Well you know what they say, "important thing is to buy the bell. after that you can build a church around it"
The stock tube doesn't always work well without the hum. Like most tubes, it's a bit of a roll of the dice with your specific DV. I had good results with a Shuguang Black Treasure CV-181 - can't recall if it needed to be burned in, but it sounded great well before I started modding mine. A single one on Amazon is like $85, which isn't cheap but it's a bit easier a reach than the prices you noted. Just watch the titles, a lot of these are sold as matched pairs but with a pic of a single tube.
Not just for Telefunken, also for Siemens and other brands. Rundfunk- und Fernmelde-Technik (RFT) was a large East German state-owned conglomerate which had many factories, some of them were built by Telefunken before the war (e.g. "Anna Seghers" in Neuhaus). When the production of tubes in Western Europe was shut down many Western brands had the tubes they needed manufactured in East Germany. Telefunken still produced tubes in small series at the Berlin-Moabit plant (West Berlin). This information is readily available if you read GermanI have read comments that RFT built for Telefunken but l have never researched it very much. Folks on here like @Old Deaf Donkey have much more knowledge about such things than I ever will. I have a feeling he speaks four or five languages and that can help.
Wait...you have a McIntosh amp and you are worried about spending money on a few tubes for the DV?My gear keeps on expanding
Both looks sexy and am sure they sound so good. Thanks again, am overwhelmed. After your testing am very sure any hum would be DV related.
I am starting to test the tubes I will send you, the black glass mystery tube and the Svetlana winged C are quite good, even in a DV lol I just lowered my standards on headphones, and used all purple magic cables I built and i do not cringe as much when I listen. My source is a Schiit Bifrost 2 or 3 or whatever the latest model is, it is not marked on the front so I forget.
I knew you would know lol. I may not know some things but I have a pretty good line on people that do. I usually get with @bcowen if I want details on double walled cardboard.Not just for Telefunken, also for Siemens and other brands. Rundfunk- und Fernmelde-Technik (RFT) was a large conglo;erate which had many factories, some of them were built by Telefunken before the war (e.g. "Anna Seghers" in Neuhaus). When the production of tubes in Western Europe was shut down many Western had the tubes they needed manufactured in East Germany. Telefunken still produced tubes in small series at the Berlin-Moabit plant (East Berlin). This information is readily available if you read German
Because I am a member of the trade I have to be careful talking about cables other than what I build at home for my own use.
I am starting to test the tubes I will send you, the black glass mystery tube and the Svetlana winged C are quite good, even in a DV lol I just lowered my standards on headphones, and used all purple magic cables I built and i do not cringe as much when I listen. My source is a Schiit Bifrost 2 or 3 or whatever the latest model is, it is not marked on the front so I forget.
Oh and I may well keep the original sockets, that style socket is very easy to adjust if the pins ever get too loose.
Those were “the days my friend “ all people savings were confiscated in the banks and the economical situation went down the drain. Salaries of $7K is worth $1K nowWait...you have a McIntosh amp and you are worried about spending money on a few tubes for the DV?
