I'm using the chain Yggy->Eddie Current Balacing Act with PX-4 tubes into the HD 800 S and this is absolutely wonderful. The EC is an amazing amp I love every single minute I'm listening. It's a perfect match to the HD 800 S. Acoustics to die for.

I also made the same experience, PX4 tubes (I'm using AVVT PX4 Mesh) are by far superior to 300B tubes - I would strongly recommend that you look for a pair of them.

Crowded? That's far away from being crowded... welcome to China :-)

I totally understand this Sabre-ish influence as I've also been suffering from it. The Vega is already quite good in that, nevertheless I've been suffering and never came to a star where I can only really enjoy the music.   I went for the Yggy a while ago and after around 140 hours on it I can...

This time the unit arrived and is working well ... finally. Remarkable is the really good service of Schiit, pretty excellent! Even though it was quite some trouble because of the replacements and so forth they really took care to serve me well. Excellent, I can really recommend that! Will post...

Same happened to me ... I was also among the first in the Queue as you (maybe among the first 40), and after waiting five (!) weeks for customs clearance in China the unit was DOA. Good to know that this issue is fixed, as I'm still waiting for the replacement ...

Hey Prot, I just only wanted to add this objectivity thing - it was not pointing at you,it should be more a contribution to the discussion, as I've read a lot argumentations where people would like to convince others that they are right. I think especially in HiFi and probably already in MidFi...

I don't know why here and also in other threads there is the tendency to argue forwards some objectivity - in the real world most philosophers agree upon that there is not such kind of thing called objectivity. And especially in the high end hifi world I would say it's even more obvious that...

That's the sad story ... I've been among the first 40 in the order line, maybe among the very first getting the 230V version, and the first in China with a Yggi, but it's still not here as it sticks in customs. Drives me crazy, but it's not in my reach to expedite it. I'll keep you posted with...

I had a similar experience with my Auralic Vega once, it seems that something inside has hung up, I guess that if it's happening once it isn't a big deal (it didn't happened again for me since the ). Maybe this keeps you a bit more relaxed ;-).

Oh, hopefully mine will last long ...

Sure, the M version. I paid the same as the listed price, more or less. Buy one before I go for another pair as a spare ;-)

www.jacmusic.com I've had a look recently, jack is still listing the AVVTs.

In my opinion the PX4 is in most things better then the 300B, especially soundstage, sweetness, differentiation and articulation. In the BA review of 6moons the reviewer stated he would go for a PX4 and never bothering with a 300B - and I can confirm this. I have two 300B, but since I have the...

To me the AVVT PX4M sounds superior. Have it now for a longer while and I simply love it.

Thank you, arnaud, this really made my day. I'm still waiting for my Yggdrasil to arrive here in China, it's actually in customs and this takes some time, and I'm really hoping that he is sounding like the TotalDAC. I made my experiences during trial listening to the EC BA, it was driven by the...

I would strongly recommend to search for an amplifier and a headphone amplifier seperately, especially within this budget you should get both on an extremely high level. A fantastic candidate for an integrated amplifier is the Pass Labs Int30A, and for headphone amps there are a plenty SS out...

I'm sooooo happy … one will ship to China soon :-)

Sorry, no feedback as I'm nearly on the finishing line decided to go for the Eddie Current Balancing Act together with the Auralic Vega. If I'll get my hands on a Taurus I'll keep you posted. Cheers Feuergeist

Just rolled in the AVVT PX4M, and I'm absolutely speechless - the sound is fabulous. It's maybe unfair to benchmark it with the EH 300B, but it's no comparison at all. It's like they said in the 6moons review, the BA is opening up with the PX4. Wow! It's like opening the window instead of...

Good Morning, As you are already looking for a DAC in this price range I think that you've had already the opportunity to give it a try. If not, please do it - it's the most important thing to do. As I've compared some ESS Sabre DACs with the TotalDAC D1 with Reclocker, I can stipulate that...

See what Santa Claus had for me today ... AVVT PX4 Mesh, Emission Labs 300B XLS and Toshiba 6SN7GTB ... Unfortunately I'll need to wait two weeks to try them out as I'm not at home ... I'm sooooo curious! Merry X-Mas to all of you, and especially thanks for your help!

Hey Scubadiver, As I've gone through purchasing a new setup during the last two months I've read tons of reviews about nearly every components out there in the upper price range. The most important finding that I've had was: listen! You can get an idea of what is out there and worth listening...

CEE TEE and Ros, Thanks a lot for your help, with your and Ros support I finally figured out this socket issue. I also found an adapter which is coming from HK...

Thank you guys so much for your quick reply and help, it's a bliss for me as a quite newbie to tubes to get a step into this topic with your help. I'll consider using an adapter and get the AVVT PX4 Mesh tubes as they seem to be quite good. Thanks again!