[rb2013]

  Anyone here gettin' in on this action?
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-new-tubes-Valvo-ECC88-6DJ8-pinch-waist-d-getter-horse-shoe-6922-t213-/111573432120
 
Too rich for me, but it would be nice to own a pair.

I have an exact pair like them - bought not to long ago - paid $154.  Mine are Herleen large Halo Getters

 

[BobG55]

  Ouch that's not cheap.
I love my current Voskhods, so I'm happy atm.

Hi Tuco,
 
What specific Voskhods do you have & what's their price range ?  Need help, just getting into this.  Should get my Lyr2 at the end of the week.
 
Thanks.

 

[XVampireX]

I've recently purchased New Stock Electro Harmonix with 14 01 numbers and black boxes.
 
They are amazing, period.
 
Sound is Crystal Clear, Separation is Mad, Dynamics are just in your face, for a moment there I thought "Is there really something better?" even though I really am going to buy the HE-1000 and also probably the Ragnarok amp (Since I don't really enjoy changing tubes when they go dry to be honest)
 
Also I heard people saying that Electro Harmonix are bright, I also still own the HD700 (Which is supposed to be super bright) and I couldn't tell you about the brightness, more detail in the mids and highs (More pronounced?), yes, but it's not the same harsh in your face brightness like what I experienced with the Bryston BHA-1 amp.
 
A link to the ones I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matched-Pair-NIB-Electro-Harmonix-E88CC-6922-6dj8-tubes-Test-NEW-/201235552978?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2eda92dad2

 

[satwilson]

  I've recently purchased New Stock Electro Harmonix with 14 01 numbers and black boxes.
 
They are amazing, period.
 
Sound is Crystal Clear, Separation is Mad, Dynamics are just in your face, for a moment there I thought "Is there really something better?" even though I really am going to buy the HE-1000 and also probably the Ragnarok amp (Since I don't really enjoy changing tubes when they go dry to be honest)
 
Also I heard people saying that Electro Harmonix are bright, I also still own the HD700 (Which is supposed to be super bright) and I couldn't tell you about the brightness, more detail in the mids and highs (More pronounced?), yes, but it's not the same harsh in your face brightness like what I experienced with the Bryston BHA-1 amp.
 
A link to the ones I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matched-Pair-NIB-Electro-Harmonix-E88CC-6922-6dj8-tubes-Test-NEW-/201235552978?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2eda92dad2

Gosh really, the new  EH tubes, really???????????????   Got some Cryo Genelex , Cryoset, 6922, REALLY???????????  Glad you like them, Sale price, $FREE, REALLY! GETR /DONE, NEWBS RULE!!! I would like to post I am done with "NEWBS"

 

[hifi nub]

So after 9 long agonizing days, my deoxit has arrived yesterday. Dunno what the heck happened but it was suppose to be 3 day shipping, turned into a nightmarish 9 days.
 
It took a lot of finessing to get my socket savers out. I was gonna take the lyr2 apart but there are to many screws on the bottom. Needle nose pliers & some carefulness, I got em out.
 
I applied the deoxit gold to the pins of my tubes and socket savers. I plugged everything back in.
 
Did I apply deoxit properly? Just apply and plug and play?

 

[XVampireX]

  Gosh really, the new  EH tubes, really???????????????   Got some Cryo Genelex , Cryoset, 6922, REALLY???????????  Glad you like them, Sale price, $FREE, REALLY! GETR /DONE, NEWBS RULE!!! I would like to post I am done with "NEWBS"

 
What?!

 

[astark]

Now I'm just a newbe and don't know anything about those tubes, but was wondering the same thing, "what".
 
Could it be our esteemed brother and long time member has been wearing his headphones to tight or something.
 
I'm looking forward to the rest of the scoop and enlightenment.

 

[htr2d2]

   
What?!

Ignore. I suspect someone was having a bad day and disagreed with you. We all have those days.

 

[sfo1972]

  So after 9 long agonizing days, my deoxit has arrived yesterday. Dunno what the heck happened but it was suppose to be 3 day shipping, turned into a nightmarish 9 days.
 
It took a lot of finessing to get my socket savers out. I was gonna take the lyr2 apart but there are to many screws on the bottom. Needle nose pliers & some carefulness, I got em out.
 
I applied the deoxit gold to the pins of my tubes and socket savers. I plugged everything back in.
 
Did I apply deoxit properly? Just apply and plug and play?

Check the process in pictures in this post:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/673709/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers/4590#post_11228705
 
Once you take them out of the solution, you should use the swabs to rub out any oxidization on the pins. Then dry them out, apply the deoxit gold on all the pins 'liberally.' Wait about 10-15 minutes then using the supplied lint-free cloth, or one that you have for that matter, and wipe the excess off.  If you inserted the pins while they were still dripping with the deoxit gold, I suggest you take them out and the socket savers, dry them thoroughly then insert them back in.
 
Good luck.

 

[hifi nub]

 
Check the process in pictures in this post:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/673709/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers/4590#post_11228705
 
Once you take them out of the solution, you should use the swabs to rub out any oxidization on the pins. Then dry them out, apply the deoxit gold on all the pins 'liberally.' Wait about 10-15 minutes then using the supplied lint-free cloth, or one that you have for that matter, and wipe the excess off.  If you inserted the pins while they were still dripping with the deoxit gold, I suggest you take them out and the socket savers, dry them thoroughly then insert them back in.
 
Good luck.

They were q-tip wet. I did wait 15 min but didn't rub it off. I took it all apart, all seems fine.

 

[HPiper]

Anybody have any suggestions for getting the tubes out of the Lyr short of taking the whole case apart. There is so little of the tube sticking up I can't get much of a grip on it to pull with any force to speak of. Do they make some kind of tool to pull those out with or some kind of home made solution?

 

[Tuco1965]

I use the packing foam my tubes came in.  Works well for me by gripping the top of the tube and gently wiggling it.  YMMV

 

[scizzro]

  Anybody have any suggestions for getting the tubes out of the Lyr short of taking the whole case apart. There is so little of the tube sticking up I can't get much of a grip on it to pull with any force to speak of. Do they make some kind of tool to pull those out with or some kind of home made solution?

I had the same problem because I have thick fingers. I could not get the tubes out no matter what I tried.
 
What ended up working for me was a rubber band.
 
Break a rubber band so it's not a circle anymore. Wrap the rubber band around the tube as low as you can get it, then pull it tight. While holding the two tails of the rubber band, wiggle the tube back and forth while pulling up on the rubber band. The friction between the rubber and glass holds pretty well.
 
I wouldn't do this on a good quality tube, it might damage the silkscreen printing. The best solution is to order socket savers. They lift the tube up a good 2 inches and make swapping a million times easier.

 

[MWSVette]

I bought a pair of tube extractor pliers on ebay for about $9.00.  Pulls them right out no muss, no fuss...

 

[scizzro]

Well I wish you all luck in finding the perfect tubes for your Lyr. Unfortunately I'm sending mine back, and I'm going to try a pure solid state amp.
 
I will be keeping my tubes for a while, just in case I get the urge to buy another Lyr.