The Mapletree Ear+ Purist HD2 has landed!

[indelibo]

Finally, after 74 days, my amp has arrived. Here's a tease while it is being burned in.

 

[vcoheda]

That is a class looking amp!

 

[Mortalcoil]

Congrats....beautiful

.Give us your impressions,and enjoy.

 

[Spareribs]

Wow, that is so beautiful. It's like looking at a hot rod Mustang ready to cruise the roads of Mailbu.

Very classy looking. I love the look.

 

[finbad]

GASP...Murmur ...Murmur ....... Nice ;-}

Enjoy ya MAD goodness ;-}


/ I do like your dark red / black & gold trim too....

/any customs to the stock design? Selectable imputs?

 

[indelibo]

No just the original.

 

[sschell]

Nice choice in color. Dark red looks very classy.

 

[finbad]

indelibo, what cans will it be driving for you?

What is Lloyd shipping with it for tubes specifically??

/Presently enjoying my MAD / mod 501s / E.C. Slowhand by SB3 ;-}

 

[Thelonious Monk]

very beautiful. i'll need to try out the Ear+ sooner or later, they get too much acclaim with Grados not to!

edit: crap, it's $600!! no, that isn't me being taken aback by its price. it's me being mad i bought this cursed Dared MP5. luckily i'll soon be selling off everything but the Grados for reasons i'd rather not discuss, so i will have extra funds when summer creeps up on us.

edit2: also, apparently it uses 5751 tubes, which IIRC was Stevie Ray Vaughan's favorite tube for guitar amps. that must be a good sign for me to buy this sucker...

 

[indelibo]

JJ ECC99 and Sovtek 5751 are provided. It will be driving my Grado RS-1. Next purchase will probably be a nextgen Lavry. That should be give me enough time to save some more money.

 

[finbad]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk /img/forum/go_quote.gif very beautiful. i'll need to try out the Ear+ sooner or later, they get too much acclaim with Grados not to! edit: crap, it's $600!! no, that isn't me being taken aback by its price. it's me being mad i bought this cursed Dared MP5. luckily i'll soon be selling off everything but the Grados for reasons i'd rather not discuss, so i will have extra funds when summer creeps up on us. edit2: also, apparently it uses 5751 tubes, which IIRC was Stevie Ray Vaughan's favorite tube for guitar amps. that must be a good sign for me to buy this sucker...

Mmmmm... SRV used the 5751s....lol.....'nuff said ;-}

Quote:

Originally Posted by indelibo /img/forum/go_quote.gif JJ ECC99 and Sovtek 5751 are provided. It will be driving my Grado RS-1. Next purchase will probably be a nextgen Lavry. That should be give me enough time to save some more money.

I'll bet it sounds georgeous, even durrin' burn-in for ya ;-}

Got a GE I'd like for ya to try.........

 

[vcoheda]

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Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk /img/forum/go_quote.gif it's $600!!

thats a good price. a sp or raptor is over a 1000. is there any truth to the statement that senns and other high impedance cans dont match so well with MADs

 

[finbad]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif thats a good price. a sp or raptor is over a 1000. is there any truth to the statement that senns and other high impedance cans dont match so well with MADs

The Senns. were used initially (it's said) by Lloyd to tune his headamps, and my DT-990s(05e) sound GREAT with my MAD with a wide soundstage and no harshness or sibilance....

 

[Thelonious Monk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif thats a good price. a sp or raptor is over a 1000. is there any truth to the statement that senns and other high impedance cans dont match so well with MADs

yeah i know; right after that statement i said that i was just kind of dumbstruck because i bought the Dared MP5 which costs almost as much and doesn't have near as much workmanship, although it does have a good DAC. my stupid memory made me think the MAD was $700~ assembled...

oh well. unfortunately my hi-fi march was put to a halt and i'll have to wait until the summer to start adding permanent upgrades to the rig. a MAD Ear+, PPX3 SLAM-6SN7, or Melos SHA-1 are all on my mind. three great competitors and i have no idea what to do... since the products i chose are factory-direct or dead in the Melos's case. but not for long.... CRAP! i forgot about that site, too. i don't know whether to hope they do an all-tube SHA-1 or to pray they don't so i don't have yet another new <$1000 contender. it's madness i tell you, and makes me feel like keeping it simple with the RA-1... kind of.

 

[epaludo]

indelibo,

I got a Mapletree Ear+ Purist HD2 here also. The first one shipped.
I really love it's sound. I'm using it with my K701. Will try with my RS-1 and SR-60 as soon as i get home, beggin of april.
Nice choice and enjoy your marvelous setup ...