FlySweep

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Old joke: "It's strange, isn't it? You stand in the middle of a library and go 'aaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do the same thing on an aeroplane and everyone joins in."

I've had the SW51+ about as long as I've had the Elex.. combo has definite synergy in a number of areas. SW51+ & Elex is wonderful from a tonal perspective, but I find bass quality lacking. Also, the stage narrows enough to where it's bothersome.
Ultimately, I think I prefer Elex driven by amps with <5 ohm OI.

More curious about a DAC that synergizes with the Jot2 & Elex than the amp.

Gungnir MB A2 > Jot2 > Elex ftw.

Are there any such things too warm for Elex? lol I always thought they often crossed my "northern" borderline of comfortable zone.

BF2 > DSHA3F > Elex was one of the sweet spots I've ever experienced. J2 not much different from 3F in tonality/brightness. And I never thought that combo warm or dark.

The amplifier runs for 45 minutes, then turns off? Do I understand you correctly?

No, rather, when the amp is warm, but turning it off and replacing with cold tubes and then back on, the sound is more expansive than with the warmed-up tubes that were replaced.

I understood. The cold tubes come to the desired mode for a while. At this time, their parameters are not the same as those of a hot tube. In order to hear this, you need a very sharp and trained ear.
You can only envy the ears @FlySweep
I can only see such small changes using measuring instruments.

.. more importantly, GO BEAVERS FOR LIFE!

I played in the OSU marching band back in the late 80s. Got to play while OSU won a Rivalry game.

Thanks, streaming now.

Actually, I'm also digging their Mellow mix a lot while WFH. Like you said, every now and then a tune catches you and you end up getting sucked in.

@E_Schaaf thank you, my man! Much appreciated. Missing LFFs in particular, so I'll prob reach out if I go down that route.

You miss low bass?

Hello, Miss Planars. I DigMe.

“And if nobody loves you
And you feel like dust on an empty shelf
Just remember
You can love yourself”

You guys gotta lay off those edibles.

@Boops slander of "white chocolate" will not be tolerated on this blog, sir.

Ha! True words!

..Old cord was a hospital grade (gray) power cord I bought off amazon (ti's logged well over 500 hours). Don't get it twisted and chase some crazy boutique shit.. but a decent chi-fi power cord (<$100) off ebay could be a nice step up in sound.. provided it's not made of chicken wire or whatever.

When you go "Patrick" please record it...

I'm going to use a basic power cable and call it a day once I get the SW51+.

That last bourbon was ENTIRELY unnecessary. TTYG on Sunday.

Too bad I was sleeping. We can talk shit while you see me eat bacon.

The real Mad Max will start once blue collars will run out of funds.

So energy wars are next? Good to know. (Meanwhile I hope to find a Gundam to blast my enemies to bits...)

^ Western Canadian Select is now < $4 per barrel in the US and gun shops have been declared 'essential businesses' there, so ppl can afford to bulk-buy *and* protect their hoard.

Elex & HD6XX. The stock tube is really nice.. and I hate to be hyperbolic.. but the Tungsram smokes it handily. Dynamics are just.. wow. Resolution and timbre, especially midrange timbre are on another level compared to the stock tube. The Tungsram combines a lot of things I like about my other tubes into one.

Gives a serious jolt when a sleepy dac like the Modi 3 is in the chain. Thing is, the Tungsram is not an aggressive/forward tube.. but it's not laid back (of course).. just bold, very holographic, resolving, balanced, and dynamic. Pairs exceedingly well with the Elex & HD6XX.

Good looking out. I'll have to try a coupla those whenever a SW51+ finally migrates to my door to go with my trusty HD6xx's. Sounds uncannily up my alley. Everything you're describing is exactly what I like about what a Phillips PCC88 does to a Vali 2.

Looks like they go for cheep too! Good stuff!

I do one pass ATG with my Mongoose razor and a Feather Super blade!!!

Haven't tried a Feather.. think I'll grab it in the next sample pack. That's a damn sexy razor, too!

I prefer the stiffer blades of a single edge razor, I can get a closer shave in a single pass.

One of the less praised aspects of the SW51+ pairing is that it minimizes, if not eliminates, the the 'metallic' quality of the Elex drivers. Back to the Amperex.. man, it needs a while to open up.. sounded dynamically compressed for a decent amount of time. Not anymore!

Yeah I was a big fan of the pairing, but unfortunately had to let my Clear go since I didn't use it that often.

Was really curious about this pairing. Are you using hi or lo z-out?

Lol is this enough hype to convince an IEM hater like myself?

@RobS Just to give you my reference points for IEMs: UERM (custom), EE Spartan (custom), PP8, Andromeda, IER-M9.. and FDX1. I've heard and owned a shit ton more.. but those are my favs. I clearly favor tonal transparency, neutrality, resolution, and clarity, imaging and coherence.

Sweet. I'll wait to snag a used one.