Lol! Jeeze, I guess I didn't miss out on too much with the $100+ NOS scene in that case. I would've felt guilty throwing that much coin towards glass I think. Maybe I should grab two pair.....

That's exciting. I think they'll probably be a big improvement over the stock tubes. I've always felt like my system sounded pretty good, especially since the multibit upgrade. But I'm ready and excited to do a little tweaking at this point. Thinking about possibly getting a glass optical cable...

Thanks again for all you guys' help and recommendations. As of now I've ordered socket savers and the adapter, and I'm getting in touch with Auditory Canvas about trying out some of those russian tubes. I'm excited, and it feels better to buy from a head fier than someone on Ebay, though some...

Thanks so much for the +1. It helps having consensus. All in it looks like socket savers + Adapters + the tubes will be about $120ish. That is not bad at all. And I imagine I'm going to be able to look at the orange glowing goodness a lot easier. Worth it for that alone, probably. I'm going...

Socket savers can be found on Ebay I guess? Thanks for all the answers. Im a tube noob. Just plugged in the stock ones and called it a day

I think I may pull the trigger on this one today: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tung-Sol-2c51-5670-tubes-NOS-PAIR/292415601984?hash=item441553fd40:g:NqAAAOSwMEtaYkH- Thanks so much

Black plate twin triode? They're cheaper too. These do require adapters correct? They look fantastic

https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMPEREX-ORANGE-PQ-6DJ8-ECC88-VACUUM-TUBE-1975-MATCH-PAIR-SUPER-SWEET-TONE-A34-/222751905096 These sound rather good as well. Any thoughts about those vs Bugle Boy?

Sweet, thanks for the very informative post. I feel like I missed out a bit on some of the cheaper prices for NOS tubes back when Lyr 1 was new to the market. I just found these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-AMPEREX-BUGLE-BOY-6DJ8-ECC88-VACUUM-TUBES-MADE-IN-HOLLAND-/302628104421 . Seems like a...

Thanks very much. Mastering is def highly variable and very important. I've been listening to a lot of classical and jazz on Tidal that sounds fantastic. I've got plenty of Punk in my personal collection that sounds....less than fantastic. Thanks a bunch for pointing me towards that seller.

Thanks a bunch. MBP to Bimby sounds great source wise to my ears. Can you school me just a bit on adapters? Where should I buy and what should I look for? I’m not against them just illiterate in them.

Yeah, buying from a head-fier would feel a lot safer. But I’ll poke around and pop back into the thread to ask about specific sellers.

Sweet. Do they work well with planars?

I really appreciate your reply. Do people in the know generally seem to recommend/appreciate socket savers. Also, it’s probably helpful for me to mention that I use LCD2, rev 1 and Bimby. My instinct is to be wary of eBay, but I guess you just have to pay attention to the reviews of the...

Lol. Maybe true, but the fun you wouldn’t have had!

Hey guys, I’ve had my Lyr 1 for almost five years and still haven’t tube rolled. I’m getting the bug big time to tweak a little to hold Myself off from buying a Yggy lol. What do you guys think of these tubes...

Top of the line, statement, seems synonomous to me.

I think Schiits "mid tier" balanced gear is already priced and on sale, the gungnir and mojilner. The future gear ragnorok and Yggdrasil are intended to be top of the line products.

Of course no one but Jason can speak for Schiit, but I'd imagine they would discontinue the bifrost one of these days. Just because a product isn't meant to be a throwaway and is intended to have an exceptionally long life cycle doesn't mean it will be around forever. There's probably still some...

"But, you know what? If you have a Bifrost, you don’t have to worry. If aliens from the planet Zebtron land on our world tomorrow, bringing physics-defying technology that enables 64/1.544Mbps audio transmission over USB, we’ll have a USB Gen X card soon enough to handle it. But I wouldn’t...

This is my favorite chapter yet. I'd like to hear more about odeon, though in not sure if we will anymore in this book or not. I googled odeon loudspeakers, and they looked pretty impressive, especially considering your descriptions of where you were making them.

Canlanta two would be awesome, the first meet was a great success in my eyes. I could bring my bifrost/lyr and my lcd-2 (2014) and maddogs. I could also bring my anonymous Panasonic blu ray player. Canlanta was awesome, and even though there are other regional meets, those may be a big drive...

Another + 1 on the phono pre amp. That would be a great addition to my schiit collection.

Next Wednesday can't come soon enough

There's probably nothing wrong with the O2. The OP is running his O2 directly out of his headphone jack on his laptop, double amping with his noisy laptop sound card and amp. He's stated too that it's a loud headphone jack with a high power rating, so the O2 probably isn't all that much louder...