[TonyNewman]

  That's disappointing!  I just read the headfonia review, and it's statements on the synergy between the LCD2 and it were really exciting, given the fact that it's less than $500 and a tube amp

It might still be available from various retailers and/or distributors. There might also be some good deals out there as it is a discontinued product. ALO had a run out sale a few months ago with great deals on the amp + gateway + passport.
 
I don't pay much attention to reviews from sites like headfonia (thinly disguised marketing shill to my jaded eyes), but that takes nothing away from the Pan Am - superb little unit. Worth your time hunt one down, if you can find it.

 

[DivergeUnify]

  It might still be available from various retailers and/or distributors. There might also be some good deals out there as it is a discontinued product. ALO had a run out sale a few months ago with great deals on the amp + gateway + passport.
 
I don't pay much attention to reviews from sites like headfonia (thinly disguised marketing shill to my jaded eyes), but that takes nothing away from the Pan Am - superb little unit. Worth your time hunt one down, if you can find it.

Is there any particular quality which makes this amp run well with a low-impendance can like the LCD2, given from what I've read, that tube amps don't jive particularly well with low-impendance headphones?

 

[TontonJoK]

This little amp is really amazing, sounds great with hd600 hd650 hd800 lcd 2 3 X and many more cans and don't take place on a desk
Tubes are cheap and available on ebay, love it

 

[TonyNewman]

This little amp is really amazing, sounds great with hd600 hd650 hd800 lcd 2 3 X and many more cans and don't take place on a desk
Tubes are cheap and available on ebay, love it

 
+1. I use mine with SE535 IEMs and it works great.

 

[JoeDoe]

If any of you new owners are interested in some tubes on the cheap, shoot me a message. I've got some I could bundle for a steal!

 

[TontonJoK]

Thanks for selling to me your spare socket savers Joe, very hard to find these days'

 

[R Scott Ireland]

  Is there a particular flavour of Raytheon tube I should be looking for?

 
I would like to know this too!
 
There are several options on eBay - Black plates; Gray plates; 1944 Mil-specs (more expensive); etc.

 

[TonyNewman]

   
I would like to know this too!
 
There are several options on eBay - Black plates; Gray plates; 1944 Mil-specs (more expensive); etc.

 
I ended up buying the JAN 5654 tubes with the red labels (the most expensive ones).

 

[JoeDoe]

I ended up buying the JAN 5654 tubes with the red labels (the most expensive ones).

And I pulled the trigger on some JRP 6ak5s this morning. They're mil spec NOS.

 

[R Scott Ireland]

   
I ended up buying the JAN 5654 tubes with the red labels (the most expensive ones).

 
 

And I pulled the trigger on some JRP 6ak5s this morning. They're mil spec NOS.

 
Coudn't decide - bought 1 set of each of these 

 

[TonyNewman]

   
 
 
Coudn't decide - bought 1 set of each of these 

 
Please let us know which ones are better for you - I'm curious if I went with the 'right' tubes.

 

[R Scott Ireland]

Please let us know which ones are better for you - I'm curious if I went with the 'right' tubes.

Will do. I'll roll them in as soon as they arrive and report back.

 

[BattousaiX26]

Will do. I'll roll them in as soon as they arrive and report back.

Nice! Waiting for impressions here too!

 

[Oliv009]

Concerning raytheon tubes I feel that they offer a very large and deep image but very realistic. Bass impact and deepness is good and it seems to be a bit soft with trebles.

A perfect match with hd800 and he400i.

For the hd600 and the lcdx I prefer the National electronic but Ihave not enough hear them to explain why.

 

[TontonJoK]

which one you have Oliv ? Color and date of built if you know ??