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  I think when winter hit, I would want to sell it, but until then...........

What's up? !!! 
 
I was at Bondi today right where Bondi Iceberg is.
 


...and you don't need McIntosh ... Elise is all you need. 

 

[connieflyer]

Must be alot of tube amps turned on all at once!

 

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Got inspired and pull out my Fivre Brown Base 6N7G and paired it with Tung Sol 7236. Never tried this combination before but this is exquisite sound. 

 

 

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* UPDATE * Put in Fivre 6N7GT - these had very little play time so far - and they distort. So you are right guys - it's the 6N7G tube itself that needs the burn in. Come to think of it - I used the Visseaux's with EL3N for a while because that did work without distortion from the start. Those hours with EL3N of course helped the burn in of the Visseaux! So it makes sense it 'suddenly' works with 5998 too. The whole experiments to me is proof that tube burn in is VERY real. Not just to cure pops etc, but also to bring a tube 'on spec'. There are many disbelievers of burn in with respect to sound quality, including that of tubes. Guess with a tube run at it's optimal operating points, it's hard to discern a burn in effect but with these Visseaux in Elise, it seems very easy.
 
Whatever, I'm relieved the joybringers now work. I truly feel like a lucky one

  I recognize the forward character but it's funky and makes the non-audiophile stuff sound like magic. Next to try:  FDD20! Hope to make the adapters today.
 
Thanks to all of you pioneers who brought all these nice tube to our attention.

Audict I'm glad you manage to find some of these rare tubes and it's starting to work for you. I'm still amaze at how adaptable Elise is with C3G, ECC31, 6N7G, FDD20 and EL3N. These tubes are not in Feliks Audio's mind when they design Elise. It was designed primarily for 6SN7 and 6AS7.

 It's a transformation in sound and the reason I feel no urge to try more 6SN7.

 

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Six EL3N
 
If you have the original HD800, T1 or modded HD650, HD600, you have to try this. All six of them. 2 EL3N as drivers and 4 EL3Ns as power tubes.
All Elise owners and would be owners be sure to get your EL3N tubes from Acoustics Dimension at the cheap price before stocks runs out.
 

 

[oshipao]

Six EL3N

Hi UT,

Is Acoustic Dimensions on Ebay?

If you have the original HD800, T1 or modded HD650, HD600, you have to try this. All six of them. 2 EL3N as drivers and 4 EL3Ns as power tubes.
All Elise owners and would be owners be sure to get your EL3N tubes from Acoustics Dimension at the cheap price before stocks runs out.

 

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Acoustics Dimension is not on eBay. This is their website http://www.acoustic-dimension.com.
 
Email them that you want to purchase Philips EL3N tubes and the quantity. They will get back to you with an invoice and payment via PayPal. Their email is on the website.
 
On the website, look for the 'Tubes & Co' tab at the top menu, then 'New Old Stock tubes' and you'll see EL3N tube info there and the price.

 

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@pctazhp this is Sultans of Swing for you on vinyl. Sounds good even on Youtube. 

 
 

 

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Boy Sultans of Swing, bring backs some memories.  Lukasz sent email to me today with tracking info. Won't be too long now.  Told him to put me in for one of the new headphone stands, I am on the list but wanted to just invoice me when they are ready.  Looks just like what I was wanting, wood, large and heavy.

 

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Alrighty I'm gonna buy a Feliks Audio headphone stand too. Nice wood !

 

[connieflyer]

I like the simplicity and simple sculpture, nice lines without being ostentatious. The weight will help keep the phones from falling over, plus, after coffee in the morning, I can use it to exercise instead of using the weight bench!

 

[pctazhp]

  @pctazhp this is Sultans of Swing for you on vinyl. Sounds good even on Youtube. 

 
 

 
All the "1s" and "0s" in the universe (the audio equivalent of connect-the-dots) will never touch vinyl. The Sultans are going totally wild here in Scottsdale tonight )))

 

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Hello Scottsdale, this is Ground Control. Don't party too hard there. 

 

 

[oshipao]

Acoustics Dimension is not on eBay. This is their website http://www.acoustic-dimension.com.

Email them that you want to purchase Philips EL3N tubes and the quantity. They will get back to you with an invoice and payment via PayPal. Their email is on the website.

On the website, look for the 'Tubes & Co' tab at the top menu, then 'New Old Stock tubes' and you'll see EL3N tube info there and the price.

Thanks mate!

Would you say EL3N x6 beats two of the forementioned and two 6AS7G?

 

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Thanks mate!

Would you say EL3N x6 beats two of the forementioned and two 6AS7G?

Hi oshipao, I stop putting a ranking on the tube combinations because they all appeal to me with their different tones. My 4 favorite combinations are:-
 
6xEL3N
EL3N with 5998
EL3N with 7236
EL3N with Chatham 6AS7G or 6520
 
These sound the best for me with T1 original and modded HD650.
 
Then comes the rest listed in post 9291. 
 
For a stock HD650 or HD800S, I think it's better to pick tube combinations with a tighter, tauter, leaner and brighter tone. 

For example:-
 
EL3N and 7236
C3G with 5998
Visseaux or Mazda 6N7G with 5998
7N7 with 5998
 
Again no hard and fast rules. It depends on individuals and their sound preference. 
 
There are some expensive and special power tubes that I have not tried. They are GEC 6AS7G, GEC 6080, Bendix 6080, Western Electric 421A. These have special appeal, are very pricey and difficult to find.