# What's in the box! **URL:** \ **Category:** Gear Pics\ **Created:** [June 28, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765 "2018-06-28T20:27:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 265
**Author:** ![BuffaloWing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/buffalowing/32/34683_2.png) [@BuffaloWing](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BuffaloWing)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5322 "2021-07-29T04:56:27Z")
Balls directly on the fabric has always been my preferred way to be on the chair. Or any chair really, in my home or public transport. Yeah it is actually. Has the right amount of leanback. And big wings up the top for when I pass out drunk each night, holds my head up. ---
**Author:** ![HeadphoneNoob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/headphonenoob/32/22958_2.png) [@HeadphoneNoob](https://forum.headphones.com/u/HeadphoneNoob)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5323 "2021-07-29T06:01:04Z")
Needed a dac with volume control to hold me over until I get my power amp stack complete for my speakers. Was going to go pre90, but I’ve never tried CL dacs before. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/3/8/3892ff543ae58f5e6c15d9c12b32076448215ca1.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/9/9/99109c6fa06235edbab8918dd15a627e60bdaf3a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![prfallon69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/prfallon69/32/43781_2.png) [@prfallon69](https://forum.headphones.com/u/prfallon69)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5324 "2021-07-29T07:42:44Z")
Congratulations @Gordon_Freeman. I’m lookinf forwards to your thoughts and impressions of these. ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5325 "2021-07-29T14:57:15Z")
I have that chair too. i think its time to use it (for unboxings). we almost donated it away this last week. ---
**Author:** ![Sturosen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sturosen](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Sturosen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5326 "2021-07-29T16:19:45Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/a/d/add90997795507b9cc3df23e7deb59d1be699f57.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/8/5/85781f557c8538a5bcb7e232eafa5e4880ca57c6.jpeg) Upgraded from the Astell & Kern SR25 to this new SE180 in record time (less than a half-year). To me, there’s a stronger presence, a more powerful bass, an altogether more satisfying sound, though not hugely different in detail from the SR25. Bigger screen, updated navigation, and the ability to replace and switch out DACs. A good upgrade! ---
**Author:** ![BuffaloWing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/buffalowing/32/34683_2.png) [@BuffaloWing](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BuffaloWing)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5327 "2021-07-29T20:37:19Z")
Chair photography isn’t easy. Placing the product properly on the chair, is something that has taken me a long time to master ---
**Author:** ![jthvac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jthvac/32/56107_2.png) [@jthvac](https://forum.headphones.com/u/jthvac)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5328 "2021-07-29T23:48:12Z")
![PXL_20210729_231028610](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/d/5/d5deaa7ba55cd107772296e67c27f8eeceaa1fbb.jpeg) ![PXL_20210729_231104043](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/1/1143126d5c369173a0d74fcc02dc397e412ab660.jpeg) Brimar F6067T ---
**Author:** ![raindownthunda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/raindownthunda/32/20082_2.png) [@raindownthunda](https://forum.headphones.com/u/raindownthunda)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5329 "2021-07-30T20:26:02Z")
Nice haul! I have been listening to this same tube for the past two weeks. It’s absolutely killer with the Bendix 6080WB in my crack. It was pretty noisy for the first couple days but has really settled in. Dead silent and has opened up to be more spacious. I think it’s up there with the best of the best, even when compared to some of the top 6j5/L63 pairs. You also have the Brimar CV4034 right? I’d be curious to know if you end up with a favorite between these 12au7 equivalents. ---
**Author:** ![jthvac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jthvac/32/56107_2.png) [@jthvac](https://forum.headphones.com/u/jthvac)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5330 "2021-07-31T01:30:53Z")
Yes I have a CV4034 too. Both these tubes are Footscrays. I’m rotating both of these as well as a Mullard CV3986. Trying to do a few turns of each for 3-4 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![JeffYerkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jeffyerkey/32/28688_2.png) [@JeffYerkey](https://forum.headphones.com/u/JeffYerkey)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5331 "2021-07-31T21:15:25Z")
After a really busy few weeks at work, here we go! Nicely boxed and packed. Bigger than I expected. More observations later… ![IMG_4011](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/2/b/2b01d6e7a4ecede06cdbc5f0885b91b18b2b329a.jpeg) ![IMG_4013](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/b/1b2c9b83bae4e472c574a3f7ee5a6040207bb904.jpeg) ![IMG_4015](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/3/8/3896afe59821c6a408ea3e44206851cb0e8d33fb.jpeg) ![IMG_4016](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/d/0/d041fdd5cc583138e0a4b51ed2363b7dc7ae2c79.jpeg) ![IMG_4018](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/3/4/345d58e02b57a701c3c3db4e7984e66bc5581e75.jpeg) ![IMG_4019](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/b/4/b4ab8def272b1f6ba766399c349f1f72a7c3c6d6.jpeg) ![IMG_4020](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/d/3/d3dd38c4a1d0197cdb930d35a68235c82db279b7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tchoupitoulas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/tchoupitoulas/32/37432_2.png) [@Tchoupitoulas](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Tchoupitoulas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5332 "2021-07-31T21:52:01Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/7/8/78b7c3b3478c102493ac3ca4d1be633c5b939bb2.jpeg)l Bloody cats (it’s a cable protector with a split sleeve, also good for cable management) ---
**Author:** ![frkasper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/frkasper/32/9408_2.png) [@frkasper](https://forum.headphones.com/u/frkasper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5333 "2021-07-31T22:07:24Z")
Show us the after as well. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![JeffYerkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jeffyerkey/32/28688_2.png) [@JeffYerkey](https://forum.headphones.com/u/JeffYerkey)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5334 "2021-07-31T23:03:16Z")
We use Alex Tech for our 3 cats. Works great! ---
**Author:** ![perogie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/perogie/32/13801_2.png) [@perogie](https://forum.headphones.com/u/perogie)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5335 "2021-07-31T23:48:50Z")
I’ve used those. Kind of annoying to put on but do the job. The ends fray badly so the advice to heat them up and melt the plastic ends if you cut them to size is warranted. ---
**Author:** ![Tchoupitoulas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/tchoupitoulas/32/37432_2.png) [@Tchoupitoulas](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Tchoupitoulas)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5336 "2021-08-01T01:11:06Z")
> [@perogie](#): > > …annoying to put on but do the job. The ends fray badly… Yes, I’ve been using them for a few months. The first ones had to be redone because of all the fraying. Initially, the sleeves frustrated my malevolent little beast and he gave up. Now he’s decided to renew his efforts and now also direct them against MacBook power cables, hence the matching white sleeve. So far the sleeves have worked (touch wood). > [@frkasper](#): > > Show us the after as well. 😁 I’ll go one better, here’s the security camera footage. Caught red-handed/clawed: ![IMG_0869](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/4/a/4abd10e2e7c0c89b24830c04141e0e45e460ad05.jpeg) No damage done this time; I was on to him, and he only goes for the cables when he wants food or to play, which is to say that he eats well and has lots of playtime… ---
**Author:** ![JeffYerkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jeffyerkey/32/28688_2.png) [@JeffYerkey](https://forum.headphones.com/u/JeffYerkey)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5337 "2021-08-01T02:33:27Z")
I just wrap my ends in matching black electrical tape. My little Ripley especially loves any white Apple cable! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/d/d/dd362d6ea60a18c39c33d0c7255c4b5662d7baf4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BondDaBoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bonddaboom/32/28458_2.png) [@BondDaBoom](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BondDaBoom)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5338 "2021-08-01T04:58:27Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/c/1/c15a5351fadd7444bfa1f06a4fa88bd96dcc8dc2.jpeg) This one below was an issue. The one above leaves my stuff alone. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/7/7/77d7fcc937bd575f60bc8ee39d0fa616c0e0d548.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/e/1/e1187dbab6adcde546ac0c4f45ada2fbb66ebcfb.jpeg) Bangle cats can go nuts if you don’t play with them. ---
**Author:** ![pennstac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/pennstac/32/381_2.png) [@pennstac](https://forum.headphones.com/u/pennstac)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5339 "2021-08-01T15:20:53Z")
I’ve cat-proofed my main speakers, one reason I’ve failed to pull the trigger on updated ones in the living room. ---
**Author:** ![Tchoupitoulas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/tchoupitoulas/32/37432_2.png) [@Tchoupitoulas](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Tchoupitoulas)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5340 "2021-08-01T18:29:31Z")
I’ve got a couple of pairs of Quad ESL '57s back in England. They’re real beauties. They sound lovely. They’ve been in my family for decades. I’d bring them over to the US were it not for the risk of them becoming glorified scratching posts. ---
**Author:** ![SenyorC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/senyorc/32/13567_2.png) [@SenyorC](https://forum.headphones.com/u/SenyorC)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/5342 "2021-08-03T11:50:49Z")
I think they look good, nice to hear the sound is also good. [Previous page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765.md?page=264) [Next page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765.md?page=266)