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Schiit Lyr Tube Rollers
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:15 AM Post #6,406 of 23,494
jexby said:
74 HG russians (purchased from the man himself) are on the shelf for the moment, don't burn them on every day listening at the moment.
current set is the Telefunken E88CC, but if cash was no question-
would have nabbed the Siemens Cca rb2013 sold off after the grand tube shoot out of 2015.
alas, food and life expenses came first at that moment in time.
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Quite impressive!
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:27 AM Post #6,407 of 23,494
liu junyuan said:
Thanks. So how about your tubes? Are you also running with Russians? I only have three modest pairs! lol. I am so tempted to just go for a great pair and call it.
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Of the dozen sets of tubes I own I have 3 sets of rb2013's Russian tubes.  I have the 77 Vokshod rockets and 74 and 75 HG Reflektor silver shield SWGP.  They 75 HG's are the best.  My second favorite tubes are a pair of 65 Seimens E288CC.  The E288CC can be found on ebay for around $100.00 a pair and have been compared favorably to both E88CC and E188CC's.
 
But if you are looking for great Russian tubes... the 75HG's are the best.
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:29 AM Post #6,408 of 23,494
mwsvette said:
Of the dozen sets of tubes I own I have 3 sets of rb2013's Russian tubes.  I have the 77 Vokshod rockets and 74 and 75 HG Reflektor silver shield SWGP.  They 75 HG's are the best.  My second favorite tubes are a pair of 65 Seimens E288CC.  The E288CC can be found on ebay for around $100.00 a pair and have been compared favorably to both E88CC and E188CC's.

But if you are looking for great Russian tubes... the 75HG's are the best.
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Wonderful! Thank you!

Which headphones do you drive with your Lyr? Do you prefer certain tubes with certain headphones?
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:29 AM Post #6,409 of 23,494
mwsvette said:
Of the dozen sets of tubes I own I have 3 sets of rb2013's Russian tubes.  I have the 77 Vokshod rockets and 74 and 75 HG Reflektor silver shield SWGP.  They 75 HG's are the best.  My second favorite tubes are a pair of 65 Seimens E288CC.  The E288CC can be found on ebay for around $100.00 a pair and have been compared favorably to both E88CC and E188CC's.

But if you are looking for great Russian tubes... the 75HG's are the best.
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Indeed true, typo above mine also are 75.

Who are the reputable eBay sellers of those E288CCs?
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:30 AM Post #6,410 of 23,494
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:33 AM Post #6,411 of 23,494
mwsvette said:
liu junyuan said:
Thanks. So how about your tubes? Are you also running with Russians? I only have three modest pairs! lol. I am so tempted to just go for a great pair and call it.
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Of the dozen sets of tubes I own I have 3 sets of rb2013's Russian tubes.  I have the 77 Vokshod rockets and 74 and 75 HG Reflektor silver shield SWGP.  They 75 HG's are the best.  My second favorite tubes are a pair of 65 Seimens E288CC.  The E288CC can be found on ebay for around $100.00 a pair and have been compared favorably to both E88CC and E188CC's.

But if you are looking for great Russian tubes... the 75HG's are the best.
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Right on. That's what I'm running right now, and my LCD-X is singing sweetly, indeed.
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:37 AM Post #6,413 of 23,494
liu junyuan said:
Wonderful! Thank you!

Which headphones do you drive with your Lyr? Do you prefer certain tubes with certain headphones?
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I generally use my HD700's unless I need closed back HP's and then I listen to my Senn HD8 DJ.  Before I got the Russian Reflektors and the E288CC I would switch between some of my other tubes depending on HP's.  Now that I have these I do not switch tubes as often.  It is not necessary now as all my headphones sound really great through the Lyr. 
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 2:52 AM Post #6,414 of 23,494
jexby said:
Indeed true, typo above mine also are 75.

Who are the reputable eBay sellers of those E288CCs?
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Both my sets of E288CC came from individuals on ebay not big tube dealers.  Upscale Audio does carry them but he is really expensive and I believe his are 70's vintage.
 
I have been watching these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Siemens-E288cc-triple-3-pcs-trimica-vacuum-tubes-AVO-tested-/111488620506?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f53d57da
 
I like the indented post with smallish O getter version better than the later vintage A-frame foil getter.
 
But as always YMMV...
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 3:17 AM Post #6,416 of 23,494
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Apr 17, 2015 at 8:26 AM Post #6,419 of 23,494
mksuen said:
  Lol so they are not made in england?
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Not likely... lol :)
 
Unfortunately, it is quiet common that the "Made in XXXX" is a lie. The country of origin labeleing was mostly about marketing and distribution than anything else. In this case Amperex probably figured that the tubes would be more difficult to sell if they labeled them "Made in Russia", so they lied. Also notice rb2013's posting above with the Westinghouse tubes, also manufactured in Russia, labeled "Made in USA". Again, misrepresentation of the country of origin is very common.
 
But now you know! Some of these Russian tubes sound great! :)
 
Apr 17, 2015 at 8:45 AM Post #6,420 of 23,494
jexby said:
happy for rb2013 that he is unbanned,
yet am trying hard to avoid Area51/X-Files claims of cover ups and conspiracy theories.
:angry_face:
(all the while listening to Lyr 2 with Ediswan tubes, which are still going strong a couple years after purchase.)
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I need to get a pair of Ediswan tubes sometime. I need to check out eBay more often, but for now, I am going to order the Yggdrasil as soon as it comes out, so I can hear the beta HE1000 sing like a muse of fire. I am trying to find a way to purchase the beta unit without abusing a cc. Hmm I could dress up like my post card, and let people pay me to leave lol.
 
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