[Monsterzero]

I spent two years in Phoenix. Could not get out of there fast enough. Different strokes.

yeah,not moving to the desert to live in a big city. No thanks. somewhere with tumbleweeds,coyotes,javalinas,rattlesnakes,bobcats and great Mexican food is more my style.

The 2 are not mutually exclusive!

LOL,touche. i am a big baby about cold. I wont deny it.

 

[rosgr63]

The eagle has landed.

@wazzupi gave me the full experience, pool noodles and all!



Interior:

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

Beautiful amp, enjoy!!!!!!

 

[rosgr63]

True to form, the HD650 still climbs higher and higher, they have never sounded this good. I used to think the whole "HD650 scales well" thing was bologna, glad I realized I was wrong. Definitely a permanent fixture in my collection.

I have tried my HD650 with 5 different SE and XLR cables but they shine with my RAL cable.
I suggest you try it, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[m17xr2b]

The Toshiba 6BX7 has a very pleasant glow from the filaments, I took a 15 second exposure photo, I think it came out well.

Is the C3g triode wired with both grids to anode?

 

[L0rdGwyn]

I have tried my HD650 with 5 different SE and XLR cables but they shine with my RAL cable.
I suggest you try it, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Thanks Stavros. Does RAL sell the cable directly? Couldn't find it on their site.

Right now I am using a Moon Audio Black Dragon cable I made with Furutech and Eidolic connectors. I built something similar for my ZMF headphones too, but I have been considering a change lately.

 

[L0rdGwyn]

Is the C3g triode wired with both grids to anode?

Good question for Glenn (or Deyan), I am unsure if G3 is connected to anode or cathode. But surely G2 is connected to anode.

Edit: I checked the thread, G3 to cathode.

 

[2359glenn]

Yeah,thats the offensive substance. Im from SoCal,and lived in tropical climates for a good chunk of my adult life,but the last 5 years ive been here in NY.
@2359glenn thinks im a big baby,but im simply not built for this crap. Cant wait to get to the desert!

Yes snow sucks. I just said i grew up on long island and it didn't snow that much.
Are you ready for 120 deg heat? I work in 120+ heat it is really bad I don't know how the workers do it all day.
I mostly am there to fix computers and frequency drives that blew up from the heat.
And today is going to be another 120+ day I can't wait or the failures. When you lick your finger and touch the heat sink and it sizzles you know the transistors are
to hot. Waiting for the big bang when the transistors in a 40 kilowatt amplifier blow running at 700 volts at 60 amps.

 

[2359glenn]

Good question for Glenn (or Deyan), I am unsure if G3 is connected to anode or cathode. But surely G2 is connected to anode.

Edit: I checked the thread, G3 to cathode.

The C3g is hooked up as a triode with anode tied to G2 through a 100 ohm snubber resister.
Yes G3 to cathode

 

[rosgr63]

Thanks Stavros. Does RAL sell the cable directly? Couldn't find it on their site.

Right now I am using a Moon Audio Black Dragon cable I made with Furutech and Eidolic connectors. I built something similar for my ZMF headphones too, but I have been considering a change lately.

I can't say, a friend who wanted to buy this nice cable a few weeks ago told me they might be out of business.

 

[L0rdGwyn]

I can't say, a friend who wanted to buy this nice cable a few weeks ago told me they might be out of business.

Thank you again for your offer, Stavros.

This morning I am listening to one of my favorite driver tubes, you'll never guess who recommended it to me, someone with very good taste.

 

[rosgr63]

Thank you again for your offer, Stavros.

This morning I am listening to one of my favorite driver tubes, you'll never guess who recommended it to me, someone with very good taste.

One of my favourite tubes, the synergy with AVVT 32B-SL is magical

Thanks for trusting me.

Happy listening!!!

 

[Monsterzero]

Are you ready for 120 deg heat?

120 heat? No problem. Thats what a/c and pools are for,besides,no humidity.
If I can live in the Caribbean,Mexico and SE Asia for 16 years,where 80-95% humidity is the norm,with mosquitoes the size of sparrows,then 120 dry is a piece of cake.

 

[pippen99]

I think you will be a minority that believes 120 is not a problem. It has gotten worse since I lived there. The worst I remember from back then was 108. Now (especially last year) multiple days of 115 are becoming the norm. Coming from the Midwest I could deal with 108 during the day(A/C pools etc). What put me on the move was that it was still over 100 at 2 in the morning. Again different strokes.

 

[Monsterzero]

Yeah,i mean nobody wants 120 degrees,not even me,but 4 months of silly hot is better than 6-8 months of silly cold.

 

[2359glenn]

Yeah,i mean nobody wants 120 degrees,not even me,but 4 months of silly hot is better than 6-8 months of silly cold.

You have a point there. If I never seen snow again it would be to soon after living in Upstate New York for 25 years.