Very courteous, provided plenty of information, shipped speedily and everything was as described. Also included some supplies to mod the headphones if I wanted, and some chocolates. Excellent. :)

One can still make the furnishings by hand for a low price--that was (one of) my points--but I had assumed these were made in-house; as they are not, it's a different story. I suppose the intricacy of the cable is something to consider, though. It does seem fair to ask a decent compensation for...

Can't say I'm shocked; the truth is that good quality electrical conductors--cables and connectors--with excellent signal integrity can be made and obtained for reasonable prices. Edit: this doesn't detract from the quality of the cable, by the way. To the contrary, I'm saying that these are...

I think a lot of money could be made (looking at you, Hapa) by selling lower-end cables--maybe simple silver-plated copper, copper ribbon or "plain old, low tech, run of the mill [very pure] oxygen free copper"--with some pretty metal furnishing for a more attainable price (maybe $100/cable)...

I'm not one to invest heavily in cables, and I'm skeptical....but that aside, the differentially-blued damascene one is gorgeous!!! O_O my eyes popped out of my head. The hammered-looking metal ones are also neat. Love the heat-treating techniques.

Are these still available?

I saw recently that (in the US), per-capita savings rates skyrocketed for a number of periods over the course of the pandemic, and, though they have dropped again, there's a whole lotta people with an extra few grand (or more) sitting in bank accounts. It's probably a function of people having...

I just got my grubby paws on a KGSS mini built by JR audio; upgrading from a refurbished/recapped SRM-1/Mk2 Pro. I don't know what kind of magical pixie dust they put in this thing, but I'm absolutely floored. It's like clearing your ears for the first time after a week-long head-cold...

Not a bad idea. I'll have to scrounge up a pair of sacrificial RCA jacks. :imp:

Not sure where else to post this, but my SRM-1 Mk2 Pro has developed an infernal left-channel hum/buzz (sounds like a very quiet 60hz sawtooth wave) that is dependent on position of the volume potentiometer. I Thought it was a problem with a filter cap at first (electrolytic, installed a few...

This unit is built by JR audio.

Is this still for sale?

Well, I missed my chance on the KGSS. I'll have to keep looking! Interesting info, though, and I think it's still quite informative in my search for a better amp. I may have to try one of the two you mentioned. I do like my large soundstages...

I've had an SRM-1 Mk2 Pro for about 4 years and it has served me and my L300s well but I recently acquired a pair of Nectar Hives, which I have heard scale quite well. I know the SRM-1 Mk2 Pro (while the best I could afford when I purchased it for $500) is only just barely a fair-to-midlands...

Is this still available? Also, do you have any idea how it would compare to the 353x?

Awesome. Is it normal to occasionally get a bit of a clicking noise when pressure is applied to the driver housing or the headphones are put on? It sounds like the diaphragm pushing up against the charges grate or something. Just wanted to make sure I don't need to be worried. Hmm. Well...

Hopefully they are like the Lambdas. Enough of them survive to ebay age that they seem surprisingly sturdy.

Anyone happen to know what the chances of a driver failure/tear are in the L300 headphones? I get neurotic about these things after having 2 HE400i driver failures....and I know these use a thin membrane. I'd imagine that the fact that the distance between the tro stator grates is so small...

That's fair. The old caps really congested the sound. I think I have one of the early units, and the previous owner used the thing a ton, so they were on their last leg, which probably explains the magnitude of the change. I did an extensive side-by-side of my HE400i and the L300 before hand...

Well, you're gonna get some harmonic distortion from the scratches, and change FR ever-so-slightly. I think they'll still function, though, and will sound reasonably close to the original.

Ok, thanks anyhow :)