AIYIMA T20 – Audiophile-Grade Hi-Fi Tube Preamp in Development

[Nzama]

Tried Tungsol tubes. Definitely an improvement, surely not scientifically demonstrable. But a fun experiment nevertheless and the perfect excuse to keep listening to good music which is the most important

 

[Fxfighter]

Deepseek helps me set volume, Tv 70/100, T20 20/100, A20 volume bypass, no RCA gain, use T20 remote control for future adjustments. Watch my favorite drama again, I hear new sound effects in the theme song. Omg. Warmer smoother dialogue. Feel like listening in a larger room and zero background noise. Watching tv drama as good as watching movies level. Cheers.

#AIYIMA10thAnniversary

 

[Fxfighter]

Lights off. Listening to Kenny G, hi go up and up, feel no limts. Feel like I m seeing a picture. Bass bounce in the picture. Full warm, feel air wrap around me. Relax sexy RED. OMG.

#AIYIMA10thAnniversary

 

[Nzama]

Are you moving to other than stock tubes or preamp ?

 

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[Fxfighter]

Are you moving to other than stock tubes or preamp ?

So far I m enjoying T20+A20. My next step is SMSL PL150 and D20 coming soon.

 

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[Fxfighter]

XLR connected. Still burning in. T20+A20 stack up, it's warm, but not hot. Roughly same heat as a bowl of soup rest for a few mins. Hope it will surprise me again later.
#AIYIMA10thAnniversary

 

[Nzama]

XLR connected. Still burning in. T20+A20 stack up, it's warm, but not hot. Roughly same heat as a bowl of soup rest for a few mins. Hope it will surprise me again later.
#AIYIMA10thAnniversary

Is that ferrite around xlr? Do you have a link for those cables?

Also really suggesting upgrading tubes from standard

 

[Jeromeof]

This seems like the most non ASR thread I have read in a long time.

 

[Schlippwhip68]

Tried Tungsol tubes. Definitely an improvement, surely not scientifically demonstrable. But a fun experiment nevertheless and the perfect excuse to keep listening to good music which is the most important

Which tungsol tubes did you try?

 

[Fxfighter]

Is that ferrite around xlr? Do you have a link for those cables?

Also really suggesting upgrading tubes from standard

What? Ferrite? Where? 6nofc 0.5m @aliexp.... Enjoy first, may try different tubes if find a good deal.

 

[Fxfighter]

I used to like to turn up the volume high, now I understand why. I want to hear more. Now I don't need to. I listen to a few my favorite songs again, I see a picture in front of me, with depth. Female voice, fuller, solid and smooth, very fine detail. Bass test, with Monitor Bronze 50, more control not punchy. Feel bass bounce towards me, even at low volume. Kenny G, hi goes higher and higher, like no limit. I try my best use English to express my experience.
#AIYIMA10thAnniversary

 

[Nzama]

Which tungsol tubes did you try?

Paired 12ax7 from audiophonics… to be honest very easy to hear a difference - of course not possible to ABX blind but here the step is quite clear