[preproman]

All,
 
New to this thread.  Trying to decide on a good inexpensive amp to start out with.  It's come down to the Lyr and the Little Dot MK VI+.  Are there any companions between the two I can take a look at?

 

[IEMCrazy]

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All,
 
New to this thread.  Trying to decide on a good inexpensive amp to start out with.  It's come down to the Lyr and the Little Dot MK VI+.  Are there any companions between the two I can take a look at?

 
You're kidding....dual monos and a B22....and you're in the Lyr rolling thread?

 

[preproman]

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You're kidding....dual monos and a B22....and you're in the Lyr rolling thread?

 
yeah man - I have no tubes.  I really want a ECBA but I want to live with a more inexpensive amp first to decide if I like it or not before I go for the "gold".

 

[IEMCrazy]

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yeah man - I have no tubes.  I really want a ECBA but I want to live with a more inexpensive amp first to decide if I like it or not before I go for the "gold".

 
Fair enough! It's a good plan.  For me I love tubes and tube rolling...and I love Lyr for that, but tubes can also be an aggrivating enough venture that I'm not sure I want my high-end amps to be tube.  I had my eye on a WA22 for HD650 (and now HD800) for a while, but thinking about the trials of tubes, I'm actually looking at Mjolnir, which has the side effect of being much cheaper too

  Though Lyr happens to be spectacular with HD650 and not half bad with HD800 either!
 
But yeah, part of me will always like tubes.  I just hate messing with big power tubes...Lyr's nice about that with the whole hybrid thing.  Haven't tried the LDMkVI+ though, so I'll bow out and let others respond to that one!

 

[sridhar3]

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yeah man - I have no tubes.  I really want a ECBA but I want to live with a more inexpensive amp first to decide if I like it or not before I go for the "gold".

 
It may be of import that the ECBA is a tube amp, while the Lyr is a hybrid.  The latter may not be representative of the former (or of tube sound in general).

 

[preproman]

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It may be of import that the ECBA is a tube amp, while the Lyr is a hybrid.  The latter may not be representative of the former (or of tube sound in general).

 
 
Good point..  I just wanted to get the feel of the whole tube rolling thing.  

 

[sridhar3]

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Good point..  I just wanted to get the feel of the whole tube rolling thing.  

 
It's something that can turn into an addiction quickly.  How badly you become addicted depends on your personality and the tube type in question.  If you think the ECC88/E88CC/6DJ8/6922 etc. tube rolling presents complex possibilities, by comparison there is almost an endless number of 6SN7 variants available for rolling, which may potentially lead to an addiction that's *far* worse.
 
You're playing with fire.

 

[paradoxper]

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It's something that can turn into an addiction quickly.  How badly you become addicted depends on your personality and the tube type in question.  If you think the ECC88/E88CC/6DJ8/6922 etc. tube rolling presents complex possibilities, by comparison there is almost an endless number of 6SN7 variants available for rolling, which may potentially lead to an addiction that's *far* worse.
 
You're playing with fire.

This is silly. He'll get a stock pair and only buy 1 other pair for either backup or slight variety. And be allllllllllllll set. 

 

[sridhar3]

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This is silly. He'll get a stock pair and only buy 1 other pair for either backup or slight variety. And be allllllllllllll set. 

 
Nothing bad will happen, I promise. 

 

[paradoxper]

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Nothing bad will happen, I promise. 

I'm hoping for quite the opposite. I'd like to hear the prep man weep from wallet emptyitis. 

 

[IEMCrazy]

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It's something that can turn into an addiction quickly.  How badly you become addicted depends on your personality and the tube type in question.  If you think the ECC88/E88CC/6DJ8/6922 etc. tube rolling presents complex possibilities, by comparison there is almost an endless number of 6SN7 variants available for rolling, which may potentially lead to an addiction that's *far* worse.
 
You're playing with fire.

 
Words to live by....
 
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This is silly. He'll get a stock pair and only buy 1 other pair for either backup or slight variety. And be allllllllllllll set. 

 
You're right.  Someone should donate him a Lyr and a set of tubes.  So he can try it out just the once...  One time can't hurt...

 
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I'm hoping for quite the opposite. I'd like to hear the prep man weep from wallet emptyitis. 

 
Within a month he'll have spent enough on tubes to buy a whole 7.1 surround of those Emo monoblocks.....

 
 
C'mon prep, just give it a try, all the cool headphiles are doing it....

 

[conquerator2]

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Words to live by....
 
 
You're right.  Someone should donate him a Lyr and a set of tubes.  So he can try it out just the once...  One time can't hurt...

 
 
Within a month he'll have spent enough on tubes to buy a whole 7.1 surround of those Emo monoblocks.....

 
 
C'mon prep, just give it a try, all the cool headphiles are doing it....

 
I disagree and am offended 

 

[paradoxper]

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I disagree and am offended 

LOL. What....Why...He's crazy!

 

[IEMCrazy]

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LOL. What....Why...He's crazy!

 
For a limited time you can enroll in our tube addition management classes at iemcrazy4audio.com.  Hurry spaces are limited and selling out fast!

 

[paradoxper]

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For a limited time you can enroll in our tube addition management classes at iemcrazy4audio.com.  Hurry spaces are limited and selling out fast!

LOL!!! All I'ma say is...I better get a darn discount!