tholt's latest activity
-
tholt reacted to billerb1's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.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...
-
tholt replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.There was a brief time when he started the auctions at $199. Was fun while it lasted! But ~$300 is about as low you'll find for the...
-
tholt replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Here is some info I found to follow up Mullard GZ34 black base on some things to look for. To sum – fat base, smooth edge and code f31...
-
tholt replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).It is that for sure. NorCal, SoCal, and central coast is the little idyllic patch in the middle.
-
tholt reacted to CAJames's post in the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread) with Like.Guilty as charged :L3000:. I grew up LAish but moved up here 30+ years ago (after a brief stop in Santa Barbara). I have a bunch of...
-
tholt replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Cool. Dude you're in Lompoc? I graduated from Cal Poly and lived in the SLO area for 20+ years. Love it there
-
tholt reacted to CAJames's post in the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread) with Like.IMO yes, the fat-base smooth-plate (no-notch) are the best. Also the most expensive.
-
tholt replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Of the Mullard 5AR4 black base (non-metal) versions, is there a consensus which sounds the best? I've seen regular or "fat" bases...
-
tholt reacted to HiFiWar's post in the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions with Like.Well, I suppose I should say hi here since I bought tholt's Pendant SE. The Pendant is going to be my first real tube amp - not counting...
-
tholt replied to the thread ZMF Pendant by Ampsandsound; impressions, tube-rolling, and general discussions.It's en route! I'd be surprised if you didn't love the Pendant. I certainly did. I'd say half hour or so of tube warm up just to get...
-
tholt replied to the thread ampsandsound (aka Amps & Sound).I was surprised to find how well the Pendant SE sounded vs the Mogwai. Granted, I had a pretty top tier set of tubes for the Pendant...
-
tholt replied to the thread ampsandsound (aka Amps & Sound).I don't hear any noise at all, but I've primarily only used the Sol P on the 8 ohm tap. Nothing more sensitive than that. But I...
-
tholt replied to the thread ampsandsound (aka Amps & Sound).Happy new owner of a lightly used Mogwai SE Rev 2. This will be my fourth A&S amp, starting with a very OG SE-84, then Mogwai SE Rev 1...