Using Spinal Tap logic, the 5670W would win cause it's 16 more

So much better than that atrocity Fenestra ME

how worthy are they in the grand scheme?

6ak5? I keep thinking about trying them, but I'm a lazy, lazy man

I was just wondering if anybody had gone down the 6DJ8 road. On this point, does anybody smarter than me know what the max plate voltage for 6dj8s are? From what I remember it was only round 100v in the first place

Not to mention the fact you can get a 512GB microSD card for less than what I paid for a 128GB all them years ago

Nah, just more tubes. A couple (or 3) of those Schiit Voltwankers should do the trick. Probably need to invest in a portable AC unit if you go that route tho…

This makes me sad that my RFT broke. Even sadder when I saw how much the prices have shot up since I bought mine ~2 years ago Regardless, the 12AU7 is a good tube for the Vali - I'd totally recommend getting adapters for them

A taste from the upcoming Matti Bye album …it's classical enough for me:wink:

4 5 stars? That's 20 stars, you should be thrilled:ksc75smile:

<cue Hank Hill> "That amp ain't right" I still get a tiny bit of a pop plugging in my cans after turn on, but nowhere near as loud as if I leave them plugged in in the first place.

Not a tube issue. I think it has to do with the muting circuit disengaging before the amp fully warms up - something along those lines anyway. I talked with a guy ages ago and he suggested that I could replace one of the internal caps with a bigger value - lengthen the time it takes before the...

You have comfy looking slippers and vintage radios, what more does a person need

I don't think anybody mentioned it yet, but did Schiit finally get that gawd-awful pop when you turn the amp on sorted out? I know with my V2 I don't dare put my headphones on until after I hear the relay click - probably shouldn't even have the cans plugged in TBH

Don't feel too bad. I was going to jump on that N5005 sale except they won't ship to us dirty Canadians

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003580075316.html 261 Canadian Pesos. Probably a North American promo. Ends April 20

My V2 plays well with 12AU7s. I gotta imagine the V3 will too - probably even better considering the lower noise floor (esp. with the higher gain flavours)

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/custom-tube-socket-adapters.11214/

Better than 3 (or would this be 6) 5670s wearing a trenchcoat?

A late Piano Day post Jakob Lindhagen - Kynnefjall

I'm sure you could splice in an inline fuse holder

The question is not "are you paranoid?", but "are you paranoid enough?":wink:

My biggest concern with buying NOS tubes off AE is whether they're legit or knock-offs. Personally, I'd recommend sticking with trusted, established sellers to be safe

Bitchin headphone hutch!:thumbsup:

Yah, that's what I was wondering about. I know with other tubes, there seems to be a fall-off at some point - '60s or newer Foton 68HC for example. But there are always outliers - I remember reading certain newer Melz whatevertheirversionof6sn7is don't quite half-suck. I don't think I've read a...