Ok, I'm sorry but that almost deserves to be bought just to reward the guy for the awesome picture. That's too freaking cool. I would literally pay to have X-ray negatives made of my favorite tubes. Perfect artwork for the listening area. Imagine framing it and backlighting...
Ok, I'm sorry but that almost deserves to be bought just to reward the guy for the awesome picture. That's too freaking cool. I would literally pay to have X-ray negatives made of my favorite tubes. Perfect artwork for the listening area. Imagine framing it and backlighting...
"few people who know how hard it is to get a crisp x-ray of a vacuum tube. For starters, the object has very little mass to absorb the radiation. And because the edges of the tube curve away from the film, the x-rays get scattered about, causing distortion. So Veasey shot this tube in a series of 10-second bursts. The succession of blasts builds up the energy necessary to capture the fine details, while their short duration keeps background radiation from clouding the picture.”
Ok, I'm sorry but that almost deserves to be bought just to reward the guy for the awesome picture. That's too freaking cool. I would literally pay to have X-ray negatives made of my favorite tubes. Perfect artwork for the listening area. Imagine framing it and backlighting...
"few people who know how hard it is to get a crisp x-ray of a vacuum tube. For starters, the object has very little mass to absorb the radiation. And because the edges of the tube curve away from the film, the x-rays get scattered about, causing distortion. So Veasey shot this tube in a series of 10-second bursts. The succession of blasts builds up the energy necessary to capture the fine details, while their short duration keeps background radiation from clouding the picture.”
I have not bought any tubes for months now...I have been able to let the urge pass and I have saved some cash.
I had a small relapse last week, but nothing drastic. I have wanted to add this to my rectifier collection for some time, just because I seem to really like Mullard tubes in general.
I have not bought any tubes for months now...I have been able to let the urge pass and I have saved some cash.
I had a small relapse last week, but nothing drastic. I have wanted to add this to my rectifier collection for some time, just because I seem to really like Mullard tubes in general.
Some fun with power tubes the last few days: this pair of Chathams arrived recently as part of a bulk lot mixed in with very similar looking RCA 6AS7s. There were meant to be 3 of them, but unfortunately one broke in transit The left tube is a bit funky looking on an angle! Early impressions are very good- I find them a little more different than the 5998 than I was expecting in terms of overall weight and slam. The warmth and airy treble presentation is definitely still there though!
Given the recent talk about reviving tubes, and my own attempts with a few very beat up GEC 6080s, I remembered this pair of A1834 tubes I had bought a while ago untested and stashed away when they didn't light up. Even the seller himself had put a big X sticker on one of the tubes to indicate its heaters were dead. With some sandpaper and pulling it in and out of a socket saver a dozen times, I got heater continuity again! Running them on the tester, they are showing pretty close to reject, but in the amp tonight, they are still making beautiful music- not to mention the brilliant GEC glow Absolutely magical midrange tone and stellar bass response, paired with some Hivac 6C4 tubes.
One thing that's a bit of a bummer about finding these new is that they don't look that way for long if you use them. These particular tubes get a smokey look on their glass quite fast.
I've had the Abyss headphones for a week now. I've never had a set of headphones with so many different possible adjustments, but after watching some very good YouTube videos I think I've found the sweet spot for my listening. Amazing how you can adjust the bass, soundstage, position of vocals, etc by small adjustment to the headphones. Anyway, I usually go mountain biking on a Wednesday evening, but after finding my "sweet spot" adjustment wise I ended up listening with the Glenn 300B until midnight...
Not sure how many 300B owners still follow the thread, but this SET 300B amp is a great match for these low impedance 47 ohms and low sensitivity 88 dB/mW planars. Thanks again @2359glenn
I've had the Abyss headphones for a week now. I've never had a set of headphones with so many different possible adjustments, but after watching some very good YouTube videos I think I've found the sweet spot for my listening. Amazing how you can adjust the bass, soundstage, position of vocals, etc by small adjustment to the headphones. Anyway, I usually go mountain biking on a Wednesday evening, but after finding my "sweet spot" adjustment wise I ended up listening with the Glenn 300B until midnight...
Not sure how many 300B owners still follow the thread, but this SET 300B amp is a great match for these low impedance 47 ohms and low sensitivity 88 dB/mW planars. Thanks again @2359glenn
Beautiful amp..it is cool to see those expensive 300B tubes and just beside them those $5 damper diodes.
I love they lay-out of this amp.
SET amps do indeed go very well with low sensitivity planars.
I've had the Abyss headphones for a week now. I've never had a set of headphones with so many different possible adjustments, but after watching some very good YouTube videos I think I've found the sweet spot for my listening. Amazing how you can adjust the bass, soundstage, position of vocals, etc by small adjustment to the headphones. Anyway, I usually go mountain biking on a Wednesday evening, but after finding my "sweet spot" adjustment wise I ended up listening with the Glenn 300B until midnight...
Not sure how many 300B owners still follow the thread, but this SET 300B amp is a great match for these low impedance 47 ohms and low sensitivity 88 dB/mW planars. Thanks again @2359glenn
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The left tube is a bit funky looking on an angle! Early impressions are very good- I find them a little more different than the 5998 than I was expecting in terms of overall weight and slam. The warmth and airy treble presentation is definitely still there though! 
Absolutely magical midrange tone and stellar bass response, paired with some Hivac 6C4 tubes. 
