[JKDJedi]

it shipped yesterday lol, along with that grey glass and a black glass Tung Sol. I do like the looks of this one but I hope to make the next one even prettier.

Any perceivable differences in sound between the two?

 

[HTSkywalker]

That's a really good idea. Maybe even change the branding to Finnegan by Incubus.

Yeah we should vote it, am sure @bcowen is on board
What about @Paladin79 he seems missing online probably on another tube harvesting spree

 

[jonathan c]

That's a really good idea. Maybe even change the branding to Finnegan by Incubus.

Idea 1: Finnegancubus
Idea 2: Felinecubus

 

[Paladin79]

Any perceivable differences in sound between the two?

I like the black glass a bit better, it covers the sound spectrum better than the grey glass IMHO.

 

[Paladin79]

Yeah we should vote it, am sure @bcowen is on board
What about @Paladin79 he seems missing online probably on another tube harvesting spree

I get busy sorry and I am in a bunch of threads. Lately I built my wife a shelf for her music system out of tiger maple and some scrap lumber. I could not see using top quality wood for a shelf so I just trimmed in tiger maple. I also worked on getting a loaner amp to a lady in Vermont, that should arrive there today then after a couple weeks it will go to California to other people I know.

As far as tube buying, I only buy specific Melz tubes right now if they are not in my collection, I did send a GE 5998A with the loaner Incubus so I can get a few more opinions.


Oh yeah I was also making a shelf\apron rack for my wife’s music system in her pottery studio.

 

[DeweyCH]

I'll xpost this from the Crack thread, since it applies to my DV as well...

Anyone have strong opinions on a 20k Alps Blue vs. a 50k Audio Note pot vs. a 20k eBay "DACT-style" stepped attenuator? I've got the attenuator in there (both) now, and it works fine, but I don't particularly know what to expect in differences... and it takes me so long to swap a pot out that I can't remember specifically what I heard from the last one.

I am somewhat inclined to put the Audio Note in my Crack and probably the Alps in my DV for the (stupid) reason that they're solid shaft whereas my attenuator is a split knurled shaft... I know that's a fairly stupid reason, but there are many stupid reasons, and this one is mine.

FWIW I put the Audio Note into the Crack and it sounds better than the attenuator. It's actually 100k, not 50k. I think it sounds better than the Alps, but I didn't really have any specific complaints about the Alps, so... hard to say.

I'll probably plop the 20k Alps I have on hand into the DV in place of that attenuator. See what the main difference is. Eventually.

 

[HTSkywalker]

I get busy sorry and I am in a bunch of threads. Lately I built my wife a shelf for her music system out of tiger maple and some scrap lumber. I could not see using top quality wood for a shelf so I just trimmed in tiger maple. I also worked on getting a loaner amp to a lady in Vermont, that should arrive there today then after a couple weeks it will go to California to other people I know.

As far as tube buying, I only buy specific Melz tubes right now if they are not in my collection, I did send a GE 5998A with the loaner Incubus so I can get a few more opinions.


Oh yeah I was also making a shelf\apron rack for my wife’s music system in her pottery studio.

Looks gorgeous on the shelf, although the power cable is hanging down to the outlet which should have been planned behind it

 

[Paladin79]

Looks gorgeous on the shelf, although the power cable is hanging down to the outlet which should have been planned behind it

Nope that is a portable music system and we need to be able to move it to other locations easily.

 

[HTSkywalker]

Nope that is a portable music system and we need to be able to move it to other locations easily.

Ok

 

[JKDJedi]

Sylvania 7a4

 

[Galapac]

Cool shot!

 

[DeweyCH]

Sylvania 7a4

Er... did you recess a 6SN7 --> dual 6J5 adapter into your case? Because that looks really awesome, like there's no adapter, just... that's the way it is.

 

[DeweyCH]

Also, @JKDJedi, can you tell me what you think of those Sylvanias? They look slick - love the metal base. Is the 7A4 basically the same as a 6J5? How would they compare to, say, some Visseaux 6J5MGs, or a pair of Super Silvertone 6L5s?

 

[DeweyCH]

OK, I need a bit of tube advice... and it's really around a specific sound in a specific song.

So, in "All You Need is Love," in the very beginning of the song there's a bass instrument of some sort. I think it's a bass harmonica, maybe? And it just hits a note, then drops as deep as it can go (this is right before the lyrics kick in).

This is, to me, an amazing little moment, and when I listen on my Liquid Platinum, I can hear that deep drop. But on my two OTL amps - DV and Crack - it's like it hits the top part of the note and then just disappears.

Same headphones, and I've tried with different power tubes (TS 5998, dual A2293s, RCA 6AS7) and pre tubes (RCA 12AU7, dual Visseaux 6J5MG, dual Super Silvertone 6L5s, and just now a Sylvania metal-base 6SN7). Any recommendations? Typically I get very nice bass out of both these amps, but I just kinda hunger for that low, super-textured note, like a richer version of a cello hitting super low.

 

[JKDJedi]

Also, @JKDJedi, can you tell me what you think of those Sylvanias? They look slick - love the metal base. Is the 7A4 basically the same as a 6J5? How would they compare to, say, some Visseaux 6J5MGs, or a pair of Super Silvertone 6L5s?

They are the loctal versions of the 6J5 and inexpensive to grab. Warmer than then the Silvertones from memory.. ( I almost grabbed the Silvertones last night to compare but the Laker game was on..) my first reaction last night with these ( paired with the 5998) was Dat punchy Bass! They share the same headroom extension of the 6j5. You'll spend more in the adapter.