Joule Electra Preamp owners?

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    I have lots of experience with RCA tubes, just not the 6350 tube.

    All the RCA's I own are excellent tubes, not always best in class so to speak, but very consistent sound which tends to have a large soundstage, nice mids and a little rounded bass.

    But within tube designations those characteristics change a bit. The 5814 and 12AU7 sound different even though the 5814 is just a ruggedized version, but the structure is different. It's a little more focused, less round bass and I've never had a microphonic one, but it happens.

    I don't think you will disappointed with any early RCA tube, but each designation will have its own character.

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  • JuanR
    JuanR Posts: 718
    I purchased the RCA 6350 above just to roll it in the phono stage of the Joule...We'll see how it changes the flavor when I get it...
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,157
    The hope the auction was won by one of the members here.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    No kidding that went for a good price!!
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,157
    another classic.

    https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tube-joule-electra-la-300me-tube-preamplifier-marianne-edition-2017-03-18-preamplifiers-07430-mahwah-nj
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2017
    Joule
    fever :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,965
    I didn't know there was a 450 platinum version, Bob has some thinking to do, lol.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,157
    That 450 platinum just sold on the gon in the last month of so.
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