OK guys just one more question before I pull the trigger.
the same ebay seller offered me a Western Electric 421A from 1978 for 250$
tests results are:
[COLOR=231F20]T1 10,750 T2 10,500 107% / 105% No shorts or gas leaks, low Micros. 1978 vintage double O getters.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=231F20]is it good results? [/COLOR]
The Sex has better resolution and soundstaging than the Crack period no matter what the mods. But the Sex's presentation is a bit cooler than the Cracks.
Loquah's detailed reviews of the Crack, Sex and Mainline are spot on imho check out the link
What's the 'official' way of securing the top plate/guts to the wooden base? Don't want the damn thing lifting up every time I am pulling a cable out.... Or smashing more tubes.
Other than this horrendous flaw... Speedball crack is indeed a magnificent pairing with HD650s.
Compared to the stock Valhalla 2, the treble is mores extended as is the bass. The stock Valahalla2 isn't as extended on both ends. Lacks sub bass and unable to decode and correctly render/resolve/separate frequencies around middle c. The crack sounds more correct to me.
What's the 'official' way of securing the top plate/guts to the wooden base? Don't want the damn thing lifting up every time I am pulling a cable out.... Or smashing more tubes.
What's the 'official' way of securing the top plate/guts to the wooden base? Don't want the damn thing lifting up every time I am pulling a cable out.... Or smashing more tubes.
Other than this horrendous flaw... Speedball crack is indeed a magnificent pairing with HD650s.
Compared to the stock Valhalla 2, the treble is mores extended as is the bass. The stock Valahalla2 isn't as extended on both ends. Lacks sub bass and unable to decode and correctly render/resolve/separate frequencies around middle c. The crack sounds more correct to me.
You could screw down the top plate I guess but I don't think that is necessary if you pull the cables out as normal human beings. I don't have a problem one hand to secure the unit and the other to pull the cables. If you think you should be able to yank on the input cables to change them out then you are the problem not the amp. Sorry but I have no sympathy.
If you use your Crack in a environment where there are children with small inquisitive fingers then personally I think it is essential to take some precautions keeping the amp and power leads well out of reach for starters but also it's easy to add some small right angle brackets on the inside of the wood enclosure which will allow the top plate to. be fastened down and some wire mesh to be added cover the underside just in case.
I have bought many tubes from Ebay sellers and have had to send some back just because the were really sensitive to movement , vibrations, microphonic, humming, shorted heater....
If I were to spend $280 on a single tube I would want a solid assurance you can return and get a refund if there are any issues on your end.
A fool and his money are soon parted, just be careful....
I have bought many tubes from Ebay sellers and have had to send some back just because the were really sensitive to movement , vibrations, microphonic, humming, shorted heater....
If I were to spend $280 on a single tube I would want a solid assurance you can return and get a refund if there are any issues on your end.
A fool and his money are soon parted, just be careful....
I will ask for 14 days return grantee, if he answer yes is it a solid assurance?
also, he said the tube is from 1981. is it possible?
In his pics I can barley see the hard yellow print that is related to the 421A. it look more grey to me. and the font is very different than all that i've seen!
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