Schiit Valhalla Tube Rolling thread.

[Lvivske]

I had no idea Pulse was from India

 

[GumbyDammit223]

Neither did I, but was very pleasantly surprised at how fast I got them, even with the weekend hold.

 

[Lvivske]

Bored so tried risers under the adapters today, was curious if it would help with heat or how wacky it could look >< (Is there a level where I should actually be concerned about the unit being too hot?)

 

[GumbyDammit223]

I am thinking about doing the same thing and was wondering if the additional contact resistance might induce extra noise or who knows what to the sound. That additional resistance should be in the milliohms and pretty insignificant, but that's theory, not real life.

Edit: I'd think the worst case would be with no socket savers since the heat sources would be as close as possible to the rest of the electronics. I'm assuming the adapters weren't filled with something like Silly Putty that would melt/leak out onto everything, so should be capable of handling the heat from a normal vacuum tube.

 

[Ripper2860]

I've used tube lifters for quite some time resulting in significantly lower chassis temps and absolutely no audible degradation.

I do not double-up, however, as most adapters will raise the tube sufficiently. This image has 12A*7 adapters for driver tubes and TubeMonger tube lifters / socket savers with the power tubes. Plus, I'm a bit OCD and don't like the front driver tubes sitting higher than the rear power tubes.

 

[Wes S]

Bored so tried risers under the adapters today, was curious if it would help with heat or how wacky it could look >< (Is there a level where I should actually be concerned about the unit being too hot?)

I would not worry about heat at all. The outside case of the amp is design to be a heat sink.

 

[Ripper2860]

True -- but a cooler amp is a happier amp. Plus mine sits atop my BF2 so, the less heat load on the chassis/heatsink, the less is radiated downward at the BF2. And not as panful if my forearm touches the case while reaching over to power it off.

 

[Lvivske]

maybe a hotter amp is a better sounding amp?

i dont mind it being hot, like a fresh cup of coffee, but when the volume knob gets uncomfortable then it's personal

 

[Ripper2860]

Well, I guess mine is just hot enough and no hotter than it needs to be BECAUSE IT SOUNDS AWESOME. I feel ya about the volume knob. That was an issue for me, but no more.

 

[jonathan c]

Well, I guess mine is just hot enough and no hotter than it needs to be BECAUSE IT SOUNDS AWESOME. I feel ya about the volume knob. That was an issue for me, but no more.

Did you remove the volume knob?

 

[Lvivske]

Well, I guess mine is just hot enough and no hotter than it needs to be BECAUSE IT SOUNDS AWESOME. I feel ya about the volume knob. That was an issue for me, but no more.

mostly just concerned I was flying too close to the sun

 

[Ripper2860]

Did you remove the volume knob?

 

[regaet]

This works well for me. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G05A2MU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Lvivske]

This works well for me. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G05A2MU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I was thinking of attaching a water pump to my case

 

[regaet]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZDQM6G...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=