[BobG55]

  List of supported tubes by @ThurstonX:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/673709/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers/3405#post_10942771
http://www.head-fi.org/t/673709/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers/4575#post_11215025

sfo 1972. :  Very much appreciated : one for the info. that saved me a lot of money that would have been wasted & two, for providing me with the list that I am about to read/inform myself with.  
 
Muchos gracias amigo 

 

 

[sfo1972]

 
sfo 1972. :  Very much appreciated : one for the info. that saved me a lot of money that would have been wasted & two, for providing me with the list that I am about to read/inform myself with.  
 
Muchos gracias amigo 

Sure thing buddy...welcome to the forum and congrats on your new Lyr2. Check out this post for general tube rolling info that can get you up to speed quickly:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/673709/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers/4575#post_11215025

 

[BobG55]

Copy and paste the two lists you sent me together on my initial quote/reply to you.  My wallet is moaning so I'll go easy reading the lists. 
 
 

 

[sfo1972]

Copy and paste the two lists you sent me together on my initial quote/reply to you.  My wallet is moaning so I'll go easy reading the lists. 

 

You mean you still have a wallet intact

 

[ThurstonX]

re: the tube list for the original Lyr (NB: most but not all will work in the Lyr 2), the best version is Oskari's, here:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/673709/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers/4215#post_11159200

 

[rb2013]

   
 

This CAIG kit is pretty good guys. I applied the regiment to the 75 Grays pins and put them back in the Lyr. Now I am cycling my other tubes through the same routine. Here are some pics for those that are interested in what the kit and process looks like:
 
The kit, the cups are being used to soak tube pins - see next pic:

 




 
@rb2013, in the pic above the pins on the tube on the right are fairly darker in color. While there is no issue with sound quality, but is this normal for these vintage tubes to not have a nice finish on them? The matched rocket on the left has a much better finish on the pins, looks like it was gold plated or something.

They can vary from tube to tube - but make no difference in sound quality, as long as they are cleaned and Gold coated.

 

[rb2013]

  Welp, I have my tubes, my lyr2 is gonna arrive today and supposedly today my deoxit is gonna be here today. I am only missing my socket saver by novib which is in the mail. How long for any of you did it take, that ordered the novib socket saver to arrive by USPS? Mine was shipped off monday and today is friday, I have a slight feeling it might be here today as well. But ? remains for shipping time for others.

Mine arrived in just a couple of days.
 
Cheers!  and welcome to the tube asylum!
 

 

[hifi nub]

 
Mine arrived in just a couple of days.
 
Cheers!  and welcome to the tube asylum!
 

Ty very much for the welcoming. Yup they arrived about 30 minutes ago, wow these space savers are small. They came gift wrapped in a like lint free purple rapping twisted around the space savers like a tootsie roll wrapper, inside a like tupperware container. Very Nicely packaged. With the space saver, arrived my lyr2! The ly2 is heavy lolz. I am at the moment letting the unit and tubes be on to warm up for an hour before listening. PIC! Btw, the lyr2 comes with rubber feet, I suggest to anyone that uses these to prep where the feet are going with 91% alcohol, so the feet can stick to the aluminum as long as possible.
 

Sadly though, my stuff from amazon was suppose to arrive today, the deoxit and a cable, cable is not important. DeoxIT is. But yea, when the deoxit arrives, I will have to take the unit apart to get the space saver out, and wow, was it hard to get the tubes in the space savers and was hard to get the space savers into the sockets of the lyr2, I almost thought I was gonna break the tubes, I was very aware at this moment. I am also very aware that I have two tubes sticking out, so I must be on aware where I put my hands at all times. lol.
 
Guys at head-fi, including you, rb2013, like I said before, without your guys help, well, just a Big thank you to you guys.
 
Happy rolling!
 
Question about tubes for gaming and movies.
 
What tubes would you guys recommend for movies and gaming? This I think would complete me to 3 sets of tubes for now.

 

[drgameboy]

The schiit lyr 2 is literally ****. I thought my headphones were defective. It sounds lifeless. I tried different nos tubes (telefunken e288cc, 59 bugle boy d getter, ediswan 6922), but the sound was still off and lifeless. Very poor bloated bass. I returned it and got a $129 Fiio e12 and my d600 and he500 sound way way better. Now I am saving to get the violectric v200 in a few months. I also sold my bifrost uber because I thought the sound from my Tv's analog out was better and had more punch. Sounds crazy, but it is true.

 

[scizzro]

The schiit lyr 2 is literally ****. I thought my headphones were defective. It sounds lifeless. I tried different nos tubes (telefunken e288cc, 59 bugle boy d getter, ediswan 6922), but the sound was still off and lifeless. Very poor bloated bass. I returned it and got a $129 Fiio e12 and my d600 and he500 sound way way better. Now I am saving to get the violectric v200 in a few months. I also sold my bifrost uber because I thought the sound from my Tv's analog out was better and had more punch. Sounds crazy, but it is true.

 

[astark]

Listening to some King Crimson right now and all I can say is wow, and too bad for you

 

[rb2013]

Ty very much for the welcoming. Yup they arrived about 30 minutes ago, wow these space savers are small. They came gift wrapped in a like lint free purple rapping twisted around the space savers like a tootsie roll wrapper, inside a like tupperware container. Very Nicely packaged. With the space saver, arrived my lyr2! The ly2 is heavy lolz. I am at the moment letting the unit and tubes be on to warm up for an hour before listening. PIC! Btw, the lyr2 comes with rubber feet, I suggest to anyone that uses these to prep where the feet are going with 91% alcohol, so the feet can stick to the aluminum as long as possible.



Sadly though, my stuff from amazon was suppose to arrive today, the deoxit and a cable, cable is not important. DeoxIT is. But yea, when the deoxit arrives, I will have to take the unit apart to get the space saver out, and wow, was it hard to get the tubes in the space savers and was hard to get the space savers into the sockets of the lyr2, I almost thought I was gonna break the tubes, I was very aware at this moment. I am also very aware that I have two tubes sticking out, so I must be on aware where I put my hands at all times. lol.

Guys at head-fi, including you, rb2013, like I said before, without your guys help, well, just a Big thank you to you guys.

Happy rolling!

Question about tubes for gaming and movies.

What tubes would you guys recommend for movies and gaming? This I think would complete me to 3 sets of tubes for now.

Thanks for the kudos. I'd say a high dynamic tube with good detail. In the Russian family I'd say the '74 gray shield Voskods should sound pretty good. Or just go all out for the ‘75 HG's.

 

[BobG55]

Well, I just bought these on FleeBay for $34.95 US + s&h = $54.95 CDN. 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMPEREX-ORANGE-LABEL-6DJ8-ECC88-VACUUM-TUBE-PAIR-SUPER-SWEET-MUSICAL-TONE-A11-/221666289736?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

 
 
So, I'm now waiting for my Lyr 2 ordered from Headphone Bar in BC, NOVIB Socket Saver with Vibration Reduction Base and Gold Plated Pins (socket side) - 9-pin B9A NOVAL &
Amperex Orange Label 6DJ8 ECC88 Vacuum Tube Pair (the tubes were made in Herleen which is in Holland so they are Holland tubes.)

 

[sfo1972]

  Ty very much for the welcoming. Yup they arrived about 30 minutes ago, wow these space savers are small. They came gift wrapped in a like lint free purple rapping twisted around the space savers like a tootsie roll wrapper, inside a like tupperware container. Very Nicely packaged. With the space saver, arrived my lyr2! The ly2 is heavy lolz. I am at the moment letting the unit and tubes be on to warm up for an hour before listening. PIC! Btw, the lyr2 comes with rubber feet, I suggest to anyone that uses these to prep where the feet are going with 91% alcohol, so the feet can stick to the aluminum as long as possible.
 

Sadly though, my stuff from amazon was suppose to arrive today, the deoxit and a cable, cable is not important. DeoxIT is. But yea, when the deoxit arrives, I will have to take the unit apart to get the space saver out, and wow, was it hard to get the tubes in the space savers and was hard to get the space savers into the sockets of the lyr2, I almost thought I was gonna break the tubes, I was very aware at this moment. I am also very aware that I have two tubes sticking out, so I must be on aware where I put my hands at all times. lol.
 
Guys at head-fi, including you, rb2013, like I said before, without your guys help, well, just a Big thank you to you guys.
 
Happy rolling!
 
Question about tubes for gaming and movies.
 
What tubes would you guys recommend for movies and gaming? This I think would complete me to 3 sets of tubes for now.

Congrats on the setup my friend. I am not much for gaming, fortunately so can't speak to the tubes there.
 
I just finished rotating my tubes through the deoxit regiment and am very happy with the outcome. There is a noticeable difference in the state of the pins before and after the application.
 
Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[sfo1972]

 
They can vary from tube to tube - but make no difference in sound quality, as long as they are cleaned and Gold coated.

Thanks for the reply. Well they are all gold coated now. cheers