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audiophileboss

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on: November 10, 2013, 03:11:45 AM
In the mood to buy a new headphone amp. Whats a great amp to pair with Sennheiser HD800 and either Cardas Clear cables or ALO audip Reference 16 cable?


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Reply #1 on: November 10, 2013, 07:53:30 AM
Mainline, Sex or Crack.... :)
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Reply #2 on: November 10, 2013, 11:51:16 AM
Crack I have with $3000 in upgrades and its alright, but not great. Mainline intrigues me...but I am talking amps I can buy assembled


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Reply #3 on: November 10, 2013, 12:32:34 PM
Quote from: audiophileboss on November 10, 2013, 11:51:16 AM
Crack I have with $3000 in upgrades and its alright, but not great. Mainline intrigues me...but I am talking amps I can buy assembled

Based on your priorities, I would suggest not buying any Bottlehead products at all. 

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Reply #4 on: November 10, 2013, 02:46:40 PM
As a disclaimer: I think bottlehead is a great company. They run bussiness as they should. I love this forum. And they can get good sounding equipment for low prices considering what something of that calliber would cost, in the hands of those who aspire to diy but dont know how. I myself, am not a huge diyer. I dont mind spending the money, but I know what good sound is.


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Reply #5 on: November 10, 2013, 02:47:20 PM
Now if anyone has a good pairing with the 800s, please tell me of it.


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Reply #6 on: November 10, 2013, 03:23:10 PM
HDVD800

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Reply #7 on: November 11, 2013, 02:44:37 AM
You can get a Mainline built for you. I imagine custom as well right here on the forum.. The service is available... As Doc said before, if that amp was a pre built complete with fancy aluminum chassis, boutique parts etc from a retail company, it would very conservatively have to cost at least $2500 bucks, and VERY likely much more... Give it a shot and give us a review...
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Reply #8 on: November 11, 2013, 08:52:19 AM
Quote from: audiophileboss on November 10, 2013, 11:51:16 AM
Crack I have with $3000 in upgrades and its alright, but not great. Mainline intrigues me...but I am talking amps I can buy assembled

Ok - you've certainly piqued my interest - any chance you'd give us a run down of the $3k in upgrades?

In answer to your question, if you're looking for a cost is no object commercial amp for your hd800's, you might google up the Eddie Current Leviathan (which evidently incorporates $3k worth of transformers heh).
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Reply #9 on: November 11, 2013, 09:19:02 AM
I think PB said it best here, audiophileboss, you should probably be talking to a different manufacturer. We appreciate your having bought a product from us.

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Reply #10 on: November 11, 2013, 03:10:19 PM
Thanks for suggestions. I most probably will order from Bottlehad again. But I will stick to prebuilt amps. Hats off to doc and "queen" for such a great company.


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Reply #11 on: November 15, 2013, 05:52:03 AM
Again, as I said... There is a build service on this forum available...


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Reply #12 on: November 15, 2013, 10:43:12 AM
To respond to comment about the upgrades in my crack, $250 pot added, $1500 in bybees added ($750 a pair, 2 input, 2 output) all black gat capacitors instead of stock that I got in a lot cheap $750. 2nd much larger transformer $1250 rather large power supply $900 in parts, new $60 fuse, all new wireing $600.00.

So actually more than $3k. Basically its nothing like stock crack. Once I finish cabnet I may post a photo.


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Reply #13 on: November 15, 2013, 10:51:50 AM
What is a black gat capacitor?


audiophileboss

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Reply #14 on: November 15, 2013, 12:19:29 PM
Sorry black gate...the brand. Also I forgot to mention I had a $4000 power cable lying around so I threw that on too. So well over $5000 in upgrades.


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