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I remember there was some talk regarding balancing a Millett Hybrid - has anyone completed a balanced version yet?
Budget issues aside, I have finally started looking into a dedicated headphone amp. I was first interested in a Dynamight, but realised that the cost with all the options I wanted would stretch my budget quite considerably, I dropped that idea.
So, while I had earlier decided on either a Gilmore Lite & DPS, or perhaps a PPX3 if I can have one made before my trip to NYC in May, I also wanted to explore this option, so I welcome and appreciate your comments and suggestions. I need to decide whether I am getting a commercial amp, or a bag of parts from NYC to have an amp built for me here.
That said, I would assume one would need two completed Millett boards, and two STEPS PSU's? The tubes would probably need to be matched, right? Adding premium parts, a nice chassis [IAG?] would probably mean cutting it close to the $1,000 mark.
I would go ahead with a balanced MH configuration, I am just worried whether I should be better off investing my money in a commercial amp with this budget, or even save up for the GS-X?
EDIT: Regarding headphones used with this - currently HD-650, a pair of AKG-701 on the way and possibly MDR-SA5000 on my NYC trip. I do know the HD-650's and the K-701's can be run balanced, what about the MDR-SA5000?
Budget issues aside, I have finally started looking into a dedicated headphone amp. I was first interested in a Dynamight, but realised that the cost with all the options I wanted would stretch my budget quite considerably, I dropped that idea.
So, while I had earlier decided on either a Gilmore Lite & DPS, or perhaps a PPX3 if I can have one made before my trip to NYC in May, I also wanted to explore this option, so I welcome and appreciate your comments and suggestions. I need to decide whether I am getting a commercial amp, or a bag of parts from NYC to have an amp built for me here.
That said, I would assume one would need two completed Millett boards, and two STEPS PSU's? The tubes would probably need to be matched, right? Adding premium parts, a nice chassis [IAG?] would probably mean cutting it close to the $1,000 mark.
I would go ahead with a balanced MH configuration, I am just worried whether I should be better off investing my money in a commercial amp with this budget, or even save up for the GS-X?
EDIT: Regarding headphones used with this - currently HD-650, a pair of AKG-701 on the way and possibly MDR-SA5000 on my NYC trip. I do know the HD-650's and the K-701's can be run balanced, what about the MDR-SA5000?