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I ordered a pair over the weekend. It always hard to discern if these are the same, or not. Matched Pair Ken-Rad Nickel / Pewter Plate 5814 JG-5814 12AU7 Military / Industrial Vacuum Tubes Valves Slant Goal Post Getter but the price was right and the seller (on Etsy of all places had 100%...

What a fantastic price……and DARN IT, I just purchased one in the last four weeks.

@Wes S … I have been running that Tunsgram rectifier tube for a while and while can not match your detailed description of its sound and impact, the one thing that is very apparent to me is the lack of noise…something my previous mix of rectifiers had plenty of. Right now my power tubes are the...

The BRIMAR F6067T - ECC82/CV4003/12AU7 (50’S) Footscray Mil Black Plate

I’ve had this tube in my Pendant for a few months now and it’s not coming out. I find it has remarkably improved not only the soundstage, but the overall tonal balance. (You can read my comments in the RH-5 threads….post #563).

One could have hoped ;-)

Rogue HP-5 (Sylvania 5814 3-mica) —> LCD-X (2021)

A nice bonus….running the Sylvania’s and plugged in my LCD-X’s. At G-1 and V-100, they sound great. These are detailed HP’s and run well with these tubes. Nice bass too….almost sounds like I EQed them. (btw…..they never sounded good on the Pendant)

Lots of adjectives out there….but “smooth” is one that first comes to mind.

Super impressed with the Sylvania 5814’s. They are not just a little bit better than the two pairs I had in there previously, but really a day and night difference. Outstanding balance, really nice soundstage (the L&R channels are a little above and behind my ears….not 3D holographic, but...

Pendant (OG) and the ever exciting Aelous

I like the RH-5 so far.....BUT, I am finding that the Pendant OG with the current tube mix has been pretty hard to beat (Input: BRIMAR F6067T - ECC82/CV4003/12AU7 (50’S) Footscray Mil Black Plate, Power: Mullard (Valvo) Blackburn (60's) 6BQ5 EL84, Rectifier: Tungsram EZ81 (50's) Foil Getter) Off...

Day 4….I have been burning in the RFT’s, AE 3p power cord and the SR fuse. When I am not listening, I keep a set of phones plugged in and let music 🎶 cycle through it. My impression af a 100 hours or so is that at the same volume setting (~95) the unit is “louder”??? Is that possible? I mean I...

Thank you 🙏🏼 That is so helpful.

@Wes S ….. lots of Raytheon 5814 tubes out there….hard to tell which is real or a wannabee. If possible, could you share a pic of yours? Here is a pic on a claimant on the auction site.

Rogue RH-5 (RFT ECC82) -> HD600 (mod)

@Wes S …really good to know about the volume. I knew it was a stepped attenuator, but the first time I listened with the ZMF’s (Gain 3) and was at 90, I thought “oh no…figuring it was a 0-100” and I was close to max volume. Later, as I pushed it, I figured it was a 128 stepped attenuator. 185...

NO!!!!! Sir Edmund did not….he forged to the top and planted the flag. However, all the Everest newbies, dragged to the peak by teams of sherpas, savored every ragged breath 🤪🤣😆

Well.....the ROGUE is in the house. Exhausted after it's cross-country whistle stop tour of the Heartland, but undamaged, undaunted and resilient, I fired it up late last night and watched the countdown. Stayed up well past my bedtime to give it a whirl. First impressions: <Preface....I have...

Thanks for the info..... BTW......Elvis Costello hit the big time when he married Diana

Looking forward to your observations. Do you ordinarily leave the screws out? Or put them all back in?

This is turning into the RH-5 Journey Across America saga. What I thought was a FedEx notice for the RH-5 was a notice for a tube delivery 📦 Looking at the RH-5 details, it left the East Coast eight days ago, and has visited (sung to the Johnny Cash tune “I’ve Been Everywhere”) After several...

Thanks @Wes S and @RobertSM ……..just ordered a pair of Tesla 6189’s (Czech military ‘70’s) NOS. I like bass…..but still looking for something that propels a female vocal (like maybe Natalie Cole). AND….my RH-5 is on the FedEx truck right now. Should have it in a few hours.

Any thoughts on ECC802s tubes?