The winner, IMO, for LP pairing are the WE 396A and Brimar 2C51. They sound very close to each other.

Pair of Tung Sol 5814WA Manufacturer codes on the tube confirms this is not a relabel All tubes test strong. Conus. PP F&F.

Pair of Mullard ECC82. Made in Great Britain, Blackburn factory. Tubes test strong. Conus. PP F&F.

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All tubes test strong. Conus. PP F&F. $65 Mullard ECC82 - made in Great Britain, Blackburn factory $SOLD - Hytron 5814A - slanted square getter Withdrawn - $40 Raytheon 12AU7 - black long ladder plates (approx 17mm). Adapter not included.

I would like share my current journey with my Liquid Platinum amp. Got this amp new. First tube I rolled was a pair USN-CEP 6922. Nice improvement from the stock tubes, but I was not completely happy with them for some reason - they sounded great but the wow factor was not there on this amp...

I have tried the Western Electric 403B with adapters on the LP and it matched very well with the warm nature of the LCD3. I really like the flexibility of tube rolling on this amp. But I do have to pay to play. Maybe I should now unsub also.... :relaxed:.

I did use Mullard 12AU7 + adapters on my LP. Those British tubes do know how to play jazz and vocals. Great match with the neutral signature of the Arya. It made the LP more "liquid" , IMO. Call it Monolith Liquider Platinum

Stay SE from DAC to your EQ/pre. If you really want a balanced amp, there are some that will accept SE inputs and internally convert to balanced then amplify

Tried and confirmed no go on my Sylvania 6CG7's.

The Zhaolu came in two flavors - 2.5C and 2.5A. I prefer the 2.5A as the more musical version. YMMV. ripped out the head amp and analog section. It now houses separate PSU's for DAC and analog stage. upgraded the resistors on the zapfilter shunt PSU from 5W to 20W the 2.5A is balanced from...

thanks, @atomicbob . Very, very detailed technical review. Given we'd already heard (or read) of the sonic reviews, this makes me think the Cavalli LP is a winner. Too bad Monoprice is jacking up pricing because of the positive reviews

when and where? Am in!

guys, this was my sale. Been busy due to work, so I was unable give some of my free time responding to PM's, and leave positive feedback...... regardless, I have informed Gibby that it was my fault for not realizing that the shipment I got was incomplete to begin with. So I posted the ad with...

I am in.