[LoryWiv]

I an definitely not the expert but there are talented DIY'ers on the 6SN7 thread, chief amongst them @Paladin79 a and your buddy @bcowen, See this post as a starting point Matt.

 

[UntilThen]

Bcowen? but but he's my caddy. I didn't think he would have other talents. Ok I'll check with him.

 

[shafat777]

Hi is anyone using xlr to rca cables to connect their balanced dac to their Elise/ euforia? Is it safe? Xlr is 4volts where as rca is 2, so is that safe to our beloved otl amp. I have a pontus 2 dac that I use with my Elise using rca cables and was wondering if using xlr to rca cable would give any benefit.

Thank you.

 

[UntilThen]

Hi is anyone using xlr to rca cables to connect their balanced dac to their Elise/ euforia? Is it safe? Xlr is 4volts where as rca is 2, so is that safe to our beloved otl amp. I have a pontus 2 dac that I use with my Elise using rca cables and was wondering if using xlr to rca cable would give any benefit.

Thank you.

Whilst I've not use the xlr to rca cable on Elise and Euforia, I've use it on Studio Six, Elekit TU 8200 from Yggdrasil. They are ok. With Odyssey and Oblivion, the builder make xlr input together with rca inputs for me even though they are SE amps.

 

[Paladin79]

I an definitely not the expert but there are talented DIY'ers on the 6SN7 thread, chief amongst them @Paladin79 a and your buddy @bcowen, See this post as a starting point Matt.

DIY to me implies putting a kit together and I have done a little of that along with modifying said kits. I design and build my own amps, cabinets and all.

 

[leftside]

Hey guys, I know a lot of you have a bunch of fabulous tubes. I created a thread that some of you might be interested in:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the...6l6-el51-el39-4654-4699-kt63-kt61-etc.959519/

 

[fr3akX]

Can you explain how that's done. What's involved?

I heated soldering station to 400c, then holded the tip of the soldering gun against the each tube leg about 10-15seconds, you can see when the tip of the leg melts, but keep tube upright

 

[LoryWiv]

DIY to me implies putting a kit together and I have done a little of that along with modifying said kits. I design and build my own amps, cabinets and all.

A typically modest answer for one so skilled...

 

[Paladin79]

I heated soldering station to 400c, then holded the tip of the soldering gun against the each tube leg about 10-15seconds, you can see when the tip of the leg melts, but keep tube upright

That is re-flowing existing solder. I have had plenty of tubes where the solder would not adhere to the wire inside the pins. I remove the old solder, re-flux the area and add new silver content solder.

 

[Paladin79]

A typically modest answer for one so skilled...

You are too kind. A good place to start in DIY kits is the Bottlehead Crack.

I knew before I ever received the kit that mine would be different and allow more space for modification.

I kept the original power transformer, and maybe some solder lugs and less critical capacitors. The electronics is fairly easy for me so I got into cabinet building more and more.

 

[Yoram Diamand]

Hi YD. And yes, the Empyreans do need (good quality, preferably mono crystal OCC) silver to really shine. It gives that extra sparkle to accompany the Mezes' 'mellow' sound. But then, this latter quality could well be a life saver if the rest of the system is overly bright lol! DAC quality will (as usual) also impact their performance of course...

Ayre QB-9 Twenty dac is alright

 

[Aquileolus]

Today I found my Euforia has some noise on one channel when turning the volume to maximum and without anything playing... I just found it because I normally never exceed half the volume so its barely audible... Wondering is this normal and what could be some way to trouble shooting? Thanks in advance guys

 

[ThanatosVI]

Today I found my Euforia has some noise on one channel when turning the volume to maximum and without anything playing... I just found it because I normally never exceed half the volume so its barely audible... Wondering is this normal and what could be some way to trouble shooting? Thanks in advance guys

Try switching left and right tubes, if the noise follows to the other channel it's the tubes

 

[Aquileolus]

Try switching left and right tubes, if the noise follows to the other channel it's the tubes

Just tried, the noise remains in the same channel, so I think it's not the tubes, also I tried to replace all 4 tubes and the noise is still there...

 

[ThanatosVI]

Just tried, the noise remains in the same channel, so I think it's not the tubes, also I tried to replace all 4 tubes and the noise is still there...

This seems to be not tube related then and you should contact Feliks for troubleshooting instructions