Charismatic 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2004 Hi NiuBi (NewBie? similar pronunciation ), Ye Li's ta 8pr? Is it a headphone amp? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niubi 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2004 somewhat similar pronunciation. it is chinese pinyin: niu = cow, bi = vagina. in beijing slang this word means VERY cool. yes, it is a headphone amp. a friend of mine in beijing has one that Ye Li built for him. my friend though has hd600. below is a large photo of my friend's ye li ta 8pr: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charismatic 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Hi Niubi, Who is YeLi ? How much is VAW TA8PR? Do you have the specification for it? They look BIG from the photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Very impressive I'm sure everyone will be interested to see the innards. Any chance of that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huangyong 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Very impressive I'm sure everyone will be interested to see the innards. Any chance of that? i've seen it, open it up myself ..hahha.. never thought you guys will be interested in it.. so just keep quiet.. FYI: the amp consists of 10 tubes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N3w_Typ3 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 (edited) Whahaaa .. most of you have very Good setup for the HD650 ... hope some other more people shares their setup ideas ...here too ! YAYA ... mod how about opening another thread for the amp as it may disturb the HD650 setup thread !! .... Edited October 3, 2004 by N3w_Typ3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bpribadi 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 FYI: the amp consists of 10 tubes. What...!!! 10 tubes...!!! It must be something... can somebody elaborate more about the amp? Huangyong will you share any info you have about the amp? ((Schematic please )) Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huangyong 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 (edited) ((Schematic please )) It's Chinese DIY master, YeLi's hard work, not good to publish la.. What...!!! 10 tubes...!!! sorry, gave wrong info , 10 tubes are just for the input/gain stage. They are Mullard EL82 (match pairs, super rare) The output tubes are NEC ECC82 Matched pair. The transformer is handmade. The strange thing is, I couldn't find any audiophiles components inside. No blackgate, no holco, no auricap nor hovland caps... yet..it sounds so nice.. (FYI: That 8pr is still in Sinagpore) Edited October 5, 2004 by huangyong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huangyong 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 8pr according this thread..the fact i gave might not be true.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bpribadi 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 The strange thing is, I couldn't find any audiophiles components inside. No blackgate, no holco, no auricap nor hovland caps... yet..it sounds so nice.. Thanks Huangyong! Do you know why? Because master YeLi knows that those expensive things sometime just for name or brand show off without giving significant improvement. The most important thing is the active component which gives the greatest impact in sound. So the cost should be more on the active components than the passive And of coz the circuit design Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niubi 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2004 Whahaaa .. most of you have very Good setup for the HD650 ... hope some other more people shares their setup ideas ...here too ! my hd650 is powered by a ray samuels audio emmeline sr-71 (i shall be getting a stefan audio arts equinox sennheiser cable soon). i hope to go see ye li in beijing sometime in the coming months; hopefully i will leave with a ta 8pr! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niubi 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2004 here is my sennheiser hd family photo with the sr-71: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charismatic 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 Hi NiuBi, You are still using the stock cable with HD650? Would you like to share your listening experience with them? How is the sound characteristics of the emmeline sr-71? It looks rather small together with your senn family members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niubi 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 i just got the hd650 and sr-71 last week; i have a stefan audio arts equinox cable coming in a few weeks (it's out of stock). so far the hd650 and sr-71 are very much to my liking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absolute0 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 Out of curiosity, why did you choose the Equinox cable over the other aftermarket cables which have been better reviewed (e.g. Zu Mobius and Silver Dragon)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
