Darkvoice just released 332 - Page 16

Amen, I'll try to disburse the extra tubes amongst head-fiers.

Finding myself listening too loud alot with this amp just cause music is too awesome...k701 off the list, gotta look at closed options...

These CV4010s are really good. Listening to Holst's "The Planets", especially the Jupiter movement, a bewilderingly complex piece of music, and the 332 with the CV4010 play it like I've never heard it before, with all the layers beautifully separated, and yet all together. This amp blows my old X-CAN V3 away. Fantastic.

Finhurley, there's still one pair of the CV4010s on E-Bay for £3.50 ($7.00). There're exactly the same as the M8100s, black-plates and all, just a military version. Snap them up while you can - Malos and I have the other 2 pairs.

The 701's don't leak as much sound as the HD595's. =T Not even close.

Godkin, I picked up 4 RCA JRC 5654/6AK5W's on ##ay today. They are NOS 50's-early 60's military RCA tubes. Any ideas on how those might sound compared to the ones you refered to?? How are the German tubes like they guy from Sweden has?

My 701's are on the way and i'm ready to begin the 200-300 hrs of break in. The 332 should also be on its way.

BTW i'm a newbie to the whole tube amp thing and will be asking lots of questions. may start a new thread on moding and tuberolling the 332.

I don't even know what there is to mod in this device lol. Its solid, clean, and well matched. Just need those better power tubes here...


Anyone think of any interesting cooling solutions? I am trying to come up with something aesthetically pleasing

The RCAs I used are also the JRC 5654/6AK5Ws, a batch from November 1962. Superb tubes, one of my favourites: maybe less sweet than the MULLARD M8100s, but very crisp and slightly more forward in presentation. Did you see those CV4010s on E-Bay? Great price.

Has Jasmine Chine accepted your offer? Great if she has. The 332 will soon be with you, and the tube rolling will begin.

Certainly, a separate thread for modding is a possibility. Maybe those with lower impedance cans - like the Grados, K701s and W5000s - could fit higher capacitances in the output stage. Some have tried 220uF caps in the 336i with good results. The 332 output stage uses 2 huge SCR polyprops - 3uF/400v, which is just about perfect for SENNHEISER and other higher impedance types. More capacitance could also be fitted to the PSU stage, as could better quality resistors and bypass caps. Certainly, a better quality pot could be used - an ALPS maybe? And what about tube sockets? Transformers? The list goes on, but at what stage does it stop being the 332 you bought and loved?

Hrm, I was under impression that auction was selling pairs of CV4010s >.<
(I just got mine and it is 1?!... contacted the seller).

Sucks.

Malos, you've been done. The seller's advertises a "pair" of CV4010s - not one. I know because I read the auction blurb about 20 times to make sure I wasn't buying a single tube. And lo-and-behold when the tubes arrived there were two.

You're right to get onto the seller, and if you get no satisfaction for them get onto E-Bay - they must have breached some rule or other.

malos, let me know if you have extra SVETLANA's when you get them. Godkin, i did pick up the cv4010's for the guy in th UK. we'll see how they sound compared to the RCA military spec ones i also have coming.

Hopefully the 332 will get here next week if Jasmine ships it quick. I may try to build a power cord while i'm waiting. What are people using now?

Finhurley, good to see you got that last pair of MULLARD CV4010s - really impressive tube. As I've said before, the CV4010s (M8100) and RCA JRC5654/6AK5Ws are two of my favourites, though both differ slightly in presentation: the CV4010s are sweeter sounding, very open with deep, solid bass; the RCAs are more crisp, bass similar to that of CV4010s, with vocals more to the fore. All and all, both fantastic valves.

Jasmine Chine is usually very quick with delivery (I bought my 332 from her), but if you're States-Side I don't know how long it will take (to the UK 5 days).

The 332 responds really well to a good power cord: the sound opens up much more and the top-end becomes less sharp and "shimmers" a bit more. I'm using the QED Conduit - great cable for the money (£35).

States side delivery was as fast from Jasmine, thats where I got mine xD

The seller of the cv4010s when I asked him about those replied that its a mix-up and he is going to send me another pair and I can keep the single I got. Thats cool, not gonna leave negative feedback if I get everything fine in the end.

finhurley:
I have 6 extra Svetlanas lying around (just got em today). Quite nice, they are on the warmer side (my JAN 5654s are on the clinical side) so while 5654s produce the detail Svetlanas get onto delivering the punch. Let me know if you want a pair.

about the hum I was getting before, I finally narrow it down to the IC. Now there are no hum what so ever. I hear nothing even at the max volumn.

maybe I should get me a better one xD

(new power tubes solved part of mine but i am getting some static that seems to be produced by the DAC, nothing I notice when listening to music but perfectionism ensues).

anyone pairing the 332 with K701?

there was someone, but he was pretty quiet about about it >.<