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Jan 4, 2022 at 8:57 AM Post #586 of 897
bpiotrow13 said:
Many thanks. I have just bought a pair of Raytheons and i will see. So far i have been using Siemens cca through an adapter with good results. I have never listened to WE 396.

BTW Have You tried to JJ 6386?
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I have not tried the JJ. I generally stay away from JJ tubes as they had a rash of reliability issues at one time. Not sure if that is still the case but they did at one time so I generally stay away.
 
Jan 4, 2022 at 11:22 AM Post #587 of 897
Dawgfish said:
I have not tried the JJ. I generally stay away from JJ tubes as they had a rash of reliability issues at one time. Not sure if that is still the case but they did at one time so I generally stay away.
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I have heard this opionion as well. The reason I asked was that it seemed a premium tube, at least from current production.
 
Jan 5, 2022 at 11:37 AM Post #591 of 897
Mhdt Audio Toucan.
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Jan 6, 2022 at 9:34 PM Post #594 of 897
Evening fellas, just dropping in to share how much I'm enjoying a new acquisition - the Pagoda Balanced DAC! I've owned a few MHDT units in my day, but haven't been heard one that fits my system as well as this guy before. Running it from a MBP to a Rogue Audio Rh-5 via XLR and then through my Grado PS2000e's. Just sounds so... right! Even in headphone listening exclusively, there's a wonderful sense of placement, width, and an excellent balanced between detail & smoothness. Logging some serious hours at the listening station this evening!
 
Jan 6, 2022 at 10:19 PM Post #595 of 897
JoeDoe said:
Evening fellas, just dropping in to share how much I'm enjoying a new acquisition - the Pagoda Balanced DAC! I've owned a few MHDT units in my day, but haven't been heard one that fits my system as well as this guy before. Running it from a MBP to a Rogue Audio Rh-5 via XLR and then through my Grado PS2000e's. Just sounds so... right! Even in headphone listening exclusively, there's a wonderful sense of placement, width, and an excellent balanced between detail & smoothness. Logging some serious hours at the listening station this evening!
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Congrats on the Pagoda! Great setup you have there :beerchug:
 
Jan 6, 2022 at 10:33 PM Post #596 of 897
I'm looking at buying a pre- built Bottlehead S.E.X. and was wondering if anyone could give me an idea on how maybe this would pair with my Istanbul?

Bottlehead S.E.X.
 
Jan 7, 2022 at 3:11 PM Post #598 of 897
al2813 said:
For those interested, my Orchid is for sale. Am at the moment focused on my vinyl setup and my cabling, and will do with a cheaper DAC for the coming months. For those asking, my opinion has not changed. This is an incredible DAC for the price.
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Tremendous respect for your vinyl pursuits....your Orchid sale brings me to tears

 
Jan 7, 2022 at 3:17 PM Post #599 of 897
JoeDoe said:
Evening fellas, just dropping in to share how much I'm enjoying a new acquisition - the Pagoda Balanced DAC! I've owned a few MHDT units in my day, but haven't been heard one that fits my system as well as this guy before. Running it from a MBP to a Rogue Audio Rh-5 via XLR and then through my Grado PS2000e's. Just sounds so... right! Even in headphone listening exclusively, there's a wonderful sense of placement, width, and an excellent balanced between detail & smoothness. Logging some serious hours at the listening station this evening!
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Joe, sounds like you've built a great system. I didn't realize that you're a RH-5 owner. Come on over to the RH-5 thread when you get a chance. Love to have your company.
 
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