I was thinking about those cryo treated occ cables but they are way out of my price range for cable upgrade.  I wouldn't call Mogami a junk unless you have tried them yourself.  I have not tried the cryo treated copper yet so I can't compare them to mogami.  I would still not call mogami junk...

Congratulations!!  Sounds like your ears healed already.  I would still go easy with the volume for awhile.   I disconnected my SE internally because I don't use SE at all.   If you are happy with Canare star quads...you gotta try Mogami 2534!  This cable is specifically designed for...

Congratulations!!! That's awesome that you are blown away.   Those Psvane UK-6SN7 are truly a bargain for the SQ that you are getting.   I am also eagerly waiting for your impression on Mullard 6080.

I agree with G600 and I fully understand his concern.  Thank you for sharing your concerns. I agree with G600 and I would not recommend others of doing this unless someone can verify with Sword Yang that this is ok to do.     IMHO, I don't see that this LDMKVI/VIII owners thread is any...

Ok this is pretty CRAZY!!!   I changed the tube settings:  socket 1 Thomson, socket 2 RCA, socket 3 Thomson, socket 4 RCA.  It seems like socket 2 and socket 4 are  dominant or something.   Now I have this crazy awesome bass, very full sound, with creamy liquid mids and highs.   I might have...

I want to ask if using mix of different power tube is ok.  I am experimenting with different power tubes and the sound is amazing!!   RCA6080 has very full sound with lots of bass but sounds very closed and stuffy.  On the other hand Thomson 6080WA is detailed, has good sound stage, open and...

Thanks for confirming that these are the best resistors that I could use for LDMKVI.  I was thinking about taking these out and going with metal foil resistors but I couldn't find any that were 330ohm 5W.  I guess I will leave them in.   What resistor value do I need for all the resistors you...

I had Emotiva XDA-2 DAC and I hated the sound because of the reason you described.  It was not accurate and not transparent.  I think it had some what recessed low mid and low frequency.  Luckily it broke after 2 days and I was able return it.  I was so glad I got rid of Emotiva DAC.  IMO, if...

TII is very detailed, transparent, and dynamic with 3D.  UK is some what more musical with less detail, less 3d, and less dynamics compared to TII...but it seems to have extended decay with wider stage. TII seems too analytical and SS sounding compared to UK.  So far, I having been choosing UK...

What can are you using?

MisterX,   Are you using C3G or C3Gs for your MKIVSE driver tube and 6AS7G for power tube?  If you are...I am very very interested on your impression when you get your MKVI+.  I want to know how they compare to each other.  I was going to get MKIVSE and do the mod like you did but I had an...

  Yes, Psvane 6SN7-UK fits perfectly without any adapter.  It's a beautiful pair of 6SN7 that look like 6AS7G.  They don't just look nice...they sound amazing for the price.

That happened to me 10 years ago.  I was at a RAVE party and I thought I busted my left ear because it was ringing for days after the party. Until I had to take a hearing test for an audio engineer position 9 years ago...I thought my ear was damaged but that was not the case.  I passed it with...

The combination of CV181-TII and Winged C 6AS7G are very close to solid state sound in terms of clarity, definition, transparency, and dynamics.  It almost sounds like McIntosh MHA100 which I really like the sound.  IMO, MHA100 is no where close to the sound of LDMKVI+ with CV181-Tii because I...

Yes, the sound is "wet".  The two different tube characteristics are creating this really sweet, over extended decay, and also extended highs.  This makes simple music with not too many instruments and vocals so dramatic.  This wet sound makes me get really immersed into the music and get so...