rand129678 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Odyssey said: SP200 volume pot is high treason. Channel imbalance can be very problematic with sensitive headphones. And especially IEMs. So the SH-9 is really a great allrounder. For balanced output, there's the SP400 with same resister ladder volume control. Both have similar volume control to the much more expensive Benchmark HPA4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) I find the v280 and cma 12 volume control to be very good. No issues there. Even mj2 is good to me. Edited January 18, 2021 by Odyssey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Regardless of dac chip or tech, there is no replacement for displacement. And by that I mean weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) I can host. Have space to setup and host at least 10-15 ppl. , with plenty of parking on my premises. Need to buy those foldable portable Bunnings tables or if someone’s got any in Sydney , get em along. I have one. Edited January 18, 2021 by peppy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, peppy said: I can host. Oh please count me in.. don't have good gear but willing to try some amazing gears you guys have... Actually I have good speaker Peppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, peppy said: I can host. Have space to setup and host at least 10-15 ppl. , with plenty of parking on my premises. Need to buy those foldable portable Bunnings tables or if someone’s got any in Sydney , get em along. I have one. Excellent Peppy. We'll have KFC. 6 minutes ago, xtiva2000 said: Oh please count me in.. don't have good gear but willing to try some amazing gears you guys have... Actually I have good speaker Peppy You have Holo Spring and Phonitor X and soon La Figaro 339. Hugo can come along and bring his truck full of gear. @hardinge Edited January 18, 2021 by Odyssey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Excellent Peppy. We'll have KFC. You have Holo Spring and Phonitor X and soon La Figaro 339. Hugo can come along and bring his truck full of gear. @hardinge 1. Peppy will cook. Don't worry. 2. Make sure Hugo gets there early. He likes to spend about 4 hours setting up and swapping cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, Odyssey said: soon La Figaro 339. Oh yeah can't wait for it... to try my new Mullard tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Neil will bring you down Ben and bring his head-fi shop. By that time I want my speaker cables for HE6SE. I want to drive them from my Sansui 907mr. I want to eat chicken biryani @peppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Odyssey said: I want to eat chicken biryani @peppy Don’t know how to cook biryani The part of the world I come from , rice is a delicacy. Talk tandoori chicken , (charcoal) kebabs , whisky , rum , beer and you sorted ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruc3 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, xtiva2000 said: Oh yeah can't wait for it... to try my new Mullard tube Mullard 6080? I got them too recently and there my favourite so far, however just received the Bendix 6080WB from the very kind @BlueOceanBoy this morning so will be putting that through its paces and doing some comparisons. Also received the RCA 6as7g too. @Odyssey is there any issues with me swapping tubes while their hot still (besides obviously the risk of burning my hands)? Like any potential risk of damage to the tubes or amp by doing that? I have been waiting for tubes to cool down before I swap em in or out, but that just takes too long and makes it bit difficult to do comparisons between tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, peppy said: Don’t know how to cook biryani The part of the world I come from , rice is a delicacy. Talk tandoori chicken , (charcoal) kebabs , whisky , rum , beer and you sorted ! Pretty sure Sydney has rice Peppy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruc3 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 If there is a Sydney meet, count me in, unfortunately I dont think I have any gear to offer that others dont already have, so will just be there to leech of other peoples gear @Bengineer @BlueOceanBoy you boys need to make a trip to Sydney (the best City in Australia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) Peppy with those food I can't wait. @bruc3 unfortunately you have to wait for the tubes to cool down. Even after the amp is power off, there's still charge there that can give you a shock if you make contact. So let it discharge fully and cool down. What is the rush. The brain have great retention for a long time. Bendix 6080wb especially takes a much longer time to warm up and to cool down. You are fortunate to get that pair. It's a steal. Don't sell it and if you must, I'll buy it from you. Edited January 18, 2021 by Odyssey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Pretty sure Sydney has rice Peppy. Plenty of rice where I come from and where I live, but can’t cook good biryani even if my life depended on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 22 minutes ago, bruc3 said: If there is a Sydney meet, count me in, unfortunately I dont think I have any gear to offer that others dont already have, so will just be there to leech of other peoples gear @Bengineer @BlueOceanBoy you boys need to make a trip to Sydney (the best City in Australia). I'm not travelling to Sydney to see Neil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) I can get @JimmyBoy to come along. He's got gear ! Will also ask @Mightygrey to come along. We need a reviewer. Edited January 18, 2021 by Odyssey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 27 minutes ago, bruc3 said: Mullard 6080? I got them too recently and there my favourite so far, however just received the Bendix 6080WB from the very kind @BlueOceanBoy this morning so will be putting that through its paces and doing some comparisons. Also received the RCA 6as7g too. Yeah Odyssey told me to get them as it was $100 for pair delivered from eBay never had tube so still learning but yeah this is going to expensive hobby, which was already expensive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, Odyssey said: I can get @JimmyBoy to come along. He's got gear ! Will also ask @Mightygrey to come along. We need a reviewer. At least someone will bring the rock and roll and good coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruc3 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, xtiva2000 said: Yeah Odyssey told me to get them as it was $100 for pair delivered from eBay never had tube so still learning but yeah this is going to expensive hobby, which was already expensive Ah lucky you, thats a great price. I paid bit more than $170 for my pair, got too impatient to wait for a deal. Spend some time with the Mullards and let us know how you feel about them and what kind of sound you want to go for, as to me the Mullards are very detailed, airy and has good soundstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, bruc3 said: Ah lucky you, thats a great price. I paid bit more than $170 for my pair, got too impatient to wait for a deal. Spend some time with the Mullards and let us know how you feel about them and what kind of sound you want to go for, as to me the Mullards are very detailed, airy and has good soundstage Oh yeah I wouldn't know if it was cheap or not but trusted @Odyssey... seller is selling same one for $170 now..... Yeah will try.. what i am looking for is detail and sound stage, width and depth...... current head amp, has great sound stage for solid state amp... so hopefully it will have much better width and depth.. may be not as good as Odyssey's WA22, with Tungsol, but hope LF with Mullards is close to it.. Edited January 18, 2021 by xtiva2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hi-Fi Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Odyssey said: Hugo can come along and bring his truck full of gear. @hardinge I'm in! Is a date set yet? And I've got Roon endpoints coming out of my ears. Always useful at a meetup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, xtiva2000 said: Yeah will try.. what i am looking for is detail and sound stage, width and depth...... current head amp, has great sound stage for solid state amp... so hopefully it will have much better width and depth.. may be not as good as Odyssey's WA22, with Tungsol, but hope LF with Mullards is close to it.. You compare LF339 and Wa22 at my place when the amp comes. Will set it up with good tubes for both. FWIW, I prefer LF339 over Wa22 because there's more punch and energy from LF339. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elisiX_ Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I can certainly vouch for @peppy’s house being the best home for a meet. Lots of space to layout gear and mingle. If we are seriously looking to do this soon, I’ll join with Anu in setting this up properly. Hiring tables, arranging power, etc. I spend every second weekend there anyway (so I can also vouch for the mans cooking!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, hardinge said: I'm in! Is a date set yet? And I've got Roon endpoints coming out of my ears. Always useful at a meetup. We need restrictions to be lifted first. .... and bring along some goodies. Let me see... what do I want to hear.... Abyss ab 1266 phi TC with Formula S + Powerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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