I have found cryo to help a little with some tubes and a few, it actually made them worse. But the change, IMO, is minimal.

I have a GZ34 metal base with a huge number of hours on it. I got it used for around 30 dollars because the guide pin was broken. Tests like new and is excellent sounding even after many, many hours of use.

Right?! What better place to have fingers covered in a hot sticky sauce. Ah, music and BBQ!

You could have a barbecue on the balcony!

It doesn't double the power, each one of those is one triode, so you have to use the adapter to make one dual triode. The separation of the sections like this and using top caps, is very special and superb for good sound. These are a 7193 Ken-Rad. There are 7193, E 1148 Hytron, CV6, DET20 and...

Ok, a change in tubes to the 7062 PQ with Hytron, which are Sylvania 1952 clear spacer (bad boy) in 12SN7. Tubes are so very easy to change. Wow more body to the sound, a slightly more warmth, which is natural, adding to a full sound with excellent dynamics and depth trailing off into the...

I have put in some 7062 PQ box plate tubes in the driver section. I tried them before but at that time, they sounded a little bright and slightly thin on the Velo, but with more burn in of the Velo, they sound very good now. Excellent depth and what is remarkable about the Velo, is it ability to...

Here is a nice internal shot of the Aero DAC. Very nice layout! You have the Zotl amp section on the left and you can use 12SN7 or 6SN7 tubes.

How many people are expected at this meet?

I don't know at this time. I haven't compared them as I need to burn in the Velo. Yesterday, it sounded dull and a little flat. Prior to that open and layered but then as anything the has everything to burn in, it drifts from sound to sound, which IMO, is normal. Today, after leaving it to burn...

Weak rectifiers Will affect the sound negatively. You aren’t going to know what rectifier sounds like if it isn’t in decent condition.

Max potential. Then the tubes up front. :^) Dynamics, acoustical nuances like a live space. D16 1bit dac > Velo> Sony R-10 Some Hutton 1944 horizontal plate E1148 (modeled after the 7193 but with a totally different internal design and made for the military as they were needed for the war...

The 22DE4 is a good rectifier and at the time, many were available and cheap. They were used in TVs, some radios and many devices and 1000s and 1000s were put in land fills as tubes were phased out but many still remained. They could be bought for 25 to 50 cents, so great price and like I...

Mine did that at first. It must have been a tiny bit of metal. It was gone after a few days.

I have taken the DX260 apart. The volume wheel is solid metal with a thick shaft that goes through a milled hole in the case. It is anything but flimsy and I used to do metal refinishing for industrial parts (years ago). I was actually surprised at how well it is made and much better than some...

Yes, they are very fine tubes.

Seldom is there an end game. :^) It is a journey and surprises around every corner.

High noise floor of DSD64 on the D16? I have never had that and I use sensitive headphones like the Focal Utopia and the iBasso SR3. To me, the D16 has a more natural and real life sound compared to the Hugo 2. The Hugo is a very good dac and very enjoyable but there is a difference between...

For me, I don't care. It is the sound that matters and the D16 is excellent sounding, great depth, width, separation and dynamics. And easy to use. I was able to compare it to the Hugo 2 and easily prefer the D16. Natural true sound is what I enjoy.

Transformers are a true art form.

There are two different caps on each side. I wouldn’t use a .47 in place of the .22.

Close to what is in there. I think .22 and ,47uf is what I used. 600 volt. With Duelunds it is a very tight fit.

I don't know if I am the only one. The stock caps are fine but I like Duelund caps. It sounds very good, with a natural hall sound, tight bass and excellent depth and width.

Then something to do with the adapter. What, I don't know. I know that apple doesn't use OTG, from what I have read.

Do the cables work without the adapter? I would check that.