[2359glenn]

Here is a nice rectifier I won last night

 

[jekjek]

Here is a nice rectifier I won last night

10 dollars?

 

[whirlwind]

Good for you, those are very intriguing headphones! I'm sure the Glenn 300B will make them sing. They are 300 ohm so I'm not sure if they would be the best pairing for my forthcoming GEL3N but the other ZMF phones have caught my eye as well.

No worries, 300 ohm cans will sound great with GEL3N.

Here is a nice rectifier I won last night

Congrats Glenn....how did you win this....e-bay auction ?

 

[UntilThen]

When I had EL3N tubes in Elise, my T1 and HD650 sounded great.

GEL3N being specially designed and tuned for EL3N should sound amazing with dynamic high impedance headphones as well as planar magnetics low impedance headphones.

 

[2359glenn]

No worries, 300 ohm cans will sound great with GEL3N.






Congrats Glenn....how did you win this....e-bay auction ?

Yes E-Bay probably paid to much but oh well

 

[2359glenn]

When I had EL3N tubes in Elise, my T1 and HD650 sounded great.

GEL3N being specially designed and tuned for EL3N should sound amazing with dynamic high impedance headphones as well as planar magnetics low impedance headphones.

As soon as I am done with your OTL I start building a EL3N amp for myself a Christmas present.
It has been a long time since I built myself a new amp. Built one then sold it.

 

[whirlwind]

I see there are a few fans of ZMF on here. I just ordered the Auteur Blackwood. Will be very interested to see how they compare to the LCD-3.

I have an Ori and will be ordering a Cocobolo Atticus in the next few days
I will look forward to your impressions between the two headphones.

Yes E-Bay probably paid to much but oh well

I want to try one of these eventually.
What amp you putting this in?

When I had EL3N tubes in Elise, my T1 and HD650 sounded great.

GEL3N being specially designed and tuned for EL3N should sound amazing with dynamic high impedance headphones as well as planar magnetics low impedance headphones.

Spot on Matt.
For just headphones and not having to worry about powering speakers, the GEL3N will be great with about any headphone.....not including HE-6, LOL!
Good for high or low impedance.

 

[2359glenn]

Spot on Matt.
For just headphones and not having to worry about powering speakers, the GEL3N will be great with about any headphone.....not including HE-6, LOL!
Good for high or low impedance.[/QUOTE]

For the HE-6 you will need the 300B amp 8 watts

 

[2359glenn]

Putting the GZ37 in the EL3N amp when I build it
Along with the 3DG4 and 5CU4 not going to use wimpy rectifiers.
These are 3 of the best rectifiers excluding the WE422A out of my price range.

 

[TonyNewman]

Spot on Matt.
For just headphones and not having to worry about powering speakers, the GEL3N will be great with about any headphone.....not including HE-6, LOL!
Good for high or low impedance.

For the HE-6 you will need the 300B amp 8 watts[/QUOTE]

HEKv2 seems to need a ton of juice also. When I drive mine from the 300B amp the volume pot is not that far away from where I have it for the HE6, if that is any indication. The HD800S is not very far behind the HEKv2.

I don't doubt that the EL3N amp can drive the HEKv2 and HD800S, but I do wonder if that amp can provide enough juice to get the best out of them?

What sort of wattage does the EL3N amp throw?

Moar power. Which gets me back to my slightly alcohol affected idea for an 845 version of the Glenn amp. 20W of class A goodness. Because.

 

[jekjek]

Putting the GZ37 in the EL3N amp when I build it
Along with the 3DG4 and 5CU4 not going to use wimpy rectifiers.
These are 3 of the best rectifiers excluding the WE422A out of my price range.

Nice rectifier Glenn
I am using the same rectifier on GOTL as well

 

[whirlwind]

Putting the GZ37 in the EL3N amp when I build it
Along with the 3DG4 and 5CU4 not going to use wimpy rectifiers.
These are 3 of the best rectifiers excluding the WE422A out of my price range.

I figured as much.

 

[UntilThen]

As soon as I am done with your OTL I start building a EL3N amp for myself a Christmas present.
It has been a long time since I built myself a new amp. Built one then sold it.

Glenn you deserve a Christmas present from yourself !

 

[whirlwind]

For the HE-6 you will need the 300B amp 8 watts

HEKv2 seems to need a ton of juice also. When I drive mine from the 300B amp the volume pot is not that far away from where I have it for the HE6, if that is any indication. The HD800S is not very far behind the HEKv2.

I don't doubt that the EL3N amp can drive the HEKv2 and HD800S, but I do wonder if that amp can provide enough juice to get the best out of them?

What sort of wattage does the EL3N amp throw?

Moar power. Which gets me back to my slightly alcohol affected idea for an 845 version of the Glenn amp. 20W of class A goodness. Because.[/QUOTE]



EL3N amp is nothing near the 300B 8 watts.....maybe 1.5 - 2 watts

 

[TonyNewman]

EL3N amp is nothing near the 300B 8 watts.....maybe 1.5 - 2 watts

Pah! <kicks sand in the face of EL3N amp>

Then again, practicality is an issue with the 300B. It throws a lot of heat, gets quite hot, weighs more than most mothers-in-law and nice 300B tubes are crazy crazy expensive.