dminches
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596 > 5U4G
Woo audio makes them.
Woo audio makes them.
Which Sophia? Does it also require an adapter? (&^#^&@%&&.....tube rolling.....&*^&^&&)
The only compatible Sophia tube is their mesh-plate 274B which would not require an adaptor.
http://www.sophiaelectric.com/
I've got an Emission Labs 5U4G, Mullard 5U4G, and a pair of Bendix 6106 that I've been using. I can't decide. The EML is probably my favorite.
I contacted EML when I was ready to buy a tube and they suggested 5U4G over the 274B for the Taboo. Was it mainly because of the Taboo design and/or life expectancy of the 274B? I have the Bendix as well but haven't gotten around to using it now that the EML is in place.
I recently added a SS preamp to the Taboo. A used Holfi Pre 8. My first non-integrated preamp. A CSP would be ideal but not many of those show up. A preamp does bring out better dynamics out of the Taboo. Now I know why people use a preamp.
The mesh Sophia looks interesting, but I would hate to drop $150+ on something that would have short lifespan...:eek:
2359glenn makes the adapters as well. great guy to deal with.
Weird, i tried both 596 tubes in both the CSP2 and Taboo but thought the depth was way too much. everything sounded too distant. I like the configuration of Sophia on the CSP2 and 596 on Taboo better. More intimate.
I actually found the 596 to be too forward with certain input/driver tubes. In my CSP2+ (in my system) I found the best combination to be the 596 with cryoset super-cryod 6n1p's and a telefunken ecc85. In the Taboo I like the 596 with a pair of sylvania black plate el84's and a sylvania 12bh7 up front.