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Jun 4, 2003 at 4:30 AM Post #91 of 112
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Originally posted by timoteus
I like the looks of the Zeus. Big and beefy, old school no nonsense looks. No froofroo sculpturing, wings, spoilers or rhinestones. The looks of this amp say "I mean business". Maybe just get the optional black chrome and mahogany to let it stand out in the crowd.

http://www.audioweb.com/Store/StoreI...storeitemid=31

http://www.fuchsaudiotechnology.com/...amplifier.html



I agree the Zeus looks very cool. How is it that no one here, in the Olympus of headphone knowledge has ever heard one?
And no one has heard the Moth either??? I'm shocked! <g>


JC
 
Jun 4, 2003 at 5:05 AM Post #92 of 112
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Originally posted by Nightfall
And no one has heard the Moth either??? I'm shocked!


You know, i was just trying to remember if Moth had a headphone amp. If I ever win the lottery, I promise to buy one of each and check them out.

Someone want to post a link?
 
Jun 4, 2003 at 5:27 AM Post #93 of 112
Si2A3 www.mothaudio.com

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CHASSIS: Zinc plated 18 gauge cold rolled steel.
Top and bottom are 18 gauge cold rolled steel,
brass plaque logo on top plate.
The chassis is satin Iron Glimmer powder coat.
Black wrinkle powder coat on top and bottom.
Machined aluminum feet with rubber inserts.
Glass port holes are Pyrex glass with machined
aluminum rings.
OUTPUT TRANSFORMERS: Custom manufactured
for Moth Audio Corporation.
User selectable: 2,4,8 & 16 Ohms.
TUBES: Output optional.
One 5AR4 Rectifier Tube "Sino"
Pair 6SL7 "Sovtek"
LINE CORD: 16 gauge, 3 conductor IEC cord.
VOLUME CONTROL: Alps potentiometer.
SELECTOR SWITCH: Three input with coin silver contacts.
POWER OUTPUT: 3 watts, 5% THD @ 1kHz.
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: Less than 1%
40 - 20 kHz @ 1 watt.
POWER SUPPLY: Is a low-flux leakage design using
R.C.L.C.R.C. design.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: (-3dB points at 1 watt)
5Hz - 32 kHz.
INPUT SENSITIVITY: 500 mV for 1 watt out
INPUT IMPEDANCE: 100 K ohms.
OUTPUT: 2,4,8 & 16 ohms. User select.
CARDAS: Speaker jacks.
Hand wired point to point for all signal circuits.
OVERALL NEGATIVE FEEDBACK: None
HUM & NOISE: .15 mV full bandwidth.
TEST MEASUREMENTS: Made with KR2A3
output tubes.
POWER REQUIREMENTS: 110 - 125 VAC 60Hz
(210 - 250 VAC 50Hz) 75 Watts
DIMENSIONS: 4" H x 14 1/4" W x 15 ½" L
WEIGHT: 40 Lbs.
HEADPHONE RECOMMENDATIONS: Sennheiser
HD600,
RECOMMENDED SPEAKER SENSITIVITY : 96 dB
or better.
WARRANTY: All components carry a 3 year parts and
labor warranty. Tubes carry the manufacturers'
warranties. Shipping and handling is not included.
 
Jun 4, 2003 at 5:42 AM Post #94 of 112
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Originally posted by KR...
The moth audio amp is sweet and is suppose to be a Cary killer at a faction of the cost, I simply can't belive that no one here has one! It still cost less than a MAX, and the built quailty is the best out of any headphone amp ever made. I guess most people here are more concern with headphones themsleves than headphone amps.
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KR,


This does indeed look like an extremely interesting amp with astonishing build quality. I read the Stereophile review link from a couple years ago where they thought it was a GREAT amp at $3495.00. These days its a mere $1995.00 for the wealthy amongst us, and at that price you dont even get TUBES???
Still..........the disappointing part was that the designer intended it for speakers and merely threw in the headphone jack as an afterthought. How good COULD this thing have been?
Sam Tellig originally raved about it after hearing it with some HD600's at the CES show in 98, and being astounded, but then what do they know about headphones at Stereophile anyway?
Geez, I wish someone here had listened to this though. I'm really intrigued.


JC
 
Jun 4, 2003 at 6:10 AM Post #96 of 112
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Originally posted by Nightfall
Still..........the disappointing part was that the designer intended it for speakers and merely threw in the headphone jack as an afterthought. How good COULD this thing have been?


The headphone jack on the Berning MicroZOTL came about the same way...and it works spectacularly well.
 
Jun 4, 2003 at 11:02 AM Post #98 of 112
The Zues has been reviewd on this site before, as I recall it met with mixed feelings and was returned. The reveiw I read on the Moth said it had some noise issues. It was compared to the RKV, E.A.R., MAX, and I think the Grado. The Moth, Twinhead MKII, and having Mikhail build me a custom Supra were the three choices I came down to for my latest amp I'm getting. I am going with the Singlepower S.D.S. (custom supra) Should be here in 5-6 weeks.
 
Jun 7, 2003 at 3:37 AM Post #99 of 112
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Originally posted by kaiwei
No the ZOTL looks like a toaster. No doubts about it. Paint it green & it'll look like MY toaster.


It came in Olive also....
 
Jun 10, 2003 at 4:37 PM Post #101 of 112
I think the Sophia Electric "Baby" amp is very cute-looking. See attachment.

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Jun 10, 2003 at 4:44 PM Post #102 of 112
Nightfall, the price on the Moth is little deceiving, the output tubes come seperate. They have some low end tubes that are good with it or the ones that really make the amp sound it's best. They are like 4-5 hundred for the set. Either way the tubes don't come with it. The amp is beautiful and big, 40 plus lbs.
 
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