I am translating here into Portuguese, but the translation has a time that is not good. LOL. So did you mean that the Tung-sol 7236 is more relaxed and has a more complete tube sound and that the 5998 is faster and with more impact (bass)?
The ken rad has more bass by a good amount. Also, looking at my quote above I seem to have screwed up the rec. it’s the 1952 THREE hole that is the one to look out for, not the two hole. Dunno how I typo’d that.
The 2 Amperex 6AS7G’s are fake. I have seen similar ‘made in England’ fake Amperex 6AS7G’s before, they are actually Russian 6H13C’s. Right above the getter flash on the right tube, there is a UFO resting there. UFO getters is the giveaway of Russian tubes.
Exactly 6H13C 1978, cheap tubes.
I throw away a couple after comparing to 5998. Veil, muffed, lack of resolution sound.
But looks good, quite clean and new.
For your headphones the black glass, the clear would be better on Sennheiser HD650, I have both black and clear and prefer the clear for that reason. So for your T1, BLACK. because once you go black....
Just got the Sylvania 6SN7GT (56?) bottle today and going from memory (comparisons to the Bad Boys JAN-CHS 52') this one sounds just as good. The Bad Boy name was given to a particular Sylvania that an Australian had a large batch of,he called them the Bad Boys, to my knowledge it was the 1952 Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7GT (slightly taller than the average Sylvania tall tube). As I mentioned from the start, the 56' 2 hole tube sounds just as good, I've been against that idea for a long time as no way anything (Sylvania) could be just as good as my beloved Bad Boys.....wrong. So have a Coke and a smile folks if you have anything mid to low 50's Sylvania, your in good hands.
Did anyone have the opportunity to listen to Darkvoice with the T1 1st generation and the Sennheiser HD650? If so, with which of the two headphones does Darkvoice sound better? I think Darkvoice is not taking full advantage of my T1.
Did anyone have the opportunity to listen to Darkvoice with the T1 1st generation and the Sennheiser HD650? If so, with which of the two headphones does Darkvoice sound better? I think Darkvoice is not taking full advantage of my T1.
Some tubes work better than others for the said headphones, no other way around it. If you not able to get different tubes then your pretty much stuck with that sound signature you don't like. Sell your headphones or sell your Darkvoice. Or just get the tubes.
I'll wait for the valves to arrive. I ended up making a hasty comment. Maybe I'll buy an HD650 just to try it out. I don't sell the T1. I still want to try it out with a Wa2 or Elise.
I'll wait for the valves to arrive. I ended up making a hasty comment. Maybe I'll buy an HD650 just to try it out. I don't sell the T1. I still want to try it out with a Wa2 or Elise.
I'm not sure exactly what differences there are between the HD-650's and the Massdrop HD-6XX's, but the latter are currently $195, or about half the going price for the 650's in the US anyway. Also not sure if shipping/import duties would narrow that margin, but the HD-6XX's are a hell of a value (IMO) for the money so might be worth a look.
Guys, I know that a while ago I said that the sylvania 6sn7wgt valve was too bright and with the sound of recorded on my T1 g1. Yeah eh. By combining it with a RCA JAN 6AS7G, the treble of my T1 was tamed and the midrange improved considerably. The bass, for me, is still insufficient, so I'm looking forward to the arrival of the Ken Rad vt231 that I bought. But I intend to keep this sylvania in my collection.
How does RCA JAN 6as7g 1967 compare to Chatham 6AS7G?
I was thinking of buying Chatham.
Another thing, I've been reading about arc problems with the TS 5998 and WE421A. Is this problem very frequent? I don't want to buy an expensive valve like that and still risk burning my T1.
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