2359glenn | studio

[Badas]

 
A cheap pair of JJ300Bs sound will destroy even the best 6AS7 and for $220.

See. Now that's what makes you gold around here.
 
Exactly what I will be looking for.
 
Definitely get it sorted sooner rather than later.

 

[longbowbbs]

 

   
 
 
Actually, I was quoting a fortune cookie that came with my Kung Pao Beef and Fried Wonton.  @Badas - Pssst, don't tell Joe!

 
Honestly though, I have seen so many people chase hardware and forget the real reason for their system(s); that is not only to listen to music, but to hear it as well.

 
Bollix! Whoever dies with the nicest rig wins. Isn't that how it works?

Tony, Does this count? My Ultimate upgrade for my Cary SLI-80 just came in. 
 

 

 

 

 

Hexfreds running the rectification. V-Caps, Greyhill switch, WBT's etc....It should hold me for a good while. Next best thing to a Glenn amp!

 

[TonyNewman]

Where's the 300Bs? How can I take that amp seriously without some 300Bs in it?

 

[longbowbbs]

  Where's the 300Bs? How can I take that amp seriously without some 300Bs in it?

KT88's are the classics man!

 

[3083joe]

A cheap pair of JJ300Bs sound will destroy even the best 6AS7 and for $220.

Was thinking the same thing. Might make the move with the time is right.
Question 2359glenn
Have you seen we274b rebranded tung sol?
Thanks.

 

[TonyNewman]

  KT88's are the classics man!

 
KT??? ... whatever. Need to feel the 300B love.
 

 

[Sfox7076]

I am not Glenn, but I am a bit of a collector.  I have never seen a Tung Sol 274b.  The only rebrand I have ever seen are Electronic Enterprises labeled 274Bs that were made by WE.  There are some later Electronic Enterprises (in 1956) that were made by WE, but the plates are slightly different than the normal WE 274B.  Then you have the Sylvania Navy 274B tubes, that largely predate the WE tubes.  The tube I am really interested in is the STC 274B version.  I have seen a few of the STC tubes, but never have heard one.

 

[2359glenn]

 

  Where's the 300Bs? How can I take that amp seriously without some 300Bs in it?

KT88's are the classics man!

Aren't a PP pair of KT88/6550 a bit over kill for a headphone amp?
 
Maybe a single triode wired KT88 much easier to work with and drive then a 300B.
 
Personally I am not a PP guy prefer the sound of single ended.

 

[longbowbbs]

 

 

  Where's the 300Bs? How can I take that amp seriously without some 300Bs in it?

KT88's are the classics man!

Aren't a PP pair of KT88/6550 a bit over kill for a headphone amp?
 
Maybe a single triode wired KT88 much easier to work with and drive then a 300B.
 
Personally I am not a PP guy prefer the sound of single ended.

Glenn, the SLI-80 is primarily a speaker amp (40 watts Triode/80 watts Ultralinear in 8Ohms). The fun for headphones is you get the full tube circuit with a resistor to step down the output. My primary tubed headphone amp is an ALO Audio Studio Six and it is SET.

 

[2359glenn]

 

 

 

  Where's the 300Bs? How can I take that amp seriously without some 300Bs in it?

KT88's are the classics man!

Aren't a PP pair of KT88/6550 a bit over kill for a headphone amp?
 
Maybe a single triode wired KT88 much easier to work with and drive then a 300B.
 
Personally I am not a PP guy prefer the sound of single ended.

Glenn, the SLI-80 is primarily a speaker amp (40 watts Triode/80 watts Ultralinear in 8Ohms). The fun for headphones is you get the full tube circuit with a resistor to step down the output. My primary tubed headphone amp is an ALO Audio Studio Six and it is SET.

Oh Mostly for speakers
The best sounding KT88/6550 amp I herd was a Harman/Kardon Citation 2.
Of course a little bias I used to work for Harman/Kardon
But in there sound room a Cit 2 hooked to Tanoy speakers speaker's sounded fantastic.
I wish I could get a beat up one and rebuild it. Or maybe just the transformers and build it. 

 

[longbowbbs]

Oh Mostly for speakers
The best sounding KT88/6550 amp I herd was a Harman/Kardon Citation 2.
Of course a little bias I used to work for Harman/Kardon
But in there sound room a Cit 2 hooked to Tanoy speakers speaker's sounded fantastic.
I wish I could get a beat up one and rebuild it. Or maybe just the transformers and build it. 

mmmmmm A Citation 2 and any Tannoy. Sweet! 

 

[2359glenn]

 

Oh Mostly for speakers
The best sounding KT88/6550 amp I herd was a Harman/Kardon Citation 2.
Of course a little bias I used to work for Harman/Kardon
But in there sound room a Cit 2 hooked to Tanoy speakers speaker's sounded fantastic.
I wish I could get a beat up one and rebuild it. Or maybe just the transformers and build it. 

mmmmmm A Citation 2 and any Tannoy. Sweet! 

Working there was a dream job but the pay sucked. Got to work with some of the best audio engineers in the world. 
When I worked there they were no longer making The Cit2 but there were some around.
It was all SS in the 70s but the SQ of the 2 blew all there newer SS stuff away.
Of course all there stuff is now made in China.

 

[longbowbbs]

 

 

Oh Mostly for speakers
The best sounding KT88/6550 amp I herd was a Harman/Kardon Citation 2.
Of course a little bias I used to work for Harman/Kardon
But in there sound room a Cit 2 hooked to Tanoy speakers speaker's sounded fantastic.
I wish I could get a beat up one and rebuild it. Or maybe just the transformers and build it. 

mmmmmm A Citation 2 and any Tannoy. Sweet! 

Working there was a dream job but the pay sucked. Got to work with some of the best audio engineers in the world. 
When I worked there they were no longer making The Cit2 but there were some around.
It was all SS in the 70s but the SQ of the 2 blew all there newer SS stuff away.
Of course all there stuff is now made in China.

I liked the HK gear in the 70's. I have not listened to much of their gear in a long time. Kind of like Infinity speakers. They kind of disappeared.

 

[2359glenn]

HK owned Tannoy Infinity JBL Ortofon cartridges
Ortofon moved in when a tornado tore up there building a couple of blocks away. 
Don't know how many of these companies are still part of HK.

 

[longbowbbs]

The Tannoy Arden's were one of the speakers along with the Snell Type A's that got me hooked on high end. I could not believe the quality of sound coming out of those small refrigerators!