Posts by Salvatore

Yes that's how it is. There are definitely differences, but they can be very subtle indeed. Sometimes I hear the differences very clearly and sometimes everything sounds the same. I've learned that you don't want to do critical...

So it's less than €300, which is definitely an awesome deal. Here in Finland the standard K702 retail for that. I really hope you guys like how they sound!

Yeah they could be refurbished, stolen or even fakes. Somebody should contact them and ask how such low price is even possible? Like I said, I'll definitely jump into this if legit.   E: They have many items going for $10 and...

I bought my anniversaries from St. Paul's sound for €395 shipping included (hifiexpo 2012 discount). I think Blackmore and few others contacted St. Paul's and they were willing to ship abroad. The shipping was, however, really...

Quote: Originally Posted by MrEleventy  If you guys actually receive yours, I'm buying another.   Yeah same here. One for my wife (and then sell my E17). Audiofrog, let us know how the purchase goes.

That's interesting find. My box is like the lower middle one with both PCC189 and 7ES8 but no SQ.

Grey shield large halo Ultron here. This seems to be really good tube also for EDM.   Quote: Originally Posted by uncola  Is the vacuum tube supposed to get hot?  I touched it and it's almost burning...

Just browsed several random web pages. Nothing official but some of them say that Ultron was German company that relabeled tubes. This could also be misinformation because the original boxes are printed in West Germany (nothing in my...

Quote: Originally Posted by nykobing  My Ultron PCC189's arrived this morning and the one I put in sounds really nice just out of the box, no burn in. It sounds nothing like the Phillips 189 A Frame that a lot of...

Quote: Originally Posted by BluesDaddy  Actually, "soundstage" is the presentation of the placement of specific sounds across the width (and in some cases height and breadth) of the aural presentation. IOW, close your...