Apologies for late reply- didn't notice it. Honestly been awhile since I've had Zen Amp V2, forget it's characteristics... Latley I've enjoyed pairing 'Istanbul' with 'Asgard 2' which is Class A smooth relaxed warm amp and enjoy it's pairing. All honesty comes down to your listening...

How do you get 88%-86% after 4hrs 33mins?! :astonished: Mines fully bloated, screen 0%, airplane mode,direct source, bluetooth off, wifi off - 36mins down 2%. What am I doing wrong?!

Owned Vali 3 since release - all my CFA IEMs work flawless. A tiny background hiss but once playing music I’ve had no issues with volume up to 11/ 12 on dial. Mind you using Roon 1.8 -14 LUFS. Supermoon has been a pleasure with all headphones amps owned.

IMO Supermoon would likely be set you’re looking for. I do own all 3 except Solaris 2020- Shrink Ray. Curiosity still lingers about Solaris OG vs. 2020, maybe others can chime in on there quick opinions. I’ve scrubbed the internet front to back getting a general idea; OG- spacious, airier...

Suggestion - MHDT Labs, Istanbul NOS R-2R, D/A converter: Burr-Brown PCM61P-K.

3 Way monster of a speaker, once paired with a sub it's a winning combo. 'Model 7' are ones most intrigued by... not much listed about them but 'Altitudo Audio' in Winnipeg shows having in stock, tough to believe...

Curiosity, A1/A2 board, USB version. Thought of it but reading instructions from others how to I decided to pass, 'her beautiful, rich tone and innate musicality' soothes. 'Billie MK2' is a beauty Canadian boutique made integrated amplifier. Maybe one day i'll pass along a good deal to yourself...

Club Gumby C061xxx FTW! Ever take the case off to confirm or you're orginal owner? Thinking mine got passed along 4 times till finding it's forever home. IMO seems like A1 Gumby are scarce & rare to come by... at first I was little bummbed out only GEN5 and could've waited couple months till...

Interesting about SN’s… one day will take it apart and take a peak inside. Confirmed with Schiit while back —‘A2 board, GEN 5 USB’.

Vega’20 plugged into Vali 3 ~ Gungnir combo is surreal, single DD magic. Along with ‘Supermoon’ - possibly little more power = liquid musically magic.

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Inspiration from Turcoyan. Quick toss in & photo... back to the listening! 6CG7 top row - 5670 middle - 12BH7 below. Currently rolling Raytheon CK 5670 in Vali. Cheers! Ps. I don't keep my wine that close, hidden detail in photo- lack of quality but maybe someone will pick it up...

ZX300 is such a classic, a lifetime keeper.

+1 considering selling 1ZM2 as well... either scopping first gen 1Z in time or 1AM2 again... ZX300 with MrWalkman FW satisfies my DAP tastes for travel + home evening in bed listening. Also love the straight forward Sony Linux opereating system. I do zero streaming on 1ZM2-exclusively music app...

Tray part can be flipped either way - using the lip or flat. Honestly such a simple design but works flawless. Mostly use it sideways for iPhone charging clock saver.