I shipped my unit to psonoda today. 

Forgive me, I've never written impressions of an amp before.   My initial impression of the Heron was that it was just a tad dark sounding. After spending more time with it I would now say that it sounds rich, the same way the original version of the LCD-2 sounds rich. This isn't to say the...

The unit from jerick70 was delivered yesterday. I picked it up from my office just now and am very impressed by the build quality. Can't wait to start listening tonight.

Wichita, KS. I would love to take part.

I have a pair of Mullard CV2492's, like others I found them to have lush mids and a solid bottom end. They also smooth out the highs and make them less fatiguing than the stock JJ's while still having far better detail retrieval in the lows, mids, and highs.   Imo you can't go wrong with...

  I got the Rx dampers, size 9. http://herbiesaudiolab.net/rx.htm   Sorry for the bad picture quality.

Got my tube dampers from Herbie's Audio Lab on Saturday. They did not make the hum in my right channel tube go away, but I'm fairly certain that it's some weird power related issue.   They did however provide an all around improvement to my systems sound. Biggest things I noticed was more...

Yes, all those tubes will work. I've been eyeing those Telefunkens for ages, but I can't justify spending 400 bucks on tubes, especially since that would pay for half a DAC. Someday though...*starts to daydream*

Will do! They are supposed to be here tomorrow. I really hope the Rx dampers fix it, if not... Oh well, the tubes still sound great. But I'd being lying if I said the hum doesn't bother me at all :P I may try some of the used Mullards to see if they have the same issue, plus I want backups :D

The Mullard CV2492's on tubemonger are great tubes. Very rich and musical while still having way more clarity than the stock tubes. Unfortunately all the NOS ones are gone. But they still have used ones that test right about NOS scores. 75 bucks a pair if memory serves.    Only possible...

Thanks for the input guys. I went ahead and ordered some Rx dampers from Herbie. Should be here Saturday! And my socket savers should be here today or tomorrow!   I'll read up more on the Q cable. Reason I was looking at the ALO was because they have the 30 day return policy, but I see Q...

So I gots a question. I got what you could call a Christmas bonus. So I've got a little spending money. Here's what I've been thinking of...   S&H E88CC from tubemonger, or possibly the Amperex ones that cost a little more.   Herbie dampers for my mullards   Trying out an ALO cable...

Were your Mullards from tubemonger noisy? I seem to remember many pages back people talking about it. I'm just curios because I have a pair of Mullards from tubemonger and they have developed a low hum. I can only hear it when there is no music playing so it doesn't really bother me.    I...

Anyone have an electronic buzz when they touch their Lyr's volume knob? It's audible once I get passed 11 o clock, which is much higher than my normal listening levels but I noticed it last night when I was listening to a super quiet mix.   I emailed schiit and they told me to take off the...

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the flippers switch the triodes around and should give your tubes a longer lifespan. But they aren't meant to be used for the entire lifespan of your tubes, just part of it. Half if I had to guess. The socket saver is for those who switch tubes frequently and...