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.
You will notice a difference, over time, between Lyr 3 and Vali 2: not the least of which is the difference between 6SN7 tubes and 6922 tubes. The JJ is ‘stock’. For a little warmth, deeper bass without sacrificing airy treble, try the Sylvania 6SN7 ‘chrome domes’.
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.
I haven’t listened to the JJ enough to make comparisons against it, but here are a few tubes that I think are worth a try:
On the new production side, in my opinion the new production Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB is certainly worth a try (Russian made, $30-ish). A bit more expensive but still not crazy money, the CV181-Z (Chinese made, $60-ish).
On the NOS side, the 6N8S Foton (Russian 6SN7 equivalent) is certainly worth a try and very affordable ($6-ish).
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.
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.
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.
Oh good grief. This topic has probably stirred more flame wars than everything else combined in the entire history of the internet. And every last one has ended up exactly the same way: those that don't think a power cord can make a sonic difference continue to think a power cord can't make a sonic difference, and those that do continue to, well, do.
Everyone can thank me later for saving them all the typing in between.
That's a very good question. Cables tend to elicit a binary response: Some people are totally into cables and are amazed by the sonic differences that they hear. Others don't hear any differences and don't care. I'm in the second group.
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