Tube heads let see what you say

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  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
    Keep you eye out for some Amperex 12at7 orange globes. These are highly regarded tubes and are still reasonably priced.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    edited April 2020
    Will do. As of right now I'm looking for Telefunkin 5965 long plate. From those that have had the Dared they all swear the Telefunkin are end game tubes
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited April 2020
    I had some funkins in a old phono amp and headphone amp and they have some magic, I agree.

    but it take a lot to make me remove these Amperex 7062 from my Dared ;)
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    voltz wrote: »
    I had some funkins in a old phono amp and headphone amp and they have some magic, I agree.

    but it take a lot to make me remove these Amperex 7062 from my Dared ;)

    Pictures of said magic tubes??
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    I no longer have these as I sent them to Scott/MSG for testing in a phono amp...They are Telefunken Black Diamond E88CC-tk.
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    voltz wrote: »
    I no longer have these as I sent them to Scott/MSG for testing in a phono amp...They are Telefunken Black Diamond E88CC-tk.

    Thanks

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    Okay Brock was right as usual about the rectification tube. A month and a half ago I bought a pair NOS 1959 Brimar 5z4g tubes from a seller in Australia. Due to covid19 they just arrived today. My other Brimar was a 1970 version. I will tell you the 1959 tube has black plates, foil getter and weighs significantly more than the 1970 that has grayish plates and a ring getter.
    Wow night and day difference. The 1959 tube has much better body and a ton better bass. It's just unreal how much difference there is.

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  • Faustin
    Faustin Posts: 1,149
    You are slipping farther and farther down the hole. B)
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