Fresh off of the bench

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Zuman

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #60 on: 30 Aug 2023, 01:11 am »
If I did an Ember tour it would be RCA, XLR and USB. Maybe a giveaway???  :scratch: :nono: :wink:

I highly recommend Ember XLR. I just upgraded my integrated amp to a Modwright KWH 225i and it gets partially fed by an Okto dac8 Stereo, which has only balanced outputs. So I have Hapa Aero Cu Coax going in to the Okto and Hapa Ember XLR coming out.
Yeah, it works!
The Modwright is an incredibly muscular amp, reminding me of a Krell I had more than 30 years ago, but with more finesse and warmth. The NAD M50.2>Hapa Aero Cu Coax>Okto dac8>Hapa Ember XLR>Modwright KWH225i chain is something forged in heaven. I never knew that detail and accuracy could be so smooth and silky...

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #61 on: 8 Sep 2023, 04:24 pm »
Rock on Zuman! I was wondering how they sounded in your setup. Ember XLR is a killer!  8)

This one is from a week ago, more Ember and Aero Coax. A great combo IMO.





Got a lot of great stuff to announce Tuesday next week!  :popcorn:

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #62 on: 14 Sep 2023, 02:55 pm »
Got a few orders for Haiku RCA all at once! Here's a set I completed yesterday as I was typing up the launch of it's new sibling, Haiku XLR  :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:









All Haiku RCA and XLR cables go out in a Nanuk brand hard case.



I will be building another set of these in 1.5 meters that will tag along with Haiku XLR for an upcoming tour. If you're interested in hearing them I'll be posting a tour form next week.  :thumb:

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #63 on: 9 Oct 2023, 06:25 pm »
These were supposed to be on tour for the Ember tour, however I got a client order just as the connectors arrived and I thought I had ordered more!  :duh: More are incoming! These ones are 2.5 meters long and yes, I can make them longer if clients have their amps separate from the rest of their gear.

If you’re interested in hearing these check out my tour thread! https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=187097.0





I appreciate you all and your continued support.  :thumb:

morganc

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #64 on: 10 Oct 2023, 01:26 am »
These were supposed to be on tour for the Ember tour, however I got a client order just as the connectors arrived and I thought I had ordered more!  :duh: More are incoming! These ones are 2.5 meters long and yes, I can make them longer if clients have their amps separate from the rest of their gear.

If you’re interested in hearing these check out my tour thread! https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=187097.0





I appreciate you all and your continued support.  :thumb:

Which tour will have the XLrs?

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #65 on: 10 Oct 2023, 05:23 pm »
That would be the Ember tour.  :thumb:

The Ember XLR will be fitted with Rhodium plated AECO xlr connectors.

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #66 on: 10 Nov 2023, 09:01 pm »
This week was spent wrasslin’ this giant snake! Torsion Cu 11 footer going to Jersey! We had to customize some portions in order to fit a tight plug in interface on the speaker end. This is for the upcoming Florida show in February. I’m proud to announce I will be partnering with www.CharneyAudio.com for the show. :thumb: :dance:  I was approached by Bryan C after hearing great things about Hapa from a member here. I can’t tell you all how much I appreciate you spreading the word on Hapa Audio.  8)





Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #67 on: 4 Dec 2023, 04:23 pm »
Some candy going out today for a client.  :xmas:



Still have time for Xmas delivery on any new toys you want! Hit me up in PM if you’d like a special Christmas quote!

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #68 on: 22 Jul 2024, 10:40 pm »
 Gotta get back to showing you all the stuff going out!

Here’s two separate orders going to today. THE NEW Aero RCA Ag flanked by Aero BNC Cu.




 
I’m expecting a few folks posting some more reviews on the Aero RCA cables!

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #69 on: 1 Aug 2024, 05:21 pm »
Torsion Cu jumpers off to their new home! FYI, the jumpers share the exact same construction as the Torsion speaker cables minus the center nylon rope spacer. When I can get them, I prefer to use the crimp style Furutech spades but for whatever reason they’re disallowing the sale of them in the US so it makes them difficult to find.







Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #70 on: 13 Aug 2024, 11:01 pm »
Got these out today and I’m glad about it. With the launch of Aero RCA it’s easy to forget that one of the major inspirations for its design was Ember. In fact, Aero uses the EXACT same  interior shielding array that I designed for Ember. This gives both copper versions a lush, fully saturated, midrange, powerful bass and clean quiet treble region. Definitely one of my favorite design decisions.  8)



Nothing is more satisfying than working on both of the designs side by side.



I’d love to hear if anyone is interested in hearing Ember on tour. Torsion? Aero digital??? What say you?  :scratch:

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #71 on: 18 Nov 2024, 07:01 pm »
Sent out a set of Aero Cu RCA last week. I apparently miscalculated what I had in stock for copper UPOCC. FYI, any orders for any copper Aero cable digital and analog will be approximately 2 weeks out.  :duh: Sorry about that folks.  :|





I’ll be posting up some interesting info on a project I’ve been working on for the last 5-6 months soon hopefully.  :thumb:

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #72 on: 18 Dec 2024, 05:49 pm »
This is a new one at the request of a client who needed an interface cable for their RAAL Immanis headphones. This particular cable is WAY over the top in design and implementation. First of all, it’s my first time making an aerogel dielectric cable for a headphone cable! Second, this cable uses 100% pure silver nano-polished UPOCC solid core wire for all four leads.  :o This was a monstrous task. At just over 5 feet long, it has as much silver as 2 6ft pairs for Aero RCA. It also utilizes a  center silicone damper down the entire length of the cable, Mylar shielding, and finally a new material I am really liking that is a a thin membrane heat shrink damper over the exterior of the cable. Furutech 4pin XLR connectors.









As for sound quality. I wish I could comment! I’ll leave it up to the client if he would like to add anything on that front. Maybe some pics of these insanely gorgeous headphones too.  :wink:


ideas

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Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #73 on: 19 Dec 2024, 04:37 am »
That cable certainly looks familiar.. :lol:

As everyone else is aware, Jason works magic with his cables, not only do you get superlative support during the build, you get it after as well. He goes above and beyond for his clients, his Knot headphone cable being my first from him, and the SQ increase from that made me a recurring customer from then on.





My next endeavor was something slightly different from usual for him, RAAL Immanis. A ribbon headphone that requires a transformer interface for amplifiers, as it is usually 0.25 ohm impedance (cable and headphones), it along with other factors allow the amp to see a normal 32ohm load. Headphone cable for that has specifications it must meet for expected performance, so I focused on the cable from the interface to the amplifier (for now).





When I received it, I was first taken with how they looked, jason really has a certain design philosophy that makes his work stand out from the rest. I noticed it with my Knot and I notice it with my interface cable, so unique.










On first listen, I could tell it was a upgrade from the first second of listening, instantly more dynamism, better controlled top end, marginally more transparent/detailed, little to no tonality change, but it still needed some hours on them to hear the finalized capabilities. Which unsurprisingly was a rollercoaster  :duh: it took about 2 weeks exactly for it to be done burning in, which Jason already let me know of, right on the money.

What I heard from it was honestly still surprising, even though I listened to it change nearly everyday. Once it was done I was met with remarkable dynamics that I had to turn down the volume on my pre/dac, randomly startled me on the final day of burn-in. The next mesmerizing quality was Realism and "3D" effect of everything, not only was transparency increased but dimensionality of vocalists and instruments was so apparent that I could close my eyes and transport to the venue, hall, studio, you name it. If my eyes were open my brain would be confused since it is conveying so much sound cues like the space, reflections/reverberations of the room, along with note decay, but still be in my chair and in my bedroom, it was jarring.

I also found that leading edges of notes, along with overall detail was more apparent, allowing me to hear more into recordings. Immanis already shocked me how it could make every song different sounding, the cable only further increased its performance delta. Bass in particular was even easier to follow, with sublime texture/definition and highlighting the foundation and rhythm, whether it was Upright Bass, Cellos, Bass Guitar, and Drums. Icing on the cake was that tonality was ultimately unchanged, preserving Immanis' sound signature.

It easily supplanted my stock interface cable, comparing both I couldn't help but notice everything was less real sounding, along with decreased dynamics but having more midbass quantity, giving a sense of grey. I would get frisson for nearly every song with jason's cable, but would feel nothing when switching to stock, I wish that was exaggeration.

Like I told jason in private, he had done it again, making the listening experience transformative with his cables, and that was the final straw. If I need an endgame cable for my system, I'm going Hapa.

Well Done.

Pez

Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #74 on: 20 Dec 2024, 11:37 pm »
Ideas,
That is one HELLUVA headphone rig and one HELLUVA review! I appreciate the time you took to write it.  :thumb: Really proud to have multiple pieces in your setup! I hadn’t seen the Knot cable with the gorgeous Expanse headphones. Beautiful. And the Immanis… are you kidding me? Those are definitely drool worthy! Congrats on the premium setup!

ideas

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Re: Fresh off of the bench
« Reply #75 on: 22 Dec 2024, 01:08 am »
Ideas,
That is one HELLUVA headphone rig and one HELLUVA review! I appreciate the time you took to write it.  :thumb: Really proud to have multiple pieces in your setup! I hadn’t seen the Knot cable with the gorgeous Expanse headphones. Beautiful. And the Immanis… are you kidding me? Those are definitely drool worthy! Congrats on the premium setup!
No, thank you! It was no problem at all. Your cables place in my setup is well deserved in my opinion. That knot cable still wows me, every other cable does not look nearly as good  8). I am fortunate to be able to have such a setup for my headphones. I, along with possibly everyone on this board look forward to your future projects!