Oh my Dodd, it arrived today!!! tubes anyone?

faster100

I received the Dodd elp today... packed nicely in foam and arrived safe and sound. Very clean and outstanding looking pre-amp

Im warming it up now. installed my Jan phillips 6dj8 tubes i just got last week. Initial sound compared to the AE pre i have, Alot more drive first off. I want to burn it in with these tubes before i say much else.. we got 15 minutes or so on it at this point.... Thanks Gary!! Thanks Russman, i'm happy with the purchase!!!


review to come and some pictures later today..

audiobliss

Hurry up, man; hurry up!!

jcaut

faster-

What tubes did it ship with?

RuSsMaN

He was shipping the Amperex 7308, until he ran out. It comes with Sovtek 6922's now.

Cheers,
Russ

jcaut

I'm placing my order now..

faster100

mine came with yugoslavia made tubes... But ive put them aside.. I found a set of new nos jans 1986 after Russman mentioned them as a best buy... i should be getting some Amperex bugle boy 6dj8's soon... i found. I could get a nib 7308's amperex i found but he wants 150, this a good buy? I dont have the money now anyways... but for future reference...


also, not a huge deal but cool all the same... I had gary install a blue power led instead of the white one that comes normally... so no one else do this, LOL

unc2701

Sweet.... I think I'm next in line!

faster100

Better hury, the deal will end soon i think after he finalizes his business deal.... Good luck

steveinaz

pics men, pics....sheesh.

faster100

LOL, i know right.... after my daughter takes her nap i'll snap some glamour shots.... shortly

dragon1952

I should have ordered mine earlier. I'm probably around 5th or 6th in line
Oh well , my new amp hasn't arrived yet anyway. Where are you finding the tubes, faster? I need some sources and recommendations. I don't know **** about tubes yet. :rolleyes:

faster100

E-bay and locally.... don't be afraid to ask e-bayers if they have other tubes available not on e-bay... they will make deals. and are within the rules..

faster100

and here are some pictures....

faster100

closeup

faster100

and that tube glow and blue power light

michael_w

beautiful... I want one I don't think I will be getting a tube pre until I replace my horrible source and pick up an amplifier...

Have fun with the new pre

faster100

I'm really digging this pre-amp. Time for a break from upgrades though for awhile this time. focus on the music for a bit.

This pre-amp is dead quiet, has nice bass and drives the parasound wonderfully.. I'm really happy with this purchase.. nice clean look and totally simple. I wasnt sure i was gonna like the small chasis and simpler look but it really looks custom and different then the run of the mill pre's.... hats off to Gary for making a cool affordable piece of gear, I just hope plenty of forum members get in on this great deal.. If not buy mine, lol...

dragon1952

Well since I have one of these coming I see it as a very good sign that you are selling your other one so quickly

Time for a break from upgrades though for awhile this time. focus on the music for a bit.

:rolleyes:

faster100

Yeah i sure do like it... I'm sure you will too

reeltrouble1

Glad you are digging the Dodd!! She looks sweet, that what is so cool about Gary, if want something different like a light or different I/O he fixes you right up.

RT1

organ

Beautiful. Now that's very high end looking. I suggested this to you before, but just in case you forgot. If you find some GE 6DJ8 with black stuff sprayed inside the glass, grab them right away. Killer tube with beautiful sound. Hell, grab a few extras for me too.

Maurice

faster100

Cool maurice, Will do if i find any.... Just got some Amperex bugle boys today to try out...

dragon1952

I'm expecting my ELP anyday so I get home tonite to find a nice little package addressed to me! Woo hoo! I grab it and run up the stairs to my man cave and carefully open it....FLIP BACK THE LID!!!!...............................AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!























it's DVD's

audiobliss

ROFL

maybe tomorrow!

Tour2ma

Mine hit the door on Tuesday...

Door and ELP are fine.

faster100

Cool Tour, let us know how ya like it?

unc2701

Mine arrived today- awesome packaging, and a nice, thick power cord. gave it a half hour to warm up, then started running it against the Audio Experience symphonies.

Power amp: Adcom 555
Speakers: Lsi 9's
Speaker cable: Signal Cable
ICs: ? SC or cobalt, I can't remember.

With no break-in time at all, the Dodd was kicking th AE's ****. Bass was punchier, highs clearer, overall better presentation. However, I did notice that there's a good bit of crosstalk L/R and between the inputs. Nothing really noticable if you're not trying to find it, but it was there and definitely more than could be found on the AE. Anyhow, I'll post futher impressions after I've listened more.

faster100

curious, how did you notice L/R cross talk with no balance control? just wondering.....

I think the Dodd has a high gain so inturn seems punchier then the AE, I mean it is a step up of course but i think the lack of so many tubes and higher gain makes it seem "stronger" for a lack of a better audiophile term, LOL.... The AE is alot warmer id say and laid back... if you want a kick get a Dodd, does have great bass and drives this parasound very nice.. Not so warm and relaxed comparativly... I noticed this with the AE after i went from a parasound ss pre to the tubes , kinda a lack of bass and gain... But as me and gary spoke, its from all the tubes and the tube rectifier that give it that vintage tubey sound and kinda laid back.. did i say that twice Like i said before, they both sound good... if you like full or almost full tube comlpliments get an AE, if you like more drive, harder hitting bass and more forwardness get a Dodd... IMO and if i said that right...

unc2701

Yeah, you said that a lot better than I could- the Dodd is a lot more forward, more gain, and stronger presentation. The AE is very warm and not nearly as much gain.

Anyhow, after I noticed the input crosstalk, I unhooked the left input and the right output on the Dodd to see if there was l/r crosstalk... it was about the same level as what I noticed across the inputs. With everything hooked back up, I cued up a bunch of music with fairly wide stereo mixing- Radiohead/Paranoid Android, Depeche Mode/Policy of Truth, Led Zepplin/Lemon Song (first 10 seconds...) and I couldn't pick it out at all- it'd take a song with one dead quiet channel and one thumping channel to actually hear it in practice. My guess is that the culprit is the input rotary switch. Once the Dodd is less shiny & new I might tweak around with that

All in all, I prefer the Dodd, at least with the LSi's... I want to run the AE on my friend's klipsh speakers- I'm guessing that it'll win there, 'cause they really need something to take the edge off.

faster100

Cool glad they both work for ya and that we have similiar feelings on both, kinda makes ya feel like ya (me) learned something about gear when you can start to hear but also explain the differences as well... Yes the AE would work great on a bright system.

dorokusai

Gary suggests shorting plugs for the unused inputs....I had the same issue, problem solved.

The Dodd has 18db of gain, unless that has changed recently.