I recently got to audition the aeon flow closed which before I got the he560 I was on the fence between the two. And I’m so glad I bought the he560. The aeon’s are very nice headphones, but they are pretty much the standard imo for a ‘flat or neutral headphone”. And while very resolving, they...

Let’s put it this way, go through this thread and individually count the number of broken yokes...Iv read the entire thing and would guesstimate less then 20 pairs of headphones. There have easily been thousands of these sold...who do you hear from on a public forum 90% of the time? The ones who...

I still don’t share your sentiment...the yokes are absolutely being made on an assembly line, that’s exactly how molded plastic is made, yes they install the finished product when assembling the headphone and I’m sure they have caught more then a few...it’s entirely possible that whatever test...

I would assume it’s a bit difficult to tell if the glue/resin is going to fail when otherwise it looks perfectly acceptable out of the box. How would you suggest they qc this problem better? Just bend them all untill they break? They announced a while back that they had an issue with an...

I emailed schiit about this towards the start of the thread...the internal dac modules are not powered when the amp is powered off. I personally don’t see a huge difference from a cold start to a running 24hrs multibit module, there is a difference. But it’s not night and day like some may lead...

I just received a set of aeon flow closed through a loaner program, and upon early listening they seem to synergize quite nicely with the lyr3. And change tonality much more then with my he560.

Just got the afc in the mail today to try out(came Saturday but was out of town) can’t wait to sit down with them later tonight and give them a try.

Consider the he560 over the sundara. I absolutely love my 560 and wouldn’t trade it for any of the hifiman headphones under a grand.

Brent Jesse at audiotubes.com is the best.

I’m assuming your talking about the chrome on the glass? It’s perfectly normal and is made when they heat the getter at the factory...all tubes have it, some are in different places on the tube and others completely hidden by the base...if the chrome is white then I would be concearned.

I would hope that an audio control room is much quieter then a household bathroom.

Kinda funny, people in the thread a while back were trying to tell me that the he560 would reach 110+dB at 150mw...I throw 4watts at mine and while probably above safe listening levels for long term use, there still not even close to unbearable.

81db is quite quiet...that’s not even reaching hifiman’s efficiency numbers...I’d say if your actually getting only 81db from max volume you are severely under amped.

I ordered mine from the hifiman store which is in the USA and have had no issues with them after proabably a month and a half of daily listening...I think they have various warehouses in various countries but not sure...obviously I didn’t have to deal w customs.

From what I have read all grey glass rca were the same as their vt231 counterparts...but there are atleast 2 versions of the grey glass...the earlier has little clear flange supports Off the top mica and the later version has non...the later version was flat in comparison to my ears. I much...

Just about every review Iv seen on the Ken-Rad have said it’s one of the brightest tubes around. I’d definately suggest the rca grey glass or any rca for that matter if you want to tone down a top end.

If you plan to “roll” more tubes I would highly recommend finding a tube vendor in your country or somewhere u won’t get nailed by customs...while there are decent deals on eBay every now and then, you really have to do you homework and know what is what, and how much everything should cost...

I wouldn’t worry about it honestly...if you bought from a reputable tube vendor online then your fine, and if they suck they’ll let you return them...if you bought on eBay, it’s a gamble regardless who you go through. There just isn’t anyone holding anyone accountable on eBay, and people can...

2600 is the average manufacture given gm value for a nos tube. Not impossible, just some quick google.

It probably means he faked the numbers or doesn’t quite know how to work his tester/didn’t set it up for the tubes specs...that’s wayyyyy above a factory new tubes values...doesn’t mean it’s not possible, but I’m always Leary seeing tubes rated at 150% life.

I think this is the first time Iv heard beyers compared to anything else and the beyers not being called the sibilant ones...I don’t find my he560 sibilant at all.

Iv also heard mixed reviews on those Chinese tubes...for 80$ you could get an rca grey glass and a Raytheon VT231, both of which is expectnto hand it to the new Production Chinese tubes.

Hard to tell how big it is from the pic, I’d say the lyr is roughly 4-5” tall with tube installed, and I don’t think you have to worry of a tube melting anything unless it’s places dirrectly on it...even with running a full day, the amp/tube is warm to the touch, and probably radiating a little...

I haven’t heard anything about them in the lyr but saw some reviews when used with the Freya and most were underwhelming...imo, if your gunna spend 80-100$ on a tube, buy yourself one of the recommended vintage nos tubes...but don’t buy anything till you hear them amp as it comes...while I did...