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  1. mikey8811

    i-Fi SPDIF iPurifier impressions

    Hi I am looking at getting either a W4S Remedy or a iFi SPDIF iPurifier for use on an old Micromega Solo CD transport. Has anyone compared the iFi SPDIF iPurifier fared to the Remedy soundwise? The attraction to the iPurifier is one less cable in the chain and a lower cost. Your feedback...
  2. mikey8811

    Life after Yggdrasil?

    Nice process. I've enjoyed it. Looking forward to your shootout between the Directstream Senior and Holo, if you decide to revisit it.   I do know someone who opted for the Holo. I'm just wondering if you found the Holo fuller sounding and with more midrange richness than the Directstream Senior.
  3. mikey8811

    Life after Yggdrasil?

    Torq, I read your assessment of the Spring Holo DAC on another board.   You seemed to like it quite a lot. Any thoughts on how it compares to the PS Audio Directstream?   Thanks
  4. mikey8811

    Life after Yggdrasil?

      Would be interesting to hear your take on the difference between the Auralic Aries and the microRendu too. Or is it also not "dramatic"?
  5. mikey8811

    Life after Yggdrasil?

      Bloom is my sort of thing. I didn't think of DAC selection by the chip it uses as I am not as informed as you are. I attributed the bloom to it being a tubed unit but when I switched it to solid state output (it does both) the bloom was there all the same.   Can you suggest another DAC...
  6. mikey8811

    Life after Yggdrasil?

    Hi Torq   I just tried it myself.   I just compared the Direct Stream with Torreys upgrade to a Cary DAC 200ts. I  found the Direct Stream a little sibilant and  lean . Don’t get me wrong, I liked it in its own way – there was more openness, inner detail and microdynamics were better...
  7. mikey8811

    Life after Yggdrasil?

    Have you considered the Cary Audio DAC 200ts?
  8. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Hi Xcalibur   Yes, I have tried them. I liked both the ones with the shorter base (side tubes) and the ones with the fuller getter flashing (centre tube). Both types were very close in sound. The construction of the latter ie. the middle tube appear to be very close to the older tube also...
  9. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Hi Xcalibur   I got these Sylvania GT's last week.     The ones on either side are the ones you like, I believe.   What is the centre one? It has a full getter flashing but also a taller base. Could it be the same as the Syl 6SN7W? Alternatively, could it be the same as the tube...
  10. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote: Hi   I got the Hytron GTB's. I placed them in the balanced input buffers of my Cary SLP 05 (tubes 3 & 6) with a quad of RCA Grey Glass in the phase splitter positions (tubes 1, 2, 4 & 5). They are fast and quiet tubes. Compared to the Sylvania GT Chrome Domes that Xcalibur...
  11. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote: Is that right? I have yet to try an RCA 5692 as they go for megabucks. Have tried the Sylvania GT's that Xcalibur likes and Grey Glass RCA's. Am awaiting CBS Hytron GT's. Have heard good things about the RCA 5692 but don't think I can afford them.
  12. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Hi   Would these be Bad Boys?     The seller claims they are a matched pair but the plates look slightly different and the date Dec 1959 seems way after the 1952-53 Bad Boy period. They look like 3 hole black plates with copper rods though.   Thanks
  13. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote:   Yes, they do look the same but it is all very confusing. I read elsewhere (i think on the Reference thread) that only the white labels are Hytrons. The red label CBS GT's and especially the GTB's are relabelled GE GTB's which sound ordinary.   Thanks
  14. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Hi   How different are the CBS red label GTB's from the GT's? Turns out the seller tagged the tubes as GT's but upon closer inspection of the pics, they said GTB's. Similar in most other aspects except for the bottle being slightly shorter. the top circular label says GT though.      
  15. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote: These ones. 2 hole plate. Are they different?       How do they sound vis-a-vis the 3 hole plate?
  16. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote: Xcalibur, The Grey Glass RCA & NU Black Glass combination came close to the Grey Glass RCA & 1950's Sylvania Chrome Dome GT of the construction you like. The latter combination (had a quad of RCA's in the phase splitter positions and the Sylvania's in the gain buffers) was better...
  17. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote: Hi Skylab   The transconductance are close from the high 90's to low 100's. It's just the brands and obviously the constructions are different yielding a different sound.
  18. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Quote: dminches, it's in the manual.       1. 6SN7 tube – left channel positive phase gain – buffer 2. 6SN7 tube – right channel positive phase gain – buffer 3. 6SN7 tube – left channel balanced input buffer 4. 6SN7 tube – left channel negative phase gain – buffer 5. 6SN7...
  19. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Cary SLP 05 Preamp - Mixing Phase Splitter 6SN7 Tubes After a long trial and error process (also replacing the power cord with a Sablon Audio Robusto), I may have arrived at the combination of 6SN7 tubes that work best in my system. It has taken a long long time and I would like to thank many...
  20. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Audio-Omega, I like warm. I'll be happy to take 'em off you if you have a pair ;)
  21. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    What is it? A RCA Grey Glass?  
  22. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Xcalibur, one seller has reported that the micas, while capsule shaped and with teeth are "semi clear that I can see thru". The date codes on these GTA's are 3/26 and 3/39.   Would they match Tube 1 ie. the "not true" Chrome Dome?  
  23. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    I tried that errant pair of Sylvania's. One channel was a bit more prominent or maybe it was psychological because I knew they were different tubes. After a while, that didn't bother me too much. Xcalibur, you are right, the Chrome Dome GT is a very nice sounding tube - more resolving with...
  24. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Hi   Thanks again for all the replies.   The seller used a TV-7 tester.   Rosgr, Tube 2 has the heavy getter flashing (being full) and the chalkier ie. less smooth mica rather than Tube 1. If the date code of 852 is indeed 1948 as Xcalibur suggests, then it would be a real chrome...
  25. mikey8811

    6SN7 Tube Addicts

    Thanks for all the replies so far. Are they the same tube and of the same construction though?   I have written to the seller but he does not want to take responsibility and exchange them. It was quite a surprise as I had done an on eBay transaction with him which worked out OK and he even...
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