Oh, no worries at all.

Yeah! That's what I assumed too. Not his fault for sending me white ones at all; he was totally great. But I should have made that clear to begin with.

BTW, if you are looking for adapters, a long-time member of these forums, @Deyan, makes some. He will also make them taller, so they are easier to remove from the LP than more standard, shorter adapters. Dealing with him was super-smooth and fast. My only advice is that you ask if he can make...

My power plug looks exactly the same. I assumed this was intended or, at least, a benign use of available but not ideal parts.

Thanks! I can use the 12ax7 elsewhere, but the numbers baffled me. Honestly, the images are useless, the guy doesn’t know how to focus :-). I think I may just let this go, since my interactions sine I first wrote haven’t made me super confident.

Might you guys help me identify a pair of 12ax7 tubes? The guy who is selling them only takes *really* bad photos, so those aren't of much help. But they have Amperex Bugle Boy logo, and on the same latitude as the logo, two lines of numbers: the top is 65 and the bottom is 27. These seem...

Please post your findings!

Might those of you with tracking issue post your serial numbers? Perhaps there's a problematic range? Or is this a fool's errand? I received mine in mid-July. There is definitely a volume bump at 10-11. I think there is a small imbalance below that, but very slight, not something I can hear...

Could you guys recommend a test track for testing channel imbalance? My unit definitely has the volume bump between 8 & 10 o'clock (and, for now, I use low output on a chord mojo be able to use the 11-2 range). But I haven't heard a channel imbalance that bothered me. Of course, this may be my...

Liquid platinum is balanced and currently $550. And black.

Hi all. Here's a tube question, particularly to those with some Lyr3 experience. I'm evaluating the LP vs. Lyr3 right now and am completely torn (and can't keep both!). I love the detail of the LP, but the Lyr3 has a smoothness in the upper range that I really like. To my ears, violin solos on...

Just an idea, haven't tried it: wrap thin string (tooth floss?) around the top ledge and twist the two ends around one another (like you're tying a knot, but don't tie a knot), until it grips the ledge. Use enough string so that you can pull on it. Then do it again, with the "knot" 180 degrees...

I received mine two week ago. The serial numbers ends with 900325.

@Sandifop Lest you think you are entirely alone... I’m experiencing (the same?) slight distortion in the high vocal range with a pair of Oppo PM-3, even at low volumes. They are rated at 26 Ohm, and, until a pair of HD6xx arrive, are the only pair I can test. I received my LP from Monoprice at...

Right. I'm less interested in particular recommendations but in tube knowledge in general (like features to be aware of, testing requirements, cautions regarding use, etc. like a primer); but I guess I can ferret that out from the various sub-threads. thx.

Ha! I started there, but the sheer length is ... well.. nuts. But I take your point that it's all there! I guess I have my reading for the next few months cut out for me...

Speaking of TM and Tubemaze, do you guys have a preferred source for someone starting out to learn about tube rolling in general? Getters, testing, calibration... I'm picking some things from general searches and looking at TM and Tubemaze, but wondering if you have favorites. It it quite a deep...

Wow. Interesting. Thanks for checking it out.

Thanks for looking! Interesting... so probably 2017-18?

Hi All, sorry for the slightly off-topic, noob question, but this is where people who know their Bifrost hang out.... Can anyone identify this Bifrost? It is clearly pre-2, but then I'm lost. The stickers indicate USB5 and 4490, but other versions of this combo I've found all have a more...

Thanks, @Clemmaster ! [Not sure I follow the spoiler, ?] But that makes sense. Thanks. @LCMusicLover, you are right. One is from the website, the other (without the locking) is from real life. I thought I'd seen the locking ones IRL picture too, but I was probably mistaken. Thanks, both.

Newbie question, with upfront apologies. Why do the two XLR connections in the images look different? Both are from the liquid platinum, but there's a little bit of metal in one that's missing from the other. What's the purpose? Thanks!

Does anyone have thoughts about the Lyr 3 compared to Monolith Liquid Platinum (in sound quality and character, not specs)? They are similar in price now. There have been mentions of the amp on this thread, but nothing very specific yet. Ideas?