Hi Mordy,
I didn't say I don't like Fotons. It's just that I have many better 6sn7s.
The same applies to RCA 6as7g.
The reality is that with speakers, I could really use any tubes and it will still sound good. Tubes play a small part now for me. The DAC plays a BIG part.
A2A told me their back order for Rag and other stuff from USA is coming in a week's time. They have orders coming in all the time, from different manufacturers and different parts of the world, as you can imagine. I am not hopeful of one week though. More like 2 to 3 weeks timeframe is my guesstimate. It's ok. I can wait. My $100 deposit is sitting in their till..... sob.
You know what? When he offered me the 'cheaper' Violectric V281, I was actually quite tempted but in the end, the appeal of a co-ordinated Schiit combo won over. Besides I have heard Ragnarok and it is indeed the end of the world..... I mean the end of my search in Head-Fi.
Yeah seriously, I think I am done after Yggdrasil and Ragnarok. Maybe a KEF LS50.... but then my Axis LS28 which John Reilly modelled after the legendary LS3/5A, is so good, do I really need another pair of small speakers?
I need to plug in my Axis LS88 floor standers and use the big Denon amplification. At the moment the Denon is acting as a stand for the Sherwood.
This weekend, I'll get a HiFi rack and re-arrange the lounge.