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It’s actually the two in the right can have different tubes.They can't be empty but they can be different.
It’s actually the two in the right can have different tubes.They can't be empty but they can be different.
I get that part but which ones
I also seem to recall lukasz said the two in the right could be empty for SE use. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
How have you been doing it ?I believe the 2 on the right are not critical for single-ended operation.
How have you been doing it ?
It would be nice to make sure about the SE feature. I have some tube pairs I'd like to try but seems no one is 100% sure . Hopefully Lukasz can enlighten usI have been using an identical quad set even though I am running single ended mainly because I plan to go to balanced at some point.
Same hereI have been using an identical quad set even though I am running single ended mainly because I plan to go to balanced at some point.
Yes. I know what was said however I do remember he said at my house that he thought for SE the right side could be empty. However he also said a cheap set of tubes on the right side would sufficeIn your post you seemed to indicate that the right sockets needed to be filled:
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Lukas taught me something very interesting about the Horizon for those of us who use SE rather than balanced
He suggested that rather than using a quad set of power tubes(where the two power tubes on the right of center are for balanced ), that I take out those two good tubes on the right and fill those sockets with any cheap tube
Same hereIt would be nice to make sure about the SE feature. I have some tube pairs I'd like to try but seems no one is 100% sure . Hopefully Lukasz can enlighten us
That is also what I think I rememberYes. I know what was said however I do remember he said at my house that he thought for SE the right side could be empty. However he also said a cheap set of tubes on the right side would suffice
Yes, on my Pacific running SE, I only populate the tubes on the back end. No sense in burning up precious DHTs unnecessarily. When I run balanced, I use all tubes obviously. I don’t have a volume control on my Pacific by choice (30 years of experience with DACs with a volume control have left me with a distaste for them).That is also what I think I remember
I think I said it would be prettier if it was front/back like in the balanced Pacific instead of left/right in the Horizon and then Lukasz said the left/right thing makes more sense because of shorter circuits or something.
I was in Steve's Audio Room when Lukacz did say you really did not need anything on the right side for SE. For appearance's sake, any less expensive tube would do. But I would still have LF confirm again.Yes. I know what was said however I do remember he said at my house that he thought for SE the right side could be empty. However he also said a cheap set of tubes on the right side would suffice
Thanks for confirming what I heard as wellI was in Steve's Audio Room when Lukacz did say you really did not need anything on the right side for SE. For appearance's sake, any less expensive tube would do. But I would still have LF confirm again.
I think they are filled just for looks.In your post you seemed to indicate that the right sockets needed to be filled:
Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC
I post this clip for fun. Steve Williams' system is amazing. I love it. I think you should not challenge everyone about music. We only share our system with our passion. We get success together. Great looking system you have there.www.whatsbestforum.com
Lukas taught me something very interesting about the Horizon for those of us who use SE rather than balanced
He suggested that rather than using a quad set of power tubes(where the two power tubes on the right of center are for balanced ), that I take out those two good tubes on the right and fill those sockets with any cheap tube
Correct but I’m not if you’re single endedI think they are filled just for looks.