Lampizator Golden Gate arrives in its own personal trunk!       EML 45 Globe Mesh!  Never made before and special for Lampizator.  How is that for a stock tube?     Notice no mica/supports touching the top of the glass.  More delicate but better sound.     High end...

At the point where I'm about to have a few DACs/Amps all being fed by digital transport eventually (computer most likely).  It is already kind of a pain to switch the cables etc.  Any suggestions on any equipment or method to minimize the work involved in going from one setup to another.  I am...

Since the current owners of Lampizator DAC are being kind of shy.  I think this unique dac needs its own thread.  I'm planning on acquiring one in the near future so I thought this thread could have useful information for those considering it as I am.  Unlike most DACs, some amount of tuning is...

Was great magazine for tube lovers. The link for it went down very recently. The publisher of the magazine dead a few years back and I guess the domain had been prepaid and finally expired. So no way to get to PDFs of magazine which I found to be good resource for tube info. Does anyone have the...

Getting a bunch of 2A3 tubes that I would like to see if they work as I am waiting on my EC 2A3 MK IV to be delivered.  Anyone in the Bay Area interested in testing a bunch of tubes?   So far I have the following coming in:   1) 4 EML 2A3 Solid Plates (New)   2) 4 RCA Gray Plates that...

I'm especially interested in hearing pro/con of EML Mesh vs. EML Solid vs. NOS RCA dual black plate vs NOS RCA dual grey plate vs. NOS Ken Rad 2a3. Of course any others I am definitely interested in such as JJs, Sophia's, etc. Getting Eddie Current 2A3 MKIV so I need 4 tubes. Not sure if I can...

Would love to hear recommends for the BEST in portable headphones straight out of your idevice/phone. Any size will do as long as you think it portable. One suggestion per person. Price is no object, but suggest something you have auditioned or own. Feel free to say nothing but suggestion, or...

Buddy has ALO Pan Am which uses the WM8524G chip but only supports up to 96khz.  According to the WM8524G's datasheet, it supports up to 192khz.  After a long talk with ALO, it looks like this is simply a driver issue.  Basically, it is using default window USB drivers that only support up to...

Since I have been looking at mobile solutions, there seems to be a common problem of how to get your data/music to your fancy new USBs etc..  People especially want to use their fancy new portable USB DACs (Firefly, Meredian Explorer, ALO Island, LH Geek Out, etc.) with their iDevices or Android...