new zealand is a great place. been there for a 2 weeks vacation. been wanting to go back ever since. @zach915m any chance new ltd woods coming out for verite open and closed:beyersmile:?

Hi guys, Wonderful community and resources here. I'm still deciding between the VC and the focal utopia. Having heard them both, I can say that surprisingly, they have some in common even though one is a closed back and one is open backed. Both headphones are similar in presentation in that...

Thanks! It certainly is a beautiful amp. My limited but wonderful experience with this amp might just push me to use 12au7 and el34 I might just take u up on that if I didn't live halfway across the globe from the states :sob: These tubes all have very interesting history. And jump in I...

One more question, does leaving the 2 c3g sockets empty Vs filling it together with a 6sn7 affect the output power or is it another way to tube roll?

Seems like the dual c3g with 6sn7 is the 'default' for most as it seems to be very flexible with the plethora of adapters available It is certainly very enticing. I think the gel3n looks great and elegant as well. For el3n tubes, are there only the philips tubes? As a potential first time tube...

wow thanks for introducing me to the community @UntilThen. really appreciate it as the first steps are always the hardest :blush:. Will take me awhile to digest all the information available in this thread. Something to think about until glenn can start on the amp. Before getting something, i...