[michaelxray]

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So what, in your opinion, are some negative points about the Jecklin QA?

 
We have to wait. So far, I could hear only the prototype. I can only judge concluded, when I listen to a serial device. When is comes, I can not say. I have the chance to hope that Manfred Stein sends a unit. But I can not influence. If he does, okay. If not, I can not change it. Then I'll get a glimpse at the latest next month. Quad meeting in Gering (Quad-Musikwiedergabe) 8/ 9. 09.2012
 
That would be the time to hear: What positive, what negative.
 
And if desired, can I keep the headphones friends on the current point. Only when it is desired by them. I would not force me. There should be information. No predetermination. I'm sure they have enough people at Head-Fi, which can make even the best image. No one needs me for it. That anyone can even very good. And there will come a time when the first sound information coming from other users. To give the whole thing a better objectivity. My main concern is, as always, a total comprehensive information possible. (Text and images) And yes, of course, I make my sound description. This should be a clue. No one is God. In the main it should be fun. They themselves will compare all the necessary review and correct - I'm sure.

 

[kiertijai]

Different specs, different connectors (the Floats wouldn't plug in to the single XLR port on the TR2 and visa versa).
   If they are of different specs, we probably cannot do anything.   How's about the stax energizer?
   If the specs are similar , we may be able to use the adapter.
   I don't know whether the Jecklin Float QA can be driven by the KGSSHV or T2.   The takeT H2+ can not be
driven by the T2 or KGSSHV although in the beginning there were some threads that the T2 may be able to do that.
It seems to me that the new Jecklin Float QA is best driven by an amplifier with speaker post with its transformer. 
    I think the best way for me is that I will order the Jecklin Float with its transformer

 

[MuppetFace]

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We have to wait. So far, I could hear only the prototype. I can only judge concluded, when I listen to a serial device. When is comes, I can not say. I have the chance to hope that Manfred Stein sends a unit. But I can not influence. If he does, okay. If not, I can not change it. Then I'll get a glimpse at the latest next month. Quad meeting in Gering (Quad-Musikwiedergabe) 8/ 9. 09.2012
 
That would be the time to hear: What positive, what negative.
 

 
 
Oh, but you've already said a lot of positive things about these. If fact you've been going on about how these sound better than anything else out there.
 
Yet when asked to share any negative points--- even a single one--- you're suddenly reluctant and playing it from an angle of "oh it's not the finished model so I can't say."
 
Uh huh. Right.

 

[complin]

 

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[michaelxray]

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Oh, but you've already said a lot of positive things about these. If fact you've been going on about how these sound better than anything else out there.
 
Yet when asked to share any negative points--- even a single one--- you're suddenly reluctant and playing it from an angle of "oh it's not the finished model so I can't say."
 
Uh huh. Right.

 
This is a misunderstanding. Yes, I have called positive points. Because they were heard. So I could call them. It's the same with the negative points. If they show up, they are called. If not, the better. Everything related to the housing, comfort, appearance, feel, I adjust back to the serial device - logical. Sonically, I could not see any negative points. Until now. When it does with the serial device, I'll write about it.

 

[MuppetFace]

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 Sonically, I could not see any negative points. 

 
That was what I wanted to know, thanks.

 

[customcoco]

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. Until now. When it does with the serial device, I'll write about it.

 

[Radio_head]

It's pretty rare to see a fanboy inadvertently assassinate the product of his own fanboyism.  It takes a combination of utter lack of subtlety, refusal to brook even the possibility of anything critical, and unwarranted verbosity in a language the writer clearly does not understand to turn the tide of public opinion single-handedly.  The path to such a singular achievement is treacherous - the traveler must be wary of the same fate as his predecessors - all along the side of the path lay the banned carcasses of innumerable shills who didn't have the unique blend of ignorance and arrogance that it takes to commit infanticide to the object of one's infatuation.  It takes the dedication of Rocky and the sanity of a rabbit in March to accomplish such a feat - we salute you.

 

[michaelxray]

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It's pretty rare to see a fanboy inadvertently assassinate the product of his own fanboyism.  It takes a combination of utter lack of subtlety, refusal to brook even the possibility of anything critical, and unwarranted verbosity in a language the writer clearly does not understand to turn the tide of public opinion single-handedly.  The path to such a singular achievement is treacherous - the traveler must be wary of the same fate as his predecessors - all along the side of the path lay the banned carcasses of innumerable shills who didn't have the unique blend of ignorance and arrogance that it takes to commit infanticide to the object of one's infatuation.  It takes the dedication of Rocky and the sanity of a rabbit in March to accomplish such a feat - we salute you.

 
It is also very rare to see that a negative attitude person is thinking positively. One would perhaps use the same approach when you get to know an interesting person. Perhaps an interesting woman to look all day, what is negative about her. If they are unlucky, a beautiful thing comes to an end before it begins.

 

[Magick Man]

It's pretty rare to see a fanboy inadvertently assassinate the product of his own fanboyism.  It takes a combination of utter lack of subtlety, refusal to brook even the possibility of anything critical, and unwarranted verbosity in a language the writer clearly does not understand to turn the tide of public opinion single-handedly.  The path to such a singular achievement is treacherous - the traveler must be wary of the same fate as his predecessors - all along the side of the path lay the banned carcasses of innumerable shills who didn't have the unique blend of ignorance and arrogance that it takes to commit infanticide to the object of one's infatuation.  It takes the dedication of Rocky and the sanity of a rabbit in March to accomplish such a feat - we salute you.

That was brilliant. I was thinking about buying these, but now I think I'll pass. I fear they're too perfect for me and I would soil them with my mere presence.

 

[tintin40]

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Thanks for posting those. Why they didn't make the chassis black to match the headphones is beyond me.
 
Anyone else have luck getting through to QUAD Musik? Aside from Thinker.

I got a e-mail reply with 10 mins. A week ago.
ANy mag reviews?

 

[michaelxray]

Complin has put the invitation side (Quad-Fest 2012) of quad-Musikwiedergabe in the forum. That is so far okay. But he has obviously used the German side and used a translation machine. This gets the sense and the text a little confused. On the Quad web site there is the invitation already in English. Here is the link:
 
http://www.quad-musik.de/html/quadfest_.html
 
 I asked him to change this please.

 

[MuppetFace]

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I got a e-mail reply with 10 mins. A week ago.
ANy mag reviews?

 
I got a reply back to one of my older e-mail last night. My guess is they've been swamped with inquiries and trying to deal with it as it comes.

 

[tintin40]

I would like to hear these before i buy. But at the moment not likely to happen unless i travel to Germany.

 

[thinker]

From German forum
Wie bereits erwähnt, transformieren die beiden Transformatoren das eingehende Audiosignal auf eine höhere Spannung. Jeder Trafo für einen Stereokanal. Das Übersetzungsverhältnis liegt bei 1:60 und bedeutet beispielsweise: Wenn 1V Audiosignalamplitude ansteht, dann werden daraus hinter dem Trafo 60V. Sind es 3V, werden daraus 180V. Dieses hochtransformierte Audiosignal wird pro Wandlereinheit an die beiden Statorenhälften (-seiten) angelegt.
 
the question is how many watts from amplifier is needed for the transformer/psu to run the phones