Hope you enjoy them. Give them 20-30 hours to settle in. Will be interesting to see what you think of them.

Very helpful thanks. I have to admit I am blown away by the Gold Lion’s currently, great 3D soundstage. Seems to work well with the HE1000. I did try some Apos Ray tubes that were very good but too sparkly for my HE1000, did not sound natural to me. I have some Reflektor 6V6 which are nice but...

Has anyone ever compared the Genalex Gold Lions with NOS tubes. I really like the Gold Lions, very hard to pick any fault with them, detailed, very good bass texture, good bass impact & pretty balanced across the range, maybe slightly dark but that suits myHE1000. Just curious to know if any NOS...

Ok, thanks. All this talk of tube rolling is itching my curiosity. I have also been recommended a pair of Radio Technique half plate 12AU7 from Watford Valves, might give these a go, not hugely expensive at £120 a pair.

Has anyone used E80Cc with HE1000 Stealth, bit concerned they may be a bit too much. Also a bit concerned about the long term stress on the amp. Currently I am more than happy running the Gold lion tubes, very detailed, wide stage, just curious if I can push the sound to even greater heights

I am not sure if the break in period is similar to the Spring 3, but if it is you will most likely hear improvement over the first few hundred hours. My Spring 3 definitely changed a reasonable amount & has every thing settled I noticed I could increase volume on my headphones without any...

I think you should love the Cyan, I am using the Spring 3 & from what I’ve read the Cyan is pretty similar. I had a Qutest, & although very good the Holo is a big step up, probably would have gone for the Cyan 2 if it had been available at the time.

I used a laser cutting machine I have at work, it’s not perfect but not bad for a first attempt. There is a recess in the base where I fitted a battery led light. It’s made from thin oak sheets, acrylic & mdf.

Very cool, might have to make one, I am quite into making stands, did this one recently

I began my pursuit of finding decent audio gear after finding I wanted to try and get as close to the same emotions I was getting seeing a band play live, whilst this can never be recreated fully through audio gear I am finding my current equipment is doing a pretty good job of this. I like live...

Generally I have found that customer service in the audio industry is very good. I use my system as a form of therapy almost. After a stressful day I find listening to a couple of hours of music can completely change my mood. The Cayin is the best amp I have tried so far that connects me...

Ok, thanks for info.

Yes, sorry I was getting myself confused, not reading the numbers correctly. So the E80CC is fine in the Cayin then

It’s good that you have got an amp that is no longer noisy, I hope you get it replaced under warranty. It is very frustrating when you get no response or slow replies from dealers. My first amp was faulty, took a while to resolve the problem, ended up with a new amp. I did email Cayin customer...

I am using the Spring 3 and it’s fantastic with the Cayin & HE1000, the Cyan 2 would no doubt offer similar performance at a more reasonable price.