What My Weekend Looks Like *WARNING* Tube **** Ahead

falconcry72
falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
edited September 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
New arrivals. :cool:

Pictured are:

- (1) pair of the stock Electro Harmonix 6922's.

- (3) matched pairs of Amperex 6dj8's: Bugle Boys, white labels, made at the Herleen plant in Holland. (2) pairs are from '64, (1) pair is from '65.

- (3) more matched pairs of Amperex 6dj8's: Orange Globes, made at the Herleen plant in Holland. All (3) pairs made the 29th week of '68.

- (2) matched pairs of Amperex 6922's: PQ's, white labels, made in the USA. The more worn looking pair includes (1) tube made in '66 and (1) tube made in '67. The Mint looking pair includes (1) tube made the 46th week of '61 and (1) tube made the 49th week of '61. This is my best pair.

I have another pair of white label PQ's on the way. It's a date matched pair made the 45th week of '61. This pair plus the other pair from '61 will probably be my go-to quad.


All (3) types of old Amperex tubes sound dramatically better than the stock Russian tubes. I'm listening to the Bugle Boys now, and they're fantastic, even with their "inferior" 6dj8" design.
2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited September 2011
    Nice Karma I'm in for a set of BB 6DJ8's!!!!


    LOL!!! Enjoy!!
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited September 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Nice Karma I'm in for a set of BB 6DJ8's!!!!


    LOL!!! Enjoy!!

    haha good one.:tongue:

    Let me figure out which ones I'm keeping, and then we'll see...
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited September 2011
    Woof! Schweetness :cool: Very nice sets.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited September 2011
    I recently purchased a Amperex bugle boy 5AR4 rectifier tube as replacement for an original Eico branded Mullard in my Eico ST-70 integrated, and it works and sounds as good or even better than the Mullard. And yes, I hear a difference in rectifier tubes. Sounds like you have some quality listening ahead this weekend. Enjoy!!!
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited September 2011
    Fongolio wrote: »
    I recently purchased a Amperex bugle boy 5AR4 rectifier tube as replacement for an original Eico branded Mullard in my Eico ST-70 integrated, and it works and sounds as good or even better than the Mullard....

    Glad you're enjoying your BB!:smile:

    My initial listening impression is that while the 6922 PQ's are more refined, more clear, and more linear, the 6DJ8 BB's and Orange Globes have a warmth, airyness, and enveloping liquidity that I find very pleasing.

    I'll have to wait till I get the other pair of '61 PQ's before I pass too much judgment; the (4) date-matched early production PQ's should be pretty sweet.:cool:
    Sounds like you have some quality listening ahead this weekend. Enjoy!!!

    Yes I do! Thanks, man.


    Ben
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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