2 months and counting!,...I'm told my Taboo amp is on the bench.  ;D
I'm listening to my Audeze LCD-2's through an old Headroom amp right now (some America from their 1st album) and dreaming of the day when the mighty Taboo arrives,... wait is that a little drool drippin' down onto my keyboard?.

Anyway this is my first post on the Decware site in  anticipation of a little Taboo lovin'.

Does anyone else run this combo?.

Cheers All

Jeff

Jfat, 2 months? I am at 12 weeks and 2 days wait for my Torii Mk III..... . Mine has just made it to the bench as well.

To be fair, Decware did take quite a few orders alone, at the end of August (I ordered mine August 16th) before the price increase on the III Amp and it has 3 or 4 times more parts, tubes and tranny's to be wound........vs. the Taboo. Like Lon said be calm and hydrate  Me too.

Stone of Tone

What are these Open Baffle speakers?

Hi y'all!.

Well, I finally got my Taboo amp up and runnin' for my Audeze LCD-2 cans!. Ahhhhh,...she sounds good, think I'll call her "Betty".

Sorry about the delay getting back, but when I received her, I inserted the rectifier tube with the guide key not aligned, she went up in smoke!  :'(
Yes, you may call me "Doofus", I guess I was just to damn excited to get her going and not paying close attention. Well Betty is back from repairs and I've got about 8 hrs on her, already the tone is magic, can't wait till she's fully run in.

I've patched the Taboo variable from the aux/tape out from my Joule Electra pre amp, so I'm using the attenuator that's on board the Taboo. I also tried her direct from the line out on the preamp, but I thought that it was lacking a little gain,...in other words I could bump the volume control to the max and not blow my brains out. These aren't the easiest cans in the world to drive (50 ohms), but a little extra oomph, when it's 11pm and I'm sipping on my Rum n' coke wouldn't be out of order. I do have the option of adjusting the output impedance on my pre amp, but I have to tear off the lid and install jumpers, something to do with Mu follower instead of plate follower or visa versa.

I'll only be using the Taboo as a headphone amp, so I do have some variables I can play with.

Cheers to Steve and crew for getting my Taboo back to me so quick and for their patience and forbearance with my idiot move!.

What an amp.

Jeff

The Taboo and LCD-2s are a delightful combination. I have heard a lot of amps with those cans, bit none exceeds the Taboo. The Cavalli Liquid Fire is a very close competitor, but if you pair the Taboo with a ZSTAGE or preamp, it is king of the hill in my view.

Was it the stock Ruby? The only tube that ever blew up on me was a stock Ruby rectifier shortly in  its use. . . they just aren't any good in my opinion. Hope you have it running very soon!

Sad news for the Taboo. It keeps blowing rectifier tubes, Steve and I are scratching our heads, I'm sending it back to Peoria this week. I might just pick up the Zstage as well to give me a little more gain. I wonder if I can place it between my preamp and amp?, otherwise I'm down to one source.

Cheers Everyone

Jeff