I went from an upgraded Bifrost to a yiggy which has had one upgrade since. To my ears a huge sonic improvement. Have felt no need to change since. Can't compare to the others you mentioned however.

Yeah I thought I got mine at hanoitubes but it was actually raretubestore...both Viet Nam and as tholt said, I'm thinking it's the same place.

I concur that the Telefunken G73-R is THE way to go. In my experience nothing else comes close. It's like your music is being delivered by a firehose. There is SO much more there than you realize...and the G73-R finds ALL of it. If you seriously want to get one, hanoitubes always has a...

Far be it from me to ever disagree with my brother Jonathan, but one day give the Telefunken G73R's a pop and then get back to me.

Hello my friend. I do come up for air every once in awhile. Hope you are well and enjoying the music.

Well, Shawn, I have you and Hanoi Tubes to thank for that (My Woo WA2 amp needs a pair). I will mention that although Hanoi Tubes was only offering the red labels on ebay, the owner there at that time still had a few black labels left and he made it possible for me to get the one I needed to...

Even though I don't have a Pendant, I will attest to the G73R bringing heretofore unheard depth, resonance and realism to each instrument. A true end-game tube.

Dunno. Maybe he'll check in.

Just waxing nostalgic over all the info and friendships I developed on this thread over the years. Not on much anymore but am still enjoying the music. I miss you guys and hope that you are all well. Sammy, AC and Wes...as you can see you are to this day still honored in my signature. Cheers !!!

You see my signature still proclaims my life-long indebtedness to you and Sammy. Hope all is well my brother. Retirement and a pair of Telefunken G73R's are treating me royally.

I had the upgraded Bifrost and moved on the the Yggy. The Bifrost was great...but to my ears it doesn't compare to the Yggy. I personally haven't heard the Gumby but I've read many reviews that compare it favorably to the Yggy. You do the math.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my old Head-Fi friends !!!

Just checking in to wish all my old Head-Fi friends a Happy Thanksgiving !!!

Checking in to wish all my Head-Fi friends a Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Head-Fi friends !