[mordy]

Hi UT et al,
Re the LCD3 headphones, one of my grandsons has one, and I borrowed it some time back. My impression is exactly like yours: Volcanic bass but lopped off treble.
The bass is the best that I have heard on headphones, but I found the treble lacking. Maybe there is a way to boost the treble response to match the fantastic bass, but I did not use them long enough to try a fix.

 

[Monsterzero]

Has anyone had the chance to compare the embossed vs. non-embossed C3Gs? Is there any noticeable SQ difference?

 

[gibosi]

Has anyone had the chance to compare the embossed vs. non-embossed C3Gs? Is there any noticeable SQ difference?

If you are talking about Siemens, in my opinion, the difference is small to none. But if you are talking about Lorenz, the difference is very noticeable.

 

[Monsterzero]

If you are talking about Siemens, in my opinion, the difference is small to none. But if you are talking about Lorenz, the difference is very noticeable.

Are there significant differences in sound between the Siemens and Lorenz?

 

[gibosi]

Are there significant differences in sound between the Siemens and Lorenz?

Yes, the embossed Lorenz are significantly darker than the embossed Siemens. Again, this holds for the older flat-black embossed cans.

To the best of my knowledge, all C3g with shiny black cans with white text and graphics were manufactured by Siemens, regardless of brand. So all the later Telefunken, Valvo and Lorenz C3g with shiny black cans and white lettering are actually rebranded Siemens, as best as I can tell...

 

[UsoppNoKami]

Yes, the embossed Lorenz are significantly darker than the embossed Siemens. Again, this holds for the older flat-black embossed cans.

To the best of my knowledge, all C3g with shiny black cans with white text and graphics were manufactured by Siemens, regardless of brand. So all the later Telefunken, Valvo and Lorenz C3g with shiny black cans and white lettering are actually rebranded Siemens, as best as I can tell...

Patiently waiting for my turn to start rolling these tubes... In the meantime, I hoard lol...

 

[mordy]

Interesting read about the C3g tubes:
http://www.jacmusic.com/techcorner/ARTICLES/English/Portraits/C3g/C3g-C3m-info.html
Can't remember the tube designation ATM, but there is a British C3g equivalent (with a different pin-out) made by a GEC subsidiary. However, I have never read about anybody using it. The prices are much lower than the C3g tubes.

 

[rosgr63]

Whenever you want to listen with your speakers...just give your wife $100 and let her go shopping for the day
Heck, in the end, whatever someone has to do to enjoy their music they have to do. At work I listen with a cheap dap and a $20 pair of JVC earbuds and that works for me, still very enjoyable.

I never in my wildest imagination thought that digital music with headphones would ever come this far and sound so good, but it has and the sound is so good and convenience is just off the hook, I will go to my grave listening to digital.

Words of wisdom Joe, I like it!!!

 

[mordy]

Interesting read about the C3g tubes:
http://www.jacmusic.com/techcorner/ARTICLES/English/Portraits/C3g/C3g-C3m-info.html
Can't remember the tube designation ATM, but there is a British C3g equivalent (with a different pin-out) made by Brimar/ (GEC?). However, I have never read about anybody using it. The prices are much lower than the C3g tubes.

Found the tube I had in mind - it is called 5A/152M; no wonder I had trouble remembering it.
The strange tube designations were a part of a conscious effort of the British tube industry to confuse tube designations so that it would be difficult to compare prices with less expensive (US) tubes.

STC (Standard Telephone and Cables Ltd) was connected to Brimar.

 

[UntilThen]

Patiently waiting for my turn to start rolling these tubes... In the meantime, I hoard lol...

What are those Western Electric you got there?

 

[leftside]

What are those Western Electric you got there?

Looks like 3 (of a quad?) of 1977 WE 421A's.

 

[UsoppNoKami]

What are those Western Electric you got there?

A pair of 421A and a 422A

 

[Monsterzero]

A pair of 421A and a 422A

Great! Let me know how these super $ tubes sound with the Verite! Been eyeballing those tubes for awhile for the Verite,but I will wait until I hear your thoughts.

 

[UsoppNoKami]

Great! Let me know how these super $ tubes sound with the Verite! Been eyeballing those tubes for awhile for the Verite,but I will wait until I hear your thoughts.

The 422A, Glenn told me it's the best sounding rectifier so I had to find one.. The 421As will face an A/B with TS 5998s for sure hehe. Don't have the amp yet, so impressions will be awhile off

 

[UntilThen]

A pair of 421A and a 422A

The 421a are the only choice power tubes that I haven’t tried.

Looks like you are set for the GOTL. The first tubes I rolled on the GOTL are the c3g and 6x 6bx7gt.