nice. you've definitely tried a bunch. how would you rate the ge jan among the others? i've read about the gold lions but those are pretty expensive for me. i ordered the reflector to try it out, thanks for the recommendation.

i might have to check that one out. i was thinking of buying a spare of the ge, but that one looks inexpensive enough, might get that instead.

i've had the vali 2 for about a month. it came with a sylvania 6bz7 tube. i replaced the sylvania within the first week for a tesla e88cc gold pin, which was a decent improvement, but yesterday switched to a ge jan 5670 with an adapter. the ge sounds awesome compared to the other 2. i'm...

  yes you need the x3 docked and set to DAC in the settings since the k5 is not a DAC

  its kind of a tight fit. the usb connector on the dock seems to be able to move forward some, by design. i have been tilting the x3 forward some and carefully pressing it down onto the usb connector until its secure, then let it rest back

  X3ii working just fine with K5 here.