I had the opportunity to pick up a used Eddie Current Aficionado with a full complement of NOS tubes for $3000 and I pulled the trigger. All I can say is that, paired with my Lynx card and Sonic Frontiers SFD-2, this is my endgame setup. I'm done. This is pure bliss with the Eikon. Dynamics...

I have an Atticus coming some time in the next couple weeks to pair with my Jot. I also have an Eikon which pairs nicely. I'll let you know about the Atticus once they arrive, though my guess is that the synergy will be good since the Atticus is warm enough to not be affected by the Jot's...

I just plugged my Blackwoods into my LG V20 (which isn't a bad phone as far as audio goes) and it was a total no-go. Turned the volume all the way up and it was way too soft. You definitely need an amp to power these.

I second the MrSpeakers Aeon Closed. I owned them for a while and they are the most comfortable and lightweight closed back over-ear headphones I've used, with great sound quality as well.

Another option if you are willing to wait is the MassDrop x Eddie Current ZDT Jr. From what I've read, it's an excellent value at $400 and competes with tube amps above $1000. You'd probably have to pick it up used once the initial buyers receive theirs around April or get in on the next drop...

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I just couldn't resist... Bought a Barnyard Cherry Atticus. I already have a Camphor Eikon, so once the Atticus arrives it will be a no holds barred showdown to determine which suits my sound preferences better.

Please note that I don't have an Eikon or Atticus. My experience is with the HD800 and the Blackwood, and I prefer both with the Project Ember, but not by leaps and bounds. Also, the sound of the Ember is tube dependent and I'm using dual Zenith 6J5G tubes that cost ~$100 when I bought them +...

I second Stillhart's recommendation. I've had Project Ember for a while now and use it to amp all my headphones when listening to music. Set it on high gain, and with my Blackwoods set it to low output impedence and it sounds great. With my HD650 and HD800 set it to high output impendence and it...

I have a Little Dot MKIII and the power tubes are compatible with Project Ember but the driver tubes are NOT. Not to mention that the Little Dot amps are not nearly as tube roller friendly as the Project amps. I would highly advise against trying tubes that the amp is not explicitly designed for...

I found that for me personally, switching to a Bifrost Uber DAC fixed my noise issues, probably due to a better power supply. My old DAC uses an AC adapter. Now I don't have noise issues with any of my tubes. If I unplug the RCAs coming from the Bifrost though, I immediately hear noise again.

Not a single plate and requires a different adapter, but I bought the Ken-Rad 6F8G for around $40 and the adapter costs $10. Great soundstage, detailed and clear. Bass is nice and accurate, and imo provides some slam as well. Take that with a grain of salt though, as I don't really have any...

  I've heard of some people using them with the Sunrise, so I'd be surprised if the Ember was a bad match. In general, the Atticus is supposed to be pickier than the Eikon about what amps pair best. Also, many say that the absolute best match is an OTL amp.   I'm in the same boat as you, I...

  Thanks! I got the Fivre, in more ways than one. 

Speaking to those of you that have 6C5G tubes, which would you buy?   This set of Zenith tubes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-x-6C5g-Zenith-Tubes-Strong-Testing-Mesh-Plates-Engraved-Bases-/371910679572?hash=item56979a9c14:g:2OIAAOSwSlBYuyKn   Or two of these Fivre tubes plus shipping from...

  This was after burning it in all day while I was at work. In your experience, how long would you burn in a new tube before giving up it?

Well so much for the Ken-Rad 6C8G. On closer listen there is some distortion that kind of makes the mid-bass into the mids sound scratchy, for lack of a better word. I put the Ken-Rad 6F8G back in and there was no contest.   The good news is that I found that the hum with the 6F8G and the dual...

My Ken-Rad 6C8G arrived. Some quick impressions that you can take with a grain of salt as it's not burned-in yet.   It's surprisingly similar to my 6F8G. Nice soundstage, bass and clarity. If I still think the same thing after extended listening and burn-in, it will become my main tube because...

  Might be a good test too to see if the soundstage with the 6SN7 sized 6J5WGT tubes shrinks at all compared to the larger coke bottle 6J5G tubes.

I saw that, but I'm not sure yet. Kind of hoping there will be a Portland meet this year.

I also have a Ken-Rad 6C8G VT-163 coming sometime next week. I'll let you know how that sounds once it arrives and gets some burn-in. I should try 6C5G's as well. What adapter do they need?

Your cage looks nice!   I just don't have the patience for crafting stuff. I got my cage to the point it was functional and called it good. I'll get some laughs if I take mine to a meet. 

I would totally have a Visseaux pair myself, but since I was so late to the game the price now is absurd. I pulled the trigger on the Zenith instead, although I hear the Visseaux has more clarity, which I dig. I just can't justify spending that much on a pair of tubes. C'est la vie.

When you say "or a Tung Sol 6F8G" do you mean that the Ken-Rad is a re-branded Tung Sol tube, or that you have a separate Tung Sol tube that you also use? If the latter, would you mind comparing the two?

That's one of the tubes that I never picked up. I think it came down to picking between that and a Sylvania 6SN7GT "Bad Boy", since they're both expensive, and I went with the latter when I found one for $75. I also have two Sylvania 6SN7GTA and GTB "Chrome Dome" tubes and those are nice also...