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| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Hi Larry. Did you get yourself a Grange too? The partsconnexion.com up here in Canada sells the 6n30 as well as many nos tubes including the siemens ecc88's. Chris Johnson is the former founder and president of the now defunct Sonic Frontiers.A go... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Hi Gang. Larry/Mustang.....Yes, the 6h30 is a dual triode developed by the Soviet Army. There is no equivalent sub for it.Until the fall of the Big Red Machine,no one even new it existed. Victor Khomenko of BAT was one of the first to introduce it... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Larry. Congrats on the supratek. Like any new gear,it will take a good 40 to 50 hours of run-in time to settle in and find it's voice.The suprateks sound great right out of the box but it's pretty neat to hear the metamorphosis.Most new tubes n... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Hi Mustang. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the EL 45 compared to the PX4 and the 300b.The 45 is one amazing tube when used as an output in a single ended circuit. Larry, my take on the value of the Tungsol 5881 mirrors Mustang's to a T. The gui... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Hi Ray. The 6f6g [shoulder shaped bottles]were the first examples of this pentode and typically made in the 30's. The st glass version was introduced later [40's-50's] and then followed with the metal envelope types. In the suprateks, the G bottle... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Hi Gang. Mem916. Did those marconi px4's show up? | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Hey Ray.I will check my stash. I have a bunch of 6f6G's. | |
| Help troubleshooting amp Hi Jond. Sounds to me like a bad tube[shorted] took out the cathode resistors in one channel and when you swapped them to the other channel, the same bad tube or tubes took out the cathode resistors in the other channel as well.If you have a tube ... | |
| How to deal with microphonic 300B tubes. Hi Jeff. Interesting observations regarding the sonic differences between the Kron 300bxl and the Kron 842Hvd in the Cary. I would concurr with your findings exactly. The 842 is certainly warmer, more akin to the warmth of the WE300b however I thi... | |
| Bosendoefer speakers Hey Gang.I must admit I find it rather intriguing that Bosendorfer... as a company would even entertain the idea of manufacturing an audio loudspeaker, high end or otherwise.The name itself is synonymous with the finest of musical instruments. FYI... | |
| New book on "Audio, Acoustics and Perception" Hey Duke. I haven't had the time to read it yet but I want thank you for sharing. | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone My condolences to Barb,family and friends. Rest in peace Pat. | |
| VT-100 MkII matches best with what preamp? HELP Hello EKanit. You have already made two superlative choices with both the Proac's and the ARC amps.Without any doubt, they are a synergistic pairing;and have been demo-ed together by both respective companies in trade shows and countless dealer sh... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Larry.I guess it would be similiar to a flower-lover observing a rose bud as it opens up into a beautiful flower. Perhaps some people may find the ritual of capacitor run-in an enlightning or rewarding experience. Once is more than enough for m... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hey Steve. Thanks for the offer sir, as I may just take you up on that one, however I am sitting on the fence for the time being until I can get some seat time in with the stepped ladder potentiometer I have custom ordered for the cortese. Should ... |