[leeperry]

BTW, there's a good chance that I'll try this thing very soon: Yamaha A-S300 - Integrated Amplifier

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It looks too good in black, it's fairly cheap, it comes with a remote control, its analog volume control is motorized and amazon carry it so I can it for free for a month....hard to turn down

 

 

[nick n]

^ Still eyeing those hey Leeperry.  Have a chance to try them out in person at all yet?  You had to remind me. Liking the silver myself. the design is simply perfect to me.
 
oh no I just hit the features tab...  drooling away now and saved link for later. Off to check prices.  Betcha these are fantastic with a Yamaha HP-1. AND the Duals.

 

[GREQ]

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[leeperry]

   
oh no I just hit the features tab...  drooling away now and saved link for later. Off to check prices.  Betcha these are fantastic with a Yamaha HP-1. AND the Duals.

Yeah, the features tab looks yummy

 
I don't really get what that means in the user manual, though:
 

 
8Ω ? 470 Ω ? And the more expensive A-S500 would have a beefier headamp? I'm confused

 
Yamie claim it to be using the same external design as their TOTL AS2k("Offers the look and feel of the top-class A-S2000, with elegant aluminium front panel and silky touch volume/selector knobs. You can feel Yamaha’s commitment to quality when you touch the knobs."): http://www.whathifi.com/review/a-s2000
 
This one's even got wooden side panels, hah! Looks great in black too.
 
What-Hifi said that the AS2k headamp sounds too relaxed and yamie claim it to be using a fully discrete design, I would guess that the AS300's headamp isn't discrete for this price. Anyway, I can try it for free so I'll most likely order it through the end of week

 
 
FWIW I did try an old SONY AVR but its volume control is digital and there aren't enough steps, its headamp is based on poor sounding NJM4565 opamps(worse than 4580 apparently) and the sound of its headamp is quite a joke compared to my Eximus DP1, deep bass is blurry and the sound is plain flabby. But it does come with a remote control which is just great so I might be willing to accept a SQ compromise with the AS300 if it doesn't lag behind too much.

 

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  Yamie claim it to be using the same design as their TOTL AS2k("Offers the look and feel of the top-class A-S2000, with elegant aluminium front panel and silky touch volume/selector knobs. You can feel Yamaha’s commitment to quality when you touch the knobs.")

 
They don't claim same design; whether something looks and/or feels like something else is more to do with personal impressions.

 

[leeperry]

Oh well, the external design is a rocker fosho but I keep reading that those yamies sound pretty flabby.
 
I can't seem to be able to locate any audiophile grade headamp shipping with a remote control so I guess I'll pick one of those hifi AVR's with a motorized analog knob, need to make up my mind now but ideally I would need one that can accept 3Vrms line-input which is what both my DAC's output at full volume. The AS300 doesn't have this spec listed of course..fanboyism can't win ^^
 
It's also a bummer to run a Class-A speakers amp that sucks 240W when all I need is a headamp..

 

[nick n]

  Been playing with a few T10 damping schemes.
   
Small paxmate pieces around the circumference
Stock damping material
Plasticine mass
Closed vents with electrical tape
 
Now it's quite good for all musical genres, but lacks the air/space of bigger headphones. 

For myself i got rid of the Micron glasswool damping pad right away since I found it to make things murky to my ears anyhow.  All I did was surround the driver/empty space with white foam and hit the driver directly in the recess there with a disc of some Arctic Bamboo material, not sure if I covered the rear vents with felt or not, but they kept the open sound and got rid of the murky sound that the glasswool gave them.
Maybe I should get in there and either Newplast or Dynamat the driver housing also.
 
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I never would have thought about taping up the rear vents to make it closed though. Interesting idea.
Thanks for posting.

 

[takato14]

orthos woo

 

[Kabeer]

Anyone have a spare set of 32ohm SFI (well balanced set) you'd like to sell me?

 

[jeffrocc]

Had my yam Yh-100's forever, still tryin to find a parts pair (hint hint) but just got a pair of mint hp-2's!!! Really quite pleased and can't wait to dampen them, but just wondering if anybody has come up with a decent, not too destructive way of repairing plastic cracks in the headband edges. They aren't bad, only two, but I'd like to keep them from getting worse or peeling from the material. Contemplating even removal and replacement with a home made version just to keep them from getting any worse. Anybody have any new interesting ideas?

 

[acat231]

Post a photo of the problem.
 
I have a pair of HP1s with a broken thin band on either side of the cloth.
I have been thinking about how and what to super glue on top of each side to fix and still be flexible.
Thinking about laying up a thin carbon fiber strip smooth enough to super glue, maybe with a slight bend.
 
Rush

 

[jeffrocc]

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So these are the cracked bands I'm dealing with. I really want something clean and pro looking. Doesn't seem to affect the comfort but I don't want them to get any worse

 

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[Kabeer]

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So these are the cracked bands I'm dealing with. I really want something clean and pro looking. Doesn't seem to affect the comfort but I don't want them to get any worse[/quote]

Since that head seems to hold it together. I suggest using some Araldite standard with a toothpick. Put a tiny dab in between the cracks. And leave it overnight to set. The araldite will bond and allow a slight flex too in that small amount.
 
MDR30 done another fix with cable ties, but i dont actually knw how he managed it :S http://www.head-fi.org/t/111193/orthodynamic-roundup/18240#post_7868496. His repair looks great.