New Tubes and Tweaked Yaqin MC-10t

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stretchl
stretchl Posts: 1,334
edited February 2014 in Electronics
Just wanted to give a shout out to F1Nut/Brock for the pair of 1960 Valvo labeled 12AX7 (Holland) and the NOS 1950's Sylvania 12AU7 pair he sold to me.

I'd had an issue with a solder in the amp so had not had a chance to listen to these beauties OR to the Psvane 6AC7-t2 quad I recently bought from Grant Fidelity.

Finally got a chance to listen night before last and the new set up sounds pretty amazing. The soundstage is definitely cleaner and wider, there's more detail, and the bass has improved significantly, which is what I was initially hoping for in choosing the Psvanes.

Who knows what improvements have resulted from the input tubes vs. the outputs? But I'm a happy camper and looking forward to letting these babies burn in.

Thanks, Brock!
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- Isaac Asimov
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Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
Cabling by Groneberg
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,081
    edited February 2014
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    Enjoy! But I didn't sell you either or the tubes you mention. I sold you the 12AT7 and variants. :biggrin:
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited February 2014
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    Hell's BELLS! I'm confused. I swear these 14 hour work days are killing me.

    Brock, I'm sorry I misidentified you. I really appreciate the tubes, as well as the note u included.

    I'm pretty embarrassed right now. Maybe if I close my eyes this thread will go away. :(
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
    Hi-Fi
    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
    https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ledford-charles-stretch
    bit.ly/stretchonphotojournalism
    http://Vimeo.com/channels/stretchphoto
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
    edited February 2014
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    stretchl wrote: »
    I'm pretty embarrassed right now. Maybe if I close my eyes this thread will go away. :(

    Don't be tubes are very confusing, 12Au, 12AT, 6550, KT88,90,120 SED Poland, Tung Sol Russian NOS, rebrand etc, etc to many damn variants it will all make your head spin
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited February 2014
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    Thanks, Tex. I just feel bad that Brock sold me some really nice sounding tubes and the fact that I misidentified him at F1 AND listed the wrong tubes makes me sound unappreciative.

    Also going through a bit of a rough patch here. Last night I dreamed I jumped from a 2-3 story building with a parachute on my back. Chute didn't those time to open, of course, but I landed on the backpack and walked away. All the while, a crowd of folks across the street watching to see if I'd end up dead. WTH?
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
    Hi-Fi
    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
    https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ledford-charles-stretch
    bit.ly/stretchonphotojournalism
    http://Vimeo.com/channels/stretchphoto
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
    edited February 2014
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    LOL....You have to stay away from those college towns dude, bad dope going around those places.
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    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,081
    edited February 2014
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    No worries, just enjoy the tubeage

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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