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PharaoRamsesII OP t1_j9y6v62 wrote

Yesterday a perfume bottle from a shelf decided to "kiss" my little dot. Didn't end well as you can see. Thankfully I have some spare tubes.
Have been using the lil fella for about 2 years almost daily and I love it. Sounds great on my Sennheiser HD560s and Focal Clear OGs.

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PH-GH95610 t1_j9yk89v wrote

Did you try voskhod drive tubes? They are really amazing, at least with Hifiman cans.

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Mysterious_hooligan t1_j9z9vv3 wrote

I recommend mullard pre tubes and Russian outputs.

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KingOfTheP4s t1_ja1sogv wrote

I'll counter that with JAN preamp and Soviet military surplus power tubes

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PH-GH95610 t1_ja25vqf wrote

I really prefer voskhod over the JAN. I Have to test the Mulllard yet. They are also highly rated.

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FN1470 t1_ja17ma2 wrote

Does it smell really nice now, tho?

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JamesBong517 t1_ja27o4v wrote

What piece of hardware is this and what tubes? I currently have the HD 600s and I’m about to buy the Focal Clear OG also.

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PharaoRamsesII OP t1_ja2b0cu wrote

This is the little dot mk2
There is much newer versions by now and i tried to get my hand on a Shiit Heresy, but the price spikes and non-availability (especially here in Europe) made me steer away. I am still very happy with the amplifier and will continue using it

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JamesBong517 t1_ja59wy4 wrote

Would you just go with the Hersey? Strictly speaking for quality/performance

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PharaoRamsesII OP t1_ja5qorv wrote

I have the Schiit Modi 3 DAC in front of the little dot and i would most definitely get the hereesy if I could get it for a fair price. Its also much less of a hassle. But i still love the tube vibes. I am not a believer in snake oil and i quite honestly dont hear a difference with the tube amp. I just like it visually.

There was onl one thing that scared me away from Schiit amplifiers. I read i some reviews that some Heresy amps suddenly got really loud for a moment and destroyed peoples headphones. There was also lots of those people saying that Schiit didnt pay their damaged headphones You might wanna investigate that before going with their amps. I wouldnt wanna destroy expensive headphones.

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