[isquirrel]

I don’t know if any of you are into Dylon, I am not really but he has just won the Nobel prize for Literature, Patti Smith sang his nominated song. It certainly bought a tear to my eyes. Even if you are not into either its worth watching and listening to the lyrics.
 
Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what did you see, my darling young one?
I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin’
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin’
I saw a white ladder all covered with water
I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
 
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/a-transcendent-patti-smith-accepts-bob-dylans-nobel-prize
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVXQaOhpfJU
 
​Hope you all enjoy.

 

[isquirrel]

Decided to give Joe's work with KR Tubes a go. Chances are high that they will be outstanding if Joe has anything to do them. The following are on their way.
 
300B Balloon HP
2A3 HP
274B HP
 

 

 

 

[isquirrel]

Be interesting to see how they go compared to these. Finally got my hands on a decent pair. Heavenly is the only way to describe the midrange. 
 

 

 

 

[Yoga]

@yoga, my son Jason downloaded the Sonarworks trial for speakers and mic'd his room with a set of M Audio's on a desk. Said it made a significant difference, Claire Marlo's voice now sounds like the old B&W 801''s and that kevlar midrange straight out of 1990. Always loved that midrange driver with female vocals.

Glad he's enjoying it! B&W801s - classic!

 

[ufospls2]

 
I am tempted, but as you say, fit is so critical to the sound their calibration may be completely pointless. Hard to tell as the Abyss are so unique.
 
The TwoTwo 8's are a dream, especially with the Sub2. The sound they produce (especially after SWR3 calibration) is mind blowing. Better than many $$$ audiophile setups I've heard!
 
Do you produce/engineer yourself?

I used to, but I just do it for fun now, nothing serious. I haven't heard the TwoTwo8's with a sub, that must be fantastic. 

 

[Stereolab42]

I missed reading about these tubes. Is there a US distributor?
 
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  Decided to give Joe's work with KR Tubes a go. Chances are high that they will be outstanding if Joe has anything to do them. The following are on their way.
 
300B Balloon HP
2A3 HP
274B HP

 

[ufospls2]

 

http://www.theevolutionofsound.com/kr-audio/

 

[draytonklammer]

Has anyone ever got hair in under that net looking piece that I assume protects the diaphragm?

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Man, I am really impressed by Lotoo Paw Gold (Diana Edition). It is the ONLY DAP (digital audio player) that drives my Abyss effectively and also drive in-ear headphones without noise.
 

 

[mulder01]

It really is a nice little device.  Just need to buy a 3.5mm abyss cable cause at the moment the adapters are bigger than the player...
Have been waiting for an all-in-one portable solution for the Abyss for a long time and it's finally here!

 

[Xecuter]

  Has anyone ever got hair in under that net looking piece that I assume protects the diaphragm?

Whatever you do don't go after it with anything metal. They will get sucked into it. I do a very light air clean using dental surgical vacuum and air blast every six months.

 

[mulder01]

Someone in the Stax thread was asking if he could clean the diaphragm with a spray on cleaner and cloth... He was serious.

 

[Yoga]

  Someone in the Stax thread was asking if he could clean the diaphragm with a spray on cleaner and cloth... He was serious.

!!!!!!

 

[Beolab]

Received my Uptone Ultra-capacitor LPS-1 FPGA power supply that i power one of my W4s Remedy femto clocks with ( before i powered them with batterys) , the clarity / separation / timing and the definition was very much better than before!

Can highly emrecomend it!

I take of my hat for Alex Crespi @ Uptone

So now the Abyss sings like never before!

 

[ufospls2]

I have never heard this amp, so can't speak to its sonic qualities, but if anyone is looking for a lot of power at a cheap price, this might be worth a look. Supposedly some HE-6 owners like this amp, so it might do well with the Abyss. 
 
https://emotiva.com/products/amplifiers/100