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| Siemens CCa vs. Amperex PW 6922 Keep up the crusade Gerrye! Neither eBay, nor Paypal are there to protect the consumer, but rather- to make LOTS of money. Good info, and much homework with regards to tubes are our only means of defence against this type of fraud. As I always say... | |
| 6SN7 tube GTA vrs GTB (http://home.att.net/~chimeraone/6sn7sound.html) I'm using the TungSol JAN CTL/6SN7GT bottom getter, round plate(not the mouse-ear) from the 40's as a driver and the Sylvania JAN CHS/6SN7W tall bottle(avoid the short bottle like the plague) as a p... | |
| Cable Burn In Problem Interconnects will very greatly in their audible differences before burn-in. There's NO short-cut to the length of time it takes, because it's time/voltage that charges the dielectric. I have used a tuner/old, spare receiver (FM output via tape ou... | |
| Lamm L2 Reference tube recommendation Mr M- A handicapped female gorilla? LOL! They delivered a package to me once, and I wasn't home: The box was 10x10x10 and the space between my storm and front door is 7". I had to repair the storm door, because they forced it closed with the box b... | |
| How do you clean tube pins? The best stuff is Caig DeoxIT Gold, in the pen (http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1554/.f?sc=2&category=292) Wipe the pen tip around the pins a couple times, clean off with a rag, apply a little again and you're done. If you really want the c... | |
| Remotes: Who needs 'em? Mr M- Sounds like you are as pragmatic as I. All that power/convenience equipment is just 'more-stuff-to-go-wrong'/'more-money-in-their-pocket', in my experience. I like to get about 150K out of my vehicles too. I've owned the same Harley for 18 y... | |
| Lamm L2 Reference tube recommendation DHL strikes again!! I believe the have a hire-the-handicapped-gorilla corporate policy. Happy listening! | |
| Tube preamp top clearance--McIntosh or in general If you remove the top/any covers(not the bottom plate) from the pre-amp: it'll stay cooler. I've always done that with tubed gear. Never have had a problem with tube longevity, even though my gear has always resided in an enclosed, rack type cabin... | |
| Siemens CCa vs. Amperex PW 6922 OOPS(typo)- Make that the Siemens E81CC(or ECC801S). | |
| Siemens CCa vs. Amperex PW 6922 Mr G- The Lector is one of the only CDPs that I'd consider trading in my VK-D5 for(the Linn CD12 being the other). I was wondering- What tubes are you using in your 7T? Have you tried any of the 6201's in there? You might find that digital sucks l... | |
| Siemens CCa vs. Amperex PW 6922 Well, the cat's out of the bag... (GOOD ONE- LOL!) | |
| Siemens CCa vs. Amperex PW 6922 Did realjazzcat(aka tubemuseum) rip you off too Tvad? he's the only one I've been stuck by in 5 years of tube buying there. Mr G- I would pass on those CCa's. That one weaker triode section will cost you in balance, imaging and sound stage. Genera... | |
| Siemens CCa vs. Amperex PW 6922 Mr G- Just in case you're looking at the CCa's on eBay: There are some tubes listed there that the seller claims are 60's vintage. They aren't! They've got the shiny plates and internal date code that indicate the very bright(strident) version. | |
| Lamm L2 Reference tube recommendation Tvad said, " he might select tubes based on availability." I'd say seven out of ten times that, and price are the primary factors in a manufacturer's choice of stock tubes. | |
| What happened to my SET amp? If it was smoking, a fuse will NOT fix it. A shorted tube can take out a resistor, etc and you have at least done that. The smoke could also indicate an expired capacitor or(hopefully not)shorted power transformer. Don't waste a fuse. Get the amp ... |