That looks close to one of my favorite colors, British racing green. Good stuff
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Dude - I actually sometimes avoid turning on my tube amp, which is right next to my desk, in the summer. It legit gets toasty!
Also, that Cayin might be the one of the prettiest amps I’ve ever seen.
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Big tubes, a lot of power, it’s a campfire while you listen to music. I think there are some (tube amps) out there that will compromise between heat, power, efficiency but still sounding really good. I’ve head to have a tube amp last a year in my inventory (or any piece of gear), so we’ll see…
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In term of styling, it looks like 70s/80s product 
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It sounds pretty decent too with good detail. But, the hum at high impedance setting and being microphonic is really annoying
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Is that a 445? Would love to hear your thoughts on how it differ from your stellaris and studio b!
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I miss my EC amps. Had the Super 7 and Balancing Act at different times and thoroughly enjoyed both.
I have a preamp and amp by Dennis Had. I’ve been curious about trying the IHA-1.
Electrical contact cleaner, quick drying formula if you’re impatient like me.
Looks like a divergence meter from Steins;Gate
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I had to look up Steins;Gate, but yes it’s exactly the same thing.
Nixie tubes were a 1930s offshoot of vacuum tube technology and obsolete in the West by the 1970s. They were replaced by LED and later LCD displays (Source 1, Source 2). I believe that Nixie technology lived on in the USSR and Communist countries until the 1990s.
They came back as clocks with a retro-futuristic or Steampunk look, and for simply showing visible technology. There are multiple display elements stacked in each tube, and they are often inferior to LEDs in actual use. But they are eye-catching and fun in the way of LP records. Most products today use surplus old stock or salvaged tubes, but at least one company has restarted production.
They come in several types, with classic tube cylinder shape (mine above), circles, and squircles.
Squircle with backlighting:
There are also very new LED Nixie simulators that use side lighting rather than tubes. These are often much cheaper for the same number of digits, and also result in a different look.
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Looks magical. Mesmerizing.