Yes, I sold it locally, not through this forum

I had a great experience. He was highly responsive and interested in making things work for a local meet-up and test before buying. Would definitely trade again, if the opportunity came up.

I built this myself in 2016-2017, and I've used it on and off since then, for both headphones and desktop speakers. I'm very proud of the quality of components and construction within the amplifier, but I am in the process of downsizing my audio equipment, and I think it's time to move this on...

Beautiful bookshelf monitor speakers with a 6" woofer and ribbon tweeter, retailed for $2150 when they were released in 2010. There is only one minor cosmetic defect in the veneer above one of the tweeters. I bought these second-hand from the original owner and used these speakers as my primary...

Very minimalistic DAC that outperforms its price. Outpaced by modern offerings on bitrate, but ultimately from a sound point of view it doesn't make a huge difference 48kHz vs 96kHz anyway. It's a great piece of equipment for someone who wants perfect sound for a low price.

I bought this from the original owner on Head-Fi about 5 years ago. Comes fully assembled, including the Speedball upgrade and a stepped attenuator in place of the standard potentiometer. This includes plenty of tubes to roll into the two positions on the amplifier: 9 different tubes of the...

I bought these new and have barely used them, preferring my Sennheiser HD-650s instead. They come in the original packaging with the 6ft and 10ft cords, and 1/8"-1/4" adapters.

Quote: I also own one. It is indeed very microphonic.

I've been listening to the Sylvania 6SN7WGT's for a couple days now. Maybe they need burned in more, but for now I am actually kinda preferring the sound of the CBS Hytron 6SN7GT. I'm also burning in a NOS Ken Rad VT231, hoping that its hum dies down a little.   My amp is a Darkvoice 336SE...

Just met with a local guy and picked up some new tubes.   Two are Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7WGTs with matching production codes, and the third is a Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB tall bottle.Anyone else have experience with these?   Pictures of them: http://imgur.com/a/ZwcPk   I also picked up some RCA...

Got it. CV181-Z, probably not worth the money.   I really just want my new tubes to get here so I can get an idea of which combination I prefer. The waiting is just going to make me want to buy more.

This link would seem to indicate that the CV181-Z (the shuguang treasure tube) would be a safe replacement for a 6SN7 even if your standard CV181 is not. I'd like to try it out, but some confirmation from someone who's tried it before would be appreciated.

Oh, right. It is a Svetlana 6H13C tube right now (the one that came with it when I got it). I have also been looking for NOS options there. I just got the amp recently, so I am still getting acquainted with all of the solid combinations that others have reported.   I've recently ordered a...

Quote:   The output tube is a 6AS7/6080. If I am not mistaken, the CV181 draws ~900mA while the 6SN7 only draws ~650mA, correct?

I have a Darkvoice 336SE with a 6SN7 preamp tube. Does anybody know if the CV181 or CV181-Z would work as a replacement, since the two are electrically similar?   I'm also trying to get a hold of some Ken-Rad 6SN7 tubes to sub in and see how they sound. For now, I am using a Sylvania, and it...