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post #1 of 18
12/1/11 at 11:22am
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for my christmas present :). So excited, been waiting to hear this tube amp forever now! Anyone want to suggest any op amps or other tubes I should check out, or maybe a place I could order these respected devices off of? I updated my original tubes to the EF92's. Can't wait. Now I just need a DAC, maybe update my grado's to a better modded pair, but besides that I'm pretty content

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post #2 of 18
12/1/11 at 5:08pm

http://www.head-fi.org/t/364043/little-dot-i-tube-rolling

http://www.head-fi.org/t/563884/little-dot-tube-amps-vacuum-tube-rolling-guide

http://www.head-fi.org/t/395877/tube-rolling-the-little-dot-i-for-use-with-the-grado-sr225-headphone

 

I am currently enjoying a matched pair of Voskhod 6Zh1P-EV (Восход 6Ж1П-ЕB) [EF95] tubes like a fine Russian vodka

with a "twist" of LME49720HA as detailed in my toast here.

 

But, don't take my word for it.  Have fun and "mix" your own.

 

За ваше здоровье!

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post #3 of 18
12/1/11 at 9:22pm
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What would suggestably be the best for heavy metal/rock music. Is there really that large of a discernable notice? What is the advantage for having a DAC for this setup as well? Thanks everyone for there suggestion! Really cannot wait for this set up, also am getting a nice 1 TB portable Iemogo hard drive as well. Santy Clause lent me a few bucks for some presents.

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post #4 of 18
12/2/11 at 2:18am

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Edited by Grado77 - 5/18/12 at 3:04am
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post #5 of 18
12/11/11 at 8:48pm
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I know that thing is huge. Any moar suggestions

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post #6 of 18
12/14/11 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by Melvins View Post

for my christmas present :). So excited, been waiting to hear this tube amp forever now! Anyone want to suggest any op amps or other tubes I should check out, or maybe a place I could order these respected devices off of? I updated my original tubes to the EF92's. Can't wait. Now I just need a DAC, maybe update my grado's to a better modded pair, but besides that I'm pretty content



Just wanted to chime in.. Upgrading your grados >getting a DAC 

 

:)

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post #7 of 18
12/14/11 at 10:15pm

OPA2107 is a great opamp, you will hear more of a difference then many tubes out there. Best about this opamp is bigger soundstage, deep bass and more body to your music. It just sounds amazing. As for tubes, Mullard EF91, EF92 are good. I personally use the Mullard M8083 which are quality tubes and definitely matches the opa2107 opamp.

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post #8 of 18
12/15/11 at 10:39am
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Just wanted to chime in.. Upgrading your grados >getting a DAC 

 

:)



haha true. Yeap, magnums are probably in my future over a DAC

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post #9 of 18
12/16/11 at 7:39am
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Originally Posted by eclipes View Post

OPA2107 is a great opamp, you will hear more of a difference then many tubes out there. Best about this opamp is bigger soundstage, deep bass and more body to your music. It just sounds amazing. As for tubes, Mullard EF91, EF92 are good. I personally use the Mullard M8083 which are quality tubes and definitely matches the opa2107 opamp.

I would be really interested to see if you could pick out the op amps when blind folded. I've yet to hear an opamp change upgrade the sound much on anything. Not unless the opamp was being used incorrectly. Which is more likely to happen by swapping out op amps from stock ones. I'm not saying it didn't make a change, just that I'm skeptical of such claims.

I'm curious, which opamp comes with the little dot?
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post #10 of 18
12/16/11 at 8:29am

yeah i hear you, i was skeptical at the beginning too. How can a 2-3 dollar opamp be much of an upgrade, but honestly it was.. I think the best thing about the little dot is being able to find the synergy between the opamp and tubes, which was the case for me. In the end the setup sounded extremely pleasing for me.
 

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Originally Posted by chrislangley4253 View Post


I would be really interested to see if you could pick out the op amps when blind folded. I've yet to hear an opamp change upgrade the sound much on anything. Not unless the opamp was being used incorrectly. Which is more likely to happen by swapping out op amps from stock ones. I'm not saying it didn't make a change, just that I'm skeptical of such claims.
I'm curious, which opamp comes with the little dot?


 

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post #11 of 18
12/20/11 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by eclipes View Post

yeah i hear you, i was skeptical at the beginning too. How can a 2-3 dollar opamp be much of an upgrade, but honestly it was.. I think the best thing about the little dot is being able to find the synergy between the opamp and tubes, which was the case for me. In the end the setup sounded extremely pleasing for me.

 



Grab a friend, see if you can tell the difference when you don't know which opamp is installed. Do it for science.
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post #12 of 18
1/19/12 at 11:20am
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Originally Posted by eclipes View Post

OPA2107 is a great opamp, you will hear more of a difference then many tubes out there. Best about this opamp is bigger soundstage, deep bass and more body to your music. It just sounds amazing. As for tubes, Mullard EF91, EF92 are good. I personally use the Mullard M8083 which are quality tubes and definitely matches the opa2107 opamp.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-OPA2107AP-OPA2107-Dual-Low-Noise-OPAMP-DIP8-NEW-/330632951487

 

is this it, perchance?

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post #13 of 18
1/19/12 at 11:38am

The new rave is the LME49990MA

Have a pair pre-mounted on an adapter here:

http://cimarrontechnology.com/single-to-dualop-ampadapterpn020302.aspx

or build your own

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post #14 of 18
1/19/12 at 11:35pm
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lol yeah dude I know nothing on this topic, don't really think I could build my own

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post #15 of 18
4/2/12 at 10:41pm
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after all this time, just pulled the plug on an OPA2107

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