[guitarplayer]

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Originally Posted by scootermafia /img/forum/go_quote.gif It will take experimentation to get a good ACSS cable. .

Exactly, you all should get together with Scooter and see what you can come up with, he would probably have time, while I am pretty slammed through next Feb.

Peace,

Lee

 

[Pricklely Peete]

double post...

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Well tomorrow I should have all the mods completed on the RE1. I added some key parts over and above what I have talked about previously. Once I have it all back together I'll post some quick thoughts provided that I have completed the mod without any bone headed mistakes.

I should get into the Phoenix shortly thereafter having completed all the prep work (wiring diagrams of pcb and jacks) today.

Peete.

 

[tosehee]

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Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well tomorrow I should have all the mods completed on the RE1. I added some key parts over and above what I have talked about previously. Once I have it all back together I'll post some quick thoughts. I should get into the Phoenix shortly thereafter having completed all the prep work (wiring diagrams of pcb and jacks) today. Peete.

fascinating. can't wait to see your results. please, add some photos while at it.

 

[IPodPJ]

Peete, you got any suggestions for improving upon the I/V stage and the XLR outs?

 

[les_garten]

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Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Peete, you got any suggestions for improving upon the I/V stage and the XLR outs?

Was a Balanced EHHA on your consideration list when you decided B22? Have you heard an EHHA? Just curious.

 

[tim3320070]

Has anyone had trouble getting a hold of Kingwa lately? 2 emails sent recently with no response which is a first.

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by les_garten /img/forum/go_quote.gif Was a Balanced EHHA on your consideration list when you decided B22? Have you heard an EHHA? Just curious.

I have not heard it.

 

[scootermafia]

Did someone say my name?
I'd be willing to try a few cables (maybe 1 person at a time) and experiment if they can cover materials and shipping costs. It is tough to say what design suits this technology, nobody really knows. Krell's own cable uses a star quad.

 

[lag0a]

Do cast cables use a different kind of wire that can't be used for rca and xlr cables? It can't be just in the terminations, right?

 

[punk_guy182]

Just the terminations IMO. For example, you could use some copper wire to build a CAST cable with the CAST connectors and this wire could also be used in a headphone cable or in RCA interconnects. However the building of a CAST cable might differ because CAST connectors have 4 pins, therefore there should be 4 arragements of wire in the cable. Correct me if I'm wrong scooter.

 

[devin_mm]

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Originally Posted by lmswjm /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just out of curiosity, is there anyone out there completely satisfied with the HD800 / Phoenix combo? I was under the impression that The Phoenix was designed and tweaked with low impedance cans (specifically the D2000 and D5000). Not that I've read up on it, but I assumed that people were really digging the HD800 / Beta combo as far as synergy goes. IMO the D7000 benefited much more from recabling than just balancing the stock cable alone. Now, after the mods, the D7000 regularly "disappears" from my head, giving the most open presentation I've experienced.

I love my HD800/Phoenix/RE1 setup so much so that I'm selling my HE60/HeadAmp Aristaeus setup.

 

[Currawong]

I think some people just aren't fans of absolutely dead neutral (which is why Kingwa makes two different flavours of gear incidentally). If I don't mind losing a lot of detail, then the Elekit amp is a lot of fun with HD-800s. I need to get off my bum and build an EHHA though as I'm being drawn to tube gear.

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think some people just aren't fans of absolutely dead neutral (which is why Kingwa makes two different flavours of gear incidentally). If I don't mind losing a lot of detail, then the Elekit amp is a lot of fun with HD-800s. I need to get off my bum and build an EHHA though as I'm being drawn to tube gear.

That's not true. A lot of people prefer neutrality. The Phoenix isn't dead neutral and lacks in transparency and impact with the HD800. That doesn't mean it's not a great amp -- it's certainly an exceptional performer for its price.

 

[punk_guy182]

I like neutral but I don't like it when the music is flat with no dynamics and weak bass.
On the other had, which is more neutral between B22 and Phoenix?