Posts by SeaHawk

What usually works for me to check polarity is put on a mono source and listen if it sounds disembodied rather than in your head (or slightly ahead of you).  Listening to mono should not add any left/right spatial...

If this pans out to be true, I'll invert one of the channels in my headphone to try out this new sound.  It may be the new rage!

IMO, search the thread by brand and type to see if anyone has a listening report (keeping in mind that the tube will flavor their system in addition to whatever components they have in their chain - a warm tube with slightly diminished...

Maybe there's a reason to burn-in NOS tubes?  Just sayin'...

Quote: Originally Posted by SeaHawk    Followup - they responded after a few hours (after hours Pacific time!) and said they'll just ship a new one out.  Also said they've seen a handful of these, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by SeaHawk  FWIW, just had one of my Tubemonger socket savers fail.  Nothing electrical - the 9 pin socket on top fell within the (I guess ceramic?) body, and unable to force it back to...

FWIW, just had one of my Tubemonger socket savers fail.  Nothing electrical - the 9 pin socket on top fell within the (I guess ceramic?) body, and unable to force it back to the top to reseat/reglue it in place.  Send them a...

Lyr+RS2i here.  Drives great, but is prone to pick up on any tube that's the slightest bit noisy or hissy.  With the Bifrost as my DAC, I find the mid 60s Mullards to warm up the sound despite Grado's signature treble...

I've used an inline attenuator for trying my Shure 530's with the Lyr (yes, looking for trouble), but I have to wonder if adding a 120Ohm load would change the frequency response or other aspects of the headphone.  I would hope...

Interested here, but wondering how bad that hissing would be with Grados (32 ohm) - anyone out there try the 3 micas with low impedance headphones?  Does the impedance affect the hiss?