[Zachik]

Mischa has come up with a clever design

Mischa tends to do that...

 

[magicman2020]

I'm not sure if the word is out. However, As the first Blue Halo, A2029 , power conditioner , and adaptors owner, I will stamp it here. Mischa is the absolute best person to deal with both in terms of his customer service, however in terms of his audio designs that are absolutely ground-breaking . He firmly stands behind everything he does and sadly no @A2029 isnt paying me a cent for my raving about is work over a year after I've received it.

 

[Zachik]

Mischa is the absolute best person to deal with both in terms of his customer service, however in terms of his audio designs that are absolutely ground-breaking

I have been working with Mischa for several months now, on a new ground-breaking design (details will follow when the amp is finally built) and I can absolutely agree that Mischa is:
a. Very patient!!! Sorry Mischa for the hundreds of questions... or so it feels...
b. Very smart and outside-the-box thinker, which enables:
c. Open to crazy (and I mean wildly crazy) ideas
Half the crazy (or was it just insane) ideas for my amp started with "that cannot be done". When I asked "why?", Mischa explained patiently, but added "let me think some more about it", followed (the next day) by "I think I have a solution to implement that idea" and concluded by "Yeah, I can do it"

Cannot wait for my number to come up in Mischa's queue. As promised, details WILL follow, but that would take a little while...

 

[leftside]

Looking forward to it. Great to see all these options coming from all the custom amp builders on here.

 

[mvneufeld]

Still hoping some White Dwarf owners will contribute their impressions. A lot has been posted on the Blue Halo but precious little on the White Dwarf...

 

[maxpudding]

I have been working with Mischa for several months now, on a new ground-breaking design (details will follow when the amp is finally built) and I can absolutely agree that Mischa is:
a. Very patient!!! Sorry Mischa for the hundreds of questions... or so it feels...
b. Very smart and outside-the-box thinker, which enables:
c. Open to crazy (and I mean wildly crazy) ideas
Half the crazy (or was it just insane) ideas for my amp started with "that cannot be done". When I asked "why?", Mischa explained patiently, but added "let me think some more about it", followed (the next day) by "I think I have a solution to implement that idea" and concluded by "Yeah, I can do it"

Cannot wait for my number to come up in Mischa's queue. As promised, details WILL follow, but that would take a little while...

Agreed, I think Mischa is a very talented amp builder. My discussion with him also started with one crazy idea, and after a few days he came back and presented a solution to me that could work. He’s a very humble guy and I would imagine that he’ll be very busy making these great amps in the coming months.

 

[magicman2020]

Still hoping some White Dwarf owners will contribute their impressions. A lot has been posted on the Blue Halo but precious little on the White Dwarf...

@mvneufeld I'm sorry I can't speak directly to the characteristics of a White Dwarf. I know if it's designed by @A2029 it's done so with the goal of a low impedance headphone amp in mind, and done to perfection like its big brother the Blue Halo amp that's designed specifically for high impedance headphones. I'm a strong believer in synergy. 1101 Audio = outstanding components Period . End of Story ,and sadly no Mischa is still not paying me for the love. lol

 

[magicman2020]

Still hoping some White Dwarf owners will contribute their impressions. A lot has been posted on the Blue Halo but precious little on the White Dwarf...

@mvneufeld I'm sorry that I can't speak directly to the characteristics of a White Dwarf. All I know if it's designed as
the lower impedance phones. I'm a strong believer in synergy.

 

[whirlwind]

Looking forward to it. Great to see all these options coming from all the custom amp builders on here.

Could not agree more.

 

[Xcalibur255]

A Red Dwarf is starting to form over the Western skies.

Is this an extra piece that wraps around the chassis?

Seeing other people's ideas I'm starting to regret being so boring and "inside the box" with mine...... but I'm sure it'll blow my shirt off the first time I hear it and none of those thoughts will matter anymore after that.

 

[leftside]

Is this an extra piece that wraps around the chassis?

Yes. And it only matters to me as I'm trying to match the color scheme of my DAC.

 

[kamui]

Yes. And it only matters to me as I'm trying to match the color scheme of my DAC.

Do you have a Holo May then?

 

[whirlwind]

Do you have a Holo May then?

I think @leftside is referring to this
https://www.lampizator.com/the-golden-atlantic-1

 

[leftside]

I think @leftside is referring to this
https://www.lampizator.com/the-golden-atlantic-1

Close. But it’s actually the earlier version - the regular R2R (non TRP version) Golden Atlantic I have in the living room.

Mischa has done an amazing job working with that copper case. I don’t think either of us realized how difficult copper is to work with. Big shout out to Lampizator and the guys in Poland for sharing some tips!

 

[UntilThen]

A Red Dwarf is starting to form over the Western skies.

and the chassis is ready. Looking good. I suppose the Sowter output transformers will be colour match with it.