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Jan 21, 2015 at 7:14 PM Post #4,651 of 23,504
I find the Amperex Fat Bottle 6DJ8 with saucer getters to be a fantastic match for the Lyr 2, not all have orange lettering, some have white. It has a much more expansive soundstage and better imaging than my other tubes, is clearer, cleaner, smoother, slightly lush, and more musical than other tubes I have tried. It sounds better on every headphone I have tried than the stock tubes or the Amperex Bugle Boys. They are a wonderful match for the HD 650s.
 

 
Jan 21, 2015 at 9:01 PM Post #4,652 of 23,504
kman1211 said:
  I find the Amperex Fat Bottle 6DJ8 with saucer getters to be a fantastic match for the Lyr 2, not all have orange lettering, some have white. It has a much more expansive soundstage and better imaging than my other tubes, is clearer, cleaner, smoother, slightly lush, and more musical than other tubes I have tried. It sounds better on every headphone I have tried than the stock tubes or the Amperex Bugle Boys. They are a wonderful match for the HD 650s.
 
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Be careful!  That tube is a Russian double agent in disguise 
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Russian construction all the way.  Glad they're working out 
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Jan 21, 2015 at 10:11 PM Post #4,653 of 23,504
kman1211 said:
  I find the Amperex Fat Bottle 6DJ8 with saucer getters to be a fantastic match for the Lyr 2, not all have orange lettering, some have white. It has a much more expansive soundstage and better imaging than my other tubes, is clearer, cleaner, smoother, slightly lush, and more musical than other tubes I have tried. It sounds better on every headphone I have tried than the stock tubes or the Amperex Bugle Boys. They are a wonderful match for the HD 650s.
 
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That's a fake Amperex - it's actually a relabeled Voskhod 6n23p Rocket.  That why it sounds so good! 
 
If anybody wants the real thing (Voskhod) PM me I have a few spare pairs available.
 
Jan 21, 2015 at 10:16 PM Post #4,654 of 23,504
rb2013 said:
 
That's a fake Amperex - it's actually a relabeled Voskhod 6n23p Rocket.  That why it sounds so good! 
 
If anybody wants the real thing (Voskhod) PM me I have a few spare pairs available.
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thurstonx said:
   
Be careful!  That tube is a Russian double agent in disguise 
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Russian construction all the way.  Glad they're working out 
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Well I learned something new, I did notice some tubes seemed to be relabeled. I don't know much about tubes, but I was quite surprised when I got them by how good they sound as any desire for tube upgrades died when I got them. 
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 12:08 AM Post #4,655 of 23,504
kman1211 said:
Well I learned something new, I did notice some tubes seemed to be relabeled. I don't know much about tubes, but I was quite surprised when I got them by how good they sound as any desire for tube upgrades died when I got them. 
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We‘ve seen a few of these relabled Voskhods. I have one labeled Westinghouse, that I bought from Bent Jesse. Does yours have a date on it, it's definitely a silver shield, plate post.
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 9:42 AM Post #4,658 of 23,504
hpiper said:
  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?
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To get them out, you want to wiggle in a circular manner until to come out.
 
You may want to invest in socket savers. They make inserting and removing the tubes much easier. I like the "Novib" brand.
http://www.tubemongerlib.com/gallery2/v/Tubemonger+Adapters/NOVIB+SOCKET+SAVER.jpg.html
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 10:22 AM Post #4,659 of 23,504
So, I recently got a Lyr 2, some HE-500 headphones, and I've ordered a Gungnir.  I'm coming from (headphone wise) some HD280 Pro's and a very old Headroom Total Bithead amp/dac.
 
I'd like to try some different tubes just for fun but maybe I'll find I like how they sound better while I'm at it.
 
But, I've never had a tube anything before so this is all pretty new to me. 
 
Short of reading all 300 posts, is there a list with an overview of the most commonly recommended tubes for the Lyr 2 and what differences they provide?
 
Also, where do people buy these tubes? Are there some websites that are "safe" and sell you what's listed.  I wouldn't have a clue if they sent me what I thought I was ordering or something entirely different :)  So it would be nice to buy from an known "honest" site :)
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 10:59 AM Post #4,661 of 23,504
I should have the novib socket savers coming in soon along with a pair of Siemens E88CC/6922 A Frame. I also bought the HE-560 to use as my main headphone so got some nice things coming in this/next week. I'll have to pick up the tubes on Saturday sadly since no one is home to pick them up.
 
All that's left is the deoxit tube kit. After that no more major purchases for some time :)
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 12:51 PM Post #4,662 of 23,504
bwmarrin said:
  So, I recently got a Lyr 2, some HE-500 headphones, and I've ordered a Gungnir.  I'm coming from (headphone wise) some HD280 Pro's and a very old Headroom Total Bithead amp/dac.
 
I'd like to try some different tubes just for fun but maybe I'll find I like how they sound better while I'm at it.
 
But, I've never had a tube anything before so this is all pretty new to me. 
 
Short of reading all 300 posts, is there a list with an overview of the most commonly recommended tubes for the Lyr 2 and what differences they provide?
 
Also, where do people buy these tubes? Are there some websites that are "safe" and sell you what's listed.  I wouldn't have a clue if they sent me what I thought I was ordering or something entirely different :)  So it would be nice to buy from an known "honest" site :)
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I do not have an extensive tube collection but my favs are the voshkods rockets and reflektors circa 1970's. You rb2013 posted in the last 48 hours that he has a few pairs for sell. Advise sending him a PM and pick a price point that works for you.
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 1:10 PM Post #4,663 of 23,504
bwmarrin said:
  So, I recently got a Lyr 2, some HE-500 headphones, and I've ordered a Gungnir.  I'm coming from (headphone wise) some HD280 Pro's and a very old Headroom Total Bithead amp/dac.
 
I'd like to try some different tubes just for fun but maybe I'll find I like how they sound better while I'm at it.
 
But, I've never had a tube anything before so this is all pretty new to me. 
 
Short of reading all 300 posts, is there a list with an overview of the most commonly recommended tubes for the Lyr 2 and what differences they provide?
 
Also, where do people buy these tubes? Are there some websites that are "safe" and sell you what's listed.  I wouldn't have a clue if they sent me what I thought I was ordering or something entirely different :)  So it would be nice to buy from an known "honest" site :)
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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
 
rb2013 that I know of sells tubes, what kinds/brands, you'll have to ask him.
I think there are some other highly recommended sellers here at the forums too.
 
Jan 22, 2015 at 2:06 PM Post #4,665 of 23,504
rb2013 said:
  Heads-up when buying from the Ukraine dealers on Ebay.  Just got a few of the HGs -all four failed listening tests - I mean like loud hum and crackle.  Ugg!
 
Buy beware on Ebay.
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What recourse do you have when dealing *crud* from ebay, and what seller?! I want to avoid them.
 
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