Finished my build last week. Case of Spanish Cedar (ode to Dylan). Tung oil finish. Rear panel has 1 mm aluminum laminated to it and all switches are back there to keep the front cleaner and have less internal wiring. I polished the aluminum to 800 grit to leave a matte finish to match the volume knob I wish had a replacement for. Lid is held on with 4 very small magnets that work very well - strong enough to lift the whole thing up with the lid. Sounds excellent in front of the F5s. No microphonics, thankfully. Sealed wooden case might have helped with that and I cut a block of Magic Eraser for under the NuTube. Thanks to all of you for contributing your insights; Mr Pass, Jim, et all. I liked how the case turned out so I'm making a few more, one for an analog active crossover and another for a Bugle 3 phono stage.
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ClaudeG, thanks for your caps recommendation, I think it is quite an improvement well worth it. I currently have the same caps as you except for the 3rd, which for me is kept equal to the second and should be fine. What I immediately noticed is more low frequency "control". I have now a vanilla korg b1 nutube and one with upgraded caps so will try to switch between them more often.
I still need to find the sweet spot for H2. So far I have not found it, as certain music genres seem to suit positive better and others negative.
I am also soon replacing my Schiit saga (now on input of korg) with muses volume control. Curious to listen if this brings improvement if any..
I still need to find the sweet spot for H2. So far I have not found it, as certain music genres seem to suit positive better and others negative.
I am also soon replacing my Schiit saga (now on input of korg) with muses volume control. Curious to listen if this brings improvement if any..
