[mordy]

And I think that it is safe to say that the Sylvania and Visseaux tubes don't sound the same.
BTW, I think I remember reading that RCA sold vacuum tube production line equipment to Svetlana in Russia in 1937. There is a certain resemblance between a RCA 6AS7G and a Svetlana 6H13C or equivalent:

 

[whirlwind]

That is $20,000 worth of setup. Not bad !

Nah...not that much, lol.

 

[whirlwind]

And I think that it is safe to say that the Sylvania and Visseaux tubes don't sound the same.
BTW, I think I remember reading that RCA sold vacuum tube production line equipment to Svetlana in Russia in 1937. There is a certain resemblance between a RCA 6AS7G and a Svetlana 6H13C or equivalent:

It seems not many people use the RCA 6AS7G power tubes. I guess just because there are better power tubes.
These still are great power tubes when paired with a bit brighter driver tube. They are a darker and softer sounding power tube, but I like them because I can play them a little louder and they have good bass.

 

[leftside]

If anyone is looking for one of these without the high price tag...
FIVRE 6N7G $18 plus postage $15. 1942 tax stamp. German seller with 32K reviews and 99% positive.
Might be worth the gamble.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/6N7G-Doppe...457414?hash=item2d0f6ef1c6:g:zPcAAOSwGjpe7dW9

Those are who I've purchased 2 from. All good. Also purchased other tubes from him. Often cheaper to get tubes shipped from the UK or Germany than it is the US.

 

[Sound Trooper]

New planar has arrived and I am glad to say that Glenn's EL3N amp powers it with authority

Hey Joe, great looking LCD-4 you have there. How does it compare to your previous LCD-3 (non fazor)?

 

[whirlwind]

Hey Joe, great looking LCD-4 you have there. How does it compare to your previous LCD-3 (non fazor)?

Hey,

It has that same Audeze house sound that I have come to love and that killer planar bass that goes low and is super textured.
Nice liquid mids are still there, just more detailed.
The LCD-4 brings more detail without having to really listen too hard to find it...it is just always there.
It is a bit brighter than the LCD-3 pre-fazor but no where near the point of bringing on fatigue...still maintains all of Audeze assets in my opinion.
I have never heard the LCD-3 fazor...guessing I would say it is that headphone on steroids

I hope life is treating you well during these hard times.

 

[Sound Trooper]

Hey,

It has that same Audeze house sound that I have come to love and that killer planar bass that goes low and is super textured.
Nice liquid mids are still there, just more detailed.
The LCD-4 brings more detail without having to really listen too hard to find it...it is just always there.
It is a bit brighter than the LCD-3 pre-fazor but no where near the point of bringing on fatigue...still maintains all of Audeze assets in my opinion.
I have never heard the LCD-3 fazor...guessing I would say it is that headphone on steroids

I hope life is treating you well during these hard times.

Sounds like a treat! I am doing well my friend and doing most of my listening with the Dave+HD800.

 

[whirlwind]

Sounds like a treat! I am doing well my friend and doing most of my listening with the Dave+HD800.

I can only imagine the amount of detail that the Dave and HD800 produce.
Glad to hear things are good with you.

 

[Sound Trooper]

I can only imagine the amount of detail that the Dave and HD800 produce.
Glad to hear things are good with you.

Yeah, it’s pretty insane. Another reason is that I am just too lazy to swap headphones.

Take care and have fun with your LCD-4!

 

[chrisdrop]

In case of interest, some nice looking Visseaux 6J6Gs available here on head-fi for sale forum.

 

[UsoppNoKami]

Bliss

 

[Jaeger18]

i envy you so much.. @UsoppNoKami

 

[chrisdrop]

Bliss

ECC32 Advert: Wireless World, July 1947.
http://www.r-type.org/adverts/adv-0373.htm

 

[chrisdrop]

Nice tube glow and great sound - a Mazda 6N7G made for the French Air Force in 1948:

The 6N7G tubes have great synergy with EL11 and Bendix 6080.

Trying to copy you today @mordy 2x EL11 + 2x Bendix 6080 + 1x 6N7G. I agree that this is a nice pairing. The EL11s are warmer and add some lower heft. The 6NG7 is more spacious in the mids and upper. It almost feels like you get both characteristics with the combo. The EL11s were a bit too warm for me alone, but still not bad at all. I have been using the 6N7G alone quite a bit and really like it.

 

[mordy]

For my taste this is a very fine pairing. I do find that it takes a while before all the tubes are warmed up and performing their best - much longer than other combinations (maybe 45 min). And as far as I am personally concerned, my brain also needs time to adjust to this sound - it builds on you.
If the 6N7G is new, it may need plenty of time to burn in as well. It took quite some time before the bass and slam became stronger.