Yes. The tube rolling. Absolutely. I’m currently using a pair of Toshiba 6DJ8’s. I think they’re fantastic. Another thing I should mention is how surprised I was for how long the S-booster power supply break in period was. The company said around 150 hrs for break in period, but I honestly think...

After about a year and half of ownership with the Pathos Aurium I’m incredibly captivated by its sheer musicality. This amplifier has exceptional dynamic range because of its excellent slew rates and timing accuracy with the music itself. The Aurium never feels cold or overly analytical. It is...

That is a nice idea. Kind of acts as a tensioner. Good idea. Also. I’m struggling on what closed back headphone can destroy my LCD XC and that is what needs to happen in order for me to buy another closed back headphone. The XC EQ’d is nuts. The technical performance and slam is really quite...

Ok. Very cool. And yeah I don’t have much issue with the stock rubber strap, but I know it could of course be improved upon. As for the pads? Yeah I’m with ya there. My XC I’ve had for 6 years and it still gets pretty good use and yet the pads are still minted. I’ve not once changed them. I...

I think this is the best looking headband I’ve ever seen for this headphone. If I may ask. Does it really change the comfort factor by a lot? The rubber headband on my XC that comes stock is ok, but this looks pretty enticing. Cheers. 😎

I agree with you. I love having mine, since my library of music contains a vast number of CDs. I guess I really am in the minority camp with physical media these days. I think that is a damn shame as well.

Hope you are right because I have the MK2 and If there was ever a problem (repair wise) I’d sincerely hope Astell & Kern could fix my CD Ripper with the serviceable parts in stock. Obviously for now. My CD Ripper works great, but I’m not naive. Nothing lasts forever, especially the laser inside...

Hey yeah. Thank you. I’m gonna try them sometime soon. Getting to be on a tube kick lately. :) Appreciate this bit of experience. Thank you for telling me. Not a deal breaker, but nice to know.

I absolutely love that feeling. Time off and time to spend with your audio equipment. The excitement of brewing the coffee in the morning and going right to it. Anyhow. Congrats friend! What a great system. Gotta love those tubes. Hope you like the Tungsten as well. ✌️

Ok. So it was more to do with the cable socket and it wasn’t complete driver failure. That happens more commonly with regards to typical repairs with headphones. Nice that they replaced both! Love that. No shortcuts. Thanks for telling me. Also I’m not naive. Nothing lasts forever, so I feel...

Gotcha Ken! Thank you. I read your comment after I posted mine to the gentleman. Sorry about that. Appreciate you relaying your experiences. What ended up being wrong with your D-8000?

Agreed. I use the original HD 800 even just on the WA22 is a very nice synergy, combination. Of course. I do use good tubes in the WA22. 😎

I may be one of the few on here that find the pad changing incredibly easy. It really is not that bad. The material is meant to stretch a bit on the inside liner so you can take them off. When Putting them on you apply a little bit of pressure when your twisting them on past the metal groove...

I think that is the case, however maybe some notable distributors from the USA like say Audio 46 could have direct answers to this.

I get ya. Sorry to hear that. I sincerely hope that Final can take care of you with in a reasonable time frame. Again. Keep us posted. We all love these headphones and of course if something goes wrong with them we need to learn from others the best means of being able to get them fixed...

Final has designed the D-8000 to be incredibly serviceable by having separate and replaceable parts. However I think you gotta go to Final directly. Whatever country your in you gotta ask the dealer for final to contact them directly. If you try to send them an email for service request they...

Hi friends. Has anybody tried the new production tubes, called Cryotone? https://wathenspeakers.com/store/p137/5AR4-WC_-_V2.html Very interesting.

Yeah it was a 1950’s KenRad. Bought it off some guy on E-bay for 35$. I knew it was too good to be true. Lol lesson learned. I did get my money back though.

Absolutely. The ZMF crescent strap leather headband. It is excellent. I use one personally.

An example of a rectifier or tube in general with an air leak, which causes the getter blast to become white. Makes for a nice light show though. Ummmm violet. Lol.

A good quality rectifier helps with the longevity of amplifier components as well. You just have to think of a rectifier like a good power supply. Why cheap out on that? Not only that the performance of your signal and power tubes improve right down to a molecular level with the help and...

Kinda looks like if Hummer did a sports car. 🙂

Same. For me it was the fall of 2012 and I bought the HD 800. Like you. I still have it. 😉 12 years-old….and counting. The HD 800 is my longest serving piece of HIFI equipment. I don’t think I’ll ever sell it.

New York City CanJam would be highly doable. I’d really like to go next year and of course I know Zach really takes the time to set up some great booths. His show areas/rooms look amazing. I’m really glad to hear that the chances you’ve taken with ZMF have been successful. Buying blind can be a...

Yeah It is about 90% on the dial. 🥰, but I find it is quite necessary. The stock tuning on the XC needs a lot of help if you will. Most aspects of the bass are completely non existent. The Loki fixes that very very well because it is a broadband equalizer. And thank you so much for your...