[Pesado]

I actually asked a friend to mod it for me, so I don't know exactly what it is.
Two 3.5mm connectors!

I ended up doing it myself with 3.5mm jacks, it wasn't half bad.

Do you find it sibilant?

I noticed a couple of "sss" and i'm not treble sensitive.

 

[Honeypot]

Aaaand right when I finished my setup, my echo is starting to pick some randomly RFs.

I have unplugged RCA, connected to another power source, changed hp cable, changed tubes. On the cayin everything is dead silent.

On the echo even at min vol with nothing but hp's connected is picking the RF. I don't know if it could be the power supply of the echo, damaged internals, power pot or someone is messing with RF around. But never ever heard before...

Anyway, I'm happy it's not the headphones.

But I got some nice tubes for the echo.

Will try more tomorrow. If any of you got any idea on how to diagnose static or RF, please let me know.

Thanks in advance

Good news is my ac purpuratus are gonna be here soon. (And I got them specially for the echo OTL )

 

[mrk]

A lot has changed since my last post in this thread. HD650 gone, replaced with HiFiMan Ananda Nano, then got the HD660 S2 to compare agianst and had the HiFiMan Sundara too, returned all but the Nano as they are superb.... NAD amp gone, got a Fiio K7, then returned it, retained my Topping MX3s as it's more versatile than the NADs and has similar "smooth" sound like the NADs. heapdphones out is capable too:

Modded the nano with a softer headband strap frm Custom Cans and Tripowin Linsoul lightweight cable then colour coded each end:

 

[Todamm]

I ended up doing it myself with 3.5mm jacks, it wasn't half bad.




Do you find it sibilant?

I noticed a couple of "sss" and i'm not treble sensitive.

Cool!
I'm using the zmf ori hybrid earpads!
I know I'm a bit of a geek, but they're pretty fun

 

[icnaiwhimor1975]

KGSSHV Carbon + Stax 009 \ L700 MK1 \ L300

 

[fidgeraldo]

KGSSHV Carbon

If it's in the EU...I would probably buy it.
Good luck!

Cheers!

 

[TheAbyss2022]

KGSSHV Carbon + Stax 009 \ L700 MK1 \ L300

Stax goals right there.

Have you always exclusively used Stax or have you tried planar and dynamic driver headphones also?

 

[icnaiwhimor1975]

If it's in the EU...I would probably buy it.
Good luck!

Cheers!

"borders are nothing" (c)

Stax goals right there.

Have you always exclusively used Stax or have you tried planar and dynamic driver headphones also?

" We had two bags of Stax Lambda and a whole galaxy of multi-colored streamers, DACs, DAP players..and also a quart of KGSSHV and some Blue Hawaii.

Not that we needed all that for the trip - but once you get locked into a serious Stax Collection - the tendency is to push it as far as you can."

(c) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

 

[Chastity]

"borders are nothing" (c)


" We had two bags of Stax Lambda and a whole galaxy of multi-colored streamers, DACs, DAP players..and also a quart of KGSSHV and some Blue Hawaii.

Not that we needed all that for the trip - but once you get locked into a serious Stax Collection - the tendency is to push it as far as you can."

(c) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

"Stax Stax Stax Stax Stax Stax Stax Stax Stax."

"How many Stax is that?"

"A lot."

(c) Reservoir Dogs

 

[dskelto]

Work listening station, Ifi, Chord, and DCA living together in perfect harmony.

 

[obstacleofaffliction]

 

[judomaniak57]

how you liking the Border Patrol? have been looking at them, tube in a dac has me curios

 

[obstacleofaffliction]

how you liking the Border Patrol? have been looking at them, tube in a dac has me curios

I've had the BorderPatrol for a couple of years and enjoy it. It's unconventional in design yet the sound is superb for the cost, organic and musical. I would not recommend if you want an analytical dac but if you just want get kick back and enjoy the music then this may be for you.
Cheers

 

[Nayyte]

Just finished rebuilding the Adcom GDA-700. Really special, pretty stoked to continue listening.

See thread here for parts list and more photos: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/adc...g-to-modern-parts-advice.972731/post-18130510

 

[jonathan c]

how you liking the Border Patrol? have been looking at them, tube in a dac has me curios

... the tube in Border Patrol DAC is for AC / DC rectification. It is not a "buffer" as is the case in MHDT Labs DACs (Orchid etc.)