Totally agree Tom....if one could just not know the price alone would go a long way to an honest "opinion"!! :>) Alex

Before the fleet was grounded: I got a flight in this B24. KRDU. When their B17 crashed...the party was over. Alex Got to sit in the cockpit area....what a treat. Me and my youngest son Mike. KRDU.

D8000 Pros are and end game can for me. After many cans, Susvaras, Abyss, Focals, Meze, Rad's, Audeze etc and all the usual less than $5K types the D8000 Pros tickle my fancy. Heavy. Built so well. That said I have five other sets that I admire very well too....all have their strengths...and...

Yeah full of those "glittering adjectives, real objective" lol...

Well at least u used all your wire! LOL Alex

There are more routes as well,,,I just picked this one for me... Maybe there is a conductive cardboard route??? Hmmm Alex

I never really like closed backs from the viewpoint in thinking that open cans provided potentially a larger more realistic soundstage etc.. So 99 % of my stuff has been open backs...but later in life I wanted to see what all the fuss was about the ZMH sound and did tons of reading but never...

Great! I remember when I built an original O2 amp and having that little wire mechanically touching a screw that went into the case!

Lovely, been there done that! :>) Alex

For all u Joni Mitchell fans...just discovered these three early treasure troves. Vol 3 is a real treasure of many of her songs that aren't the final version in later albums. Well recorded for those years... Alex Note: Lots of LIVE stuff...like Cold Blue and Sweet Fire live at Carnegie...

Check with a ohmmeter to see if the pots case is floating. Or just take a small wire and touch the vol pot knob/case to gnd trace or the back RCA outer shell... Be careful.

The good ole Sheffield Drum Record....Jim Keltner Track six, is 7:09 minutes long. From 4:30 until the end. Just took out my ZMF Vetite Closed Backs. Vali3 GE 4760 non 5 Star. Crank her up and this is the way a drum should sould. Stunning here to these ears.. Driver Type: Vapor Deposed...

Took it apart again just for u! LOL!

Well, this am I noticed for the first time with my nice metal gold knob when I touched it when the music was not playing that there was a noticeable humm / buzz in my cans. Tried several tubes with and without extender still got this annoying buzz when I touched the knob...hmmm. Similar to...

Great to see u on the mend!!!! :>) Alex

https://open.qobuz.com/artist/13074 Nice. GE 5760 11/82 date code. Vali 3. Sweet Happy Memorial Day!

Fun stuff ! Tons of Memories here as well... https://open.qobuz.com/track/102453793 Alex

Very interesting for sure... If they sound good with this Vali 3 even at 3 PM, I assume High Gain..then that should tell you something!! :>) Alex

Thats a sweet tube for sure. Alex

Have a nice Memorial Day to all and to those that gave their lives for us.....Semper Fi, BZ! :>)

My first serious "affordable" back in 1970 Stereo! 19 yrs old, just married, headed into the US Army. Vietnam Era,,, OMG...Great times! Notice that high end 8 track deck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found this: YMMV.

Some of these 12XXX tubes might be called real price performers! :>) Alex

Great bass! Hand claps in Birds... Sweet.. Kick drum in Home...excellent. Rim shots in Rise...Sweet. This is an excellent well, mic'd, well mastered album. Alex

Listening to it via Qobuz ATM.. Alex