JoeDoe
Headphoneus Supremus
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1944 NOS Raytheons in the house! These things are impressing so far. When I get a little more quiet time, I'll A/B 'em against the Mullards and Telefunkens.
Mullards amazing pairing with the LCD-X! The LCD-X turned into a very musical but still very detailed headphone! Wonderful pairing I wish I had the LCD-X too!
I have tried a bunch of tubes and nothing has beaten the Mullards - love em. RTC comes in second for a detailed, but slightly bright, sound.
After a lot searching I have finally found a pair of NOS Telefunkens. $95 for the pair on Ebarf - crazy money for tiny tubes - but they are so hard to find now.
Hmm RTC bright... What headphones are you listening with?
SE535 IEMs.
When I say "bright", I mean "bright compared with the Mullards" - which are slightly dark.
The RTC have a little bit of treble emphasis to my ears, but I am used to gear that rolls off the treble a little.
Agreed. RTC would be the solid state sound whereas Mullards and Teles are more tubey.