Is it just me, or does it feel like quite a few "professional reviewers" became... lazy in the last few months? Very amateur-ish reviews... 🤷‍♂️

That sounds like cheating to me... :laughing:

Huh! My guess was Warren lost you at 5 stars to Storm... :laughing:

What are your thoughts about Wavelight vs. May? I am curious because I never heard the Wavelight, and I love my May...

Adding my 2 cents to the DAC discussion... Since in my main setup, I have 1 DAC but several amps - my philosophy has been: get neutral or reference DAC, and add the "audio flavors" with the use of the various amps. If you get a warm DAC - you are kinda "stuck" with analytical or bright amps...

WOW!!! Didn't have your coffee yet?! :unamused: That kitchen counter is the trade mark we all know and love, and is very classy IMHO... Your comment on the other hand, is definitely not! Exactly!!!

Friday price drop! 🥳

Friday price drop, because.... it's Friday! 🥳

Another amp, even if gifted - would make me burst! :scream: (look up the mint explosion scene from Monty Python's Meaning of Life movie...)

3 amps ago, I already said I have no physical room for more amps... :laughing: Now, I am REALLY busting at the seams. I wish I could afford a bigger place, but I live in "the craziest place on earth", so....... 🤷‍♂️ (maybe I should start a Go Fund Me campaign or something :thinking:)

Done! :)

Thursday bump, because... Thursday ;-)

Trade offers for IEMs of similar value or for HiBy FC6 DAC/Amp dongle - are welcome :wink:

Trade offers for IEMs are welcome :wink:

Edited listing to note that trade offers for IEMs are welcome ;-)

Apparently, different top cap sizes... See as a reference: http://www.tubebooks.org/tubedata/HB-3/General/Bases_Top_Caps-7_Pins.pdf

In my signature... ;-) Got it. Will fix shortly.

So I assume I need to make a minor correction to the table?

Added 5A/152M tubes. Thanks @UntilThen for the info.

Hmmm.... should I add them as driver tubes or power / output tubes? :thinking: I could add to both sections, with a note for each that these could also be used as the other (with different adapters)? what do you think?

Added these 2 tube types (5B/254M and 5B/254A). Also, added the date of last update in the "Notes" column header since it made the most sense without changing the table too much... what do you guys think?

Quick update: It was the Windows Firewall on the Win10 PC... After disabling it - it started working. So I re-enabled and played with various settings, not thinking I changed anything actually but now it works. Maybe disable / enable refreshed some tables or something? 🤷‍♂️ Anyhow, I am in...

Perfect match for the ChiFi battle royale you're conducting :smirk:

I already got tips on the Roon community to check Windows firewall on my Win10 PC. See if it blocks Roon Core from seeing it... I am going to disable the firewall temporarily, to see if it starts working. If so - firewall settings need to be somehow fixed. Otherwise - will need new idea. Will...

I will keep catching up, and hope in the next 2 pages someone provided more info (which adapters needed, for example?) and with more conviction :wink: Edit: just finished catching up, and no more details were provided... I will be happy to add any confirmed safe tubes, but please provide more...