FS: Gustard X20u DAC w/ Dual ESS Technology Sabre Reference 32 bit ES9018 DAC chips, XMOS USB 384 kHz, DSD256, IIS: DSD512 (requires DDC, ex. SingXer SU-1). Includes remote control w/ extra batteries, stock power cord, allen wrench for top removal, original box, electronic owners manual...

Lightly used Magni 3 w/ stock 48v power supply. Paypal goods fee included in price. Shipping paid by buyer (original box can fit in USPS Priority Mail box for $16). Current Magni 3+ goes for $99+ shipping & taxes: https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1

My X20U which has approx. 75% of the Ric Schultz initial mods sounds great w/ HQPlayer playing DSD256. But when Quadman brought his custom PC w/ Ryzen chip & modded Singerx SU-1 & connected to my X20U, I was able to experience DSD512. Other than the initial white noise, it was a marked...

Many thanks to Quadman for DIYinHK v3.34 driver! Listening to DSD256 thru the Win10 mini PC NAA & Gustard X20u as I type. :)

Does anyone have a copy of the DIYinhk USB audio driver v3.34 that you could be so kind to send my way? (DIYinhk now only offers a v3.38 version that is only good for their XMOS PCB: http://www.diyinhk.com/shop/driverdatasheetmanual/109-diyinhk-usb-audio-driver-full-version-and-signed-.html )...

Latex rubber gloves are a handy way to grip tubes firmly & work loose (don't even have to put them on if you don't want to, just use couple finger sections to get a firm grip).  Works like a charm.

The Cadillac commercial with Wozniak showed a VPI Classic 4 turntable supposedly supplied by these guys out of Monrovia, CA:   http://brooksberdanltd.com/brooks-berdan-turntable-in-a-cadillac-commercial   Amp-wise they sell McIntosh & Chord Electronics, so possibly/ maybe a Hugo was driving...

astark, welcome.   You need to provide more info re: what type of sound you prefer (neutral, warm, etc.) & where your primary listening preferences tend to lean (rock/ classical/ jazz/ electronic, etc.). Do you like prominent bass, a trebly sound. etc.?  Different tubes emphasize different...

  This might fit the bill for you :  http://www.head-fi.org/t/740414/fs-price-drop-70-pr-siemens-cbs-6dj8-tubes-pr-6922-nationals-sold   Send me a PM if interested.

  Full Siemens code looks to be... first line: GA 0 & second line: vertical line thru = sign 9 L   iPhone pic is the closest I can get.   Thanks, Robert  

I have a two (2) pairs of 6DJ8 tubes that I am going to list in Classifieds soon, but wanted to run it by fellow Lyr-owners first.    Pair NOS Siemens (CBS) made in Germany 6DJ8 tubes purchased from mercedes man/ tube hunter.  2 mica grey plates O dimple getter 1959, factory codes:  vertical...

Thanks for the info. It"s a hassle to access the Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11 tube as it is inside the case, & I have the Lyr mounted on top of it with Vibrapod feet inbetween. But you got my curiousity peaked so I checked: 7L8 * 4E So May 1964 for my single Amperex 6922 white label made in USA...

Haven't tried in the Lyr, but for a Grant Fidelity TubeDac-11 preamp/Dac, I & many others definitely prefer the Amperex 6922 PQ US version over the Holland version. YMMV. Can't recall if this has been posted recently, but here is a good review source for 6DJ8, 6922 tubes...

+1. The matte black looked flat and rather dull IMO. The gloss black has a more distinctive character, less incognito. To each their own though, my deep burgundy Alpha's are da' bomb. :cool: