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I've seen two on ebay very recently...

I've not tried the hd590. I use a pair of hd600, had them for a long time, I like the sound signature and the light weight and comfort for long sessions. I listened to the hd650 when they first came...

...but should we be asking a courier to make what is in reality 'a non-essential' trip?

...and as the virus has a 72 hour shelf life on hard surfaces is this another method of travel for the virus...

Hi Mike,

There are three Serbian headphone amplifier manufacturers, Auris audio, Trafomatic and Solaja audio listed on hoved-fi.

I saw the Myriad amp being advertised and at the time thought it...

Hi Lawrence,

Is it the H7 model you have? That seems close to the bottlehead crack layout, and it looks like it has four chokes in the power supply which bodes well, has it got a quiet background?...

Hi Lawrence,
I haven't ruled those two out specifically, I've cooled on the idea of a valve based headphone amp.

Hi Martin,
That is a very kind offer, thank you.
I've waded through this comprehensive list.... https://hoved-fi.dk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3753.... of valve based amplifiers, and then chased reviews...

Thanks for the recommendation Martin, not come across RWA before, interesting idea to resolve any mains hum issues.

Hi John,
Thanks for the Little Dot recommendation.
I like the Caiman SEG, it also has a good headphone output.
My Burson is "a keeper" as they say, a valve based unit would be in addition as you...

Hi Colum,
Thanks for the recommendation, have tried the HD800, seriously good headphones.

Thanks Richard, good to know as I have the HD600

Hi Shane,
Thanks for the recommendation.

Hi Alan,
Thanks for the link. I will read with interest.
I've seen the Audiovalve gear, ....expensive!

Thanks Richard, good to know. What cans are you using with the crack?
I've read they are a match made in heaven with hd600's.

If that is the case Grant, you have saved me some money because I can't live with mains hum in my ears!

I guess DC heater supply and choke filtering is expensive to implement if that's what's...

Hi All,

Can anyone recommend a valve based headphone amplifier that does not hum with mains frequency?

I tried a Icon audio HP8 MK2 recently, liked the presentation but not the mains hum,...

I have one of these, have to say the DAC is more than half decent, I play my small collection of hd albums straight from a thumbnail flash drive, and it's easy to navigate from the display.

GLWTS

I run my HD600s with a burson soloist SL mk2, and I'm very happy with this combination. Silent background, detailed and neutral sounding. Not many come up used on the forums though. I have read...

Hi,

Just wanted to say I bought a matched quad of 'cryo' JJ EL34 valves from Watford Valves and found them to be a huge improvement over the stock chinese valves in my Icon Audio ST25 mk2. Thought...

Yes, either one. I put the battery into a ventilated enclosure with a change over switch to disconnect the battery from the dac during charging. A 2Ah battery easily lasts me a month between...

I use a sealed lead acid 12v battery to power my caiman seg, you cannot get a cleaner dc supply, works a treat!

I had Linn Kabers back in the day, a similar design to the later Keilidhs, they were rated for 50W if I remember correctly, but I found they needed a little more to make them really come alive. I...

Landed safe and sound and very well packaged!

First impressions are very favorable, sounding very detailed when fed by my caiman seg.

What a surprising little amplifier, driving my B&W 686...

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