Guys,

Sad to say but after 5 months of use, I'm parting with my lovely Torii Jr. It has Beeswax Type 1 caps and it was sent back to Decware 2 weeks ago and Steve put in the new quieter pre-amp tubes.  Also I purchased 2 Bel E88CC Cryo treated pre-amp tubes($154.00) and a NOS Philips 5R4GYS Cryo treated rectifier tube($127.00) all are made in Holland.  These extra tubes will be included with the amp. Now get this...  It has a REAL walnut base!  You may not realize it but Decware actually uses a Sepia wood with walnut finish but I am a real wood nut so Zyggi  did this base in actual walnut wood which was $150 upgrade.  The amp is in great shape other than a very small light scuff on the side.  I had to wait for 3 months to have this built so if you want one now, and don't want to go through the excruciating pain of break in, here's the TorII Jr. for you.  It will be carefully packed in the original packaging.  $2450.00.

Rick

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Thanks Will for catching that, my mistake yep made in India. Just the rectifier tube is made in Holland.
Rick

That wood base is gorgeous!

I want one now for my SE84CKC!

Archie,
I'm not a wood expert but I was told by Steve that they use that wood because it's more consistent in the color tone when finished with the walnut stain. With Walnut, the outer part of the tree is very light in color whereas the center of the tree is dark. So to keep consistent tones from one piece to the next, there's a lot of waste when picking through and cutting off each board which increase the overall costs. Hope this helps and I hope I'm not opening a can of worms here...😁
Rick

Archie,
I sure hope I'm correct on the spelling of Sepia wood. It's not a secret as Steve did mention to me that they use that wood for consistency reasons and I'm sure it's another great hardwood that is available out there. You may want to check with the master woodworker Zyggi on it. I do know that when I was Looking at having some molding made for around my custom garage door I wanted mahogany and the door guy suggested Sepia as an alternative. He said once it's stained you really wouldn't be able to tell the difference. It sounded to me like it was just as good as mahogany just a bit more plentiful currently.

Archie - when you specify walnut or cherry, you are not stating you are buying a true solid wood walnut or cherry hard  case. That would be very, very expensive - and not necessary. The website does not specify anywhere that the case is made of these solid rare woods. You are merely specifying a stain.

It is a bit confusing though because on the product pages I looked at it says "choice of different woods" when "stains" would be more accurate.

Don't forget about thr "machinability" of different woods. The cost of labor trumps the cost of materials a lot of the time.

Archie,
I am looking for more than what the Torri Jr has brought to my listening room. I really hate to let it go but I found something I like better. I'm finding out that this journey may never end and there's quite a lot of synergy that takes place between every single component in the system and of course the environment that the system is in. So after many trials with different components, cables etc. I am making changes to suit my listening characteristics. Hopefully someday I will be at a point where I can be completely satisfied, kick back and just enjoy the music!

Archie,
I did a comparison with a SimAudio 250i and it seemed to fit my listening ear better. It does have more power so that's a plus too.
Rick

Posted on Audiogon. Really wanted to sell it through here but I'm sure there's some Decware fans there.

This is back up for sale. Price dropped $150 to $2300.

Yes I do also have the original tubes and they will be included.
Thanks for asking.
Rick

I haven't rolled power tubes in it and have not compared or heard the mini Torii but I did take it over to another members house who has a newer Torii MKIV with NOS RCA black plates and he liked my Torii Jr sound better. It's all about personal preference and until you can hear one in person, you won't know whether it's got the sound signature you are looking for or not. What speakers do you have?  What's the sensitivity?
Rick

Well I actually had the Errx speakers as well. The power that the Torii Jr has is plenty to power those speakers. It gives a very 3 dimensional image with plenty of volume at the 12 o'clock position.  To make a long story short,  the reason I switched speakers was my wife and I were at an audio show in Colorado (RMAF) and my wife came across some beautiful Zu Soul Superflys she fell in love with so she bought them without telling me until we came home. She wanted to surprise me, but then we were faced with the decision to sell one pair. I like the Zu's a bit more because they were more forward.
So, unless you are looking to have concert level music, 20 watts should be plenty for your listening pleasure. Right now, I'm running 8 watts with the Zu's and rarely turn it up to 12 o'clock.

Hope this helps.
Rick

Dave,

I ended up with an Audion Silver Night Special Edition 300b amp. It's a very good match for the Zu Soul Superfly speakers. 8 watts of pure SET.
Now just tweeking power and cables to fine tune things.

Rick

Yeah I would have to check with Steve on that. I would think he should honor that but we can check when the sale is going to occur. As we all know, Decware amps are built like tanks so I'm not concerned about him keeping the warranty transferred.

Rick