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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.I recently purchased a Leeloo which is essentially the same as a Pendant, it just has speaker taps instead of pre-outs. Warm up time is...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to Richardhoos's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.Hello Pendant lovers, I have a Pendant incoming from Robo24 (active in this thread in the past). Thanks Rob! I’m excited to try tubes...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to shwnwllms's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.The GEC U709 be had for $200-300 if you are patient. I wouldn’t buy the ones Vuong has listed, he’s overcharging on those (by a factor...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to haasaaroni's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.The Blackburn factory Mullard EZ81's with square getters come highly recommended by some! I picked up Robo24's lot of cool rectifiers...
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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.Yeah, I think the plan for now will be to pick up a more "normal" NOS rectifier tube. Maybe someday the U709... maybe.
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TTubbyAdam reacted to haasaaroni's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.I don't know if I would pick those up from Hanoitubes on eBay, they seem pretty crazily priced. Every once in a while I see some used...
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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.Those GEC U709's seemed to be even more expensive than the G73R when I looked around earlier. I'll have to liquidate some more toys to...
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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.I sold 4 guitar pedals I had that were gathering dust and made enough to buy some Amperex and Tunsgram EL84's (thanks @robo24), a G73R...
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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.I knew of a few tube sites that I used for getting stuff for my guitar amps but wasn't familiar with the Brent Jesse site. Thanks for...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to haasaaroni's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.These look fine, but the consensus is generally “the older the better.” 60’s/70’s doesn’t inspire as much confidence to me as a pair of...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to shwnwllms's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.Those seem a bit steep. Mainly because you don’t need a quad but also because they are later production Siemens. For reference I...
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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.Maybe this is frowned upon, hopefully it’s okay to post this link, but are these Tungsram tubes worth a try? They don’t appear to be the...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to shwnwllms's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.@robo24 will have one for sale shortly. As far as eBay goes Hanoi tubes is legit (but pricey). I’d stay away from the “other guys”
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TTubbyAdam replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.Now I just have to research how to accurately identify these tubes, so I don't get hosed. There are some of the G73Rs on eBay right...
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TTubbyAdam reacted to shwnwllms's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.I’ll add my second favorites to the list as well Funkwerk Erfurt EL84 Welded Plate Foil Disc Getters More focused, slightly more...