[Blooze]

The Reußenzehn is more like a finessed Italian engine, while the King is all USA musclecar!
 
Both cool!

 

[AManAnd88Keys]

 
Mal Valve, Headamp Three - Inside. Can drive any headphone, electrostats too!
 

 
Earmax Silver Edition. Small and beatiful

 

[AManAnd88Keys]

Kondo Gakuon II again, they are just too gorgeous...
 

 

[DefQon]

Them Earmax's are extremely expensive for what it does and sound like.
 
Anywho, been looking to get some monoblocks lately, casually browsing around stumbled upon these beauties.
 
Lars XLS monoblocks.
 

 

 
 

 

[parbaked]

I like the symmetry and industrial look of David Manley's compact VTL chassis...
 

 

[swmtnbiker]

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Them Earmax's are extremely expensive for what it does and sound like.
 
Anywho, been looking to get some monoblocks lately, casually browsing around stumbled upon these beauties.
 
Lars XLS monoblocks.
 

 

 
 

 
Interesting design, but all of that clear acrylic completely kills the aesthetic for me.

 

[bareyb]

If at all possible, can you guys post the prices too? I'd love to know what all this beauty costs. 

 

[bareyb]

 
The "Art Adagio" 
$25,000.00

 

[customcoco]

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Interesting design, but all of that clear acrylic completely kills the aesthetic for me.

I've seen them at an audio show, and frankly they don't look good at all...

 

[smial1966]

Icon Audio HP8 Mk2 Headphone Amplifier
 
 

 
Love the utilitarian aesthetic.

 

[zorin]

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Icon Audio HP8 Mk2 Headphone Amplifier
 
 

 
Love the utilitarian aesthetic.

If the amplifiers had personalities this one would be 'auntie Bertha'.

 

[DefQon]

I never understood why the Icon Audio's are so expensive, they compare best to sub $350 hp amp's.

 

[smial1966]

I disagree, as the HP8 that I listened to recently sounded very good indeed.
 
John Grandberg (project86) reviewed the amp very favorably too - http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/icon-audio-hp8-mk2-tube-headphone-amplifier - in this interesting and informative article.
 
Cheers,
 
Andy. 
 
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I never understood why the Icon Audio's are so expensive, they compare best to sub $350 hp amp's.

 

[ianmedium]

Kondo Gakuon II again, they are just too gorgeous...

Now that there is my dream list Power amp! Combine that with their pre, Turntable and Voxative Ampeggio Due and DCS digital front end and I would never leave my listening room!

Of course I am part way there with my TU-05 by fellow Japanese company Analog Squared Paper or as I like to think Kondo Audio note with batteries! I think this is a pretty good looking SET amp but them I am biased

 

[kramer5150]

Moth audio still does it for me...