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Me too @StageOne !

Apparently Victor offers it built for a few hundred bucks more, too.

@StageOne It's been a long time I soldered anything and this one was a doozy but in the end the amp came out fine. I think the part that may get you is that the initial start up cost (soldering iron, solder, tweezers, wire clippers, etc..). Do eet!

Or, at least a little different!

Trading capacitors like wine

Maybe I'm truly tasteless?

It just means Roon has come face to face with a true SBAFer and they have to step up their game on metadata management for lot of music

It sounds more like Roon is tasteless.

Their new record is out and I think it’s one of the best things they’ve done.

Game on!! rescheduled for tomorrow, now Moderna.

my wife and I got the moderna one.. no side effects other than the spot they gave the shot being sore a wee bit. disclaimer. i own moderna stock :P

I was kinda hoping for some side effects like this: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xczm9g but maybe I'm just being too adventurous.

https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/balanced-to-single-ended-converter-xlr-to-rca-bal-to-se.9506/

To hijack this question a bit... could you use a TVC to do balanced-to-SE conversion, instead of a dedicated fixed-ratio balanced-to-SE converter? Tempted to get a Silk TVC, and this would add another reason to get one.

Get someone to build you one of these

https://glass-ware.stores.yahoo.net/batoun.html

Hoooray, thanks for the heads up!

I'll probably sign up for the lottery, too. And, maybe start putting up some ebay alerts on old sony amps from Japan that had these 2S series VFETS...

I saw that email too

@ogodei - lottery seems a lot more fair than FCFS

BTW, I'm a diyaudio member too if you need someone

Are you considering replacing it? If so, with what? I'm assuming there is no work-around...

Through manipulation of gain setting and volume control on both pre and amp, I have always been able to reach something between nonexistent and good enough w/r/t noise, at least with the 'phones I have. Fingers crossed.

For now I'll just bypass it: YggyA2 gimped RCAs straight into TU8600. As far as grounding, I'm hindered by 1940's 2 pole copper in oiled cotton house wiring, tho I may play with alternative grounding between components.

I’m currently running dual Aegirs, what’s your tube setup?

YggyA2 -> Freya S -> Elekit TU-8600 -> AN UK Az-Two Hemp

No wonder Psvane is fighting them.

Indeed. But he's in better shape than most of their players.

Yeah, Jean Beliveau where are you?

"Zamboni is almost as cool as my talking car" ... priceless

Randomly listening to random access memories while reading this.

Seconded. I've been listening to RAM all week...crazy

huhh interesting, I've found kinda the opposite: super-engaging systems suck you in so much that time seems to fly by without even realizing it ._.

Check for sample rate mismatches.

I forget, were you using Oyaide wires with those?

For power cables I'm running all Oyaide V2 stuff with the newer full metal (that's not actually metal) connectors. Balanced XLR I'm running mostly Lavri Cable with Aeco connectors. for RCA, I'm running PCX/DH labs BL-Ag with Eichmann pure silver RCAs.

Parts ConneXion prices look pretty decent, compared to those on Taiwanese-Amazon. $63.95 vs. $71.60 for ARP-4045R
https://24h.pchome.com.tw/prod/DMAA0F-A9007J0EB

How is the strain relief compared to Neutrik?

The bummer about big tube nervosa (to me) is that it costs $5-700 per pair to see if your hunch is right or not.

if you decide to sell the aegir let me know.

Assuming they're not claimed by anyone else.

I'm still burning in the TU-8600, and I need to play with the headphone out loading and gain structure (i.e., running it either straight out of YggyA2 or through Freya S). I'm at 240R and getting a little bit of hiss thru hd600.

Honestly, it's a pretty big price delta between both, so if you haven't played in the "big boi" amp end of things, I'd say just go straight for the SW51 and know you're getting 98% of the TU-8600. If you're still feeling frisky, know you're not wasting money with the TU-8600. Hard to say more definitively if i don't know your preferences.

Thanks! I won't bother anymore but I'll be checking if any more impressions are uploaded to the 8600 thread once it's well burned.