Just in case anybody decides to do something crazy, like me. I bought the IE 900 and have really been enjoying them on my WA-8 ( Woo Audio ) and AK USB PEE51 dongle ( Astell and Kern ). Thought I'd do something a little crazy and try plugging them into my real system. MediaCenter ( Direct with...

I don't have a WA7, but if it sounds as good as the WA8 that would be pretty exceptional at the WA 7's price. Might I ask what headphones you're using?

It is. The sex is a very good tube amp. The mainline is, well I can't even image where to go from here. One thing I would note about the mainline though... it reveals what you feed it with and what you feed it into. When I went from the Gumby the Yggy there was no question of the difference...

I upgraded the rectifier. To be honest by the time the tube opened up ( burned in ), about 30 hours, I couldn't tell you the difference. But it's only $10 more so, so what. Unless you've put alot of hours on the tubes and they are ready for replacement, I wouldn't bother. I've upgrade tubes...

I wouldn't expect a Freya 2 anytime in the near future. Frey isn't that old and I don't think Schiit has up'd the version in less than 3 years. Though, ya, give the price of good tubes. I'd love to see that feature.

Started off stock tubes. They got noisy very fast. Put in matched quad of New Tung-Sol, that was better, rolled a matched pair of CBS/Hytrons into gain stage, sound got better but the tubes were very noisy. Got a matched pair of the Zaytrons ( rebranded CBS/Hytrons ) from upscale... moved the...

Looks like my SEX 2.0. With the old iron. ( Chokes and Output Transformers ). You can upgrade the Iron, but the c4s upgrade isn't sold anymore. So having c4s is a plus.

Have only heard the WAS6E at shows. I built the Mainline and figured I'd sell or keep. It's now my favorite amp by far, and I've stopped looking or wondering entirely about other amps. Loquah has written some excellent reviews on the Mainline vs Crack etc... well worth the read. I find it...

I've heard a difference when applied to NOS tubes. But I'm guessing it depends on how corroded or dirty ( finger oils etc ) the pins are. Once cleaned the first time repeat cleanings have never done any good.

Wow I can feel the love. Only it sounds a little etched, maybe a bit too bright, perhaps a bit rolled off in the civility.

And I just thought everybody who had said the Gumby and Yggy are almost indistinguishable was insane ( I own both and they aren't close at all ). Turns out my Yggy that shipped in October came with Analog 2. Yay I don't have to spend $600!!!

MJ2 isn't that much better. I have the MJ2 and the Crack + Speedball. Crack I'd put somewhere between the Lyr2 and the MJ2 on most things, but the MJ2 is really is harsh and tubes don't help that much, Crack vs MJ2 at least for me is really a question of what you prefer. Ya loose some detail...

Reviving thread. I upgraded to the MJ2 from he Lyr 2 a few months back. I'd fallen in love with my Telefunken NOS 7DJ8's in the Lyr. The Orange Globes felt to bloomy, and I was loosing more detail than I like. With the MJ2 I prefer the Orange Globes. In the MJ2 the Tele's just make the amp...

Here is to hoping Schiit and their families are fairing well through the fires burning in their back yards.

Congrats!

More notes over time... #1 I find the tubes need to be re biased about once a month or the mainline starts sounding very loose. Every time I've done this I've found the voltage had drifted 5-10V. Also I've found letting the amp warm up before biasing and going double, triple checking my...

Have the Ether C Flow and a friend has the Aeons we've traded a few times. The two headphones are priced quite in line with their quality. Aeon is great at it's price point, it's a long way from the Ether C Flow. After his hyperbolic diatribes on the Elaer and the Aeon and spending time with...

What's a pimped Mimby? I mean... what's not stock? Didn't realize it was possible to mod Schiit DAC's. That could be fun.

Only heard the the Hugo 2 at a meet. It was pretty impressive - but meet conditions aren't ideal, aside from the ton of noise there is also fatigue and the Adrenalin of playing with new toys. My guess though is that a Hugo 2 would replace both your Mojo and your LC. If I get the time to...

I own a Chord Mojo and a Gumby (USB Gen 5) the two are not even close. The mojo is a fun u shaped DAC that is way better than what is in my phone or computer but probably more comparable to he magni/modi stack than the Gumby. The Gumby is a master of nuance. The Gumby will feed you air...

Kinda amazed this thread is so quiet. Just an update. I took Gumby to work and used it to feed an MJ2 - brought Bimby home to the Mainline. I've just reversed that situation. It is hard to believe I let it go so long. The Gumby + Mainline paring is delightful - so natural - so smooth so much...

I bought a Gumby awhile back ... added USB Gen 5 to it. I've had it at work feeding an MJ2. I took the Bimby home to plug into my Mainline. I just reversed the situation ... the Gumby is plugged into the Mainline again. All I can really say is the Gumby is so much more than the Bimby, and it...

The wyrd was there to clean the power coming through the USB cable. Pre Gen 5 the USB portion of the DAC was powered by your computer or DAP via the USB cable in much the same was a mouse is on your computer. The USB input in Gen 5 is powered from the linear power supply within the DAC itself...

Cool venune for LA. Please don't put the "quiet" listening rooms in the Atrium again.

Probably not. I say probably only because the quality of the cable can make a difference under some circumstances. 1) I'ts a crappy cable with poor connections, or one that has been crimped. 2) You are in an area with high electro magnetic or RF ( office building with a ton of wifi hotspots...