[Pharmaboy]

Got my second tube amp which is powered by 300B (Little Dot LD-Y2). Too little time for music indeed.

Interesting to see a Studio Vision THR-1 nestled amidst these whopper tube amps (and 3 nice headphones).

 

[LoryWiv]

Got my second tube amp which is powered by 300B (Little Dot LD-Y2). Too little time for music indeed.

Impressive stack!!! Tell us more about that handsome glowing beast at the top!

 

[DTgill]

Looks like some of those cd's haven't even been opened yet...

 

[550591]

Can i ask what Pad these are on the Elegia ?
Thanks in Advance !

Dekonis Sheepskin Stellia pads

 

[bcowen]

Looks like some of those cd's haven't even been opened yet...

I bet if the cabinet door was open we'd see a whole bunch of tubes that haven't been out of their boxes yet too. Perhaps it's time for an intervention.

 

[Terriero]

Looks like some of those cd's haven't even been opened yet...

They are Jonathan C decoration... Or maybe he is waiting to acquire the proper headphones to listen to them? hahahaha

 

[jonathan c]

I bet if the cabinet door was open we'd see a whole bunch of tubes that haven't been out of their boxes yet too. Perhaps it's time for an intervention.

Here’s a fuller perspective on the study. The lower left cabinets do have medium-size boxes of tubes: “all RFT / EZ81 / ECC81 / ECC82”, “all Brimar KB/FB”, “all 12AT7”, “all 6SN7”, “all 6922 / 7308 / 7316 / 12AU7”, “all 6080”, “all EZ34 / CV593”. The lower right cabinets have more CDs and original vinyl (eg. Parlophone, Decca, ECM). The shelf arrangements are in progress after several donations to the library .

 

[jonathan c]

I bet if the cabinet door was open we'd see a whole bunch of tubes that haven't been out of their boxes yet too. Perhaps it's time for an rollervention.

FTFY…[Reg. TM; © bcowen: 2021]

 

[lumdicks]

Impressive stack!!! Tell us more about that handsome glowing beast at the top!

It is the Little Dot LD-Y2 that I got as used but at top condition. Still need more time for tube rolling and more critical listening but first impression is very good with very smooth but not over-warm sound. Details retrieval and soundstage are amazing with lovely 300B signature. Compared to my Woo WA22 with TOTL tubes (WE274A, Marconi B65 and WE421A), WA22 is having better soundstage and imaging but tonality the Little Dot is more pleasing.

 

[jonathan c]

It is the Little Dot LD-Y2 that I got as used but at top condition. Still need more time for tube rolling and more critical listening but first impression is very good with very smooth but not over-warm sound. Details retrieval and soundstage are amazing with lovely 300B signature. Compared to my Woo WA22 with TOTL tubes (WE274A, Marconi B65 and WE421A), WA22 is having better soundstage and imaging but tonality the Little Dot is more pleasing.

…the little dot that ‘could’…!

 

[RAYC]

My office setup. Sources (out of picture) are a Blusound Node 2i (using internal dac), my mac mini via an old audioengine D1, and an old apple tv feeding optical to the cheapest Schiit DAC (used for casual youtube / netflix / prime viewing on ipad via airplay). All sources connected via RCA into the 4x2 matrix switch / selector under the screen on the left.

Output switches between Burson Funk for speakers (JBL Studio 530) and a Monoprice Liquid Platinum for headphones (which i marginally prefer to the Funk headphone out, though i do like to change between them and the Hart cables make that easy!). Headphones are Kennerton Gjallarhorn JM edition. Thinking of upgrades but this has been a very enjoyable and functional rig for the last year or so. Volume knob on the Funk is so satisfying that i often find myself tweaking the volume just for the sake of it!

 

[bcowen]

Here’s a fuller perspective on the study. The lower left cabinets do have medium-size boxes of tubes: “all RFT / EZ81 / ECC81 / ECC82”, “all Brimar KB/FB”, “all 12AT7”, “all 6SN7”, “all 6922 / 7308 / 7316 / 12AU7”, “all 6080”, “all EZ34 / CV593”. The lower right cabinets have more CDs and original vinyl (eg. Parlophone, Decca, ECM). The shelf arrangements are in progress after several donations to the library .

That's entirely too organized. What kind of audiophile are you, anyway?

And where's the turntable? Or are you just stashing vinyl for some future date?

 

[jonathan c]

That's entirely too organized. What kind of audiophile are you, anyway?

And where's the turntable? Or are you just stashing vinyl for some future date?

The vinyl is that which I bought in college and after (decades ago). The turntable, a Yamaha PF-1000, is boxed upstairs awaiting redeployment. The phono cartridges are ADC XLM (moving iron: unopened), Fidelity Research III (moving coil: lightly used), Supex SD-901 (high-output moving coil: lightly used + unopened), Sonus Blue (moving iron: lightly used). All cartridges were carefully packed and stored in moderate temperatures. Memory lane…

 

[RAYC]

The shelf arrangements are in progress after several donations to the library .

I'm impressed that Cassell's New Latin Dictionary is one of the select few that made it though the thinning process!

 

[jonathan c]

I'm impressed that Cassell's New Latin Dictionary is one of the select few that made it though the thinning process!

That I have had since primary / secondary school.