[LoryWiv]

It pairs wonderfully with everything I've got except the LCD-X. My fav is Aeolus

ZMF Auteur and surprisingly (despite it's 55 ohm impedance) really enjoying it with Focal Clear MG

 

[LoryWiv]

The versatility of Elise with various tubes never ceases to amaze me:

 

[Khitzi]

Hey. I'm just about ready to place my order on the new 2021 Feliks Elise. Thanks for everyone's comments so far - it's been a good read. I'm looking to get a new DAC to go along my Elise. Anyone have any recommendations? I have my eye on the Denafrips Ares II, but unsure how this would pair with the Elise and my Sennheiser HD 800S headphones.

 

[Melting735]

Hey. I'm just about ready to place my order on the new 2021 Feliks Elise. Thanks for everyone's comments so far - it's been a good read. I'm looking to get a new DAC to go along my Elise. Anyone have any recommendations? I have my eye on the Denafrips Ares II, but unsure how this would pair with the Elise and my Sennheiser HD 800S headphones.

Aresii Elise and hd800s will sound fantasticly. One of my favorite combo. If you can, replace stock tubes with better ones. I don't really like Elise stock tubes.

 

[Deceneu808]

The Winged C stock power tubes are more than fine but those Psvanes got to go quick

 

[joseG86]

What valves would you recommend for Elise? I've got CV181-MK2 as driver and Winged C / RCA 6080 as power

 

[Deceneu808]

What valves would you recommend for Elise? I've got CV181-MK2 as driver and Winged C / RCA 6080 as power

Driver tubes : Ken-Rad VT-231 6SN7GT, Melz 1578 years 57-63, Foton 6N8S years 51-59, RCA or CBS 5692, RCA VT-231 6SN7GT, Sylvania VT-231 6SN7GT, Sylvania 6SN7WGTA
Power tubes : G.E.C./mwt/Marconi 6080 or 6AS7G, Tung-Sol/Chatham 5998 or 6AS7G or 6080

 

[joseG86]

Driver tubes : Ken-Rad VT-231 6SN7GT, Melz 1578 years 57-63, Foton 6N8S years 51-59, RCA or CBS 5692, RCA VT-231 6SN7GT, Sylvania VT-231 6SN7GT, Sylvania 6SN7WGTA
Power tubes : G.E.C./mwt/Marconi 6080 or 6AS7G, Tung-Sol/Chatham 5998 or 6AS7G or 6080

That was quick, thank you very much

 

[Deceneu808]

That was quick, thank you very much

Winged C is more than fine. I suggest you get rid of those Psvanes and grab anything basically

 

[Khitzi]

Winged C is more than fine. I suggest you get rid of those Psvanes and grab anything basically

Are they really that bad?

Thanks for all the responses, btw - going to pick up a Denafrips Ares II to go with my new Elise 2021 and HD 800S. Can't wait to try out this setup!

 

[Deceneu808]

Are they really that bad?

Thanks for all the responses, btw - going to pick up a Denafrips Ares II to go with my new Elise 2021 and HD 800S. Can't wait to try this setup out!

They are not THAT bad but compared to any NOS tube they sound kind of sterile and boring. At least that's my subjective impression of them but I guess you can live with them a few months until you learn your amplifier and get curious about rolling

 

[Khitzi]

They are not THAT bad but compared to any NOS tube they sound kind of sterile and boring. At least that's my subjective impression of them but I guess you can live with them a few months until you learn your amplifier and get curious about rolling

Thanks. I always get curious about rolling tubes - not sure I could hold out a few months.

 

[joseG86]

Winged C is more than fine. I suggest you get rid of those Psvanes and grab anything basically

They are superior to stock Psvanes for sure, they need 50 hours at least then voices, specialy female voices no longer sound so tubey and chord instruments are really texturized with decent amount of weight

Edit: CV181-MK2 also extracts lots of detail from songs... You will hear errors and things you didn't before if the song is poorly recorded/mastered

Of course I will try more, they are expensive and hard to find some of them, let's see haha

 

[joseG86]

I've ordered a couple of matched Foton's 6N8S from the 60s I think for as low as 20€ shipping included

I've also compared Winged C -VS- RCA 6080WC and I much prefer the RCA's for its bigger soundstage, warmth and more natural sounding listening

I should not seek extreme detail and analytic sound from the CV181-TII as I already get that from my headphones but try and find the ultimate natural sounding experience, now let's keep playing like I did in the past with Valhalla 2

 

[Deceneu808]

I've ordered a couple of matched Foton's 6N8S from the 60s I think for as low as 20€ shipping included

I've also compared Winged C -VS- RCA 6080WC and I much prefer the RCA's for its bigger soundstage, warmth and more natural sounding listening

I should not seek extreme detail and analytic sound from the CV181-TII as I already get that from my headphones but try and find the ultimate natural sounding experience, now let's keep playing like I did in the past with Valhalla 2

I own a pair of Fotons from 81 and I'm not that impressed with them. I've got the real deal coming in next week. A pair from 52. Hyped to test them