Ground Loopā¦ what happens when two separate devices (A and B) are connected to ground via different paths and then also connected to each other by another path, creating a loop.
That is what I said, yes.
Does not really matter what is forming a loop, just matters that lack of ground can also cause a ground loop.
Alright, then. Just checking. 
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I bought a youkomoo adapater off of amazon for male xlr to female 4.4mm to use my iems on the soloist. 25 bucks. There are other more spendy options. Sounds different (better?) than balanced out of a zen dac. No hiss, thats all I care about 
Just orderedā¦4 x 6J1P-Ev Voskhodās to go withā¦as Iām enjoying the synergy with my Timeless letās see what NOS brings to the party 
@MazeFrame thanks again buddy just got an earth cable and itās all quiet know 
gonna solder a spade connector on it to make it a bit more robust as itās clamped against the side case panel at the moā¦Iām guessing here in the UK the wall plug is earthed to the power brick but from there thereās no earth just a + and - 12v to the amp as Iāve never had a problem with my Little Dot MKII full 240v 
thanks again 
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Indeed you are a-rollin, son! 
Do enjoy. You are giving me the itch to get more too. The first swap I have done was very successful. Of course that was from stock, soā¦ Not that the stockers were bad, they were actually quite good, but the Gold Lions are so much better. Lots more to try!
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what would you recommend for IEMs like Mest or Timeless ?
I canāt speak for the MEST but the MT-604 works a treat with the Timeless, I use it a bit like a mono block amp ie I have both left and right volume set to max and feed it via the LO from the DX312 and use that as my volume control itās set on high gain and use about 1/4 volume with no hiss 
Sorry if my post was confusing but it was regarding the 602. I cant speak for the 604 but I have tried the schiit Magni 3 which has a gain switch and worked flawlessly with iems that we tried(fh3, tin t2, starfields). I believe the ifi zen dac and amp+can also have gain steps or matching.
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Were these effects similar with your Ananda. Since the 604 is a hybrid tube, it is supposed to be better for planars.
Hey guys, first of all thanks for all the impressions here! Iām new to tube amps and just got 4 matched 6J1P tubes and changed the stock ones. Iām not sure but it feels like the sound is a little less warm and bodied overall (with Moondrop Variations and Timeless). Does anyone had the same experience with them and can the tubes change with more playtime? Thanks in advance. Cheers
Arenāt 6J1Pās the same as the stock tubes?
For variety I ordered GE JAN 5654Wās and some Voshkods.
Of course mine is a 602 and I am still waiting for it. Waiting along with my extra tubes.
Nice! Curious to hear about the GE tubes!
They sound a little different to me (I got the 6J1P-ev), more detailed/brighter but less body to voices and instruments which I really liked with the stock ones. But the 6J1P also have less background noise, at least with Variations, which is nice.