You certainly are grumpy, just put in some black laquer or cut the leads ;)

Even if they never had any issues, at least I did any Shaffer too probably. Not trying to bash Hypnos1 or his adapters but this is what happened. I just never felt the need to mention it until now. You can ask Hypnos1 about it, he can attest to this.   Don't worry I stand behind the adapters...

Fact is I had some trouble with those adapters as well. So why couldn't Shaffer have experienced some too? And if he did isn't he allowed to report this on the thread or, anywhere else for that matter?

I think I might have been unclear, the Elise amplifier does not have any noise or hum. I can understand you do not want to spend 650 dollars on an amplifier.   If you are looking for a solid state amplifier there is at least a few recommendations I can give you, no need to build them yourself :)

Wow! Great to hear you received your Elise! Congratz.   I also own a T1 and would be very interested in your impressions. Yes there is a euphonic type of warmth but I think the Elise is still a very neutral amplifier.   Enjoy listening! :)

I can understand your hesitance towards tube amplifiers. Up until January of this year I was exclusively a solid state user. Just for fun I decided to try a tube headphone amplifier that I was able to get very cheap. Surely this simple amplifier was not perfect but, I did hear that their was...

Anyone still here?

Nice! Which AKGs will you be receiving? I can personally attest that AKGs sound awesome on my Feliks Audio Elise tube amplifier. A friend of mine also loved my amplifier in combination with his HD518s. So much so he bought the exact same amplifier :)   Too bad it is just out of your range, It...

There are actually a lot of options out there, even within your budget.   It would be nice to have a better picture of what you are looking for, do you want a Solid State or Tube amplifier for instance?

Interesting read indeed! Gobbled it all up over breakfast :D   The more I think about it, the more I want to know what the Elise would perform like driving my speakers. Their efficiency should be high enough that I can get away with about half a Watt for reasonable listening levels.   I...

I love little mods like those! I have replaced many a knob, pot, switch and feet... very little effort and a lot of satisfaction! :)   Patience is truly a virtue :) You will find out soon enough and, I'm almost as curious as you to find out what you think of them. ;)   Less severe...

Wow that's a very nice deal on those rectifiers! That being said... I'm trying to help you (at least a little), I'll be sending you a package with several tubes and other components to play with, within a few days. I think they will keep you busy for a while! :)   Any plans on when you will be...

I hear you! I've been looking up and down the internet for solid information on the performance of different tubes. There is surprisingly little reliable information out there! One of the reasons I wanted to start this thread.   Strange thing about TV oscillator tubes; my monoblocks use the...

To be brief, I never heard any Grado that I liked.

  I agree on the HD600 and HD650, they are quite good headphones but I also prefer X2 and T1 to those, the AKG K7XX have a slight edge over them I think.   Would be curious why you dislike the T1, modified mine slightly to tame the highs and get the bass at nominal level (the T1s bass does go...