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Feb 5, 2014 at 11:34 AM Post #29,446 of 42,298
punit said:
How would you compare the GEC 6080WA vs TS 5998?

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The  TS 5998 is more punchy and dynamic, the GEC are more forgiving without lost of details.  TS 5998 is better with LCD and GEC 6080/6AS7G is better with HD800.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:35 AM Post #29,447 of 42,298
jc9394 said:
   
The  TS 5998 is more punchy and dynamic, the GEC are more forgiving without lost of details.  TS 5998 is better with LCD and GEC 6080/6AS7G is better with HD800.
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also after heearing 6080 gec, i think it would be nice with beyers and others as well. seemed to have a nice bass and smoothness to it that other tubes lack. 
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:36 AM Post #29,448 of 42,298
dubstep girl said:
  i still have a pair of GEC 6080WA 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321312637695?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
 
 
GEC 6AS7G are found on ebay, those uk sellers, they can be pricy though, curved base pair for like 572$ and single straight bases for 200+ and 250 + for curved. they tend to sell singles more than pairs too.
 
i got 1 gec single left as well. i sold all my curved/straight pairs. so hard to find... seems like those UK sellers on ebay really control the market, i rarely see anyone else put any up for sale.
 
 
soundwise, i think GEC 6080WA are really nice, warm and less airy than 6AS7G instead of being open and airy, they tend to be warmer and more bodied almost like a tung sol but different, almost RCA like in some ways, but without that crappy treble those have.
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I think the matched pairs are all gone, I brought mines from a tube dealer in HK but he don't have any of matched one anymore the last time I visited him.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:38 AM Post #29,449 of 42,298
dubstep girl said:
   
 
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also after heearing 6080 gec, i think it would be nice with beyers and others as well. seemed to have a nice bass and smoothness to it that other tubes lack. 
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Never owned a Beyers before, was thinking picking up your T1 but decided to get a TH900 instead.  Now no more toy budget to get anything until later this year.  
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How is the new ride coming along?
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:39 AM Post #29,450 of 42,298
punit said:
  I find the GEC 6AS7G a bit bright with the T90's, whereas the TS 5998 is warm & musical but feel I am loosing a bit of micro details (as compared to 6AS7G), will the GEC 6080WA be a middle ground between the 2 ?
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How many hours are the GEC 6AS7G?  I never find it bright with any headphone I tried (never tried a Beyers).  What amp and other tubes you are using?
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:42 AM Post #29,452 of 42,298
jc9394 said:
   
Never owned a Beyers before, was thinking picking up your T1 but decided to get a TH900 instead.  Now no more toy budget to get anything until later this year.  
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How is the new ride coming along?
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i was thinking of selling TH-900 too, but decided to keep, its a good headphone.
 
jc9394 said:
   
 
I think the matched pairs are all gone, I brought mines from a tube dealer in HK but he don't have any of matched one anymore the last time I visited him.
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yeah, im amazing mine havent sold too. im selling a pair for the price that taiwan ebay sellers are selling a single tube for.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:45 AM Post #29,454 of 42,298
punit said:
  It has about 100 hrs , using it with Bttlhd Crack. I don't find it bright with HD 800.
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Give it another 150 hours, my first pair settle down around 250 hours.  I was using WA22 with TS 6SN7 BGRP and metal base GZ34.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:45 AM Post #29,455 of 42,298
dubstep girl said:
   
i was thinking of selling TH-900 too, but decided to keep, its a good headphone.
 
 
yeah, im amazing mine havent sold too. im selling a pair for the price that taiwan ebay sellers are selling a single tube for.
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pp is looking for a bargain, someone offered me $300 for the GEC 6AS7G pair shipped to Asia.  
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 11:52 AM Post #29,456 of 42,298
jc9394 said:
   
 
pp is looking for a bargain, someone offered me $300 for the GEC 6AS7G pair shipped to Asia.  
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yeah i've gotten many offers like that and im surprised i haven't completely told them off or lost my patience with them.
 
other day guy wanted like 600$ shipped to France for my T1's. also with tubes, they low ball and then want shipped/pp fees as well as international. many lowballers on this website, surprising since they dont realize how badly they get ripped off on some of the products they buy. like overpriced amps and dacs and whatnot.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 12:22 PM Post #29,458 of 42,298
yeah. also sellers make less money there. u lose 10% per sale and paypal and ebay put fees and stuff on postings and whatnot.
 
doesn't really balance out, i'd rather sell a pair of western electric 421A here for $400 shipped than post them on ebay, wait alot longer to sell for like 450-500 shipped, and then only make like 375$ after shipping and fees and everything. or worse,end up selling 400 on ebay and making like 350 or less.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 4:35 PM Post #29,459 of 42,298
dubstep girl said:
 
GEC 6080WA might be around tung sol in detail, maybe a little more, its similar but warmer. it'll have nicer warm and more musicality than tung sol even, i don't think its as super detailed as 6as7g though. 
 
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Sounds like I should have went with the GEC 6080 instead of Tung Sol 7236 
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