The fit is perfect. I'm burnin' them in.

A small and personal review... if anyone is interested.  http://www.head-fi.org/products/meze-99-classics/reviews/18311

I'm using HD800. Anybody else?

Man, this thread is dead!!!   I'll give it another shot though .... After some burn in, and switching to rft EZ80, Philips e88cc and Sylvania 7236, the muffled sound problem disappeared. But the sound got to piercing highs! I can't listen to it more than an hour, I thought this was supposed to...

Has anyone heard 6080 Telefunken? Or 6080 Sylvania? How are they compared to stock (which is GE 6080 now) or to the 7236 Sylvania? Here's a link.  ...

Got some NIB Philips e88cc for 30$/piece. I'm settled. Guess I'll buy a power cord and start to listen. :-)

And another issue:     Of the 2 Siemens e88cc, 1 is 80/80 and the other 70/80. Is that a problem?

I found NOS RFT Ez80 at 5$/piece. 5 of them. Must they be matched? And also NIB Tesla EZ81 at 5$/piece. 16 of them. Must they be matched?   Thanks

Well, I got a pair of NOS Sylvania 7236 matched for 60$, so that is 1/3 of the price I would have paid for TS 5998. And some Siemens E88CC with gold pins for 120 $. Hope that will do the trick. Are the rectifiers a must or is stock decent?   I can get some Ei EZ80 for 35 $ a pair.

Did anybody even bothered to burn in the stock tubes? Or did you all "threw them in the garbage" as a previous headfier put it?

Seems nobody saw the other question, regarding the burn in ... everybody jumped on the 5998, 5998, 5998 ... There aren't any in Europe and I saw some in the US that cost half the amp, with customs and transport and I can't pay a ****load of money just now.   That's why I asked about the burn...

  And the burn in? that has nothing to do with it?

Hi, I just purchased a WA2 with stock tubes, to replace a Burson HA160. I'm using it with Meridian G08 and Senns HD800.  It only has 2-3 hours of playing, but, compared to the Burson (which is half the price), it sounds muffled and dull.  Is that due to change with burnin, or should I already...

Weather Report - 1971 - 1975. Great fusion!

  Made with AKG K77 straight out of the onboard audio card. Hardest parts were mp3 128kbps and the 50 Hz bass extension. But we got there.

With the AKG K77 straight out of the PC, I can't get past the 50 Hz cut in Golden Bass. Others weren't that hard. Maybe a different gear (or different ear?).

I am also looking for a replacement in the amp department. I own a Burson HA160 and the sound on the HD800 is somewhat harsh. Not noticeable in classical/jazz, but very much so on rock/blues. I thought the Wooaudio WA2 would be the best choice (for the price), yet here comes this HDVA600.   I...

Equal? That is good news, given that the price for the Bottlehead is less than half (with upgrades). I was under the impression that it matched the WA3, which is also cheaper. So there isn't much difference, regarding soundstage and detail?

Greetings,   My current system is a Meridian CD Player, HD800 and Burson HA160. I'm looking to purchase a Wooaudio WA 2, yet I have some doubts. Since I live in Europe, the cost would be 1190 $ + 150 $ (transport) + VAT + duties, which is somewhere around 1700-1800$, without extra tubes.I...

Hello,   Is there anyone who has listened to these both? I'm looking to buy the HD800 with a Meridian g08 and use them for classical music 60%, jazz 30%. I can't afford a good tube amp inside the EU, so I am considering one of these two. I can buy the Burson new for 590 $ or the...

The score for the 2010 Blue Valentine movie is very interesting, as is the movie. You should check out both.

I second that.  You can't judge a movie without seeing it, just based on the opinion that you expected to laugh at SOME jokes, but didn't find them. Perhaps you should return to laugh out loud stoner movies (whatever that is).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130358/   Children Must Laugh (1936) by Aleksander Ford.   It's an interesting documentary on the lives of polish jewish children before ww2. A great insight on life before the war and before the upcoming political regimes. Sadly, I watched a remastered...

Hermias - A Commentary on the Phaedrus by Plato. It's not the best commentary of Plato's works, but definitely worth reading.