Hello lord_tris,   Just finished with the PS500e's. Will be shipping it out to you on 9/26. 

Hey I'm kind of late on this, but I was in the list to audition a pair. Is it too late? Edit: Looks like I'm just in time!

What's the best way to package the amp securely for shipping?

Hey guys, I'm selling my crack! Not sure what's a reasonable price, but I'm short on cash.   http://www.head-fi.org/t/723933/bottlehead-crack-with-speedball

Don't know if I can do this, but I thought this would be a good place to let you guys know that I'm selling a Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball and I'm in the SF area. http://www.head-fi.org/t/723933/bottlehead-crack-with-speedball

How bad is it to use the E80CC on a non-speedball crack?

Well your sound card will do just fine as a dac. I suggest getting a tube amp like the bottlehead crack to contrast the "solid state" amp on the sound card. 

  So it's not reversible? 

thank you! went to Michaels and found it on clearance!!

Thanks for the info. Probably going to grab the tubes from vacuumtubes.net. Looks like the 6AS7G is on there too. Should I grab that also? If so, which brand? Seems like theres a good contrast between the 5998 and the 6AS7G. 

Damage has been done. :(   Does anyone know where I can get 1 piece of little foam thingy? I've seen it at a meetup before, but I can't imagine paying for shipping for a little foam piece.   Right now I have electrical tape wrapped around it. It's better. 

  USA, California

Schiit, make us a switchbox!   Any word on the reversible? I'm not electronically savy, but I think it would be cool if they had a switch that would make it 2 output 1 input and vice versa. 

Looking to get the 6AS7G, TS 5998, and the e80cc. What kind of prices am I looking at and where? Sorry if this has been asked before. Just built my crack 

                  so heppy     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtlplvhDSR0

I would definitely consider this if the 2 inputs 1 output can be reversed. 

Hmm..never really considered a preamp. Are preamps essentially to give more control to your output/input and volume control?    I recently assembled a bottlehead crack and I'm interested in testing out the difference between from my dac to active speakers vs. dac ->crack->active speakers.  ...

that's what I thought. I spoke to doc about it for my lsr305's and he said it should be fine as long as I start off with minimal volume.

Why not? Have you tried to see if it made a difference? I'm planning to hook up my active speakers to my bottlehead crack and see how it sounds.

Thanks! Didn't expect them to cost that much though..

  What are those rings around the tubes? I find them aesthetically pleasing.        So -10db makes it more sensitive and +4db makes it less sensitive to volume changes? I thought it was the other way around

Hey Doc,   So I just noticed my speakers have a built in feature to change the input sensitivity: http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/3-series/lsr305#Specs   Selectable Input Sensitivity - The -10 dB/+4 dB sensitivity switch ensures compatibility with a broad range of...

What's great about the JBL's is that they're less directional than any other studio monitor because of their wave guide design. The sweet spot is a lot larger. I use these pretty close to me and I have a small room, so I wouldn't know how they would do at a distance. I can tell you they get loud...

The biggest difference is just how much more alive the jbls sound. I mean if flat is what you're looking for, vanatoos are the one. the jbls had a more 3d sound to it and the vanatoo's were 2d.

Source? Any specs yet?