Hi all! Figured I'd start a rolling thread separate from the Jade review. So here goes! Please join in! Our "Jade club" here is growing nicely. The "native" Jade tubes are the 6AS7G and 12AX7. But others of these families may be used as well, such as 5998 and 5751, respectively. My many...

Hi! I'm considering (just considering for now, as I have no actual money to spend ) getting some closed 'phones to try. I currently have AKG K701, and an Audiotailor Jade tube amp. I'm very pleased with this combination. But I'm curious how the K701 will compare to a closed-type. I listen...

Hi! In my quest for tubes for my Audiotailor Jade, I'm looking for a Sylvania 5751. Right now I'm just trying to understand the distinctions (or equivalences) between the different models of this specific tube+manufacturer. And yes I've read "Joe's Tube Lore" which goes into some of this...

Hi! Looking into USB DAC. How does the Keces compare with the E-MU for DAC? I know the E-MU does other stuff as well... just trying to gauge the relative quality of these for just the DAC function. Are these in the same class, or is thte Keces obviously better?

Hi all! I'm totally new here, and a bit nervous posting this because I'm sure all these things have been discussed to death before... but here goes. (Brought here by GreatDane from Sound&Vision forums, assume it's the same GreatDane that's a member here.) I'm still looking around at materials...