Well I was quite surprised to find it was delivered today (Saturday), as it was scheduled to arrive Monday! Thinking I had two days to begin arranging a place for it, I had to scramble a temporary spot together. Given it's generous footprint, that is a tougher challenge than the Monoprice 887 and diminutive SU-8 DAC. I also need a longer XLR cable if I keep the DAC in it's current location, or a longer USB cable if I move it closer to the Oblivion. Since I'm not sure which will work out better in the long run (no pun intended), I ordered both (as well as a power cable for the amp).
Until the cabling arrives I will just have to twiddle my thumbs in anticipation. At least I am able to admire the build quality of the Oblivion, lol.
I also went through the box of tubes that you sent, which include:
2 x CIFTE 6AT6 French Tubes
2 x Mullard 6AT6 Holland Tubes
12 x Siemens 6CJ6 / CV2721 (EL81's) assuming German Tubes
Sweet!
How would you describe the difference between the CIFTE and Mullards?