Finally got her done!!!
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WOW!!! listening with my HD800ā¦and WOW!!! manā¦this thing is awesome!!! and it isnāt even burned in yet (still getting the pops and crackles of the tubes settling). Also I havenāt put the Speedball on yet, I want to experience the stock setup for at least 50 +hrs before going back in and adding it. I have Black LED strip lining on the inside to create a blacklight glow coming out of it. I am using my El DAC for the bit crunching. I might have to re-evaluate where I put my RME ADI-2 DAC so I can have that be on the chain.
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I clicked on this topic nervously, with my moderator hammer at the ready, but Iām glad I did-- this thing is lovely. Well, done!
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Ha, yeahā¦just wait until I build the S.E.X. lol. Here is a look at the underside, this was challenging, but not overwhelming. Just follow the instructions and amazing music to follow. Now I just need to make some more custom cases for it!
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Wow, great build. Well done. Wish I had the confidence to do one. Enjoy, I bet it sounds amazing. Have you tried any other of your cans on it?
-Paul-
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Beautiful job. I love the tasteful RGB!
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I will today, was kind of in the zone with the HD800 yesterday 
Thanks very much bud. I look forward to your impressions.
-Paul-
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Very nice job!
Hadnāt expected to see you outfit the thing with extra lighting! And I still love the all-black finish. Though Iām sticking with my burnt-bronze on candy-apple-red scheme I think ā¦
I created a thread for more detailed discussion of the unit going forward, including its sound, the build, options/tweaks upgrades and so on.
Donāt let that deter you from enjoying and continuing the amp-porn here, though!
I finally got the paint in for my chassis and top-plate, so once Iām back from my next trip Iāll get to start putting mine together (no doubt Iāll put a build-log into the above-linked thread).
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I took pictures throughout my build, but most are just progression pictures not detailed build log pictures. Iāll jump into the Bottlehead Crack thread later today and start adding some of them. I really enjoy this amp so far!
That gizmo next to your āCrackā looks suspiciously like an āOrgazmatronā from the Wood Allen film whoās name I forget. 
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Here is my baby. I had a professional build mine, and could not be happier. I know part of the fun for some, is the satisfaction of building it yourself, but I wanted a perfect build and dont have the skills, to pull off what I wanted. I knew this was a killer amp, so wanted it perfect and that is what I got. I do plan to build one myself eventually.
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That is definitely one of the cleanest Crack builds Iāve ever seen!
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Excellent build. Kudos for whoever did that.
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Thanks! His name is James, TheHeadAmpBuilder. James does amazing work, no doubt.
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Came across his stuff the other week. So nice ā¦
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