Posts by chinook9

Quote:Originally Posted by bluemonkeyflyer  I ordered multiples of NOS/NIB Tesla E88CC, Amperex Bugle Boy Gold Pins, Telefunken PC88, Reflector and Voshkod 6N23P/EV, Tesla Crossed Swords, Siemens E88CC, mixed 12AU7 and 12AX7,...

Well guys, I did it today. I bought a Telefunken 12AU7 smooth plate (possibly used) for $48 from Brent Jesse and followed up by bidding on a pair of Amperex 6201 gold pins which I won for $67. I couldn't tell if both the 6201 were...

Quote:Originally Posted by deadkenny64  Well I spent the good part of today with the mod and I ended up removing the treble reflector, the fiberglass and the stiff felt. I was even fortunate to find the unobtanium cotton in my...

geetarman49 Is it possible that what I described as a "sloping square getter" is in fact a D getter. I have also seen these described as "mid 1950's...14 mm black plate tubes with angled bent rectangular getters."

Quote:Originally Posted by geetarman49  if there were a single 'best' tube it would make life so much easier ... but there isn't.  there may be a personal favorite tube for a particular system & for a particular headphone...

geetarman49, You make some good points. I expect I may try and approach buying tubes assuming that I can always resell them at somewhat close to what I pay for them. One of the major difficulties with buying NOS tubes (after you...

Does anyone know enough about DAC/preamp circuits to know for sure if the Sunrise requires better than "driver" grade tubes. I found the following...

Quote:Originally Posted by superdux  i added akasa paxmate plus to the bottom of the cups leaving the vents open! then i put some blue plasticine from a german retailer into the baffles, nothing more. and they shine more the more i...

Quote:Originally Posted by superdux  these keep getting better and better, the more i listen to them and i did just a minor MOD adding akasa paxmate to the cups and plasticine to the baffles!   Could you describe a little...

Quote:Originally Posted by bluemonkeyflyer  I don't know about the reliability of the data HERE so take it FWIW. Scroll down to next to last section.  If accurate, plasticine is about twice as effective as blu-tak. Newplast is about...