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Now that's another Headphone amp I'm really interested to have a listen to besides the Corda PreHead/HA-2.

Guyferd:

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Updated again.

Added in a pair of headphones & an mp3 player. Buy both for the asking price & I'll throw in that bluetooth usb adapter for free.

Thanks for all the info guys.

You really love your smilies don't you ablaze

I think you've covered your bases pretty much with these choices.

For what it's worth, mine is a Powa-Labs 1000mA with 'noise filter'.

What would you recommend Northern Oak?

So far so good. Never realised OS X comes preinstalled with a firewall. Also my Microsoft Intellimouse is compatible with it & doesn't need a driver to run straight away including my digital camera. Still need to try out my Palm & scanner etc etc etc...

Just one problem, after hooking it up my ADSL cable & working properly 1st time out, my PC can't detect a connection when I hook it back up to it. What gives? I was hoping to get a Wireless Access Point + Router to solve this problem. Any thoughts?

That's a shame ablaze. So far all the amps I had from the US all worked great. However, in my case I asked for battery powered & with an option for operation using a transformer rather than direct from wallwart.

Cool! The Administrator has been busy I see! Thankfully with my new mac I can see all those animations now. Had trouble with my Win2k PC previously.

My favourite is the smoker dude!

Rameish:

I got a little ahead of myself there. Shoulda waited at least a day of use before posting that particular item I found it last night. Anyway, I will make sure I give it at least a week before I start asking silly questions

Ablaze:

I was a Pro PC prior to the new OS X. I find that XP is going a different direction to my beloved Win2K Pro. Only time will tell before I can fully decide whether the move to mac OS is ok for me. I'm sure it will, I just need to know the shortcuts & useful functions & remember it then I probably can't live without it. Yet to use the airport card as I couldn't stretch for the Base Station. Oh well maybe next month or maybe get a cheaper PC alternative.

Wooo... Naughty!

Me, I like the tactile feel of handling the CD & jewel case. Reading the liner notes... a throw back from my Vinyl Junkie days. There's something about the smell of LP/12" vinyl that makes me so... happy inside. I dunno how to explain it.

Hethen... may lightning strike on thee who scorne the exhalted KRELL!

Good info to know for us closet newbie DIYers...

Yes I agree with you Rameish concerning crossfeed should sound natural. I have yet to hear the Corda line but as it is the ones I have listened to are definitely compromised and in now way reflects my overall opinion concerning this matter.

Be it DIY or manufactured amp it makes sense to use good practices as mentioned by Rameish. I do it regardless eversince I started on the road to audio hell / nirvana which ever you may see it!

As is common with good DIY builders, they normally test the amp at nearly all stages of construction. I am aware that KurtW on Head-Fi uses a special equipment to test his finished products upon completion to measure distortion.

For newbies buying DIY amps my suggestion obviously would be to commission a well known experienced builder who would honour any defects within an acceptable period of time. Also a good start would be to buy a used amp from a fellow member/friend who is upgrading so you know they are not offloading the amp due to a problem.

I second Head-Fi's For Sale Trade Forum. You can get a good bargain from there as long as the shipping cost is not too high. I traded my ER-6 for a Clou Red & cash.

One major advantage of buying from Headroom is that you get great customer service & complete guarantee of satisfaction. 30 day money back guarantee, you can return it within that period if you are not fully satisfied (within the stated small print) & they ship using FedEx which arrives within a few days of shipment. Hence the expensive price. Got my AKG K1000, Etys & TAH's from them. Once in a while they have some bargains too.

Congrat's Rameish on the upcoming Beyer dealership.

I notice that the DT770 is not in your list do you already have it in your personal headphone stash?

Like the title says, I finally took the plunge & got me an Apple. I always wanted a notebook so instead of going for the boring PC based notebooks I choose the Powerbook. Nearly got an ibook which I thought looked nicer (?) but a friend who is a hardcore mac user advised against it & convinced me to go the extra mile. More appropriately the extra 2 grand over a top spec ibook.

The spec is the same as this: http://www.asia.apple.com/powerbook/index15.html

Any helpful tips from Mac users especially OS X users? I am still learning as I only collected it this afternoon. It has been charging this evening so haven't been playing around with it much. I just find it a little odd to use. Not so much so because being a relative new notebook user but a total noob to mac. Little nicities on PC OS is not there like double clicking/tapping on the touchpad is missing. I've still got to personailize the settings to my taste though like the default cursor movement is too slow.

It looks gorgeous. The feel is so tactile. It's not as heavy as I expected for such a supposedly (I haven't tried it much remember) powerful machine. That fluorescent glowing mac icon on the lid is ohh soo sexy! Suffice to say the transition to mac is helped greatly by it as the other option was an Acer Tablet PC.

Need to play with it some more before I can write more about it... new toy!

A very good point ablaze! It's pathetic isn't it, high price as a precursor to audiophile grade.

I voted on the 3rd option b'cos I've only tried the crossfeed on Headroom's Airhead & Total Airhead. It made a noticable difference but not necessarily better. Maybe once I've listened to the Corda range or the higher spec Heardoom amps I may say differently.

The only other pseudo crossfeed I tried was on KurtW's META with is a blend switch. Similar principle but it only works on old Stereo or Mono recordings. It doesn't affect modern recordings much.

Why am I not surprised you posted this ablaze

But you know what, I wouldn't mind the 'Convergence' bit. Carry everything on a laptop. Phone, multimedia, yada-yada... & all not compromised in performance.

How soon can we see something like this at 'affordable' prices?

I have & will continue to do so as long as I can afford to do so.

I agree, it applies to may services & need not necessarily be confined to hi-fi.

SOLD! JMT CHA47.

Update...

TAH & Bluetooth adaptor still available.

It sure is.

BTW Rameish, if you don't mind me asking, where are you doing all this? Do people come over to your house or do you have a shop?