Thanks for clarifying! Btw, I "got used" to the less boomy sound of your updated fw :-) Still loving my M!

Now you lost me... I just checked calyx.kr and it seems that the latest firmware is 1.01, which is installed on my M and which gladly accepted your modded firmware. Where is the 1.02 coming from and is your firmware based on 1.02?   EDIT: Sorry, just re-read the messages regarding the AExxx...

Have you tried to wipe & factory reset your M?   Here are the instructions (taken from the Calyx website, if I remember correctly)   Turn off your Calyx M Remove MicroSD card if any Boot M by pressing the power button while holding REW (<<) key The display will be still after the logos of...

The LPS might provide sufficient power but the ZOTL's circuit (including the fuse) is designed for the lower current requirements of the 6SN7 and as far as I know the ECC31 will at least require a higher rated fuse. But then I would not mess around with it because I do not understand if there...

Thanks Will :-) The adapter I used can be found here: http://www.ebay.de/itm/1pc-Octal-Special-saver-for-6SN7-6BL7-ect-/191741357847 You will need an additional power supply yielding at least 2A at 6.3V. As the tube draws more current than nominal during the first couple of seconds I would...

Yes, I tried it but with external heating power. AFAIK the ECC31 exceeds the ZOTL's limits. I must admit I forgot how it sounds - but I never went back :-)

Not quite sure what you are after... Do you want to know if the artist, genre, etc. info is displayed properly? If you send me a file I can put it onto my M and send you a screenshot.

Looking forward to the comparison. I used Elise for several months and changed to the ZOTL but I have no $80000 audio equipment experience, so I am not qualified to do a comparison. I am glad the ZOTL-S will be compared, as I have never been a fan of the current production TS 6SN7 which are...

You mention one of the (imho) annoying shortcomings of the current firmware: the bigger the collection gets, the weaker the library scan works. My M is loaded with approx 330GB of ALAC files and it takes several library scans until every album is recognized. If I remove a card to add files, the...

FAT32 and NTFS are supported but I read that NTFS is not recommended for flash memory. It's a pity that exfat is not supported by the M.

  Sounds like a ground loop to me. I had similar issues with my mZOTL and different power supplies but was able to cure it py adding grouding wires. With the Hugo not fed by batteries, does the hum change when you touch e.g. the RCA sockets on the back of the ZOTL?

Quote: I know, I also read that the guy who did run the measurements did hear no hum himself. A good example that not everybody hears it even though the Elise does emit sound at mains frequency. So I guess it comes down to one's individual hearing. For those less sensitive Elise is an...

Today I got a HDPlex 100W linear power supply, replacing the SBooster PSU which replaced the stock switching PSU that came with the non-deluxe mZOTL. The HDPlex adds bass authority, detail and enhanced dynamics - definitely an improvement over the SBooster, which itself was above the SMPS...

I recently got two 200GB microSD cards as my pair of 128GB cards was full. While the old cards were FAT32 and occasionally could not access a file on first attempt, this time I chose NTFS. The cards are scanned correctly and music is playing but the overview in the GUI shows that both cards have...

  I think it is not as problematic as described here. Yes, you have to press the power button for a few seconds to switch the M on. Once it is on and the screen is black it just takes a single press to switch the screen on.    A library scan takes a looong time. I have two 128GB cards and...

Hello Ben,   welcome to the thread and thanks for this interesting read! I wanted to ask if you are familiar with LTA's LPS and the SBooster LPS and how they compare with the Mojo PSUs.

I was just pointed to an in-depth review of the mZOTL2 in the June issue of stereophile magazine, including measurements. I wonder if the measurement results would look different if a linear PSU had been used.

Excellent, rocoa! Congrats on the new amp. Looking forward to hearing your impressions with the Audeze.

First impressions after just 2h with Fidelizer FW mod: Less grain!!! Everything seems smoother w/o loss of detail. Some piano pieces in my collection suffered from a kind of glare in the upper keys. This is gone now :-) Bass seems to be more precise but I would not say that the M now goes deeper...

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Most of the time I would prefer the older recordings - the remastered versions are often adjusted to modern listening "taste" and are just loud but have lost the dynamics and dynamic range. Like an oversaturated photograph which just screams at you.

  Wait a second... let me check my archives... oh, here it is:   We really appreciate your valuable suggestions and try our best to apply them to next upgrade. Please read below our replies for your questions. All our bests and warm regards, Happy listening.   Received from...

I just finished making my own adapters. If anybody is interested in a pair of xulingmrs "EL3N to 6SN7" and "FDD20 to 6SN7 (with wires for external heating)" adapters, please PM me.

I contacted the european seller before buying the sbooster psu. According to him the ZOTL draws something slightly above 2.2A during normal operation. The internal fuse blows at 2.5A.

Looking at the photos on the urbanhifi website there are no tubes but a huge heatsink and capacitor inside.