[BunnyNamedCraig]

Been avoiding this thread to avoid tube temptation while my OTL was being built Seem's like I am getting close now though!

Quick question for ZMF Auteur user's, from what I can gather the 6bx7's seems the way to with the OTL and the Auteurs? I am planning to stick to what Glenn sends me (3DG4 rectifier, two 6H13C output tubes and a 13D1 driver) and maybe one more set of tubes. The 2xC3G+6x6BL7's were pretty popular here when I was around earlier in the year. Is that still the case? Any other recommended combo's for the Auteurs?

Thanks!

I was very impressed with the 6bx7's, and that was with the HD800. I now want to buy some C3G's and those now for my Auteurs. Thanks a lot for making me think about it again! ha

Tubes are a slippery slope for sure. You can't ever un hear some tube combos.... You just forget until it gets brought up again, then BAM, you're on Ebay breakin the bank.

 

[JazzVinyl]

Tonight we're back to 6x 6BL7 and the TS 12SN7 BGRP and a wonderfull Polish Trio with guest saxophone player:

Marcin Wasilewski Trio W/ Joakim Milder: Spark Of Life

Wow, what a presentation...bass to die for.

Can hear the gents breathing as they transcribe the Jazz charts. I am transfixed by the realism of the illusion that I am in the room, I can "see them" as well as hear them. Precise soundstage is well controlled and the tension mounts and ebbs as the chart indicates...

Stand out tunes are:
The Spark Of Life
Do Rycerzy, Do Szlachty, Do Mieszcan
Sleep Safe and Warm
and
Actual Proof

You can tell that Marcin has a piano with cold rolled hammers, as he has a range of timbre in the low notes...an attribute absent In Pianos with hot rolled hammers (which are far more common due to lower manufacturing costs).

What a way to relieve the stress of the work day than listening to a group of young Polish jazz genius'...

Thank you, Glenn!!

 

[whirlwind]

$459 for a 6SN7 has everyone gone crazy.

Ha....whenever two of these tubes cost more than your amp, there is something really wrong.
So hard for me to believe someone would buy that for that price.

 

[JazzVinyl]

Ha....whenever two of these tubes cost more than your amp, there is something really wrong.
So hard for me to believe someone would buy that for that price.

Guess the seller is testing the "money is no object" theory

.

 

[Monsterzero]

I was very impressed with the 6bx7's, and that was with the HD800. I now want to buy some C3G's and those now for my Auteurs.

C3Gs are very detailed. They sound really good with the Atticus,but I find that with other headphones that already have some energy up top things can get a bit bright.

 

[mordy]

Hi UT,
It is really strange that not only do you need good synergy between tubes for good sound, you also need good synergy that it should not hum.
Saw this slogan somewhere:
"If they make it, it hums."

 

[Redmetal1897]

I caved and bought the 6BX7's lol. They are on their way. I knew I should have stayed away from this thread!!

 

[JazzVinyl]

I caved and bought the 6BX7's lol. They are on their way. I knew I should have stayed away from this thread!!

Down the rabbit hole, you go! I like the 6BL7's better than 6BX7's

.

 

[wazzupi]

Down the rabbit hole, you go! I like like 6BL7's better than 6BX7's

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Any brand in particular

 

[Althalus]

$459 for a 6SN7 has everyone gone crazy.

It's not that crazy, searching for 3dg4's, I found on ALIE someone asking 699,81 Euro for a 3dg4. I made a Screenshot.

Any brand in particular

Wazzupi, I can not help you, I have bought 6 Sylvania plates but now have to wait till Glenn tells me that he wants to build my gotl. However I do remember that it's your chain that is important. Gibosi likes them , others are no fan and prefer GE.

 

[Althalus]

It's not that crazy, searching for 3dg4's, I found on ALIE someone asking 699,81 Euro for a 3dg4. I made a Screenshot.






I'm thinking about it, maybe the seller meant all the tubes, although I can't read it in his text. That would be a more realistic price. He is at least praising this tube to a holy status .

https://goo.gl/images/s4XpBy

 

[Althalus]

Something went wrong, open the picture ,press the link and than click on the top picture, Google will then show you the original post on ALIE .

 

[Redmetal1897]

Any brand in particular

RCA Black plates from vacuumtubes.net. I think you may have got yours from there too!

 

[2359glenn]

It's not that crazy, searching for 3dg4's, I found on ALIE someone asking 699,81 Euro for a 3dg4. I made a Screenshot.






Wazzupi, I can not help you, I have bought 6 Sylvania plates but now have to wait till Glenn tells me that he wants to build my gotl. However I do remember that it's your chain that is important. Gibosi likes them , others are no fan and prefer GE.

699 E for a 3DG4 these tubes should cost about $3 I used to get them for $1
And replacement for 5U4 is a lie they will not work except for in my amps were the socket is wired to take them and 5U4s.

 

[gibosi]

C3Gs are very detailed. They sound really good with the Atticus,but I find that with other headphones that already have some energy up top things can get a bit bright.

Yes, but not a good enough reason to avoid the C3g. A darker rectifier and/or output tubes can often tone down the brightness.