[mulveling]

BHSE or Carbon over Aristaeus / KGSShv for 007 mk 1, and by a significant margin. I haven't yet spent any time directly comparing BHSE vs Carbon on this headphone, but both amps are a great match for it. But then you 007-over-009 fellows are an odd lot

 

[wuwhere]

  For start, check this: http://www.head-fi.org/t/378843/aristaeus-vs-blue-hawaii
Then make a search in this very forum - it has been discussed several times .

 
Thanks for the link. I actually already read that earlier. Looks like it needs some vintage tube rolling. I'm tube bias that's why I included it in the list.

 

[wuwhere]

From all the read, Carbon has the advantage overall, no warm up time like tubes. I'm curious as well about Cavalli's LL2. There was only one review I read about it.

 

[jibzilla]

BHSE or Carbon over Aristaeus / KGSShv for 007 mk 1, and by a significant margin. I haven't yet spent any time directly comparing BHSE vs Carbon on this headphone, but both amps are a great match for it. But then you 007-over-009 fellows are an odd lot

 
I'm 009 over 007 but it really takes a tremendously good and usually expensive source and amp for the 009 to show off its superiority. There is also the issue of not having a good darker sounding dynamic headphone where the 007's have the bullet proof hd800's as well as r10's if you have deep pockets. The Lcd-X's are not bad but they are not the hd800's when well amped. The Elear may change that but the Utopia works in the 007's favor.  You could go 007/009 as a bright/dark combo but I like doing that with a stat/dynamic twist thrown in more

 

[mulveling]

From all the read, Carbon has the advantage overall, no warm up time like tubes. I'm curious as well about Cavalli's LL2. There was only one review I read about it.

True the BHSE needs some warmup time on it; Carbon is quickly ready to go. That said, with 009 I prefer the BHSE by enough that it's well worth the warmup hassle.

 

[Jones Bob]

Did the Carbon you listened to have the upgraded GRLV power supply?

 

[mulveling]

Did the Carbon you listened to have the upgraded GRLV power supply?

Nope, GRHV only. Might very well be relevant to these comparisons. But I really love my BHSE.

 

[wuwhere]

Are there Carbon builders out there?

 

[astrostar59]

  Are there Carbon builders out there?

Ask over at the 'other place' I would say you will get a response if you are after a builder.

 

[paradoxper]

JUMP
http://www.head-fi.org/t/823384/fs-diy-blue-hawaii-se-electrostatic-headphone-amp

 

[wuwhere]

 
Ask over at the 'other place' I would say you will get a response if you are after a builder.

 
Thanks.

 

[wuwhere]

  JUMP
http://www.head-fi.org/t/823384/fs-diy-blue-hawaii-se-electrostatic-headphone-amp

 
Saw that one, nice price.

 

[Rossliew]

JUMP
http://www.head-fi.org/t/823384/fs-diy-blue-hawaii-se-electrostatic-headphone-amp

Wonder how it sounds compared to the HeadAmp BHSE ?

 

[wuwhere]

Wonder how it sounds compared to the HeadAmp BHSE ?

 
I asked him, he said the same as HeadAmp's BHSE.

 

[purk]

   
I asked him, he said the same as HeadAmp's BHSE.

The original builder was Natronice but John perfected it with the outboard power supply.  John knows his stuffs so this gotta to sound wonderful.  220V only obviously.