Wow one day away and so many posts. :relaxed: I stop getting notifications. Anyhoo good to see the tube rolling going great guns. @crakers7 EL11 is never as good as EL12 spez as power tubes. It's good nevertheless. Ymmv. Try EL11 and EL12 spez.. Meanwhile, since Lory post yesterday about the...

I have several Bach LPs. Let me see what they are. Bought classical LPs for my retirement years. :relaxed:

6Y6GA is the least bright of the 6Y6 to my ears. That's the reason I like it the most. Bell-like treble nevertheless. A new Lory coined word.

Using Sylvania 6Y6GA now. Pretty good. I have 2 pairs !

At least someone still remembers 6Y6GA. :relaxed:

If you're to do a lot of tube rolling (and you would if you have Ultimate) then it's better (obvious) to get a Super chassis with dual drivers option. You have more room for your hands to reach for the tubes and a lot more tube options. 6J5 in all it's forms are good and interesting. 6J5gt...

I was going to do that. Take over the update of this tubes and adapters reference guide and put a link on the 1st post. Just one of many things I have to do besides having breakfast this morning.

I haven't been posting as much here as I normally do because I have been very engrossed with something else. :relaxed: However I am still very much listening to music with Ultimate, like everyday. At least 5 hours a days. Changing tubes more often than I change clothes. :relaxed: Switching amps...

That is correct. Do not make any assumption about amps you have not heard. I on the other hand have own and heard a lot of other tube amps. They are:- Woo Audio WA22 Glenn OTL amp Felix Audio Elise and Euforia La Figaro 339i ALO Audio Studio Six Elekit 8200 Ultrasonic Studio Odyssey Ultrasonic...

Guys I thought I make this very clear. So let me explain in plain english. German if I have to. 6BL7 or 6BX7 are to be used as power tubes in Ultimate - not drivers. You will use 6BL7 (or 6BX7) with that 6SN7(P) to 6J5 adapter and insert it into the power slots of Ultimate - the slots behind...

In a short while time I will have another McChanson KT150 amp that has a voltage of 350v and I will bias GEC 807 to 60mA. I can tell you now that GEC 807 in Ultimate sound more resolving and crystal clear than in the KT150 speaker amp - with headphones. Anyone who want to hear this is welcome to...

I was just wondering what took you so long to come on this thread. :relaxed: I'm using 5b/254a now. Can't they call it a better name than that? Tubes are not what I am short of now. I just need more than one pair of ears or more listening time. I do a lot of background listening these days.

Greg those are the correct adapters for 6bx7 or 6BL7. Only Mrs X makes them because she has Eric's drawings. I suppose I can give it to Deyan if I wanted him to make them and we might call it something more meaningful.

After a week with FT3, I flick the switch to Mundorf now - 4am on a Monday Autumn morning in cool Sydney. Incredibly it sounded like the FT3. :relaxed: The teflon FT3 is more agile and sounds clearer than the pio K40y-9 but K72 is supposed to be even more funky than FT3. Changing caps are...

Very rare pair of Visseaux 6m6g with the gold paint. Enjoy your tube rolling guys. I am enjoying my own quiet listening. A thought just occurred to me. The Russian FT3 caps have been in operation for more than a week and in that time I didn’t miss the Mundorf or Miflex.

The truth is had not this tragedy happen, I would not have got into Ultimate. In the aftermath of his passing, my mind was trying to process what cannot be processed and I turn to the only thing that would give me a little comfort - tube amps.

He passed away Feb 2023 at the young age of 40. I do not know the cause of death nor do I have the insensitivity to ask his dad or girlfriend. It's out in the obituary and Sweden's police have confirmed it. He was ill a few months before his passing but he recovered to create his own Telemachus...

You can't replace Michelangelo's works.

Because Odyssey and Oblivion is in my opinion irreplaceable and Susvara is still the best imo. :relaxed:

The best thing is that you can use all Ultimate drivers in Supreme. I'm just chilling with 6N6P-N and 6S15P with Mullard EL84 before it goes back to Eric when the next amp is available. That will be the KT150 amp. EL84 is best suited for Susvara because of the high gain. I had a nightmare...

Try EL11 with EL39. It sound just as good with more bass emphasis but it's hard to beat EL11 and EL12 spez.

Eric didn't want to open up the Pandara box because it can be dangerous for those that don't understand the limitations. By modifying the 6J5 socket to 6V6, essentially you can use any pin compatible tubes as 6v6, in the 6j5 sockets but the limitations is in the current that the power supply...

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/195932911770 This adapter should have been made as EL12 to 6L6 / 6V6 then it can be used in both the power and 6J5 slots of Ultimate but only for those Ultimates that have the 6J5 sockets modified to take 6v6 directly. Pretty clear cut right?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/195932911770 This is the adapter we use for EL11, even though it says EL12. It is tied to EL34 pins. It will work only in Ultimate's power slots but not in the 6J5 slots even though Eric has modified your 6J5 slots to take 6V6 directly because EL34 and 6V6 pins are...

It was my intention to use EL11 and EL12 spez in Odyssey in 2021. This was on Tomas's workbench when it was built. I send him the tubes.