[ThurstonX]

  ^ i used the tubemonger ones 
http://www.tubemonger.com/NOVIB_Socket_Saver_with_Vibration_Red_B9A_NOVAL_p/novib.htm

 
+1, and they have excellent customer service.

 

[htr2d2]

  Question:  Which tube "socket" savers are people using for the lyr 2?  The tubes are really hard to remove and insert and I was wondering would these help with that.  Found some on tubemonger.com and partsconnexion but I'm unsure as to which would work best with the Lyr.  thanks!

+1 Tube Mongers NOVIB
 
You will need to order two. At $25 you think it was for a pair, but well worth the purchase of $50 if you will be switching tubes a lot.
 
 

 
Horrible lighting but you can see the height with the savers installed. Also, I use a Popsicle or coffee stick when removing tubes to prevent the Novib from pulling out. May be an unnecessary precaution.

 

[joseph69]

  ^ i used the tubemonger ones 
http://www.tubemonger.com/NOVIB_Socket_Saver_with_Vibration_Red_B9A_NOVAL_p/novib.htm

Can I also use these in the original Lyr?
Thanks

 

[dailydoseofdaly]

Can I also use these in the original Lyr?
Thanks

Yeah I was using the original lyr

Here are kinda funny pics with the socket savers and 6cg7's

 

[ThurstonX]

 
+1 Tube Mongers NOVIB
 
You will need to order two. At $25 you think it was for a pair, but well worth the purchase of $50 if you will be switching tubes a lot.
 
 

 
Horrible lighting but you can see the height with the savers installed. Also, I use a Popsicle or coffee stick when removing tubes to prevent the Novib from pulling out. May be an unnecessary precaution.

 
No, it's a very good idea to use a small piece of wood like that.  Before I started doing that, they were always pulling out with the tube, defeating their essential function.

 

[Flisker]

Hi guys,
 
anyone knows if there is difference between 6N1P-EV and 6N1P-VI tubes ? Do both work with Lyr ?
 
Thanks

 

[FYL941]

 
+1 Tube Mongers NOVIB
 
You will need to order two. At $25 you think it was for a pair, but well worth the purchase of $50 if you will be switching tubes a lot.
 
 

 
Horrible lighting but you can see the height with the savers installed. Also, I use a Popsicle or coffee stick when removing tubes to prevent the Novib from pulling out. May be an unnecessary precaution.

Thanks for your suggestions!  I went ahead and ordered from Tubemonger in addition a pair of NOS Telefunken E88CC/6922.  

 

[joseph69]

Yeah I was using the original lyr

Here are kinda funny pics with the socket savers and 6cg7's

Thank you very much!
I'm ordering them now.

 

[jaywillin]

6cg7's ?? in the lyr 1 ??

 

[gibosi]

 
anyone knows if there is difference between 6N1P-EV and 6N1P-VI tubes ? Do both work with Lyr ?
 

 
As far as the Lyr (or any other audio amplifier) is concerned, there is no difference.
 
-EV generally means extended life (E) and mechanical ruggedness (V) 
-VI generally means mechanical ruggedness (V) and optimized for pulsed operation (I)
 
This is a good site to learn about Russian vacuum tube nomenclature:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vacuum_tubes#Russian_systems

 

[Flisker]

   
As far as the Lyr (or any other audio amplifier) is concerned, there is no difference.
 
-EV generally means extended life (E) and mechanical ruggedness (V) 
-VI generally means mechanical ruggedness (V) and optimized for pulsed operation (I)
 
This is a good site to learn about Russian vacuum tube nomenclature:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vacuum_tubes#Russian_systems

 
Oh wow, thanks a lot for info

 

[dailydoseofdaly]

6cg7's ?? in the lyr 1 ??

Yeah back awhile ago in the old lyr rolling thread a bunch of were using 6cg7's. They are somewhat similar to the 6922 family same 6.3v mini 9 pin design but with less gain.

For the record out of all the 6cg7's we tried in the lyr the RCA cleartops were the only ones that really had me coming back. They are far from neutral, with rolled off highs, and a boost in bass but they threw a large soundstage as well. The clear tops were my favorite tubes for the k701 but made the lcd2 and 3 I had at the time sound kinda mushy. They were pretty inexpensive so I think they might be worth trying for someone who wants to tame a bright hp. Imo, ymmv, forwhatitsworth.....

 

[jaywillin]

Yeah back awhile ago in the old lyr rolling thread a bunch of were using 6cg7's. They are somewhat similar to the 6922 family same 6.3v mini 9 pin design but with less gain.

For the record out of all the 6cg7's we tried in the lyr the RCA cleartops were the only ones that really had me coming back. They are far from neutral, with rolled off highs, and a boost in bass but they threw a large soundstage as well. The clear tops were my favorite tubes for the k701 but made the lcd2 and 3 I had at the time sound kinda mushy. They were pretty inexpensive so I think they might be worth trying for someone who wants to tame a bright hp. Imo, ymmv, forwhatitsworth.....

thanks for the info !
might be worth a try for my gs1000e

 

[ThurstonX]

  6cg7's ?? in the lyr 1 ??

 
From the old thread:
 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/549508/schiit-lyr-the-tube-rolling-thread/6675#post_9378252
 
This is a list i made of tubes known to work in Lyr.
 
6BZ7/6BQ7A/ECC180
6N1P/6N1P-VI/6N1P-EV/6N1P-EB
6N2P (possibly)
6N23P/6N23P-EV
6DJ8
7DJ8
6922
7308
CCa
E88CC
ECC88
ECC85 [6AQ8]
E188CC
E288CC
PCC88
ECC189 [6ES8] (Variable mu, not recommended but sound great to me)
PCC189 (as above)
6CG7/6FQ7
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Some entries are duplicates (e.g., 6DJ8 and ECC88).

 

[jaywillin]

   
From the old thread:
 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/549508/schiit-lyr-the-tube-rolling-thread/6675#post_9378252
 
This is a list i made of tubes known to work in Lyr.
 
6BZ7/6BQ7A/ECC180
6N1P/6N1P-VI/6N1P-EV/6N1P-EB
6N2P (possibly)
6N23P/6N23P-EV
6DJ8
7DJ8
6922
7308
CCa
E88CC
ECC88
ECC85 [6AQ8]
E188CC
E288CC
PCC88
ECC189 [6ES8] (Variable mu, not recommended but sound great to me)
PCC189 (as above)
6CG7/6FQ7
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Some entries are duplicates (e.g., 6DJ8 and ECC88).

i'd forgotten about the old thread , thanks for the info !