I think I got a soft spot for black and white.

My setup in December 2012.

My Millett "Starving Student" Hybrid headphone amplifier, sitting atop the Audio-gd NFB-12. The enclosure I used for my MSSH is almost the same size as the NFB-12. It's the Hammond 1455T2201. I installed orange LEDs inside the tube sockets, but I used low intensity LEDs so they are useless. The tube

Picture of my head-fi setup.

Main board of the NB-12 pulled out of the enclosure. The back panel is still attached because you cannot remove it without desoldering wires.

My desk, showing my soldering station. Also shown is the custom headphone stands I made. These are wardrobe pole hangers cut at 90 degrees from the base with a piece of plastic taped on top.

Audio-gd NFB-12. Holes drilled in the bottom of the case, bellow the circuit board. These holes, along a gap in the cover, allow the unit to breathe.

Audio-gd NFB-12 with low intensity orange LED. Notice the cover is higher. I placed washers between it and the case to have a 1mm gap where air can flow.

Audio-gd NFB-12, underside of the circuit board.

Underside of Audio-gd NFB-12 board.

Voltage settings on the Audio-gd NFB-12. The configuration of these jumpers let you chose between 120v and 240v main voltage.

AKG Q701 in white plugged into an Audio-gd NFB-12.

Audio-gd NFB-12 with dimmed LED. I stuffed the corner of a white packing peanut into the hole of the LED.

Audio-gd NFB-12 with stock LED

Pros: SQ, clarity, comfort, build, balance, accessories, isolation, value, carry case (new), pad options Cons: Clamp force, slightly lacking some bass relative to treble (easy EQ though), pads can get sweaty, not the best for spectacle wearers. For larger views of any of the photos...

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