cfcubed
1000+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- May 1, 2007
- Posts
- 1,175
- Likes
- 19
Quote:
Yep, IMO need to give tubes 1/2 hr at least to come into their own... E.g. I don't make judgments about them in their 1st 1/2hr.
Just a heads-up - really liking a pretty cheap miniwatt 7v tube @ 6.3v w/HF-2s. Very good match-up for me.
Note though that just got 2 of those 7dj8s yesterday & 1 has a bad right channel... Will be seeing about a replacement for it.
Update: Seller said he'd send a replacement right out to me free & to toss the bad one, looks good.
Originally Posted by erikzen /img/forum/go_quote.gif Switched to the Grado HF-1s and this is a much better match. It fills out the bottom end nicely, with some punch and the highs sound good, if a bit grainy. This tube is a much better match for Grados. Edit: After a couple of hours, the tube sounds a bit more open. Bass is a little tighter. Highs are a bit more extended and the soundstage is much more tube-like. |
Yep, IMO need to give tubes 1/2 hr at least to come into their own... E.g. I don't make judgments about them in their 1st 1/2hr.
Just a heads-up - really liking a pretty cheap miniwatt 7v tube @ 6.3v w/HF-2s. Very good match-up for me.
Note though that just got 2 of those 7dj8s yesterday & 1 has a bad right channel... Will be seeing about a replacement for it.
Update: Seller said he'd send a replacement right out to me free & to toss the bad one, looks good.