[winders]

Just an FYI for the ones who’d already ordered or planning to order. I placed my order on early Monday morning and I just received the shipping notification email. The site says that Lyr3 ships in 1-3 Days. To be safe, consider it as 2-4 Days.

I ordered mine on Monday at 2PM PDT and have heard nothing......

 

[Wildcatsare1]

I ordered mine on Monday at 2PM PDT and have heard nothing......

Ordered mine Easter Sunday, so basically first thing MondayAM and just received my notice, so you should be hearing soon.

 

[ProfFalkin]

Well, lets see who wins...

 

[winders]

Here are the tubes I will be trying:

They are, from left to right:

1. A real 3 hole Sylvania "Bad Boy" tube from 1953
2. Sylvania JAN CHS 6SN7W
3. RCA grey glass

 

[ProfFalkin]

Here are the tubes I will be trying:



They are, from left to right:

1. A real 3 hole Sylvania "Bad Boy" tube form 1953
2. Sylvania JAN CHS 6SN7W
3. RCA grey glass

My money is on the Bad Boy. I haven't heard a 6SN7W, curious about it though!

I tried the RCA grey glass. I won't comment on what I thought about it, no reason to influence your impressions.

You're using the AFO, right? Or was that someone else... I can't recall.

 

[winders]

My money is on the Bad Boy. I haven't heard a 6SN7W, curious about it though!

I tried the RCA grey glass. I won't comment on what I thought about it, no reason to influence your impressions.

You're using the AFO, right? Or was that someone else... I can't recall.

AFO? What is that?

The Bad Boy should be good. But, the 6SN7W may be the sleeper. I suspect the RCA grey glass will be too lush....

 

[ProfFalkin]

AFO? What is that?

The Bad Boy should be good. But, the 6SN7W may be the sleeper. I suspect the RCA grey glass will be too lush....

Aeon Flow Open. (I guess that means no. hehe) Just curious which headphones you're using to get a point of reference.

I suspect your suspicions are correct on the RCA.

Edit - Hd650, i should have just looked earlier.

 

[winders]

Aeon Flow Open. (I guess that means no. hehe) Just curious which headphones you're using to get a point of reference.

I suspect your suspicions are correct on the RCA.

I use Sennheiser HD 650 headphones. If the Lyr 3 replaces my Vali 2 at my desk, I will use it mostly as a preamp for my powered nearfield speakers. I only used headphones when the music will wake up my wife or interfere with one of her business calls. Otherwise, I am listening to my 2 channels system or my nearfield setup.

 

[winders]

Ordered mine Easter Sunday, so basically first thing MondayAM and just received my notice, so you should be hearing soon.

It's after 5PM on the west coast and I did not get a notice that my Lyr 3 shipped. I guess I won't see it until next week sometime.

 

[JohnBal]

Here are the tubes I will be trying:



They are, from left to right:

1. A real 3 hole Sylvania "Bad Boy" tube from 1953
2. Sylvania JAN CHS 6SN7W
3. RCA grey glass

RCA has a reputation for being warm and lush. The Sylvanias are usually more linear sounding. But the 6SN7W is a really fine tube and the price it commands reflects that. Let us know how it goes.
I ordered my Lyr3 Tuesday evening. Still waiting for shipment notification... trying to be patient...

 

[Renato Fury]

Well, lets see who wins...

Could you post a picture of your Lyr 3 with the Lisst tube?

 

[TTGuy]

Weird about shipping times. I ordered a Lyr 3 with 4490 DAC card, TS + LISST tubes, and the stock tube as an extra on Sunday at 3:48 PM PDT. It shipped first thing Monday morning and was delivered to me in Canada Tuesday by 9:45 AM PDT. I did pay $50 for shipping but even though it had to clear customs it was delivered in 42 hours after I ordered on a holiday. A+ to Schiit for shipping and Fedex for delivery.

 

[Wes S]

Interesting how people like different signatures. I really like the KenRad with staggered plates, so far.

 

[quimbo]

I received a 6SN7gt Ken-Rad Tube *Flat Black Plates*1950* last night and replaced the Tung-Sol 6SN7 (New), been playing music for about 4 hours now, still burning in. Prefer the sound over the Tung-Sol.

 

[bcowen]

Ordered mine Easter Sunday, so basically first thing MondayAM and just received my notice, so you should be hearing soon.

Ordered mine last Thursday, and received it yesterday. Got it hooked up last night, but refuse to listen to it until it plays for at least a day. Not that that will be a full break-in, but it should be enough to polish off the rough edges.

Stuck a Hytron 6SN7GT in there for now...