If you get further along in Poly Battery Hell, I have a hack that works for me. YMMV… If I can’t get the Poly to start charging (this happens when I don’t use it for a month or two), I do the following: Carefully open the Poly. Do NOT take the PCB off the chassis. That can lead to LED...

PM sent

Tube preamps are essential. I have a couple so I haven’t swapped in Jade for that duty. It’s a good idea, but my cabling spaces aren’t fun to crawl into.

How best to use the OEM charger for CDM… Should I leave it plugged in mostly? Or cycle the battery down more before plugging in the wall power?

GE AF-6111 from @Amadeo Nospherathu engaded! His custom leather case also fits in my cooling tower. First impression on Meze Liric with oratory1990 PEQ: Crisp, clear and extremely detailed. Soundstage seems more 3D and maybe wider than I recall with Liric otherwise.

UpstairsDownstairs rack complete. Umbilical bend was tricky. Had to size the lower shelf height to within ~5mm of the transformer lid.

@MDR30 the cable is my special design. I have zero audio design experience. I buy discounted spools of ELF gold-plated solid copper, and then try to make a circuit. My soldering skills are bad, and the wire is a little fragile, so I overbuild. This adapter is from ELF 24AWG GPCC in...

Welcome back, Mr Lau! @Joe Lau My adapter cable is working great. Thanks to @MDR30 for the design schematics. More listening this evening and over the weekend.

First Dawn session today with my new WA6se (1st Gen): ZMF Vérité Closed were all I needed to try. Couldn’t take them off. Sophia Princess (came with unit) and stock Westinghouse 6DE7. I can’t imagine what tube rolling will bring. This is an awesome amp.

PM sent

PM sent

@MDR30 Thank you, thank you! Those drawings are now filed away in my AT Jade note. I have all the supplies to build the y-adapter, EXCEPT the XLR4 female. Just ordered a couple.

Okay, so a y-splitter for the Jade is two TRS 1/4" plugs to a female XLR4. Jade's left jack is cathode, and the right jack is anode. XLR4 pinout to dual TRS 1/4" plugs: Pin 1 cathode tip L+ Pin 2 anode tip L- Pin 3 cathode ring R+ Pin 4 anode ring R- Sleeve on both TRS is open?

Thanks! I will study this. I PM'd you a different guess. Thanks for the quick info.

I am trying to find a wiring diagram for the Jade balanced cable. I have several adapters that I can modify. I just need to know which wires go where inside the left and right 1/4" plugs.

Pretty sure they’re stock? Phillips ECG JAN6111WA green label, if I’m not mistaken. Photo of subminis obviously not mine. @Amadeo Nospherathu shipped me three of his best sets today from Ukraine. I haven’t tube rolled a portable amp yet.

This little cooling tower display stand took a while to design and get right. Furniture felt and gentle pressure from the shelf bridge hold the CDM to the solid brass heat sinks.

Easy transaction. Safe shipment. Thanks, Paul! For the excellent collectible Japanese import IEMs. Musashi at 634ears keeps delivering the hits.

These are quite mysterious. And intriguing. Tell us more?

Still available? PM sent.

Great seller! Excellent communication, smooth transaction and safe delivery. Thanks.

If you’re into PEQ, oratory1990’s settings for ZMF Eikon are loving the Bokeh I received yesterday from Switzerland. https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxt8liitfys9lt6/ZMF%20Eikon.pdf?dl=0 Bokeh seems more open and plays nicer with my hearing damage above 6-8kHz. I don’t understand EQ very well and...

What’s all the fuss about HD6%*#+? I get to compare these HD660s2 with my trusty HD6xx. Thanks, Yves, for a flawless deal and safe arrival.

Bokeh!! Thanks, Yves. Smooth transaction. Fast and safe international shipping. Highly recommended seller.