Morning all. I've shared these in the Tungtalk Tgram chat long ago, but figured I'd drop a couple pics of my SN#007 Tungsten DS for those who haven't seen them. Ordered in July and received in November fwiw.
I'm currently using the Carbon Fiber(CF) honeycomb/hex grills but also have the CF stock, and a couple sets of Au stock. The CF honeycomb improve the sound a bit for me.(Quicker transients, bass stops faster, overall sound is ever so slightly less damped so it sounds cleaner). I ordered the Ti-rods from Ryan, Ti screws from ebay and had monsterbolt USA anodyze them with 80v and had them sent back to Ryan for final assembly. The CF grills I recently ordered directly from Ryan. Both my hybrid and Ultra Perf pads have had the cloth removed and I still actively switch between the pads depending on song. If I want ultra resolution without compromise I use the UltraPerf pads if I need to tame/soften some of the highs and want a slightly more laid back response I use the Hybrid. After I added Jupiter silver bypass caps to my TS120 I've found myself using the Hybrid's more often than before, but still use the UltraPerf most of the time.
These remain my only headphones, and I power them with a Galion TS120 Tube Stereo Integrated KT88 based speaker amp with a Zynsonix 8ohm adapter box with silver internal wiring. Im happy with the amp as it suits my preferences for both my 2 channel setup and the Tungsten DS
Picture from the Feb/2024 local AZ meet of the Wandla, TS-120 and 8ohm adapter box.
Some mentions on the TungstenDS for fellow head-fier's from the last AZ meet.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/az-head-fi-mini-meet-impressions-thread-2024-2-17.971780/
What a beautiful setup. I did most of my Dual-Sided Tungsten on this setup. Very rich without being overly-so. Seems like a modern production quality added to old school sound fundamentals. Good stuff and glad to meet you.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/az-...essions-thread-2024-2-17.971780/post-17981257
Loved @CinnamonToastCrunch Galion amp paired with the Tungsten DS
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/az-...essions-thread-2024-2-17.971780/post-17990754
I was also impressed with the Modhouse Tungsten, both from @CinnamonToastCrunch's Galion TS120 and @koover's Flux MENTOR. Man those things give a snare some SNAP!