Headphone Amps and choices

[Pingushome]

Hi All

I’m looking for a new HA with valves for high imp phones sennies akd and byerdynamics. My list is

1 dark voice
2 world design hs83
3 bottlehead crack with speedball.
4 or any other suggestions

All could be upgraded with better caps etc
Anyone tried any or has any views your input is much appreciated.

ATM I’m have a JLH Chiara (original) XCan 2 and borrowing a heed canamp

Thanks in advance
Martin

[bob orbell]

I know that I have posted before Martin with regards to Stax but it is obvious that you have not had a listen to them , the MF X-CANS are very good but I say again, get a demo of Stax kit, it is out of this world . Bob

[Pingushome]

Ha ha as you say Bob yes very good but not for me at the moment so it’s a valve driven HA that doesn’t cost the best part of a second hand car.

But thanks for the info Stax have been in the future for some time but getting to the age now to decide whether I’ll get the wear out of them

Think I’ll go for the darkvoice given that I’m nor best pleased with the bottlehead layout

All the best

Martin

[davebms]

hello all ,, im not lover of stax ,to much for me. I have X cans v1 re caped
its ok ,my hs83 gets the most use .its the mk1 with a choke and ally shield fitted very good used most ,,my favourite is a bijou (futterman) was a kit by alex cavlli.. its OTL ecc99 /6h1n(prob was 6922) im not Shure if OTL is very fast or has the perception of fast
OTL and headphones seem to go well together

dave

[Pingushome]

Lol lol well after weeks of waiting I almost decided on the darkvoice and was looking for the mods when a WD 83 pops up on eBay
Oh hum spoilt for choice

However I notice it’s an old style square cornered case with the newer style round cornered front plate, so maybe needs checking

[davebms]

hello all,, the experts will tell us, but my understanding is both amps are the
same .. but as you point out why change the front (crash damage ?)

dave

[Greg.]

The old one was WAD. The new one is WD

[Pingushome]

Originally Posted by Greg.

The old one was WAD. The new one is WD

Thanks Greg, take it that the circuit is the same, no improvements or changes. Just looks a bit odd with miss matched front.

I realise the latest version has the switchable impedance matching rather then the hard wired system in the older version

Thanks

Martin

[bob orbell]

And I think the case size is different, the WD is bigger. Bob

[bob orbell]

Just had a look, seams a bit of a bodge job to me and as far as my knowledge goes, WAD never used that size of case and they had a black front. Bob