..and didn’t even bother checking and disclosing what preset was used. I already dismissed these impressions just based on that. Maybe Audeze could have made it more clear at the show, but we can also put things into context ourselves. Canjam is not an environment to base final judgement on...

Thanks Ari. The UK site looks to be unreachable at the moment.

Thanks Ari for clearing up. What is the best route to obtain the graphene version for an customer from the EU?

Looking forward to your impressions of both. I also have an MCTH on the way - curious if the Lyr 3 is a clear step up.

At $9 it’s still a steal compared to anything else. Thanks for making me aware of these! Edit: $13 for the fabric version and $9 for the pleather.

I have to add that mine is one of the earlier revisions, so some of these issues may be resolved with later revisions.

I’m in the middle of debugging multiple issues with my HA-1A MK2, which I bought from a fellow head-fier. Although it does sound great - there are too many issues to be able to fully enjoy mine. My unit suffers from transformer hum (possibly caused by rough handling during shipment), a very...

Similar issues have been discussed in this thread. In my case, switching to an amazon basics usb cable solved it.

Can you describe what they liked more about it and what sources/amps were used?

The APPJ’s are great! I’ve listened endless hours to the HE-400i through an APPJ PA1502a, and rolled 100s of pre/power tubes. The 400i came to life with it. It was fed by the Pioneer sc-lx77 Sabre DAC. Later on I switched to the Modi Multibit DAC and this was a clear improvement with vocals and...

Thanks for the comparison review and what a great first post here :). I’m in the market for an upgrade to the 400i and to use next to the HD650. From your experience it seems that this may be it! Can you add to your review the sources/DACs that you used with the Sundara?

Well, it’s just in comparison with the HD 540 ref2 - the difference in resolution and imaging is big. But the Senns are known to scale with good amps. This may not be the case with the 400i. I’d expect the HE560 to outperform the 400i with a proper amp (based on several reviews).

I have to agree with you about the Sennheiser synergy. I’ve ran it mainly with my Senns and it really brings the HD 540 ref2 to life. Everything from soundstage, pinpoint imaging, palpable textures and timbre. You know, when you start a listening session early night, and somewhere around 02:00...

I didn’t fully get that. Did you like it more or less with the Gustard? I’m a gustard H10 and R2R owner as well (currently exchanging my defective v5 opamps) so quite interested in your experience.

The cause may very well be the usb cable. I’ve had something very similar happen when I temporarily used a cheap extension USB cable. Replaced it with a 5m Amazon basics cable and it hasn’t occured a single time since. In my case it completey lost the USB audio connection as well and my...

Cool! Looking forward to hear about your experience.

I wouldn’t call it warm. It’s organic, meaning that reproduction is not over-emphasized or overly crisp, like they can be with certain Delta Sigma dacs (Sabre). The R2R 11 is highly resolving. I’ve used it with Planars like the Fostex T50rp mk3 and it’s a dream combo. Clarity, speed, quick...

Zs6 for $29 @gearbest for 10 days for those interested. Edit: $26 with coupon HNYear099

Awesome! Would love to see some pics of what their operation looks like.

Why all the negativity? You should always take user experiences with a grain of salt. Unless extensive a/b testing & measurements are done, there is no validation of the statements made. For the price, just try it and report back about your experience. I’ll do the same. I’m thankful to the...

These are great tubes! The first etched character is most likely not a 4, but a triangle, which is the factory code for Philips Heerlen. The 2nd character, the zero, stands for the year. This type with the shorter plates was made from around 1959 untill end 70s. The earlier ones did have the 4...

The box is on the pics and in the ‘whats included’ list in the description. We will see! There was a 6 day cancellation option when not shipped in time + 60 day cancellation if item not received, which I am ok with (worst case waiting 2 months -> money back). I don’t need to have these...

On aliexpress as well. €53,47 with box. Mine were shipped right away (black version).

Nah, just a bot to keep some level of activity around here ;) The Mazda’s are sometimes hard to identify. Interesting enough, Mazda never really manufactored its own tubes, but instead rebranded them. Mazda France started in the early 50s and Mazda was used as a brandname in the UK a lot...

You’re not alone! Which Mazda did you get - as there are several version depending on age. Most common are the silver anode ones (which come in triple/two mica versions). These are very nice IMO - I started to hoard them at some point (as I did with triple mica 12at7 Mazda’s as wel, but they...