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    6922 Tube Review - 17 Top 6922 6N23P E88CC CCa 7308 E188CC tubes

    Great review rb2013! It's really interesting to see the HG 6N23P come out of on top of the shootout!   Just one question about your PW 6922. Some people say every different revisions of PW sound quite different. Like the early Eindhoven-made 7L0 and 7L1 production (factory code "6") would be...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    But even if the "HG" 6N23P tube was better than the 6922 PW, I think I would still keep the PW, as they really do something no other tube I've owned does. rb2013 talked about "flow", the ability to draw you in a magical musical world for hours on end, and the PW did that better than any other...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    Wow, as quick as ever! Thanks for your answers!   So I guess I'll just bite the bullet and eventually get a pair of those Chinese adapters, and save myself all the DIY trouble... Just one question to the MK IV or IV SE users: do these adapters fit through the brass rings? I have a faint memory...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    Hi everyone! Sorry again for my long absence... I'd been amp-less for over a year (and away from my home country) and couldn't follow the new trends on this thread, so there was little point in me posting here. But I always kept reading the thread to keep up with the new ideas!   I'm finally...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    Just read the last 30 some pages out of curiosity; nice work people! I can't believe how many tube possibilities we now have for our LDs! I also can't believe my name is still being mentioned after such a long absence, thanks for not forgetting about me and those first monstrous experiments with...
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    M2Tech HiFace 2?

    So, they finally released the firmware on their website huh?   I'm kind of curious now, did anyone hear an immediate difference in sound quality like I did?   At any rate, new firmware and drivers are not only working great for me, but also sound so much better than before it's almost hard...
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    M2Tech HiFace 2?

    Many interesting points have been raised in the last page or two, and if you just use all those suggestions you should be able to get the Hiface 2 to work on Win 8.1 with USB 3.0 ports and with the latest drivers--and sound a little better.   First, the firmware, I just updated my Hiface with...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

      Great work, gibosi! One more tube type tested on our LDs! I feel like I'm almost being left behind at this point lol, with my barely rigged MK IV that only has a 6DJ8 tube mounted on a basic adapter...   I wonder what David Zhezhe would think about all this lol... It really would be great...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    Great stuff man! I knew these C3g were worth trying!   As usual, how I would love to be able to directly compare the best 6DJ8 to the best 6SN7 to the best C3g to the best... But, alas, I can't... More like, no one has yet really; except maybe gibosi who's been pretty thorough in comparing the...
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    The Opamp thread

    Alright, just got 5 MUSES02 and a pair of MUSES01 in the mail--those ebay fakes you know lol.   First off, not that I really care much or I like to argue, but I have very little reason to assume these are fakes. Lettering, holes and pins are exactly the way the "true" MUSES have been...
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    The Opamp thread

      Nope.   I'm not even sure whether or not China sent them yet, so reviews might have to wait a while...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    Quick comparison of premium 6DJ8 tube sizes that should help explain the "tall bottle" expression I've read about a few times:     From left to right: - Amperex US 6922, 1962 -> regular glass "bottle" height - Philips Holland E188CC, 1960 -> regular glass "bottle" height - Amperex...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

    It's nice to see so many people finally taking a leap of faith and building their own double triode adapters! Trust me, it's the best decision you'll have ever made for your LD!   Of course now you need good tubes for your sparkly or less sparkly adapters. While I can give ideas and review...
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

      Nice! Good timing, seeing as I was about to PM you to know if you had gotten the package...   Yup, the OG are pretty amazing tubes and really do give you that "holy Schiit" moment!   Now wait until you get the urge to get the even more premium types lol... Mind may be blown a few more times!
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    Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide

      Speaking of voltages, has anyone formally measured the voltages for both 6N6P and 6N30P tubes? Since I don't have any 9-pin socket savers - let alone some with test points - it would pretty difficult to measure for me...   Fresh measurements with the Amperex Holland PW 6922:   Wall = 224V...
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