Recent content by ForceofWill

Oh man, the Air Supply talk got me thinking about...    

Snagged this bad boy from the local guy for $30, I wish he had 2 so bad. Says 65.17

OK I'll give it a try thanks.

I put the 6922's back in already haha.  Short listening session with the '81 Voskhods but the differences are pretty big to me, they're MUCH brighter(too much for me) and the low end just isn't there like with the 6922s.  However, they did seem very detailed and the separation seemed better...

Initial impression of the 6n23p's is that they're detailed, if a little bright but seem to be lacking in low end.  I'm sure they would have sounded perfectly fine if they were my first tubes I put in there but coming off the Amperex's I find myself missing this warmth I've come accustomed to.  I...

New tubes arrived today from Ukraine. Took a shot on Ebay for like $25 to see if I'd get lucky.  Both appear to be grey shield '81's (07/81, 11/81).  Supposed to be a matched set.  I know these aren't the great ones but I figured I should still try them out since I'm so new to tubes.  At least...

Man, $299 for a new pair?  I just bought mine here from a member used for $320.  If you don't HD650's yet you'd be crazy not to snatch up a set.

I wonder if you could send them off to one of the reputable tube vendors to test and maybe sell you a match.

Was the difference just in volume from the output difference or tonal qualities as well since they're different tubes?

Ouch, that sucks.  

My LCD2.2 non fazor should arrive today from a member here.  I also have a pair of HD650's and my stack is an Uberfrost/Lyr2 with Amperex 6922s in it currently.  I listen to a LOT of female vocal stuff so I'm interested to compare the two.

That's cool. I was thinking about something like a pelican case.

Cool ill search around some. I think my audio hobby is at about when i started with cigars, i can tell the difference between most things and know what i like but it took me quite a while before i could pick out individual flavors and nuances. Its clear i have lots more listening to do.

  Lol, I'm just a simple southerner.   Speaking of swapping tubes, where do you guys keep your stash.  Do they just go into the original boxes somewhere or do you put them in a foam case or something?  Should I be treating them like lightbulbs?

  Yeah, this is already a huge jump for me, I'm having to listen to everything again.  I just came from DT-770's and a D4 mamba as my setup for the last 4 years.  Jumped to the Uberfrost/Lyr2, HD650s and LCD2.2's on the way.  O.o