Noodlz

I like to think a certain headphone allows one to quit the gear without quitting the hobby :p

But on a serious note, I hope all's well (or soon will be)

Sorry to hear that. IMO best to step back for a bit, I try to never make those decisions when shit is going down. Hope things look up for you sooner rather than later.

Ahh, interesting, I assume you needed to use an adapter? Also which 2C51? I used to like the WE 396a in the ZDT amp, nice detail and clarity and they are equivalent to 2C51...

i got a bunch of tubes on loan (enormous thanks to @Gazny) . The one i tried yesterday is the RCA 2C51. Ya it needs an adapter. Has a great sense of soundstage and warm fluid sweetness to the sound. going to be rolling the amperex bugle boy 6922 today. At some point i may hunt down a pair WE396a again. I loved how it sounded on my MCTH before

The Amperex 7308 tubes are also great in the SFD and have a long life.

I'm cheap. :-)

I know it's an inconvenience, but I don't have a big team of security guys watching over SBAF if you know what I mean.

Ha! I sent a pm the other day and it was 403'd. That gives me some ideas of what to avoid.

Little Bobby Tables...

https://xkcd.com/327

It will give you wet dreams

What! @Lyander?

Surely you're not suggesting composting?

I certainly am not suggesting deconstructing the hyperquesadillachain filter at least :P

Oh god... @YMO's chest hair is easier to deal with than this!

Took some time. but ive now set up mConnect to work with my Pi2AES (moode) & my pizero(picoreplayer). Fuck you roon. canceling now.

I had issue for a night after update as ROCK just refused to connect to internet but the morning after update it was stable.

@YMO helped me setup Bubble UPnP with Qobuz and it works awesomely. Although I forget to hit Stop instead of just pause when I am done.

what ortho are you pairing with it?

see: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/tube-warm-up-time-technical-measurements.3810/.

Ah i paired it with the LCD 2.1 Rev1 rosewood, and also the AFO v1. AFO is the best its ever sounded but LCD 2.1 is on a whole nother level. Makes me wonder if i should keep the LAuX now lol

will do! have been playing around with the various configurations and doing lotsa reading. do you guys still have alcantara pads?

Have you posted any impressions in the GenG thread yet? I'd be interested in reading them along with what you're driving them with.

not yet. i plan to do so after playing with various configurations over this weekend. maybe after i receive my zmf pendant next week, before i have to sell off all this extra gear lol

everybody loves some choice SBAF sloppy seconds!

ok. seems like it’s the jot2 preamp. plugged directly it’s a infinitely better. now i need to find a better volume control

Looking forward to your thoughts!

interesting. so i looked at my core's setting and turned off the firewall on that device (Mac), and still same issue, so that shouldn't be the problem. I'm gonna give it like 2 more days if theres nothing fixed im gonna put my subscription on hold, and maaaybe i'll go back =T

Actually this firewall thing might have done the trick. I restarted all my firewall permissions and reinstalled Roon and things seem to work again. Thanks @Riotvan !!!

No problem! for those wondering which extra ports you need to open they are 9330-9332/tcp

well technically cheaper. pack of 10 from amazon for $8 lol.

i am debating on buying an "upgrade" fuse but really not sure if its worth it or whcih one lol. will just roll with this for a while i think

So... fuses /do/ make a difference?

;)

My favourite audiophile "night-and-day difference:"

It works, It doesn't work.