PatOMalley: Interesting dealings with the opamp capping, got my interest sparked.
I was supposed to get rid of my MkV, and did, but ended up succumbing to wanting to know synergy of a LD hybrid with my D1001, i have the MkII for my HD600 and through that, a way too large stock pile of tubes, so this should be interesting, especially since you do interesting things with my favorite opamp (couldn't stand the weak bright sound of the MC33078P in the MkV, and loved the MkV with LME49720)
I picked up a I+ used (in transit), so i actually get LT1364 and OPA2107 to play with, I'm gonna get me another LME49720 and a couple caps.
CV4014/EF91 tubes are still my favorite.
Thanks for the mod suggestion, i may need to come up with a way to make this "switchable" i never looked at sockets, could i solder this to a socket and then use the opamp in this socket and the sum of both in the amp's socket? :>
I guess i am alone with my "better many cheaper tubes than one pair for $50+" thinking. I rather have 10 pc 6J1P-EV which are an amazing upgrade over the (not actually bad at all) stock tubes, than one hard to get pair that after maybe ~1000 hours has to be replaced.
I can pick up another pair of EF91 or 6J1P-EV if the currently used pair gives out.
Should i sell both amps and no longer have use for that many tubes, i can sell them for $3 a piece and not have lost much if anything.
The suggestion in one post, that a guy can't find a nice upgrade for $25-30 shipped is pretty wild and exactly what ebay sellers like yen1233 "pray on" (harsh but not too harsh) (Think of him picking up a lot of 100pc for $120 shipped, and spending a few minutes "matching" them, it's selection nothing more. So here are 2 6ZH1P-EV for $24 plus $8 shipping that cost him $2.40....let's be fair and say he needs to make a living....$4.80 is a 100% markup, heck he just bought a new car.....$9.60, still not $24
)
If you would know your likes are like mine, i could suggest you one pair and then you could say "Hey those will be exactly what i want.", but taste is so different, i rather afford a few different ones and am able to pick my favorite from that.
"But what about all the tubes you bought and now don't like?" you ask? Far from it, i have favorites, but when i switch tubes i often find myself liking certain tracks more with certain tubes that day.
"Why do you switch so often?" you ask, well if you have 3-4 pairs and they all ask to be burned in you run some 8 hours, switch, run them 8 and so on, what started as a necessity, can turn into fun.
In short: i would encourage anyone to experiment, limit the set of what you try by what you learn in these threads, but don't waste your money on $50 pairs.
Oh, and head over to the Little Dot MkIII tube rolling thread, they can't use 408a, but that aside, lots of interesting stuff there, and if you see someone proposing to not pay more than $8 a tube, yes i read the post, and i like it, cause i have seen what forums can do to used (adapated) lens prices.
I was supposed to get rid of my MkV, and did, but ended up succumbing to wanting to know synergy of a LD hybrid with my D1001, i have the MkII for my HD600 and through that, a way too large stock pile of tubes, so this should be interesting, especially since you do interesting things with my favorite opamp (couldn't stand the weak bright sound of the MC33078P in the MkV, and loved the MkV with LME49720)
I picked up a I+ used (in transit), so i actually get LT1364 and OPA2107 to play with, I'm gonna get me another LME49720 and a couple caps.
CV4014/EF91 tubes are still my favorite.
Thanks for the mod suggestion, i may need to come up with a way to make this "switchable" i never looked at sockets, could i solder this to a socket and then use the opamp in this socket and the sum of both in the amp's socket? :>
I guess i am alone with my "better many cheaper tubes than one pair for $50+" thinking. I rather have 10 pc 6J1P-EV which are an amazing upgrade over the (not actually bad at all) stock tubes, than one hard to get pair that after maybe ~1000 hours has to be replaced.
I can pick up another pair of EF91 or 6J1P-EV if the currently used pair gives out.
Should i sell both amps and no longer have use for that many tubes, i can sell them for $3 a piece and not have lost much if anything.
The suggestion in one post, that a guy can't find a nice upgrade for $25-30 shipped is pretty wild and exactly what ebay sellers like yen1233 "pray on" (harsh but not too harsh) (Think of him picking up a lot of 100pc for $120 shipped, and spending a few minutes "matching" them, it's selection nothing more. So here are 2 6ZH1P-EV for $24 plus $8 shipping that cost him $2.40....let's be fair and say he needs to make a living....$4.80 is a 100% markup, heck he just bought a new car.....$9.60, still not $24
)If you would know your likes are like mine, i could suggest you one pair and then you could say "Hey those will be exactly what i want.", but taste is so different, i rather afford a few different ones and am able to pick my favorite from that.
"But what about all the tubes you bought and now don't like?" you ask? Far from it, i have favorites, but when i switch tubes i often find myself liking certain tracks more with certain tubes that day.
"Why do you switch so often?" you ask, well if you have 3-4 pairs and they all ask to be burned in you run some 8 hours, switch, run them 8 and so on, what started as a necessity, can turn into fun.
In short: i would encourage anyone to experiment, limit the set of what you try by what you learn in these threads, but don't waste your money on $50 pairs.
Oh, and head over to the Little Dot MkIII tube rolling thread, they can't use 408a, but that aside, lots of interesting stuff there, and if you see someone proposing to not pay more than $8 a tube, yes i read the post, and i like it, cause i have seen what forums can do to used (adapated) lens prices.
