Ordered new tube for my Music Hall dac25.2
pearsall001
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After replacing the Music Hall dac25.2's stock tube with an Amperex NOS Bugle Boy (1958) tube I was taken back by the immediate sonic impact that the Bugle Boy brought to the table. After that very positive experience I decided to give other tubes a whirl to compare sonic differences. I just ordered an EAT Cool Valve ECC-88 (6DJ8) tube from Music Direct. It's rather pricey but it is Christmas after all!. They have a nice 30 day trial period so if it doesn't float my boat I can send it back. Just curious if anyone has tried that same tube?
"2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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No, but that's the tube that Roy Hall recommended in an email exchange and said it is the one he uses in his 25.2. Let us know what you think after you have some time with it. It's expensive, but not out of range if it's better than the Amperex.DKG999
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That's some news, this should make things even more interesting. I wonder what made Roy pick this tube over all the others? I'm sure my listening might give me a clue."2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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Phil talk to Brock about Telefunkens!
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hearingimpared wrote: »Phil talk to Brock about Telefunkens!
Joe, Brock gave me some excellent info on a variety of tubes to try. This EAT ECC tube is just a first of many I believe. I have to check out other tube vendors to see if thay have a 30 day in home trial period. I've dealt with Music Direct before & have returned items without issue."2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up. -
The great thing about tubes is it's not always about which one is better, they are all just different. I enjoy tubes and tube rolling more than I ever thought I would. Sometimes it's like getting a whole new piece of gear just by rolling tubes.
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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!
