[KR...]

I updated my Headphone Lust site, as seen in my custom title, with many new pics. If there is anything you want to see that I don't have up, just let me know.

click on this link and prepare to drool

 

[smokey]

KR,

Thanks for the headphone ****. You do us lonely old men quite a service, on a cold wintery night

Do you know the story on the amp in that very first picture? I realize that its a Moth, and I've read some hints about it on this forum, but I'd like as much detail as you know. I've searched this forum, and all I see are references to the currently available 2A3 model, and nothing on this retro masterpiece.

From the looks alone, I'd be tempted to trade a Cary and a Blockhead straight up!

Thanks!

 

[dokebi]

Thank you. PM'ed with a question..

 

[KR...]

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Originally posted by smokey KR, Do you know the story on the amp in that very first picture? I realize that its a Moth, and I've read some hints about it on this forum, but I'd like as much detail as you know. I've searched this forum, and all I see are references to the currently available 2A3 model, and nothing on this retro masterpiece. From the looks alone, I'd be tempted to trade a Cary and a Blockhead straight up! Thanks!

Sure, it is a thing of legend, from an old Jonathan Scull show report :

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Just make sure you're near a chair when you check out their XANA headphone amp, "102lbs of class-A1 tube circuitry directly coupled to headphones via monstrous paper and oil capacitors." Its $6980-- order yours today! Im kidding; really, I salute their vision. To me it's what makes High End tick.

I once e-mailed Moth about it, they said they haven't made it in years and have no plans to bring it back, but they did have plans about making a new headphone amp at one point.

When the XENA was created, way back in 97/98 the market for such a thing was pretty small, if nonexistent! Nowadays we have many high end amps like the blockhead, the Cary, the EAR, and the Holmes-Powell in the market. More people are getting R10's, RS-1's, and upgrading their HD600's and taking their headphone system more seriously. Who knows how it would fare today?

 

[Ari]

Thanks for sharing KR. That's a nice rerference.

Happy New Year !! And Happy New Ear !!!

Ari

 

[kelly]

KR
Just curious but why no Stax stuff? I'd think at least the Omega I and T2 would make the cut.

 

[KR...]

I was thinking about adding some Stax pics, as a matter of fact, I think I will.

Once I do, I will update this thread.

DONE, just for you Kelly.

Both Omega number 1 and 2, the limited edition ultra rare T2 amp and the expensive new closed earspeaker.

 

[gloco]

Great work KR...!

 

[timoteus]

Beautiful pics! It's been a while since I last looked through all of them.

I guess you were including only commercial products in your album at first but now I see Nik's custom amp. If you're including DIY how about a pic of Gary Dahl's new amp?

 

[KR...]

Maybe people with the best looking (it is a pic collection) DIY amps can make the site. All they have to do is post a pic of their amp or a link to a pic in this thread, you can summit other people's amps as well, as long as they don't mind.

 

[gloco]

Hey KR...,

Would you like a pic or two of my Grado SR100's?

Let me know, i can provide some snazzy pics tomorrow, let me know which email addy is ok to use.

 

[KR...]

yeah sure, try my hotmail addy, but e-mail before sending me the pics. I love grado headphones.

BTW, added a new killer amp pic!

 

[wallijonn]

What's inside that Freesystems Grado amp?

 

[timoteus]

Quote:

Originally posted by KR... Maybe people with the best looking (it is a pic collection) DIY amps can make the site. All they have to do is post a pic of their amp or a link to a pic in this thread, you can summit other people's amps as well, as long as they don't mind.

http://www.nutshellhifi.com/gary/

http://www.nutshellhifi.com/gary/HPamp1.JPG

 

[smokey]

KR -

Thanks for the info on the Xena. A 102lb headphone amp! (Shaking my head.) I want one. Really. I want one bad. I think I'm gettin' the shakes, man this is one evil place.

Seriously, I wonder if this is the amp that Nik is searching for, but just doesn't know it yet. I'm sure if he shoved enough cash at Moth they'd probably find an old model in the back room somewhere.