I've done a little tube rolling recently. I started with RCA12SN7s and Genalex Gold Lion 12AT7s since they worked well in my MZ2. Great combo with a huge soundstage, image specificity, tonal balance, and dynamics. But I couldn't leave well enough alone so I replaced this combo with the stock...

@Munbles06 Thank you so much for your impressions and insights. I know it's still early days but I couldn't agree with you more about the Velo; after around 20 hours of use my impressions closely mirror yours. Something I'm still trying to get my head around is how resolving the Velo is while...

My Velo arrived late last week and so far I am very pleased. I haven't done any critical listening yet but I do have some overall impressions to share. First, the packaging is very well thought-out with everything well-protected and clearly labelled. The quick start guide had me up and...

LTA site updated today: "Pre-Order Production Status: Now shipping! New orders ship in 3-4 weeks." I have no idea where I am in the queue but this is very good news.

From the LTA website: Pre-Order Production Status: Velo production will begin once we receive final production components and case parts from our suppliers. We will begin full production the week of April 8th, with pre-orders shipping in the order they were received. Fingers crossed things...

I took advantage of the LTA holiday sale (15% off) and ordered a Velo after having a couple of questions answered: 1. Will I be able to use my LPS+ (that currently powers my MZ2) to power the Velo? Yes, but I'll need either a new umbilical cable or an adapter as the 12V input is different from...

I have both the current Bifrost 2/64 and the Qutest connected to my desktop system and can readily switch between them. While I use the Bifrost for regular computer sound, I rarely use it for dedicated music listening as I find the Qutest to present music in a way that works better for me...

My apologies if this has been asked and answered earlier but which tube has the greater effect on sound quality? I've accumulated a lot of tubes over the years and might start rolling some tubes (though there's nothing wrong with the stock tubes - Gold Lion 12AT7s and old stock RCA 12SN7s) just...

What a great experience. Communication was excellent, description was accurate, price was fair, and shipping was super-fast with the tubes very well-packed. Thanks!!!

Excellent communication, very quick to answer a couple of questions I had. The item was shipped quickly and was very well-packed and exactly as described. Thanks for a very smooth transaction!

Thank you for this! They seem a bit on the expensive side but the amp's specs suggest very long tube life so it may be worth the investment.

I've had this same thought but have so far held off because I don't think I've gotten the best out of the BF2 yet. Previously I've posted about the surprising improvements I realized by using a quality USB cable between my iMac and BF2, first an AQ Cinnamon and then an AQ Carbon. I recently...

I've been enjoying my MZ2-S mostly as a preamp driving Genelec active monitors with a subwoofer for a few months now, it's been quite a step up from my previous preamp. The amp shipped to me with NOS RCA 12SN7s and Gold Lion reissue 12AT7s which sounded great but the Gold Lions had more gain...

A random Monday morning thought: I recently replaced my Lyr 3 with a Linear Tube Audio MZ2-R and was worried that the increase in detail and transparency would mean I'd need to move on from my Bifrost 2 to something else in order to keep up. As things have turned out, the BF2 can more than...

I've been a big fan of the Westinghouse Reliatron 6SN7 in my Lyr 3. Tube rolling is a heck of a rabbit hole to go down, it can be a lot of fun but can also get expensive which is why I settled on the Westinghouse after trying a lot of the usual suspects; no tube I tried was perfect but for me...