I know nothing about speakers expect that I'd like some. I have a very nice headphone setup presently. I'd like to use my amp/ DAC/ etc to get some speaker action going! Here are the relevant details to help me sort out what do do about speakers... 1) I am using an Eddie Current Studio B amp...

[Thanks to @tintinsnowydog here is a consolidated list of tubes in this family] Inspired by The Reference 6SN7 Thread, I thought I'd start one for the 6J5 "family of tubes". Several people that I know have taken to using these as their drivers often, across a few different amps. The Glenn...

I think most of this is pinout mapping (i.e.; female tube socket pin A > male tube pin B). Perhaps this is overly simplistic? I was surprised to find not many posts on this topic here on head-fi. I am interested to explore: What are good parts for tube adapters? Where to get parts? Tips/...

This is a long tale of music sources. I had a several weeks shootout comparing and contrasting these: {MacBook, Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra, Allo USBridge Signature, (… eventually SOtM sMS-200ultra Neo)}. I am sharing my notes in case they are helpful to anyone else. Perhaps it will be a...

I am on a new-DAC mission presently. I have had the good fortune of getting a few days with this DAC by Ideon Audio. I had never seen nor heard of it, but an excellent local distributor is kind and is letting me give it a go. It is a marvel that we have so many DACs (and other things) out there...

There have been some comments on another thread here on head-fi regarding SW1X DACs. I paid Slawa at SW1X a visit recently and thought I'd consolidate and answer some questions here, as well as post some overall information as it arises. (Presently, this post is presently more of a placeholder...

For ~4 months, I have been trying to get to the bottom of a painful noise problem in my setup(s). It has been a very persistent and difficult to nail down issue. (Or I am a few sandwiches short of a picnic and quite slow). With hindsight, I do feel like I should have found it easier/ sooner...

I'd like to try an R2R DAC. Why? Reading the many threads and commentary has made me think I would enjoy one. I'd be getting it in the UK so references are from that perspective. My ideal price point is <= £2000 (~$2500). After forum scrounging, it looks like the main options in the space are...