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epic...

... fail

And with Sophia Royal Princess, one of the best mids in the business: https://i.imgur.com/Zxwgimy.jpg

Does Pandora get to open the box?

I am feeling dumber for reading that advert. copy. Also, does this make my oak and steel corner desk a “grounding desk”. I mean, it weighs around 100 pounds and last I checked oak was still an insulator.

Well, first thing to check is... have you filled the drawers with earth?

3 words: linear power supply. You’re welcome.

2 words: audiophile pole.

Fuses must be properly aged. Many of my power cables were saved from work, over twenty years ago. They are just beginning to sound right.

I was watching youtube vids to figure out the difference. The cheap multimeter is pretty accurate but you probably shouldn't use it for anything HV. Also the Fluke premium is supposed to have excellent aftermarket service.

I got it with HV in mind e.g. 900V, I fried my other cheap one by probing a 350V FW rectifier which is actually a 700V winding. I do hope it's one of those tools I'll never need to replace. I went for the 17X series just because the newer 11X are no longer US made.

For measuring batteries and other non critical DC voltages this mathcbox is fine. For everything else the Fluke is so worth the money.
I can second the Brymen rec. Certainly quality brand. Also True RMS is not just marketing. The matchboxTM makes a kind of peak detection and calculates based on sine crest to rms ratio. Hardly useful for any other waveform.

You might as well just hang onto it next time. It'll be increasingly harder to find.

The DIY AVC was much richer in detail and depth than the inbuilt Vitus volume control. https://imgur.com/kU93BnH

Was testing the Abyss 1266 TC on the scope to check for grid current, now the scope is on milkdrop visualiser duty. TC is what I hoped the D8000 would be, that low end savage power...
https://imgur.com/SvgoP01

I miss the days my better half used to take biz trips ... Enjoy!

WHOA!

Isn't once in a lifetime more than enough for any bank account?

Life is about experiences, I'm gorging on overpriced gear while I can and part of my pursuit of happiness.

That I can applaud and say yes to you!

Enjoy :)

For that type of money I would use it for a life adventure.

Nothing over HD650 is worth it anyway.

Say more! What's unique? What's the plankton level - is it at least Clear level?

Although transducers matter the most in the chain ;)

Gear is never the limitation for enjoyment. It is our own perception of what is real. Easy to train ourselves to believe what we want. Also beer is gud.

I mean, I get it, but nobody here is thinking that the headphone is all of it. I think we're all building chains around something. Mostly around headphones. The smart ones build around DACs though.

Doesn't apply. It has the right specs to test the two amps I'm building. I've already optimized for 60 ohm headphones because of Susvara so this is an ideal match. I can run single stage spud 2A3 or 300B since it's 98dB. D8000 will be perfect to compare component changes to fine tune. That and I want a Japanese headphone.

One on HF now for $2,150

Bought, makes sense to start with the first version, sounds like it may be closer to my liking than the PRO anyway, otherwise same sensitivity specs.

Parallel feed nanocrystalline transformer headphone setup that is. https://imgur.com/iGSzmEy

For a second thought you're talking about meth…

It's good for what it is mate

First CD?

Yep, first ever new music CD purchased from a store.

Gratz ^^

Nah, looking at the other side of the planet for the things I want. This is where the paypal fee is worth its weight in gold. Out of the sites I've registered in HK many require several days of months of wait before you can PM. My Stellaris went to HK, there's quite a HiFi scene over there.

Don't have an account but located in HK, probably can help. Many sellers post their ads on dcfever as well where I have an account.

Just a heads up I seem to be able to PM right away after opening a new account there. PM me if you still need help.

Stuck at home anyway might as well do 16 hour work days for a while.

I'm too old for that shit now, but more power to ya!

Very different, parafeed transformers are gapless and far less losses than gapped plus you can get exotic cores like cobalt. A gapped OTP with more than 50H isn't really possible, with this approach I can have 100H+ to use 801A and other high RP tubes with flat bass response to 10Hz. A gapped OTP for a 801A is a compromise however you take it. It's all about trade offs and design choices for a certain goal.

The parafeed transformer is not the issue for me. I just don't see how a bifilar choke is all that different from an SE transformer.

Have a read on the forum post and it should be clear. A choke will have the inductance necessary for 5K RP @25mA an SE transformer won't ever have unless you know a high quality 100H+ SE otp? Plus it enables me to use my exotic parafeed OTPs without a cap resulting in the cleanest sound I've ever heard. Also it's a cool thing to try.