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Heya! Sorry I've been slow to reply; I haven't had a chance to do any real comparisons yet. I like to listen for a while before going back and forth.

^ And so right.

It's $100 upcharge on a great player (that I already have), but the standalone box is like three-hundee.

Yeah, and it's not a subtle difference. I was surprised as well.

FWIW, a single one of these worked on the Sophia and the Tung-Sol tubes, making them nearly silent. This doesn't mean I'm using the Tung-Sol tube. I ain't. The Psvane and Treasure tubes are both silent without it (and it doesn't quite fit them anyway—the tubes are too wide at their widest point). The Ety ER-4S sounds pretty nice through the Peak. I can now listen open or closed at work and not disturb anyone! Ari thx for the nitpick—although even with a silent tube or with a shield/tube combo I hear the same noise if I plug in the JH16s (and not with the ER-4S or HD800). So in this case it's environment noise and not "tube noise"—although I guess maybe you were saying that the noisy tubes are the ones that pick up more RF interference. They don't seem to be generating any noise of their own...

I had a quartz bowl sound bath at the Integratron.

I really like the Pico Slim and Pico Power with JH16/13, respectively. I know they're not desktop amps, but... I can also second the DSHA-1 recommendation, although I like it more with the JH16FP than the vanilla JH13s.

The bundle is hard to resist: a Geek Out and a Geek Pulse for $398. hard=impossible (for me)

Update: The Psvane tube I bought looks like it has some kind of shielding internally: It's smoky on the sides and silvery at the top. In any case, with this tube it's entirely noiseless now.

Fantastic!

Woohoo!

The 6SN7 size might work for the stock tube, but that Sophia has a wider diameter. I'll try the foil first, however. Monday! I'll post an update then.

I actually talked to them on the phone yesterday, and they don't have shields that fit 6SN7s. They said the silicone stoppers would fit the tube, but wouldn't solve the RF problem.

I haven't tried anything yet. What about something like these?

I think what he's saying is that wrapping the tube in foil will shield it from the noise the tube is picking up. Like my hands do when I cup them around the tube--the noise completely disappears. Not the most aesthetically pleasing solution, but more practical than holding my hands there all the time. Forgive my ignorance here, but how would I go about grounding the foil? I'm a novice with that kind of thing. Edit: I haven't moved anything to another room yet.

Motherfuckers.

Thread: RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE! I'm listening to a Peak/Volcano right now, and both tubes I've tried are picking up interference—there's a lot of signal noise around here (wireless, computers and shit). I'm hearing a faint high-pitched scratchy sound. I've occasionally heard it on other gear I've listened to in the same location. If I cup my hands around the tube, the scratchy sound goes away, so I'm pretty sure it's the tube picking it up. Other than keeping my hands cupped around the tube when I'm listening to music (which I can only do for days at a time), does anybody have any other ideas?

Not as late as me! Happy Birthday, you Thing From Another World, you!

Clannad — Fuaim (1982)

It's really a must if you're into any of the fancy "modernist" cooking techniques. It's not just about immersion circulators and pressure cookers (although if you get the book you'll end up buying both if you don't already have them).

Made real chili for a preschool parent's mixer we're having at the house tomorrow. Also made caramelized carrot soup (a la Modernist Cuisine at Home) for a nice fall starter. Seriously, caramelized carrot soup is just about the most awesome thing ever.

They said 'cuz RMAF2013 is over.

Looks like that was their quick fix (rather than disable the code itself).

Crap. Just got a refund from Resonessence. They won't honor the coupon.

I'm not gonna order that Herus thing. Nope. Not at all. Not even thinking about it. Edit: I didn't just accidentally put in "RMAF2013" in the coupon field to get 15% off the Herus. Nopes. Shipping wasn't $1. I did not say this. I am not here.