That whole album is very solid

I can certainly understand the stress involved in any failed transaction. I've definitely been on the downside of things before. I've had a couple of unfortunately large shipments overseas go completely missing. It was incredibly frustrating, but in the end, I took the loss . It's just not...

For the impressions, it's always better to go past the second bend. That's standard industry practice. As far as canal length, it greatly varies depending on manufacturer and individual biology. The primary reason to go with a longer canal is to avoid the occlusion effect. This is...

Is that really how most people feel? As both a seller and a buyer, I’ve always felt that the onus is on the seller to make sure it gets to the buyer safely. If it’s a valuable item, it’s insured, and any claims are made by the seller with the shipping company.

I'm just glad I bought a few pairs before this thread got cooking.

At this point, the RCAs 5691's are my preferred. I've switched to them in both my DIY Aegis and the ZMF Aegis.

There is going to be some resistance due to the wire in the leads. That's unavoidable. 0.6 ohms seems a bit high, but it depends on the gauge of the wire in the leads and how long they are.

If you are reading 0.6 ohms, then that's probably fine. I would hold one lead against the other and see what you measure. It's possible 0.6 ohms is the resistance of the leads themselves. And, not to be a downer, but I would read up a little bit on basic electronics before you actually start...

Do you have a multimeter? You can (and probably should) check continuity yourself, regardless of what Dave says. If you don't have a multimeter, might as well get one now as you'll need it to build the Aegis anyway.

Yeah, Brett Goldstein is great as Roy Kent. I like his film podcast as well.

I have tubes with broken centering pins that work just fine, but I always add guide pin adapters to prevent me from putting them in wrong. If you have a 3D printer (or a friend with one) you can just print one out. That's what I did. I can send you (or anybody else) the file if you'd like.

I liked this post, but ouch.

Ah, so that's where the old adage "never lick the anode cap" comes from.

I'm not sure if it's that exact UGREEN variant, but I've used their USB extensions in the past with my iFi iDSD Sig and they worked just fine.

Can you ask your friend how hard his designs ran the tubes? I've just never heard of sub-mini tubes having that short of a lifespan. Obviously, with tubes, premature failures can occur, but that seems a bit out of the norm. Obviously, your friend's data has value, but it is a singular data...