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Aug 20, 2014 at 9:16 PM Post #7,216 of 13,434
You guys just know you want that Conductor SL don't you, it's such a great amp!

 

 
 
ESS DAC & TI DAC.

 

There are no op amps in the SL, it's all FET's.
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Aug 20, 2014 at 9:37 PM Post #7,217 of 13,434
trolldragon said:
  You guys just know you want that Conductor SL don't you, it's such a great amp!

 

 
 
ESS DAC & TI DAC.

 

There are no op amps in the SL, it's all FET's.
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Sold!
 
Aug 21, 2014 at 3:12 AM Post #7,218 of 13,434
mmman said:
So, here is my 'blast from the past': Tonight I fell in love with my LD Mk IV all over again!!

My 6SN7 adaptors arrived tonight, so I finally got to try some totally new power tubes!! The only ones I have right now are 1955 Sylvania 6SN7GTB black plates ($25)... but wow, they sound beautiful!! Biggest improvement from any tube (driver or power) I have put  into this preamp!! I am deft going to stay and play with 6SN7s for a while. I have some Russians on the way and I found a great price on some Mickey Mouse ear Tung Sols ($22)... :)

On another note, my current drivers are some Russian 6J3P-Es marked OTK <0> ($8.50 for 10!!). Lampizator says zero in rhombus is 'space'... which I tend to believe. They came with the best packaging of any Russian tube I own, each with its own data sheet. They sound very nice with these 6SN7s... but I'm going to have fun rolling some other drivers. Can't wait for my C3g/s to arrive!!

Thanks again to you all for finding the path!!

Best,

G
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Hi everyone!

As I mentioned in this previous post, I have been playing in the world of 6sn7 power tubes. Wow, some of them are just amazing in the LD. I still like the drivers I mention above with rhe 6sn7s, but my new favourite power tube is the Tung Sol 6sn7gt 'Mickey Mouse Ears'. Beautifully clean, great highs and great clean bass. Strongly recommended on all the 6sn7 threads... And if you do some reading and look for rebranded tubes, you can find a great pair for $20! I have lots more 6sn7s on they way, so I will be having fun with this tube for quite a while.

BTW, does anyone know if the current to the heater filament in the LD IV is AC or DC? I want to get or make a step up transformer to run 12sn7s..... Identical to 6sn7s except 12v heaters.

Cheers
 
Aug 21, 2014 at 7:33 AM Post #7,220 of 13,434
mmman said:
PS - nice new amp TD!
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Thanks but that was a loaner from Burson on their trial/demo program... Well above my pay scale. :wink:

The LD filament power is AC from the transformer.
 
Aug 21, 2014 at 5:41 PM Post #7,223 of 13,434
 My original budget was for the CRACK and HD650 now minus the crack  i just have enough for the HD650 but with this BURSON it's driving me nuts.I just email Partsconnexion and they said this only one time sale.
 
Aug 21, 2014 at 11:17 PM Post #7,225 of 13,434
rossliew said:
Is the Soloist suitable for high impedance cans like the Senns?
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From what I have read, the Soloist will drive just about any headphone perfectly.
 
Aug 22, 2014 at 9:11 AM Post #7,226 of 13,434
rossliew said:
  Is the Soloist suitable for high impedance cans like the Senns?
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I use my Conductor with Senns hd800 and they sound great especially with classical but not all tunes are created equal so some sound better than others for example Doug Mcleod   http://www.hdtracks.com/there-s-a-time-134528 and  Daft Punk great bass on that album   http://www.hdtracks.com/random-access-memories           Also Muse 2nd law sounds good             http://www.hdtracks.com/the-2nd-law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Best is to read the Senns hd800 thread . Here is a review and a quote from that review of the Bakoon amp versus  the Conductor which uses the Soloist amp but it has 4 watts per channel compared to 2 watts/channel for Soloist SL and Soloist SL like TD said is only a HP amp no preamp. 
.                    http://headmania.org/2013/06/06/bakoon-hpa-21-review/
 
 
 
 

 
Aug 22, 2014 at 10:53 AM Post #7,227 of 13,434
mikelap said:
  I use my Conductor with Senns hd800 and they sound great especially with classical but not all tunes are created equal so some sound better than others for example Doug Mcleod   http://www.hdtracks.com/there-s-a-time-134528 and  Daft Punk great bass on that album   http://www.hdtracks.com/random-access-memories           Also Muse 2nd law sounds good             http://www.hdtracks.com/the-2nd-law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Best is to read the Senns hd800 thread . Here is a review and a quote from that review of the Bakoon amp versus  the Conductor which uses the Soloist amp but it has 4 watts per channel compared to 2 watts/channel for Soloist SL and Soloist SL like TD said is only a HP amp no preamp. 
.                    http://headmania.org/2013/06/06/bakoon-hpa-21-review/
 
 
 
 
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Thanks Mike. I have read pretty good reviews of the Soloist as an amp but I've always believed it to be more suited for low impedance headphones. Thanks for the links too.
 
Aug 22, 2014 at 1:08 PM Post #7,229 of 13,434
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