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Originally posted by AdamZuf
kuma, would you say these Brimers are on the bright side?
would you please say more about what improved?
(punch character, pianos, male vocals, ambience, tonal balance etc)
oh, & where did you get'em..for how much? |
Hi Adam.
I'm still having a great time with these Brimers.
No. they are not bright at all. Very open and airly but not dull either. they have just the right amount of sparkle on top.
I am putting 'em through paces. ( listenign to Alien Radios 'Slam' ATM )The biggest improvements? They just made the music more relaxed and natural but plenty of attack with natural decay on frequency extremes. It was such a drastic change from Telefunken I was using. Those sound fuzzy in comparison. And Tele are better out of bunch amongst various 12AX7s i've tried in my rig.
A tonal balance is similar to Tungsramns or Tele, but, add more weight and authority. ( again, without losing any definition )
The sound stage opened up siginificantly. ( added air on top helped here )
I haven't played any piano score yet. But, I suspect they'll do fine. They sure passed the horribly recorded music test. Yes!! You can have more resolution without rolling off anything.
I love it when this happens!
These are courtesy via a tube nut friend of mine and these are his favorite 12AX7s.
I was told that Brimer makes 12aX7 and CV4004. According to him, he prefers these 12aX7s over CV4004. Will see, I am expecting a pair of those from another tube fanatic. ( i'm fortunate to konow these hard-core tube guys ), since i'm too lazy to do my own home work. )
Hence, I have no idea how much they go for.