[DangerToast]

I have the A2C's and the Lyr 3. Currently fed by a Bifrost 2, but prior to that a Modi Multibit. The Lyr 3 is an extremely nice pairing with the Aeons (had the original Aeon Closed prior to the 2's). Seems to be adequate power with 9+ watts into the 13 ohm impedance of the A2C's.

I can't say which tubes you'll like best, but my favorites are the Frankentube and the 50's vintage Foton 6N8S. The Frankie (7N7) is a bit mellower than the Foton, but the Foton delivers a boogie factor that is a blast with rock and metal. Lots of other choices too...

Thanks! When it comes to actually buying these things, do you have a site or store that you trust? Or am I just eBaying and hoping for the best?

 

[TK16]

Unplugging cans before turning amp on is a thing? Learn something new every day.

 

[Ripper2860]

... and the Lyr 3 has reportedly burned up a few pair of expensive headphones.

True, but more folks have died world-wide from Shark attacks in the last year than HPs going to meet their maker due to the fault of a Lyr 3. At least as reported in the Lyr 3 threads at HF. (HPs going POW, that is. So far zero shark attacks reported on HF.)

Excited to say that I just ordered a Lyr 3 and can’t wait to get into it. This will be my first tube amp. I got it because I came away from Can Jam NYC with a new pair of the Aeon 2 Closed and it’s a litttttle harsh with regards to detail and digital etch coming through the bifrost Multibit and Asgard 2. Hoping the Lyr 3 injects some smoothness there. Anyone here using a bifrost Multibit and Dan Clark / MrSpeakers stuff? Any tube reccs for that setup? Thanks!

I have a pair of AFC v1 and use them with Lyr 3 to my considerable enjoyment. Rumor on the street is the v2 are even better!!!

 

[bcowen]

Thanks! When it comes to actually buying these things, do you have a site or store that you trust? Or am I just eBaying and hoping for the best?

I buy every now and then from dealers through their own website, but most on Ebay. I have a tube tester though, and have received some rotten tubes from Ebay purchases. If you're just starting out and without access to a tester, my recommendation would be to find a good dealer with a good web presence (and there are some good ones that sell regularly on Ebay like Viva Tubes). You'll pay more -- sometimes a little, sometimes a lot -- but if it's a good dealer they will test the tubes and assure they don't have shorts, leakage, or low GM (output). Only Ebay 'dealer' I personally stay far, far away from is BangyBang Tubes and his alternate site, Menifee Audio.

 

[bcowen]

True, but more folks have died world-wide from Shark attacks in the last year than HPs going to meet their maker due to the fault of a Lyr 3. At least as reported in the Lyr 3 threads at HF. (HPs going POW, that is. So far zero shark attacks reported on HF.)



I have a pair of AFC v1 and use them with Lyr 3 to my considerable enjoyment. Rumor on the street is the v2 are even better!!!

I had no friggin' idea those things were that dangerous, let alone deadly. Like @TK16 I learn something new every day.

 

[Ripper2860]

ROFL!!!


Dammit. I've broken one of the cardinal rules as it relates to @bcowen...

1. Do not encourage Bill
2. See #1.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

True, but more folks have died world-wide from Shark attacks in the last year than HPs going to meet their maker due to the fault of a Lyr 3. At least as reported in the Lyr 3 threads at HF. (HPs going POW, that is. So far zero shark attacks reported on HF.)

Those statistics (if they are even true) don''t matter much if it happens to you And there are other places beside headfi where people lost their dearly beloved.

Don't try to trivialize the loss of a headphone by saying death is more serious!

 

[Ripper2860]

2 reported dead from shark attacks in 2019. IIRC, 0 reported HP losses via Lyr 3 in 2019 (at least on the only HP community that matters).

 

[gimmeheadroom]

2 reported dead from shark attacks in 2019. IIRC, 0 reported HP losses via Lyr 3 in 2019 (at least on the only HP community that matters).

After 5 minutes of looking (the 3rd link is yours...)

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-lyr-3-tube-rolling-thread.876016/post-15020815
https://www.reddit.com/r/AVexchange/comments/f1wvxt/wts_usatx_h_schiit_lyr_3_4490_w_tung_sol_tube_w/
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lyr-3-the-new-coherence™-and-continuity™-hybrid-amplifier-from-schiit-impression-discussion-thread.875185/post-15354793

 

[mattrudy80]

After 5 minutes of looking (the 3rd link is yours...)

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-lyr-3-tube-rolling-thread.876016/post-15020815
https://www.reddit.com/r/AVexchange/comments/f1wvxt/wts_usatx_h_schiit_lyr_3_4490_w_tung_sol_tube_w/
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lyr-3-the-new-coherence™-and-continuity™-hybrid-amplifier-from-schiit-impression-discussion-thread.875185/post-15354793

I had a dirty tube "pop" in the right channel of my Lyr2 and blew up a pair of Focals. My offering to the headphone gods. KEEP YOUR TUBE PINS CLEAN!!!

 

[bcowen]

After 5 minutes of looking (the 3rd link is yours...)

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-lyr-3-tube-rolling-thread.876016/post-15020815
https://www.reddit.com/r/AVexchange/comments/f1wvxt/wts_usatx_h_schiit_lyr_3_4490_w_tung_sol_tube_w/
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lyr-3-the-new-coherence™-and-continuity™-hybrid-amplifier-from-schiit-impression-discussion-thread.875185/post-15354793

I think @Ripper2860 intentionally excluded operator induced failures.

 

[Ripper2860]

After 5 minutes of looking (the 3rd link is yours...)

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-lyr-3-tube-rolling-thread.876016/post-15020815
https://www.reddit.com/r/AVexchange/comments/f1wvxt/wts_usatx_h_schiit_lyr_3_4490_w_tung_sol_tube_w/
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lyr-3-the-new-coherence™-and-continuity™-hybrid-amplifier-from-schiit-impression-discussion-thread.875185/post-15354793

After 5 minutes of looking (the 3rd link is yours...)

Mine was over a year ago -- December 2018 and I did not lose a HP as a result. So 2 by your count.

I stand corrected -- Lyr 3 HP deaths = 2. Deaths by shark attack = 2. We have a tie!

** More folks have died by lightning strike in the last year than losing their HP to a Lyr 3. (Avg. of 25 per year.)

What I am trying to communicate here is that it is not really something folks really need to spend a great deal of time worrying about. Especially if they are purchasing their Lyr 3 new.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Mine was over a year ago -- December 2018 and I did not lose a HP as a result. So 2 by your count.

I stand corrected -- Lyr 3 HP deaths = 2. Deaths by shark attack = 2. We have a tie!

** More folks have died by lightning strike in the last year than losing their HP to a Lyr 3. (Avg. of 25 per year.)

What I am trying to communicate here is that it is not really something folks really need to spend a great deal of time worrying about. Especially if they purchased their Lyr 3 new.

Stop trying to minimize the death of headphones! I am shocked at the insensitivity!

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I had a dirty tube "pop" in the right channel of my Lyr2 and blew up a pair of Focals. My offering to the headphone gods. KEEP YOUR TUBE PINS CLEAN!!!

Oh no.. that sounds really upsetting!

 

[Ripper2860]

Stop trying to minimize the death of headphones! I am shocked at the insensitivity!

We are all diminished by the untimely death of any headphone -- whether it be a cheap or expensive one.

<insert moment of silence here>

Happy Now??