm Of course, it is a bit of a bother to truly optimize a computer setup: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/e...l/offramp.html OTOH, there are other digital items that I really would love to use...

The Oppo brand of DVD players are said to be great as a transport, including the guy who designs great DACs and other gear (Dusty at Channel Islands Audio). The idea is that the transport/dac combo allows one to upgrade just the DAC part as one can afford better gear. With a standalone player...

Yeah, listen and then poke around A'gon, Asylum and some other places for opinions on the best setup for your MLs. I can say you do have to pay quite a bit to get a decent integrated to rival separates. I have an Arcam Alpha 10 and am already wishing I could shell out enough for a decent...

How about used Grovers? Can't go wrong with them. Or if you can score some used Bogdan silver princess.

Okay, now I'm getting beyond my knowledge as they are active monitors. However, I would imagine the same prinicples apply. The issue is how robust and sufficient is your source's signal and can it pass on that robust signal to your monitors via pasive control. Cable lenth is critical between the...

You need to consider impedance matching if you do not know it yet. Ideally, the impedance of your amp must be high and the output impedance of your source should be as low as possible. The goldpoint is great when impedance is completely and ideally matched. The Luminous Axiom is also good but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azure Scratch the Ack! dAck! 2.0 (looks like I was beaten to the punch). So, back to Apogee Mini-Dac (or Stello DA100 if I ever find one). Iron_Dreamer, any ETA on that Apogee Mini-Dac you have coming in? That was me who beat you to the punch...