[qusp]

well I dont really have much experience with them, but FWIR the only experience I have had (sig 30.2) is a good one and I have to agree that this noise was one of the best that I have ever heard. if it gets better than that I would think it would be marginal. even with it only being fed with an IMOd and teflon VCAP dock, it was very very impressive, so soundstageous it was unbelievable. I did find however that the soundstage was slightly indeterminate. HUGE!! but a little unfocused. this may have been more to do with weakness in the source than anything else though. only thing other than that I would like is to have had a subwoofer in the room as well

 

[Donald North]

I love the sound of my K1000s when powered by my Audio Note Kit 1 300B single ended triode amplfiier. So much life and clarity and immediacy.

Audio Note Kits - Kit1 300B/2A3 5th Anniversary Edition

Next I'm curious to hear the K1000 with a 2A3 SET amp.

 

[axellone]

I listen my K1000 with A.R. cd3 mk2, A.R. LS 25, Audio Note Conqueror. But the best sound with amplifier MegaHertz 2A3 ( unfortunately not my, for now...) built to work with K1000..
http://i43.tinypic.com/17r9kw.jpg

 

[Donald North]

Quote:

Originally Posted by axellone /img/forum/go_quote.gif I listen my K1000 with A.R. cd3 mk2, A.R. LS 25, Audio Note Conqueror. But the best sound with amplifier MegaHertz 2A3 ( unfortunately not my, for now...) built to work with K1000.. http://i43.tinypic.com/17r9kw.jpg

That MegaHertz amplifier looks beautiful! Which output transformers are those? Audio Note double C cores?

 

[kugino]

my favorite amp pairing was a moth amp (can't remember which model) that was in the k1000 room at the san jose national meet a couple years ago. don't recall what the source was, either. but this amp drove the k1000s so beautifully it drove me to pick up a pair of k1000. also in the room that day was an f1, an aleph, and a couple of others...but none made an impression on me like that moth amp. anyone know what model that was?

 

[vvanrij]

I like it alot of my phonitor, dead neutral, very satisfying bass, and no frequencies are upsetting in any way. I would love to hear KrMathis' system, Isabellina definetly looks fantastic.

 

[axellone]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donald North /img/forum/go_quote.gif That MegaHertz amplifier looks beautiful! Which output transformers are those? Audio Note double C cores?

All transformer are MegaHerz.
Each amplifier can be built on request, to the specifications requested by the owner, as the output to 120 ohms for K1000...

 

[krmathis]

So many great amplifiers to choose from!

 

[markmaxx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newneringa /img/forum/go_quote.gif thanks everyone for your response. Halcro DM-58s? Holy molly, they have to sound exceptioanlly good at this price!.

What can I say??? Jeff likes nice stuff!!!!!

Cool guy!

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif I usd to run my K-1000 off a Conrad-Johnson MV-52 power amp. It's got about 45W and runs EL34s in push-pull. A sweet, warm amp with good sound that translated well to the K-1000. You can find them used from $700-$1,000, and they make a nice speaker amp, too. I enjoy it with the ProAc Response 2.5 clones and the Quad ESL-63s. They come up for sale every so often, but usually get picked up fast. There aren't too many decent tube amps at this price. However, I've run the K-1000 off the Moth Si2A3 since I got it last year. The Si2A3's speaker taps put about 3W into the K-1000 with a SET topology and DC on the filaments. It gives a magical sound to the mids - just perfect for the acoustic jazz, classical and roots music I love these with. However, it's tough to find a used Moth. They only come up once every 12-18 months and go fast. I'd recommend tracking down another 2A3 amp - I think I like the 2A3 better than the 300B for headphones. There's something very right about its sound. I haven't heard one yet, but you might want to see if anyone has impressions of the K-1000 on Eddie Current's new ZDT. It has 8W on its speaker taps, which should be ideal for the K-1000.

None of us have received our ZDT yet, but I am hoping for the best when it arrives for my K1000. I was quite disappointed that the ZDT didn't make it to CanJam last weekend - part of my reason for going was to hear a ZDT which I ordered in March.

 

[GOKYO]

K1000 owner #10493

cary 805c monoblocks/rega p9 tt/au24 interconnects-the best

marantz 2270 reciever/oppo741cd and theta gen3 dac/au24 inteconnects- second

cary 300sei with either frontend -third

for the money the marantz 2270 reciever for 300$ is a fantastic deal matches well with the k1000 powerful bass /3d imaging/beautiful detailed highs

cary 805c monoblocks are better ,but cost around 4000$

I would investigate any of the vintage marantz recievers in the 22## series from the 1970's

 

[Mercuttio]

It wasn't the best I'd ever heard, but I really liked the K1000 I had once and the one jjcha had out of his Grace m902. It really added a lot of gentle softness to them, which is necessary for me as I'm often overpowered by their sharp detail.

 

[HiFlight]

I was very pleasantly surprised at the superb sound from my K1Ks with the now unavailable Little Dot T_150 amp. With the Telefunken tubes, it is beautifully balanced with very sweet highs.

It is hard for me to imagine any significant improvement regardless of price.

 

[El_Doug]

I found the K1000's a perfect match with Charlize - better than any tube setup I'd heard them with (though I never had the opportunity to try the K1K's with a SET amp)

 

[Afrikane]

Perhaps somewhat against the received wisdom of SET being where it is at for the K1000 I found the Mactone MA-300B drove the them to nirvana and back. 23W in push pull using four 300Bs; EH Golds in the Mactone I used, imparted all the 300B magic plus a good wallop of grunt. Muscle in a velvet glove.

Sadly, after almost 6 weeks with it I had to give it back on Friday past.