Hi everybody, I've just updated my Ares II and it is really improving almost all aspects of sound. Resolution, clarity and very enjoyable holographic soundstage are most noticeable. I just can't stop listening my favorite music. I was waiting a few days and in my case it's stated V3.12 | A22E...

From tubeworldexpress: Audio power tubes are tested for: good idle current, linear and evenly spaced plate curve traces, transconductance (Gm) within specifications, gas, shorts, leakages, and instabilities Preamp tubes are tested for; (Gm) Transconductance, shorts, gas, leakages and...

No problem, I'm newbie myself)) Measurements between 2 tubes must be as close as possible to have similar sounding..

Probably the older the better, matched and having good measurements)) There's thread here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/5670-w396a-2c51-6n3p-tube-thread.680910/

Yes, this 5670 6n3 WE396A tube family definitely worth the attention. They need adapters, but sound amazing.

Exactly, good-looking, flexible and good sounding cable. There is a nice thread here on head-fi about forza cables. I purchased these tubes In tubeworldexpress.

Hi guys, I have second hand Falcon Pro and do like them (just worry a little bit about battery life bearing in mind they are not new). Knoble house sound is quite addictive, engaging and resolving at the same time. This is my first TWS and I would say the sound is not far from good IEM, not to...

Sorry for late reply, I was out of this forum for a while. Rizer: simple Chinese Gold plated 5670 6n3 WE396A instead ECC88 6922 6DJ8 tube adapter from eBay Tube: 5670 RCA COMMAND SERIES NOS "O" getter halo 1968. 5670 family is good alternative to expensive 6922. Headphone cable: Noir Hybrid...

Is there any sense to upgrade stock power tubes? One fellow adviced me that power tubes have minimal effect on sound, and better to concentrate on driver tubes...

I would say that stock tubes are good enough, but just to familiarise yourself with amplifier, because there are much better tubes. And Russian tubes in general can be bright if you sensitive to trebles

Thank you @Slade01 and all head-fiers for recommendations. DDC gained some popularity recently and Denafrips produced their own DDC Iris, but I see that Ares USB implementation is good enough to concentrate on something else, although DDC can improve sound. There are many options to remove PC...

I just want to leave it here:) Translation from Russian: "Remember worker, eat Hercules, and listen to superDAC Ares" *Hercules - oatmeal

It is very simple. I have 1 DAC, that is Ares II, and I have 2 headphone amps and 2 headphones . Given that I can not use Ares RCA and XLR outputs simultaneously, I was asking about any device, splitter and the like to share 1 Ares output between 2 amps. I don't want to use another DAC, because...

I see. Can you guys advice some device or splitter to share Ares RCA output between two amps? Thanks.