Digital Transformation Complete....for now.

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kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,206
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As some of you know. all my vinyl gear is gone and some of you have PMed on the vinyl itself which I appreciate. Please be patient-I work in an industry which is getting verrrrrry busy this time of the year and after the new CY I will be getting back to you on your inquiries. Back to title of my post. I am loving the convenience and connectivity of the Cambridge CNX v2. I went a step further this week and tubified the rig with a Black Ice Audio Glass FX Tube DAC:
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The first owner had installed Hammond 12ax7 tubes which on a very limited trial run sounded way too pronounced in the bass and details in the uppers were lost in the soundstage with music styles from The Orb, Tame Impala, and the uppers were annoying on some assorted ambient music.
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It only took about 2 days for the Hammond tubes to come out and enter a pair of 1957 Valvo Long Plates which were bought here and were my favorite tubes when I had my Cary pre in the mix. I only had the Valvos running for about an hour but they are warming up and killing it. There are other assorted tubes which will be auditioned through the holidays. Back to the DAC. Upon opening the double box and removing, this thing is heavy and solid and....looks much better in person. I guess I can stream wifi right to the unit itself which is really a function I may never use, but the price and seller and price was right on this purchase. Here are some assorted pics of the DAC itself:
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,911
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    Very interesting. Does the volume control only operate on the headphone jack? - I'm guessing so.

    I wonder how 2.3V output would compare to 130mW of my iFi nano idsd.....

    Either way, I'm in with 57 🤣
    George / NJ

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,206
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    It works streaming from the Cambridge which I guess is another unnecessary feature but...wait. I do have a pair of Polk headphones I completely forgot about lol.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,848
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    Wonder if the Hammonds are Amperex? They look like it to me.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,206
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Wonder if the Hammonds are Amperex? They look like it to me.
    Is Amperex a newer manufacturer with the old Hammond name?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,848
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    No the organ manufacturers bought tubes from the tube makers. Amperex was in Holland and New York and is an old tube maker, made tubes for many. Like Valvo, Siemans, Telefunken and Mullard.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,325
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    Congrats!! I am glad the tube dac is working out. Lots of solid reviews on the Black Ice \ Jolida tube dac's.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,104
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    I'd like to physically convert you into a structure.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,083
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    Ask here, not an audiophile forum.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/StructuralEngineering/
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,084
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'd like to physically convert you into a structure.


    Nightfall wrote: »
    Ask here, not an audiophile forum.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/StructuralEngineering/


    I wish I understood?
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,848
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    It was spam Harry, they've removed it. So now those two make no sense.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,084
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    Thanks Ivan!!
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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