[Nick Ryan]

Bet that will work.

This is the composition of the Mundorf Supreme silver solder:-

It is Tin 88.6%, Copper 1.8%, Silver 9.5%, and Gold 0.1%

There’s gold in them there joints

 

[UntilThen]

There’s gold in them there joints

Yup 0.1 % is gold and to solder the whole amp, that is a gold bar in there.

 

[bcowen]

There’s gold in them there joints

Now you just need the Mundorf silver/gold chassis wire to complete the picture.

 

[UntilThen]

Last audition tonight of Nick's Ultimate. The amp remains super quiet. The tubes in there are Philco 12AV7 and GE 6y6g with Sylvania 6BW4.

VIbrant, punchy and dynamic tone with Grado 325x. The amp is now ready to be delivered to Nick tomorrow.

 

[UntilThen]

Now you just need the Mundorf silver/gold chassis wire to complete the picture.

Can't afford that now. Totally broke.

 

[UntilThen]

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If swapping a wire makes a difference in sound, you have one hell of an incompetently designed unit!

 

[Deleeh]

Too much silver is also not good.
It can end up coming across as clinical and cold.
Especially if you have a very neutral system and possibly have added silver cables to the system.
I don't think you want that.
To compensate you need a warm dac and quite warm tubes and possibly copper cables.
This can backfire and you have spent a lot of money unnecessarily.

I'm not going to encourage Eric personally to do it now.
The silver solder is okay and is actually enough, I think.
Apart from that, if you live in a wet area, it is more likely to corrode.
Silver is somewhat susceptible to this, even more so than copper.

 

[bcowen]

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If swapping a wire makes a difference in sound, you have one hell of an incompetently designed unit!

Oh geez.

"Of all the amps I've ever heard, this is one of them."
Julian Hirsch, Stereo Review

 

[Mr Trev]

Bet that will work.

I'm starting to think at this point it might just be easier to list the tubes that can't be used.
This ultimatE is truly a swiss army tube rolling machine

 

[jonathan c]

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If swapping a wire makes a difference in sound, you have one hell of an incompetently designed unit!

… er, a power cord vs no power cord?

 

[UntilThen]

Too much silver is also not good.
It can end up coming across as clinical and cold.
Especially if you have a very neutral system and possibly have added silver cables to the system.
I don't think you want that.
To compensate you need a warm dac and quite warm tubes and possibly copper cables.
This can backfire and you have spent a lot of money unnecessarily.

I'm not going to encourage Eric personally to do it now.
The silver solder is okay and is actually enough, I think.
Apart from that, if you live in a wet area, it is more likely to corrode.
Silver is somewhat susceptible to this, even more so than copper.

I agree and will not go with a complete silver wiring in the amp.

When I was having Odyssey made, I ask Tomas about using silver wiring for the amp. He shoke his head and said, you don't want that. He said he gets better result with his good copper wires. He further said, Don't let others steer you into going all silver wires for the amp but if you want to, I can do it. I listen to him and Odyssey turn out to be one hell of a good sounding amp.

 

[UntilThen]

… er, a power cord vs no power cord?

I was thinking of cutting the umbilical cord and setting the amp free.

 

[UntilThen]

"Of all the amps I've ever heard, this is one of the best." - UntilThen on Ultimate.

 

[UntilThen]

This ultimatE is truly a swiss army tube rolling machine

Eh... it's actually an Australian army tube rolling machine. We're better than the Swiss. We invented the lawn mower and the hills hoists !

 

[Zachik]

I'm starting to feel that this amp can accept any tubes.

It's the McChanson tube rollers heaven! (or hell... Depends on your point of view)