Yes. I built a crack around it. But when I decided to sell I pulled the pot. There's no way I'd ever part with it. :)

I'm using that tube in a Vali 2 with an adapter serving as a preamp. The origin story is that Moffat recommended it. As a result, I'm really at a loss on how to upgrade my pre section. I know my power amp has more to give. I'm seriously considering building a Nelson Pass buffer, but beyond...

Wow!

Hey all. I'd just like to say that I think I killed this thread through my own stupidity - ie chewing out someone else preference. For that I'm really really sorry, it was such a [choice word] move. The thing about music is that its personal. I redacted that post, but I don't think this...

I'm not worthy. That's most awesome line I've read in a long long time. ... sorry to bring up a post from 50 or so pages back. I'm just catching up...

"the artist intended" - The marketing team really knocked it out of the park! lol

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for a source for a replacement from a Canadian dealer if possible. My original plastics are a mess. Ideally I'm looking for a 3rd pty upgrade. The original is a POS and a flimsy design. The 600 series is considerably better made. I have...

You can go further and say that the HD800 starts to fail at presenting air and realism of stringed instruments, etc when compared to a top tier electrostatics and the requisite chain to make them perform. What it comes down to is, how much money do you want to drop for crazy realism, vs some...

The tubes really don't have that much influence on the signature like other amps.

My bad, I meant the Schiit Mjolnir-2 vs the Mainline. I refer to it as the Mojo because I have to look up the spelling... every... single.... time. Buddy has the Mjolnir/Gungnir stack and I have the Gungir/Mainline stack. I offered to swap for a week or so, but he'd rather compare side by side.

Anyone see a review of a Mainline and Mojo comparison? A buddy and I are planning to compare the two. It's just a matter of finding the time.

Its not like a slap in the face difference. I'm just saying that for me, I found it was worth the time to modify the diode section in the power supply. In fact, I didn't even really do it. I sold my Crack to a friend and he did it. When hearing the changes afterwards I found it audible, so I...

Hmm, the crappy diodes in the original PS make a ton of noise, thus the choke and other mods down the line. I'd argue that component changes at the right place in the circuit can equate to a circuit change. % improvement is also subjective, so were comparing apples to .... something else. The...

One of the best upgrades to do once you've maxed out your Crack and thinking of selling is to replace the power rectifier net with Cree diodes on a PCB. https://www.partsconnexion.com/DIODES-68247.html I like how in this thread Doc goes ahead and suggests you may as well upgrade to a Mainline if...

Seriously good looking amp! I would replace the knobs with matt black and try matt black feet to tie it together, but that last bit might just be too much.

I had real issues with the Crack SB. I ended up replacing the power transistors for resolution. I thought I had that amp singing until I sold it to SirIssac. He has an electronics background pre-existing his audio interest. So, he took it apart and re-soldered. In the power supply he replaced...

I was going to makes some point regarding the SR-009/KGSSHV, but I see that I'm preaching to the choir. I think the HD800/Mainline with a warm recording like Bavarian Fruit Bread or Cowboy Junkies is really where its at. You can crank out some impact from the Police's 'One World (Not Three)'...

We used to do this for rushed tests in a paint factory I worked in. In my case it was acrylic paints, but all paints should respond to this treatment more or less the same way. I'd be careful on the temp. I would assume 200F not C. I am not a chemist, YMMV

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The Toslink is out as it won't lock on higher bit rates. I was comparing my DVP-S7000 as an RCA coaxial transport against USB with the same recording. I'd have to do more listening tests, as it was just a random burned CD I had in the drive. But if you really have to strain to *maybe* hear a...

My USB must be very clean. I burned a FLAC to CD for comparing SPDIF on my DVP-S7000 vs USB. With a 30 second lag to flip between the two - I can't really pick up a difference. Optical on the Schiit stuff won't lock at 24/192 - never had an issue with my Emotiva XDA-2 regardless of Toslink...

HD800 for sit down and Andromeda's for portable. The Andromeda's scale well, but there aren't too many top (top top) reasonably priced amps to run them. So I'm torn.

Well, that happened much faster than I anticipated. Dropped the $ on a used Gumby and the seller is going up to the Yggy.

You'd think that, but the HD800 is perfectly fine with the XDA-2 - and I don't believe it to be harsh at all. The HD800 is modded to tame the some of the 6K resonant peak - but its not harsh because of that. Does the HD800 reveal a harsh chain? Yes. The Modi just isn't broken in. When I got...