I think this is where the Vali 3 will call home. Still waiting on some adapters, but no real complaints with the stock tube. The Magni Unity was boxed up to make room, and I rearranged so the tube and power toggle are both easily accessible. It’ll see more preamp duties here. Any guesses how...

I’m starting to get the idea I may not be cut out for DIY. I’m still in the daydreaming stage, but was thinking to do something similar. First I thought about adding an additional deck to the Elma switch and extending the PCB. But of course all that fiddly soldering was the kind of thing the...

I think it’s a form of masochism that I make a list of my favorites every drop, even when I have no intention of making a purchase. Sometimes a few of my favorites last a few days and my wallet starts to sweat. Thanks for going easy on me this time around. That’s a heck of an intro to ZMF. Be...

I’m not sure there is a bottom. At some point you may need to start outfitting an industrial space like a cross between an art exhibit, an electronics museum, and a coffeehouse in order to have the room to display everything properly and have a variety of listening stations. Then you’ll need to...

There’s a reason we use the term down a rabbit hole so often…

What about using the Decware/ZMF OTL to feed a ZMF Aegis (or DIY)? Since I haven’t heard either individually I have no clue if it’s an obviously unwise combo or just crazy enough to work. I just figured this thread needed some extra outrageousness.

I recently had the CV455s in my MZ3 and they were great, right up there with some old RCA "Boonton" 6201 that have been my favorite so far. I bought a pair so I could try them in the MZ3, but the plan was to have them around for when an HP8 makes its way home. I probably need to order another...

With the MZ3 I’ve noticed different small tubes have more effect. Not sure how much the Velo’s circuit is different. I think the fundamentals are still the same.

This is just the coup de grâce. Based on many other posts I’ve already started buying tubes specifically for this amp. It’s always just been a matter of time.

Glad to see an instigator and enabler so committed to their vocation. I hope you’re proud of yourself.

Pictures? Color? Cable termination?

Liking Vali 3 so far. Still using the stock tube. Found out my Campfire Ara really don’t like them though, but Black Star is great. I always assumed they were really close in impedance and sensitivity. I rarely even make volume adjustments when switching between them. So a little perplexed. I...

So hot dog shaped with a tube sticking out each end?

That’s why you need the bigger knob…

Maybe I’ve got this whole budgeting tubes as a fraction of the equipment they’re installed in all backwards and upside down. If I’m going to pay that much for a bottle I want it to be at least 700ml and full of whisky old enough to buy cigarettes. I don’t know enough about exotic tubes to dive...