Posts by Salvatore

Quote: Originally Posted by tommo21  changed my mind on the headphones(wanted Philips Fidelio X1's), but because I need closed headphones at work, I ordered me a AKG K551 instead.   I hope you did your...

Quote: Originally Posted by tommo21  I'm gonna use it at work, using mainly my phone as source. It's a Galaxy Note II (flac mainly), which I fortunatly can send audio via usb(otg). I also have a few Hal-o...

Quote: Originally Posted by stara      What are the factory codes in the glass? Found some info regarding the color of the prints:   Red Label: Industrial tubes designed for long heater hours,...

Quote: Originally Posted by stara  Here you go. PCC189/7ES8 and I guess patch number 50402. That's it, could not see anything else.   Same as mine. There seems to be no way to identify...

Quote: Originally Posted by myap2328  It seems like this became a tube rolling thread but I have a question. How does this compare to the o2/Odac and magni/modi?   Not too many pages...

Quote: Originally Posted by uncola  Thought you might like to see a closeup of the tubes I have.. there's a CCCP logo to the right of the rocket you can't see.. this one I think I rubbed it off because it's not there....

Quote: Originally Posted by stara  Anyways, I'm planning to visit Uraltone in near future.   Let me know if they have gold label ultrons or ultrons with proper factory codes.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sorrodje  Even with your K702 ?    Yep.

0 gain all the way. Yes the 6922EH is upgrade from the older stock tube and is actually pretty decent tube. Generally, however, the old NOS tubes are better than the new production tubes in my opinion.

That headphonia comparison was one of the deciding factors for me too. That plus the very affordable price of T1. Tube rolling for the sound tweaking and fun factor. Vintage tubes are also nice collectables + patient ebay sniping could...