Don't mean to highjack, but my Rockboxed 5.5g is dying, and I need a new source. It's been a while since I've been in the market, and it seems things have changed. So if I get a 64 gb touch I can play all my .flac files and get a digital out or use a LOD and bypass the headphone amp?

At work I use the Mk III with Mullard 6CQ6 with my SR125s and I love it. Never fatiguing everything sounds great. Now I would like to get back to listening to my headphones at home again as well. I'm looking for impressions from Grado users who have tried the MK II or above and those who have...

Love the EF92/6CQ6/CV131--my favorite drivers hands down!!

Quote: Originally Posted by windrider Yes i've been following that thread too. All that i've read about the mkIII tempted me to get one Can't wait to try tung sols and mullards on it. I love the EF92 family with mine. Mullard CV131 are my favorite.

Great recommendations everyone..I'm going to look in to a lot of these. Thanks for the great pics..IceClass.

I'd like to keep it less than 300 USD, but that has never stopped from me from going over. For the record, the chain is Foobar>USB DAC>Little Dot MKIII preamp>

Looking for recommendations for a small desktop amp to power a pair of passive speakers. Tube or Solid state. TIA

Good Ole' Grateful Dead...Mullards...and Grados!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by bear7 Just got started into tube rolling, what is the Russian Rocket? thanks bear7 6ZH1P-EV. They are great tubes for the price, and do great with rock. Very easy to find and listen to. EF95s so you don't need to install jumpers. The Mullard...

Quote: Originally Posted by Penchum I'd say give the Sylvania's a try. So far, they have worked out better for me than the GE's, in an "overall" sense. They look to be the same ones I have, which should mean "excellent sound" from them. Thanks, Penchum. The Sylvanias it is...

Quote: Originally Posted by madwill still the little dot seams to have a 1/8 output witch is kind of bogging me why would they do that ! I'm pretty sure it's a 1/4" headphone jack. My MKIII has a 1/4" hp jack and RCA outs, and I absoluely love it with my Grados.

I'm in the same boat. I love my Grados for rock, but I either need a seperate headphone for small combo jazz or I need to bite the bullet and get the RS-1. Recently, I've been looking at the K701s or the HD600. I don't know much about the Beyers, Ultrasone, or Audio Technica. I love my...

Is anyone rolling either of these tubes? GE JAN 5654W Sylvania JAN 5654 I can't decide which to buy. Anyone have any impressions or opinions? They look almost identical. Both have black plates and halo getters with green labeling. TIA

I know you specified "no tubes", but tubes are the best thing that ever happened to my Grados. I'm just sayin'..try one if you get a chance.

Just got the GE 5 Star 5654s rolled in. Watch out CV131 there is new kid in town, and he is definitely a contender. Impressions later..

x2 on the Mullard CV131 (my current favorite), but I've got some GE 5 Star 5654 on the way. I also like the Russian Rocket for rock.

Pull while rocking it back and forth a bit..not too much, just a little wiggle.

Rollins for sure..followed closely by Dexter Gordon. Nice poll!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Pangaea The cheapest I could find a P3 with cartridge was just over a grand. Do you know where they are selling them for under 900? My fault..you're right. The cartridge is a 200.00 upgrade. Don't let the no cartridge installed stop you though. You're...

It might be worth the 200 extra to get the P3-24. I think it has the better motor (same in the P5, P7 and P9) as well as the better tonearm (RB 301). I think the plinth is even a huge upgrade. It also comes with a decent cartridge. If you don't want to spend that kind of money, I would drop down...

Quote: Originally Posted by systemerror909 Can anyone comment on the sound of soviet tubes? I found this site: 6J1P-EV / EF95 / 6F32 / 6AK7 Russian pentode tube Prices look pretty good, I haven't tried any tube rolling yet. I think you will like them..especially for rock...

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Quote: Originally Posted by ciphercomplete You should try and get your hands on a pair of Tung Sol 403B. They worked really well with my SR80s while I had them. Yep..I've been looking for the Tung Sols and the Aperex 5654s.

Quote: Originally Posted by rpveld I understand what you are saying. I just rolled a pair of matched Telefunken CV 131 and they made me smile right out of the box. First I swapped the 6ZH1P-EV's, which I really like, with the 8161's. After burning those in I swapped back to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by ppl the Filament inside both Vacuum Tubes and Light Bulbs have a Finite life span due to the fact that there are only so many Electrons to Boil off the cathode Filament. in the case of the Vacuum tube when this starts to happen the performance of the Unit...