I just got 'foobar 200 controller pro', which was just made free recently. You need to install an httpd module on foobar but once you do you can control it from the phone nicely.

I have the Ether C which I got upgraded to the Ether C Flow and I'm glad I did. The C's had everything I was looking for except a bottom end. I'm not a basshead and want just enough bass to balance the rest of the sound but the Cs were missing a low end, IMO. Upgrading to the C Flow kept...

I have the Ether C Flow (originally an Ether C upgraded to the Flow) and the Aeon 2 Closed. I use the ECF at home while the wife watches TV and the A2C when we travel (once we ever do that again). The ECF sound better, as you would expect. The A2C are smaller and easier to pack for a trip but...

I have a Hel that is about 3 months old. No scratchiness here. I would think that's a flaw that should be at least examined under warranty.

I have a pair of the    I have a pair of the iFi and they are VERY nice tubes. If that's all I had, I'd be fine with listening to them all the time. Of course, I have a problem in that I want more tubes so I keep buying more, but I have pondered getting a 2nd pair, hoping that would satisfy...

  Heh, maybe I'm easily amused but the title on that tube auction page is 'Hole 48 Earrings Ear Studs Jewelry Display Rack Metal Stand Holder Showcase UL | Jewelry & Watches, Jewelry Boxes & Organizers, Jewelry Holders & Organizers | eBay!'

  I have both and listen to both on a daily basis. The Lyr 2 is at work and the MJ 2 is at home. The Lyr is paired with a Bifrost MB and the MJ is paired with a Gungnir MB. The more expensive set sounds better. How much? Well, not twice as good, certainly. The difference lies in subtle sound...

  I also have both and I agree with atsq17. Especially for jazz and classical, the open Ethers are the cans you want. I use the Cs on a plane or sitting next to my wife while she watches TV, but the open Ethers are my go-to cans when I don't need closed.

  Took me a bit to find it but Jason (yes, co-founder of Schiit) says this:   "My “main stack” is Mjolnir 2/Gungnir Multibit, not Ragnarok/Yggdrasil. Mjolnir 2 is a warmer, wetter, “happier” amp than Ragnarok, and Gungnir Multibit is also a bit more euphonic than Yggy. The combo may not be...

  Cool, glad I grabbed a pair.  I hear they have a unique sound.

  I can certify the MJ2/G2MB/Ether C combo is a good one. That's what I listen to at home. You'll want a pair of nice tubes but even the stock tubes are decent in this equipment. There are a few thousand pages in other threads about what tubes are good, but I would recommend you listen to the...

  So there are 2 different deltas?  Yeah, looking through the document one is a normal isosceles triangle which is the shape I was taught in math class as a delta, but there's another one (that looks like a 4 :) that's a triangle squashed over on it's side.  Ok, no wonder tube codes are black...

  Yep, that's a delta, not a 4. Sorry about that. Which would be Philips, Copenhagen. I was wondering about the Venezuela connection.

It's been 30 minutes and nothing but crickets chirping so I'l take a stab at it. :)   VR6 45E4   Using the format TTC FYMW where TT is the tube type, C is the change or batch code, F is the factory code, Y is the year of manufacture, M is the month of manufacture W is the week of...

  Looks like the same engraved codes on both tubes: VR6 45E4. Now someone work their tarot card readings and interpret those.

  Sure. I'll take a look at them after work.

  Hm. Well, you know how tubes tend to widen and deepen the soundstage of the music? You can listen to the same music with a SS amp and a tube amp and the music sounds 'bigger' or more holographic, or at least it does for me. It's one of the main reasons I'm addicted to tubes. Well, the Valvos...

  I did post about getting some Valvo red label E188CC tubes from swiss-tubes that sound a lot like what Guido described with his yellow labels. They are noticeably more holographic than any of my other tubes and hurt my brain after I listen to them for a while. Maybe that's what you were...

  I bought a couple sets from him at nice prices a few months back. I'll be keeping an eye on a few of these. Damn you, I mean thanks. 

I have to second this. When my wife started playing online games with me I adapted my music server PC into a gaming PC for her, which meant the game sound was sent through the same sound chain (Gungnir MB->Mjolnir 2->Yamaha amp->Paradigm speakers) as my music is. The game sound is amazingly...

  Good point. The tubes are of the white shield variety but they do still have the Amperex house sound, with a slightly bigger bottom end and a slightly relaxed top end. They matched up very well with my HE-560s which I replaced with the Ethers.   When I get a minute I'll have to roll in the...

I installed the 1.1 "upgrade" this morning and took it out about an hour later. I don't like the deadened sound of cymbals, woodblocks, etc. Listening to the Ethers unencumbered is better for my ears.   For reference, my sound chain is DX80 -> optical out -> Bifrost MB -> Lyr 2 with Amperex...

  I do this with an iBasso DX80 at work. Initially tried the coax but even with everything (DX80, Bimby DAC, and Lyr 2) plugged into battery backups I sometimes got cutouts and Bimby clicks when my mini-fridge compressor switched on. Switched to optical as a test and rarely ever have a dropout...

  I use a wooden tongue depressor to hold the tube saver down when I roll tubes. Simple, cheap and easy. And the tubes are easier and faster to roll. Win-win.   I didn't ask my wife why she had a cache of depressors, but it did work out well for me.  

Ha! Didn't notice that, but you're right. My username is from the title of a cyberpunk novel but maybe I should change it to NoSolderingPlease