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    ZMF Aegis Official Thread

    What is the purpose of that fuse? Does it protect the amp from damage if the output tubes short? I am asking that question because the Cayin HA300Mk2 amp also has another single fuse near the power cord input, which I presume is there to protect the power supply. However, each 300B tube also has...
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    ZMF Aegis Official Thread

    My Cayin Ha300Mk2 amp has fuses that will protect the amp from damage if there is a short (or other catastrophic failure) of the output 300B tubes. Why does the Aegis amp not have fuses to protect the amp from damage if the output tubes short? Jeff.
  3. JeffMann

    ZMF Aegis Official Thread

    Could you please expand on what you mean by using the term "lifelike" by describing more precisely the specific changes in tonality/timbre that you are experiencing with the Aegis amp that you could not accomplish with the Cayin HA300MK2 amp? Also, now that you are acquiring a greater variety of...
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    ZMF Aegis Official Thread

    Do you have experience comparing the tonality of the ZMF Aegis amp versus the Cayin HA300Mk2 amp? I realize that the question is complicated by the fact that each amp's tonality will be greatly affected by the choices made when tube rolling. However, can one come to a reasonably valid...
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    They do not have Sylvania 22de4 tubes, only GE and Philips. Jeff.
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    I would like to purchase the Sylvania brand of 22de4 tubes (minimum of 4) for my Cayin HA300Mk2 amp - do you know of a seller who I could contact? Jeff.
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    What kind of adapter would I need to use to run my Susvara (XLR cable) from the speaker terminals? Could you please provide details? Why would it sound better? I presently never use my Susvara with the Cayin HA300BMK2 because it sounds thin and bright and not full-bodied. I only use my Meze...
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    ZMF Aegis Official Thread

    I have noted that Wes has a pre-production model where the paintwork on the transformers have a lot of turquoise (bluish-green) color mixed with brown and black. Do the post-production models that will become available for sale soon also have this turquoise color? Another question. I am...
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    Do the 6S5S tubes require a different adapter than the Pinnacle tubes? Jeff.
  10. JeffMann

    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    I have a related question. What effect does deliberate tube mismatching have on the sound quality? For example, let's presume that one takes a single brand of single-triode driver tube (eg. Mullard CV6) and that one one tube example has a transconductance measurement of 3200 microHos with a...
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    I have found another source for Pinnacle 6J5GT tubes. https://www.laboratoriomusicale.net/en/6j5gt-pinnacle-nos-triode-tube-selection Note that they are cheaper than Langrex and they offer printed measurements of matching measurements. Jeff.
  12. JeffMann

    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    I have a question regarding the Pinnacle 6J5GT driver tubes that I purchased from Langrex. I was reading the following piece by Thomas Mayer - http://vinylsavor.blogspot.com/2013/03/tube-of-month-6j5.html He stated that if two of those tubes are used in parallel that it can result in too much...
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    I did extra pay to have them matched. If there are no measurements provided on the box or tube, how do I know that they were matched? Jeff.
  14. JeffMann

    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    I received 4x 6J5GT Pinnacle tubes from Langrex. I requested that the four tubes be matched because I wanted to use them as a matched quad-set in my Cayin HA300MK2 amp. The 4x tubes I received do not have details or any measurements so I have no evidence that they were matched. If you purchased...
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    Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91)

    Can these 274b rectifiers be used in a Cayin HA300 amp? Jeff.
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