Should be just fine. -Ed

Probably not. The converter just throws away the negative signal on each side, which then makes it like any other single-ended signal. -Ed

Searched the thread but found nothing--has anyone tried the LinLai Sapphire 6SN7 tubes? -Ed

@aurorafps Funny you mention that, as I just ordered one of those Little Bears, but I have some spare MUSES02s laying around so thinking just using that. I have V7 Vivids in my Fosi ZA3s right now that I plan to roll over into my V3 Monos when they arrive. -Ed

I just ordered a new pair of cans, Monolith M1070C. It is 60ohms impedance, so we shall see how it holds up with TA-66, although my intention is primarily to listen to HD 6XX with my TA-66, it is still fun to play with it. The tubes and the TA-66 are burning in nicely and I am noticing that the...

Thanks! Yes, it was originally my interest in Apos Ray Reserve tubes that led me to buy the Psvane CV181-T MkII tubes that I am running now because so many people said that they are basically the same tube except Apos’ are just hand-picked top grade pieces. We’ll see how the LinLai E-6SN7...

Thanks! I ended up ordering a quad set of LinLai E-6SN7 tubes to compare against the Psvane CV181-T MkII. My reasoning is that if the ShuGuang WE6SN7 Plus sound very similar to the Psvanes that I already have, it would not be worth the cost to acquire for more of almost the same. With the...

If I had to sum up the Musician Draco in as few words as possible, you’re trading away an OS slow/fast decay filter option from the Denafrips Enyo/Ares II to get I2S input. Their sound signatures are quite similar, close enough where it is difficult for many to say they absolutely prefer the...

Between the Psvane CV181-T MkII and the ShuGuang WE6SN7 Plus, do you have a preference between them? Any specific differences at all in their sound? Or better said: since I already have the CV181-T MkII in my amp, should I even bother with the WE6SN7 Plus? Keep in mind that unfortunately for me...

The best way to know for sure is to listen for yourself on both connection methods and decide which you prefer. For me, I2S did sound better than coax. I also found AES/EBU sounded better than coax. -Ed

How does that SE/tennis ball sound compared to the CV181-T MkII? -Ed

@Joe Bloggs Out of curiosity, does RS6 have Global PEQ (available via update) yet? -Ed

I see…thank you! Any estimate on number of hours burn-in on each type? -Ed

Have you listened to either Psvane CV181-T MkII and/or Linlai E-6SN7? If so, can you compare/contrast them against this one? Prices are pretty insane on these. -Ed

I made an interesting erroneous discovery today: if you erroneously plug your source into the Aux Out instead of the Aux In on the back, leaving nothing hooked up to Aux In, it still sends a signal to your headphones, but it will be at what is probably un-amplified, line-level, and furthermore...

Ah…I ordered mine from HiFiCollege. They were basically the only place I saw that had it in-stock (pre-confirmed via chat), rather than merely taking preorders. I did have to wait for it to ship from Shenzhen/Hong Kong, but it still got here much sooner than waiting on another reseller to first...

I was having occasional static on high-res PCM material randomly when using coax input from the USB-coax passthrough on my HiBy CR06 dock, but when using either USB input or the AES/EBU input, I have not had this problem. I also ran into static when first attempting to implement I2S from my...

I use quad Psvane CV181-T MkIIs in my Freya+ preamp in my speaker chain and I agree, they are amazing tubes! -Ed

I actually bought aftermarket tubes for mine at the same time I ordered my TA-66, and I installed them immediately without listening to the stock ones since I had not heard great things in general about Chinese 6N5P tubes. For the preamp stage, I had great experiences with Voskhod Rocket tubes...

CV181 and 6SN7 may be compatible with 6N8P, but the power tube on TA-66 is Chinese 6N5P, which has a different voltage and about 20db less gain, so it may not work at all, or if it does, you will need to turn the volume WAY up. -Ed

This essentially goes back to my comment about coax and noise rejection. The better coax cables will do a better job rejecting noise. The science leads to the proof (your experience with different coax cables). I am not sure why different optical cables would perform differently though, at least...

U18 came in today and I was able to get I2S working without too much effort. Toggling through all four settings on the U18 didn’t work with the default setting on the Draco. When I left U18 in Gustard I2S mode, and then started adjusting the I2S mode on the Draco, the first option I changed it...

Most of the time, optical loses out. It often suffers the most jitter of all connection types, plus it has the lowest bit rate/resolution limits, so that comes as little surprise that it rarely ever comes out on top compared to coax, unless you have a major issue with the coax cable picking up...

If that’s the case, try it out and let us know. 🫡

The two tube types are not compatible due to different pin-out/wiring configuration. -Ed