[malenak]

I don`t know if this is my different brain mood mode today, but the PSVane CV181T Mark II sounds amazing right now for me. It absolutely outblows the others. It is like the Lyr3 is totally different amp with thus tube comparing to my others bulbs. Its soundstage is just amazing. I newer knew, my LCD-2C can sounds this open. I am sometimes rotating myself as I was thinking something is happening behind me. No, it cames from headphones. Amazing!

 

[Ripper2860]

I don`t know if this is my different brain mood mode today, but the PSVane CV181T Mark II sounds amazing right now for me. It absolutely outblows the others. It is like the Lyr3 is totally different amp with thus tube comparing to my others bulbs. Its soundstage is just amazing. I newer knew, my LCD-2C can sounds this open. I am sometimes rotating myself as I was thinking something is happening behind me. No, it cames from headphones. Amazing!

Bartender -- I'll have what he's having.

 

[tafens]

I don`t know if this is my different brain mood mode today, but the PSVane CV181T Mark II sounds amazing right now for me. It absolutely outblows the others. It is like the Lyr3 is totally different amp with thus tube comparing to my others bulbs. Its soundstage is just amazing. I newer knew, my LCD-2C can sounds this open. I am sometimes rotating myself as I was thinking something is happening behind me. No, it cames from headphones. Amazing!

Bartender -- I'll have some of what he's having.

Hey Barkeep - Make that two!

That and the HD660S are now on my short-short list of audio gear to get

 

[bcowen]

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[Ripper2860]

See what you've done with your darn TUBE HOARDING??!!

No, wait!! My $80 investment is now worth at least $225!! Thank you, Bill!!!

 

[bcowen]

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[Ripper2860]

There are those that derive a certain amount of pleasure by living dangerously. I am not one of those.

 

[bcowen]

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[G0rt]

Just got my new 6922/6SN7 adaptor on the mail, my third for the Lyr3, others being WE396a/6SN7 & ECC40/6SN7. I can now roll nearly my entire (small) hoard into Lyr.

A triode is a triode is a triode...

Today, a Brimar 6BQ7A, and Aurah's Judith Martin's vocals sound especially enticing, and Marc's guitars are timbe-perfect. I've played guitars my whole life, so I notice.

I tried a Gold Lion earlier, and it sounded a bit tizzzy on top. Damn, but I don't think it's quite broken in, yet.

Fire bottles are the tits. So to speak.

 

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[G0rt]

I haven't tried the Brimar 6BQ7 in the Lyr (only the Vali). Pretty sure I have a 6922/6SN7 adapter somewhere...time to go paw through the adapter, um, collection.



ROFL! These must be male tubes then:

Are those bottles being robbed?!

Slowly building my Holy Schiit Adapter Kit, with a 12A?7/6SN7 incoming. The single hole tube roll architecture just makes Lyr3 a natural Whack-a-Mole.

Most bottles I've tried are at least listenable, and some are outrageously good, like Brimars and Philips and ...

Don't know where the tits expression came from, but it's obvious that without them, life might well be pointless.

 

[bcowen]

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[roadcykler]

After much reading, research, and hand wringing, I pulled the trigger on a Lyr 3 with the 4490 DAC. Currently scheduled to be here on the 8th and I'm quite excited. Plan on listening with the stock tube for a while and then maybe pick up another one but there are so many choices and associated opinions that it's a little overwhelming.

 

[Ripper2860]

Welcome aboard. I am confident that you will be exceedingly happy with your purchase. I am also confident that when the time comes, you will get plenty of advice on tubes, but here goes mine ...

1. Enjoy the music
2. When it's tube-rolling time, pick at max 5 of the top recommended tubes (Yes, I and many have 100+ tubes, but you know what? We typically only listen to 2 - 3 tops, so learn from our exploits/mistakes!!)

-- And most importantly --

3. Enjoy the music.

 

[malenak]

Just a quick note, which should be taken with a little grain of salt. I didn't like the original russian stock tube with Audeze LCD-2C. Only sometimes, it has some nice analogue quality. But with Meze Empyrean, it sounds surprisingly good. Not the best clarity or spaciousness. But it is fun and it slams!

After much reading, research, and hand wringing, I pulled the trigger on a Lyr 3 with the 4490 DAC. Currently scheduled to be here on the 8th and I'm quite excited. Plan on listening with the stock tube for a while and then maybe pick up another one but there are so many choices and associated opinions that it's a little overwhelming.

Ergh, I have the 4490 DAC card in Lyr 3 and it is meh... I cant recommend this option.