Picked up a pair of these. I got 2 sets of tubes. One set is the Svetlanas. The other is Siemens / both el34 Highs much better w/ Siemins; Svets/better mid to low bass also more dynamic. One tube do both?
Hi there Ed,welcome to the party.Out of curiosity,what amps have you had recently? My take/in stock form/ this is the best mid & treble I have ever owned.( much better than my Jadis7 mk4. however, bass is way better with Jadis)
Fonsy,How much $$, how much turnaround time?? I figure 400 in shipping each way,from CA.,so I may have someone local do the IEC thing, for starters.Most important; what brand of tubes? Do you agree with my assesment on the tubes I have? Thanks for taking the time to respond.
Thanks indeed Fonsy. Mine must be in great shape. I can't believe how it walks over my newly re tubed Def.7 Mid to top end just as you describe. Sure sounds like the 500 mod is money well spent.We also agree on the sound of these two tubes. In the unmodified state the Siemens more of the top end /female vocal /piano/magic.Thanks again.
Hi Fonsy & Sager,I talked to Bill yesterday. Nice accommodating guy indeed. Gotta get some boxes;and off they will go.He will return them in some new factory boxes. We are going to do the rcas,binding posts,install iecs,the wiring and mu follower.Can't wait.Don't tell him but the price is unbelievable. And yes on the Svetlanas.Thanks for your input and help guys.What a place to belong to!!!!The funny thing is I love this amp already. I'll probably be quite hard to live with after.
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