RCBinTN
Headphoneus Supremus
I will receive a Freya + tomorrow and will compare it to the original Freya if I get time.
Hey, what's up Tom? Haven't seen you around much lately.
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I will receive a Freya + tomorrow and will compare it to the original Freya if I get time.
Hey, what's up Tom? Haven't seen you around much lately.
Now that the volume control tracks with the remote, each up/down on the remote changes the volume about 4 clicks (of the 128-steps).
I have been busy with speaker amps and DIY audio projects so I am on other threads more, when I do get some free time. I prefer the tube sound so I spend less and less time with solid state devices. It is probably just a phase, but it is the phase I am in.
Nice picture -- looks like a happy phase in which to be!
Hope y'all are avoiding the flooding and tornados up there. Jeez - tornados in Dayton, when's that happen?
Thanks for sharing about your tube experience with shiit products. Any favorite tube for a vali?We have been getting a lot of rain but so far no tornadoes.
So anyway I have been spending a lot of time buying, swapping, and relearning tubes. I had tube theory in my college days so it was nice to rediscover some of the info. Folks around here like @sam6550a are very knowledgeable as well as others within various threads here. Buying a Vali 2 and other tube dacs and amps allowed me to experiment more and more with 6sn7 tubes and some of their predecessors. 7n7's, 6j5's, 7A4's etc (both single and dual triodes). I have tried various 6sn7's in the Freya as well so with time I acquired a decent collection of them including some very sought after Russian tubes. I even acquired the same model tube tester that Sam has and began relearning to use one of those again. I have my favorite pairs for the Freya as I assume many folks do.My work with building headphone stands started as something I did for myself but I have since made a half dozen for friends and it is an enjoyable hobby. It was a challenge to do all of the wiring for the sockets inside the wood but I have it down pretty well now.
I like my floor wart (no weird EM-noise from it). I might install it on a Kill-A-Watt monitor to see what it is drawing (after hours).I could see that. Those of us with a Cthulu may not need the wall wart. I'm not saying Schiit should do that, just that it's not such a crazy suggestion.
Welcome to the thread, @Gazny . If you're willing to make your Vali2 look ridiculous, you could pick up a (socket-saver) + (6922-to-6SN7 adaptor) + some Slovakian glass... JJ Electronics makes a dandy JJ 6SN7 tube (just ensure you get it matched or balanced). If that's not your thing, I've heard rumours a 6C8G type tube has the benefits of a 6SN7 with 6922 pins (found on our Vali-2s). As usual, double check with another source to avoid magic blue smoke or disappointment.Thanks for sharing about your tube experience with {{{Schiit}}}} products. Any favorite tube for a vali?
I use a Phillips Miniwatt SQ E88CC. Very nice tube! Differences with the stock tube to me is lower noise floor and total music flow seems more natural better balancedThanks for sharing about your tube experience with shiit products. Any favorite tube for a vali?
As @ScubaMan2017 pointed out there is a very good thread on Vali tube rolling. I own at least five tube amps at this time so it is not unusual for me to buy tubes in the $100-$300 price range. Buy a Vali B stock and the amp might cost you $95 or so. There are still plenty of tubes that sound very good in the Vali for under $25 and that thread talks about many of those. I have noticed the most difference when I jumped between tube types but that is not for everyone and using adapters can be tricky as well. I prefer 6SN7 tubes and their variations because I can use them in all of my amps, they are stock in the Freya and Lyr and can be adapted to work in the Vali, or Aune or Bottlehead Crack. YMMV and if I just owned the Vali I doubt I would own 1/10 of the tubes or adapters I have now.I use a Phillips Miniwatt SQ E88CC. Very nice tube! Differences with the stock tube to me is lower noise floor and total music flow seems more natural better balanced
Hi Tom, glad to see that you are back on the radar! Your tube collection appears to be impressive, I would like to hear your listening impressions. Thanks for the accolades on tube knowledge, at my age you remember things from 1962 but not from yesterday morning. Let me know if I can be of any help---just PM me.We have been getting a lot of rain but so far no tornadoes.
So anyway I have been spending a lot of time buying, swapping, and relearning tubes. I had tube theory in my college days so it was nice to rediscover some of the info. Folks around here like @sam6550a are very knowledgeable as well as others within various threads here. Buying a Vali 2 and other tube dacs and amps allowed me to experiment more and more with 6sn7 tubes and some of their predecessors. 7n7's, 6j5's, 7A4's etc (both single and dual triodes). I have tried various 6sn7's in the Freya as well so with time I acquired a decent collection of them including some very sought after Russian tubes. I even acquired the same model tube tester that Sam has and began relearning to use one of those again. I have my favorite pairs for the Freya as I assume many folks do.My work with building headphone stands started as something I did for myself but I have since made a half dozen for friends and it is an enjoyable hobby. It was a challenge to do all of the wiring for the sockets inside the wood but I have it down pretty well now.
Hi Tom, glad to see that you are back on the radar! Your tube collection appears to be impressive, I would like to hear your listening impressions. Thanks for the accolades on tube knowledge, at my age you remember things from 1962 but not from yesterday morning. Let me know if I can be of any help---just PM me.
Asking a company to ship custom versions of something "leaving out" included components with the expectation of lowered price is, well, a bit pie in the sky if you ask me. If it was an option they wanted to offer I suspect they would. Asking for something special is not likely to happen and would cost Schiit more to provide. So buy the gear and if you decide not to use part of what comes with it, put it aside for later in case you need it. I have a whole basket full of unused remote controls because I prefer universals, and I have a stash of OEM tubes because I rolled to something else... it's called just a normal part of this hobby.