To Rome With Love 6/10   To be honest, I didn't enjoy this movie much at all - as a movie. The background and the storylines I thought were trite and forced. I guess after Midnight in Paris, Woddy had run out of ideas for a while. But, what kept me in the cinema were the characters (or the...

Quote: Just remember what I told you about ignoring those 10 minutes. ;)

Seven Psychopaths 7/10   To be honest, if the 10 minutes used to show Billy's ideas about the end of the 'script' were cut, I probably would have given this an 8 or a 9. The ONLY benefit of that particular piece was seeing Abbie Cornish in a wet tshirt. In all other areas, the writing seemed...

Frankenweenie 7/10   Tim Burtons 3rd animation full-length, released for Halloween. Probably 'just' scary enough for children - maybe a bit much for under 10s. Has enough adult elements to keep us entertained - with references to many older movies in the horror genre. Sad, funny, scary...

Thanks, Mr X.   I also located this (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/240212/ebay-amp-well-worth-checking-out) thread, which seems to have Pangaea buying one based on a different op-amp (but from the same person) and kramer5150 having seen those amps previously. As it was posted in 2007...

For all day listening (to drown out the people at work) bass is king. Much less fatiguing - I find that AKG701's and even my ath700's start to wear after a couple of hours.   And with reference to the OP, at least we've got newbies on the forum. Most people who are into music are willing to...

I've picked up an amp with SL6310's and I'm trying to track down the provenance. This might be a link, but (of course) the auction isn't there any more. Does anyone have this guys (Dave?) contact details?

Hi,   I was looking for a headphone amp the other day and picked this up on the 'Bay. In theory, it's also a pre-amp. But, I don't know what it is based on, or if it is based on any design that I've seen before. And it's sooo small and fiddly that I'd hate to start playing and stuff it up...

Quote: Yup. I use these as my work headphones, as they are never tiring (probably due to the overly bassy output). But I did most of the mods suggested here and they improved measurably. I didn't replace the cabling, as I didn't think it worth it, but I removed the foam and the metal...

Finally, an update to my little XS headphone amp (previously mentioned in despatches here in this post). Looks the same on the outside, right? But there's been a few changes on the inside. PS board has been mounted edgewise (and runs cooler as a result). Bleeder resistors added to the PS...

We've been modifying a Xiang Sheng 708B for my AT ATH901pro 'phones, but we're also testing them with 701's, plus a pair or earlier Sennheisers. Not sure if this is your plan (DIY), but you could probably nearly get there for £100 depending on the cost of the box. The major improvements were...

One of the best for headphone and speakers (Temptation & Love Me Like A Man): Unusual, but a pretty good test (Key To Her Ferrari & Ability To Swing): If you don't mind the banjo and the drum synthesiser (Sinister Minister & Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo): Banjo, but no drum synth this...

Quote: Originally Posted by dcheming So yeah, as Chops said there's the full-size 6Z4 as well as the mini 6Z4 that's used in the XS. ... I'm interested to hear your impressions on the three different volume pots. I was considering rigging up a switch setup to compare pots with but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chops Anyway, you amp looks pretty nice, though I'm not too sure what's up with all the duct tape everywhere. Aussie's electrical tape? BTW, my new cans came in a few days ago and I've had them running the entire time. They have 80 hrs on them so far and...

At least, I figure I've got it quite mildly. Every now and again I get this persistent whistle in my right ear. About the same pitch and perceived level as I used to hear from CRT televisions. As we no longer have these screens at work, and I'm pretty sure I can't hear it from the TV's at home...

Quote: Originally Posted by indikator that sounds interesting, so is earmax actually an Morgan Jones? how about this one HeadWize - Project: The 6N1P OTL Headphone Amplifier by Bruce Bender looks like it use different tube From what little info there is on the web, it looks...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chops Well, for one thing, the American 6Z4 is an entirely different tube which also happens to be a full size tube. IF, you wanted to convert over to this tube (if you even can), you would have to relocate it anyway and use a new chassis as the 708B chassis...

A question from a "tube-newb" (I'm copy-writing that, hands off...). Someone mentioned that the 6Z4's out there were all the same (or close to it). A quick search found this which looks like the original and this which looks rather different. One by RCA and one by Westinghouse. Different...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chops Well, so much for keeping within my new headphone requirements. I just ordered a pair of HD600's yesterday! LOL Ain't that always the way...? I read somewhere on this site (before I'd become a real person and signed up) that someone wasn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by jrhill Hello All, This is my first post here and in the middle of modding a friends 708B and thought I'd add a bit of measured info for others to see. Hi Head-fi'ers, mine is the 708B that James is modding (also my first post, over from DIYaudio &...