Mid Life Hi-fi Crisis and philosophical discussion

[drewh1]

Glad you chimed in Eric. Great comments, I had to look up Shiit gugner.

Well, right now, the sh((*)t sounds pretty damn good. So maybe I am wrong about caps breaking in. I am happy to admit when I am wrong.  I have tweaked my sub settings and moved things around a bit, but I do think the amp is settling. Bass seems better, vocals and imaging are fabulicious.  so screw the cognitive dissonance, this is fun!

Gonna roll an inexpensive driver tube, add a remote volume control and wait for my new crossovers.  Might have to go back to the dating sites again, though this project has been an excellent distraction from that.

my gratitude to everyone for your interventions!

 

[drewh1]

Ok - Today my driver tube failed - amp just started sounding like a fuzz tone -  presciently I had ordered a JJ ECC81 Gold Pin that came in the mail today.

So after scratching my head and remeasuring everything (it was all good). I thought I would try swapping in the new driver tube - worked.

It is incredible - this is a different amplifier. My theory is that the driver tube was always faulty and not working to spec ever.  The bass is incredible with this tube, rivals my Ayre, there is more volume and clarity at the same time. I am really happy with this development -

I guess I would have discovered this anyway.  This is what I can an amplifier, now I can sit back and really listen.