[PAM005]

To be honest - price of Bendix is cheap ! Other prices are average...

 

[goldendarko]

To be honest - price of Bendix is cheap ! Other prices are average...

Yeah TubeDepot wants $300 for them.

 

[PAM005]

  Yeah TubeDepot wants $300 for them.

That's also the price i paid for. Excl. shippingcosts to EU + 21% VAT + 5% importfees !

 

[longbowbbs]

Best headphone SET I have heard. It just sings with the HD800's.

 

[Currawong]

It's been a while since I've either posted here or rolled tubes, but I did come across an interesting tube that I replaced the 6SN7 with to have excellent results. 
 
The story behind it is that Mike Moffat recommended a discovery of his, the Western Electric 2C51/6750 for the Vali 2, which is electrically compatible but has a different pinout to the 6922 and equivalents. These are all compatible with the 6SN7 and there are adaptors for all these on eBay. Since I wanted to try it in the Vali 2, i bought a matched pair intending to try the second in the Studio Six. 
 
And it is excellent! It's a bit on the warm side, so my pairing with the warm Brimar 6V6GTs works mainly because I'm using it with HD800s, Ethers and HE1000s, but it has an expansive soundstage and brings out detail very well. The downside is I have to leave everything on for a whole day to get the best results, but now, after a bit of tweaking of my digital set-up, through the Ether Flows I can hear the air vibrating the spit in the trumpets in Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.

 

[longbowbbs]

That is a tube type I had never considered. Once I found my current combination I have simply enjoyed the amp. Keep us posted on your listening with it!
 

 

[PAM005]

StudioSix is back in my setup - tuberolling can start again! After having silver version, i do enjoy the BLACK looks!

 

[fhuang]

StudioSix is back in my setup - tuberolling can start again! After having silver version, i do enjoy the BLACK looks!

 
 
two studio six?

 

[fhuang]

anyone try the focal utopia with the studio six?

 

[PAM005]

 
 
 
two studio six?

Haha - Studio Twelve - no, sold the silver version, but did miss it when leaving the house....

 

[PAM005]

  anyone try the focal utopia with the studio six?

I'm willing to try Elear - very impressive headphone, when Elear does match StudioSix as much as Sennheiser HD800 (soundwise) it's a YES for me...

 

[goldendarko]

  anyone try the focal utopia with the studio six?

I demo'd the Utopia for a week with the Studio Six. Needless to say it was the best headphone amp/pairing I've ever heard, some serious synergy going on there...

 

[PAM005]

 
I demo'd the Utopia for a week with the Studio Six. Needless to say it was the best headphone amp/pairing I've ever heard, some serious synergy going on there...

Tempting - maybe i'll have to stretch my budget - I have physical border of Euro 2.500,= headphones, above this price i think i can better spend it on speakers
Hearing the enthusiast comments about Utopia, i'll might give it a try. Seems to be a real allrounder, so no need to have a big headphone-collection anymore.

 

[goldendarko]

 
Tempting - maybe i'll have to stretch my budget - I have physical border of Euro 2.500,= headphones, above this price i think i can better spend it on speakers
Hearing the enthusiast comments about Utopia, i'll might give it a try. Seems to be a real allrounder, so no need to have a big headphone-collection anymore.

Well, despite my praise of it, you'll notice I don't own it. IMO $4000 is just too much money. It's better than my HE1000's and LCD-3's but doesn't exactly render them obsolete either. Though I will probably get it eventually if it comes down in price.

 

[PAM005]

Good to hear you do think more or less the same. Will focus on Elear! Thanks...