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Hey Glenn,
So what do you think of the Visseaux 6V6? I'm anticipating nothing special since I don't think I've seen a comment about them. I'm currently back with them playing King of the Hill! |
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May need to do some swapping and listening Glenn |
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Peter - I have also entered the 12 step program for tubeholics
Last edited by nhparrot; 03-23-2016 at 03:57 PM. |
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I don't have any KT66 in my inventory, so I had to temporarily pull a pair from a working Pilot HF-56 amp. These are generic Chinese KT66. If I were buying KT66 I’d be inclined to buy the new production Gold Lion. According to my notes, my brief listening impressions were that the KT66 sounded slightly brighter than the 6L6GC. (If I had a spare pair I’d try them again – but it’s a pain to pull the amp and unbolt the “bear trap” holders.) I see that The Tube Store carries the “Preferred Series 274B / 5U4G”. Have you tried this one? I’m not sure if this is any different from my Shu Guang 5U4 (which has no markings on the tube, and only Chinese markings on the box). The “Preferred Series 274B / 5U4G” appears to have a slightly wider bottle, but otherwise looks identical to the Shu Guang 5U4. Does the Sophia Electric Princess mesh-plate 274B make a significant difference sonically? I think that tube preference is completely dependent on the speakers. For example, I found no tube combination in my Inspire amp that worked for my Klipsch Palladium (too “thin” sounding) – perhaps because they are 4 ohm. OTOH, with my RF-7’s – the sound quality can be excellent. P.S. When looking through my listening notes I realized that I hadn’t tried EL34s with my new 6N2P-EV. The EL34’s have noticeably attenuated high frequencies (i.e., a “laid back” sound), with the most gain that I’ve realized from any tube combo in my amp. Generally not enough on the top end, but very easy to listen to. Bottom line - as of today - my favorite tube combination is the 6N2P-EV, 5AR4 rectifier, and Groove Tube Gold Series GT6L6 GE. Compared with the GT6L6 GE, the Gold Lion KT88 is a little brighter, the EL34 is noticeably less bright, and the 7581A’s sound a little “thin” (i.e., not as “rich” sounding). (Of course this based on my RF-7 speakers, my room, my ears, etc … and your mileage will vary …) P.P.S. FWIW, IMO an excellent $5k system is an Oppo BDP-105, Inspire HO amp equipped as indicated above, and Klipsch RF-7 II (available for significant discount on-line). Last edited by robert_kc; 03-24-2016 at 01:18 AM. |
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I need to join those meetings!
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Hello. My name is Peter and I'm a tubeaholic.
It has been three days since my last roll. I believe I can be a moderate roller. One or two per week isn't self-destructive is it? Or am I just using denial and rationalization to avoid confronting my addiction? Do I need to remove all but one set and one identical backup set of tubes from the house? Is one roll too many and a thousand not enough? I guess this is still step one! |
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“De Nial” ain’t just a river in Egypt …” I’ve got it bad. (But not as bad as some …) Here’s my current systems: http://www.audioaficionado.org/membe...tml#post769046 Robert |
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That Scott sitting next to the Fisher in your TV room looks just like one I had around 1970. My Dad had bought it new and gave it to me. Sure wished I had kept it. |
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The Scott 299C is one of my favorites, and was relatively inexpensive. You should acquire one for sentimental reasons ... |
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