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Lyr 3 - The new Coherence™ and Continuity™ hybrid amplifier from Schiit - Impression & discussion thread
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billbishere
500+ Head-Fier
I am not sure how many tubes I will be rolling, I really just want to upgrade the things I can and leave it alone. I have a Loki EQ if I need to change the sound, and will probably upgrade to the Lokius at some point.
However I did just order this, just to get all the cables upgraded a bit.
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/NEW-PGAC14-1.5
Not expecting much audio change but, I do hope it will clean up the EMI a bit more. It's 14Gauge vs 18 gauge of the stock, and really the stock cable is just a generic $1 cable so it was worth an upgrade to me. There are tons of controversy on whether power cables change the sound so we will see, one can only try things and test for myself.
I use a Pangea USB cable for the DAC and it's been great I really like this company for higher end quality cables without breaking the bank.
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/Pangea-Audio-Premier-SE-USB-cable?quantity=1&length-metric=3
Also Pangea RCA Interconnects
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/Pangea-...CA?quantity=1&length-metric=2&pair-single=101
they have been amazing for EMI and they sound great, not saying they made a huge difference because I never did A / B testing but everything is clear and silent. they cleaned things up quite a bit from the Amazon ones I was using.
However I did just order this, just to get all the cables upgraded a bit.
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/NEW-PGAC14-1.5
Not expecting much audio change but, I do hope it will clean up the EMI a bit more. It's 14Gauge vs 18 gauge of the stock, and really the stock cable is just a generic $1 cable so it was worth an upgrade to me. There are tons of controversy on whether power cables change the sound so we will see, one can only try things and test for myself.
I use a Pangea USB cable for the DAC and it's been great I really like this company for higher end quality cables without breaking the bank.
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/Pangea-Audio-Premier-SE-USB-cable?quantity=1&length-metric=3
Also Pangea RCA Interconnects
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/Pangea-...CA?quantity=1&length-metric=2&pair-single=101
they have been amazing for EMI and they sound great, not saying they made a huge difference because I never did A / B testing but everything is clear and silent. they cleaned things up quite a bit from the Amazon ones I was using.
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jonathan c
Headphoneus Supremus
• Pangea makes great cables! And they are inexpensive! I have a number of their Premier SE interconnects (RCA and XLR)
.• Have you looked into a power conditioner / surge protector to which all your gear is plugged? That will put a definite end to EMI etc, lower the “noise floor”, increase dynamic range.
billbishere
500+ Head-Fier
• Pangea makes great cables! And they are inexpensive! I have a number of their Premier SE interconnects (RCA and XLR)
• Have you looked into a power conditioner / surge protector to which all your gear is plugged? That will put a definite end to EMI etc, lower the “noise floor”, increase dynamic range.
I have considered it but, I am not sure I wanna spend that kind of money on the power. I do have a Pure Sine Wave UPS that the audio gear is plugged into along with my PC. That stabilizes the power and cleans it up quite a bit from the outlet. But you are right a true Audio Power Condition is the very best.
FLTWS
Headphoneus Supremus
That's why I have their AC's on all my equipment. They appear to be of good materials and build and the connectors at both ends fit very snuggly, and as cables go, they are a bargain priced. I do use Furman's 15 PFi's on both my audio rigs, plenty of AC sockets, nice feature set.• Pangea makes great cables! And they are inexpensive! I have a number of their Premier SE interconnects (RCA and XLR)
• Have you looked into a power conditioner / surge protector to which all your gear is plugged? That will put a definite end to EMI etc, lower the “noise floor”, increase dynamic range.
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jonathan c
Headphoneus Supremus
The Furman Elite-15i is what I have used for four+ years. It was designed by Garth Powell, now in charge of power conditioning engineering for Audioquest. The 15-i is slimline, has seven sockets, does its job, and is reasonably priced.
bcowen
Headphoneus Supremus
Looking at it another way, what you're really listening to is the AC coming out of the wall. The amp just modifies it into a signal your HP's understand...
billbishere
500+ Head-Fier
Ripper2860
Headphoneus Supremus
+ 1 for Pangea power cords. All my gear uses their AC-15 14SE.
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billbishere
500+ Head-Fier
you mean, AC-14se? mine is AC-14... the SE is the next up.... unless you have a older model or something.
Ripper2860
Headphoneus Supremus
Oooops. Typo has been corrected. AC14SE. Thx!!
FLTWS
Headphoneus Supremus
I got the original plain Jane 14 gauger's and 2 or 3 of the 14 SE for 1.5 and 2.0 meters.
Found this on the net, Pangea's line up back in 2018.
https://www.pangeaaudio.com/cables/power-cables?page=2
Pretty sure I got them when the prices were even lower and I look at it as a one time investment as they are reusable!
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FLTWS
Headphoneus Supremus
While we're on the topic, here's a Pangea collectible 
. I bought 3 of these heavy duty 20 amp beauties a few years back. I only needed 2 but in this hobby you always need spares and backups. These came in 3 or 4 different colors if I remember correctly. I went with red so that in the event I should ever move I would know to take them with me.
They work perfectly holding the substantial Pangea, "He Man" style male plug prongs firmly.
They sold these at the audio jewelry price of $19.95 each!
They stopped offering them as far as I know.
. I bought 3 of these heavy duty 20 amp beauties a few years back. I only needed 2 but in this hobby you always need spares and backups. These came in 3 or 4 different colors if I remember correctly. I went with red so that in the event I should ever move I would know to take them with me.They work perfectly holding the substantial Pangea, "He Man" style male plug prongs firmly.
They sold these at the audio jewelry price of $19.95 each!
They stopped offering them as far as I know.
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billbishere
500+ Head-Fier
wow, that's cool! looks like there is a updated version.While we're on the topic, here's a Pangea collectible
They work perfectly holding the substantial Pangea, "He Man" style male plug prongs firmly.
They sold these at the audio jewelry price of $19.95 each!
They stopped offering them as far as I know.
https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PGNPRSE
jleewachter
100+ Head-Fier
Just got my Lyr 3 a few days ago and have been enjoying it quite a lot. In all honesty, it sounds pretty identical to my previous Vali 2, but the increase in build quality, along w/ the much nicer pot/volume control is very much worth it. Plus the increase in headroom is always nice. Any recommendations on a first tube to roll? It came w/ a JJ 6SN7 (which i'm assuming was stock.) Looking for something warmer if possible.
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