I tell you, it’s getting a little tricky sometimes shopping for NOS tubes online. There’s a listing that looks like a gec kt66 labelled ARS, but digging in it turns out to be Chinese new production. It was too good to be true!

Had some relatives in town for the long weekend. They wanted to hit Seaworld while they were here. For some reason, even the seaworld bmx show is making me miss my new amplifier…

Lol, there should be at least 15 minutes of safety while the tubes are warming up.

Buy once, cry over tube rolling is how it goes, I believe.

@goldwerger Join me, Eyal!

Those iems are on my 'must try' list for canjam socal. I missed them last year and regret it.

Indeed, the Nautilus. It is very long, but not so deep. Basically just a little bigger in length than the aegis, but actually fits just as well on the shelf as the Aegis did. I really need to get a better audio rack/shelf; the one i'm using is a converted bookshelf, and is pretty terrible...

What a great time to have a holiday weekend? Moved some gear around in order to try some new things! This amp is just as good as I remember from canjam socal. Smooth and effortless. Testing out a Modhouse Tungsten Double Magnet and it's weekend fun! On the Atrium closed separation and...

That should be fine, but I always defer to LG. It's a bit more, but I'd also look at: https://partsconnexion.com/collections/duelund-capacitor-collection/products/duelund-0-22uf-630vdc-cast-pio-cu-ag-hybrid-copper-silver-foil-capacitor?_pos=4&_fid=2278feb94&_ss=c

Auteur and tubes is like peanut butter and jelly. They're made for each other.

Only the aegis could justify such blasphemy! :) GLWS!

I haven't been able to demo the E3, but have heard excellent things about it. In regards to the stealth and expanse, I was not a fan of the stealth. I found it completely lacking in engagement, which is unfortunately something that I've found in DCA tuning for quite a while. The expanse was...

Yes, they're worth it, however, depending on what the rest of your system looks like, the Bokeh may be the better choice. The Bokeh are excellent on so many different sources. I personally prefer the auteur overall, however I feel that they're pickier with amps to sound their best. OTL tube...

Screaming deal.

I think we’re both addicted to DIY. Even the idea of picking out new colours for the chassis, different caps, etc, make me giddy with happiness! Remember when DCA released the alpha dog as a diy? I made three over the years. I kept trying to make them better and better.

I love Jupiter caps, and have also had great experiences with duelund. Ive read great things about vcap but haven’t heard them. When building my next aegis I’ll probably go Duelund for variety. Can’t really go wrong with any of those three as long as you’re matching or beating the specs.

What a great seller! Super friendly, answered all my questions with patience and care, and shipped a perfect item carefully and quickly. You honestly couldn't ask for more. If I wasn't already married I'd invite him to the wedding!

Complete pleasure working with Pablo! He asks great questions and is decisive. Sell to him with confidence!

That’s a great post, thank you a ton! James hasn’t replied to my emails so I ended up going a different route, but I’m still a preorder, and if he does get back to me I’ll potentially move forward in the future.

Susvara successor?!? Interesting! I hope it leads to a nice price drop from all the existing susvara owners selling, lol! @Zachik already beat me to this thought. I’m late again!

They came down to steal my Aegis; the mini meet was just an add on :). I'll be without an amp until a replacement arrives.

Some fun in home demo with the aegis! @theveterans and @Basstutum visiting, and they brought their atrium open and susvara! We also spent some time with the atrium closed and the bokeh. Awesome people!!!

My favorite of the entire 64 audio line, and yes, this includes the u12t and volur. I just love the tuning on these! I am no longer able to keep iems at my office set up, so rather than have these sit unused I will post them. They come with the original cable, the original three Apex modules...

Ampsandsound Booster Box! I first heard this at Canjam Socal in 2022 and was blown away by improvement it made to the sources that Justin brought with him to demo. I wasn't sure it would make a huge difference in my system, but messaging with Justin he said, "Short answer is. Hell yes it will...

So, my work office is closing and I'm moving to a different, smaller space. At work I had a simple set up of a matrix mini i4 pro and my bokeh. Simple, but pretty darn awesome, actually. Since I don't have room for it at the new location, and safety of the gear is a concern, I brought them...