New tubes...impressions after "burn-in"

beardog03
beardog03 Posts: 5,550
edited December 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
Well, as you know, I grabed up some new tubes for the Cary F1 as a Birthday present to myself..

They sounded like crap when I first installed them, and was totally bummed that I spent so much on crap...again !

It was suggested that I give them at least 50 hrs to settle in and shine....so I left the system on, playing at a very low volume for the last few days.

I got up this morning to get ready for work andwhile in my office getting dressed, I noticed a very wide , detailed soundstage....No muddy bass...very sweet mids...

It was 3:30 am so I couldn`t pay too much attention ...I had to go to work

Well...long story short...
My wife "talked me into" not going to work until maybe later...alot later

So I go back to bed and get up at 7 am..

I go get a cup of coffee, and settle into my office chair ,and of course start cruising the forum...
t`s now 10:30 and I can`t peel myself away from the tunes !!!

These baby`s get better every hour they play !
I am very happy that I got advise from you guys...and actually listened to it (as usual)..

These tubes ar every dynamic...great imaging (3D)...The bass has tightened up and the mids are much more present...the highs are just beautiful, tight , crisp....

I hear detail like I was hoping for when I decided to get these..

I have the Popes in the stage, and the Hytrons in the follower position...I believe (correct me if I`m wrong) that the sound hits the Hytrons, gets focused and is fed to the line tubes and is sent to the amp...

UpScale Audio (no affil) is where I got these from...I can`t say enough about Keven and UpScale....just outstanding IMHO

If you are in the market for some 6SN7GT`s, check out the Popes, and the Hytrons @ UpScale Audio...you won`t be disapointed

They (hopefully) will only get better with time...
Tubes are subjective, as is audio, and it`s easy to get the wrong "flavor" when rolling tubes, but Keven hit the nail on the head (on his website) when describing these two tubes

I am very happy with these baby`s, and now I think I need to put the new Gold Pin Electro`s on the ol Jolida, that I just got here in the FM (thanks Marv) to see how they blend in...

And since both pairs of the new tbes have the same amount of time on them (approx 60 hrs), I can swap them back and forth to see which ones work best in front..


looks like I may be reeeeeal late to work today...if I make it at all...!!!



Tubes Rule !
:cool:
Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
Parasound HCA-3500
Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
Jolida JD-100 CDP
Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
SVS PC-Ultra Sub
AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
PS Audio Plus Power Cords
Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

:cool:
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  • 55LS70
    55LS70 Posts: 184
    edited December 2007
    You just as well stay home and take advantage of the situation. There are worse ways to spend afternoon than with a freshly dialed-in rig. Going to work is one of them. Set back and enjoy those tunes.


    Your right about Kevin and Upscale Audio. I got my PrimaLuna Prologue 4 from them. It's the best audio deal I had in years.
    Decware CSP3 Preamp, RCA 6DJ8, 2 X Rocket 6N1P-EV's, Cary SLA70B Signature V2 Amplifier: 2 X Mullard GZ32's, 2 X RCA/GE 5691's, 4 X Tung-Sol 6550's

    Cambridge Audio 640C V2 CD Player & Dacmagic DAC

    Rega Planar 3: Deep Groove Subplatter, P3 Motor
    upgrade, Dynavector 10x5, JA Michell counterwieght, Cardas tonearm wiring and Mapleshade stand

    Parks Audio Budgie Hybrid Phonostage with BEL 6922 tubes, Polk Audio LS70's

    H.H. Scott 330D AM/FM Tuner with H.H. Scott 335 Multiplex adaptor.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    Congrats on the burn-in. That first disappointing sound feels terrible. Glad it worked out.
    Jake
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    He sent me some literature on the Prima luna line with the tubes..

    They sound interesting , to say the least

    How do you like them ?
    Which one do you have ?
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    zingo wrote: »
    Congrats on the burn-in. That first disappointing sound feels terrible. Glad it worked out.


    I know..

    I was like.."not again" !

    I am beginning to hink that the Mullards that I sold may have gotten better with time...but oh well...
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    Okay, so I have not moved from my chair, here in front of my puter all day


    I blew off work !
    I have been playing my Rig at very respectable levels all day, as I paid everyone to leave and "go shopping or something"...!!

    I have been noticing instruments and passages in music that I never noticed before in the hundred times I have listened...


    It just get s better and better..!

















    Hope I`m not fired !!!

    oh well if I am, I will have the tent with the best Rig in town...!!
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2007
    I've been known to not show up the day after a new purchase. Sure sign of new gear.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    no phone calls ...yet !!

    The tubes just keep getting better and better..!!
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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