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I have the 2c51 adapter on order. I think I am going to order the ECC type 2 today. The 2c51 is the highest transconductance tube ever made. When you say smooth .... do you mean laid back or less defined or something else?
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"highest transconductance" What does that mean?
I am going out on a limb here only listened for a short while with the K340.
2c51 tube with 6Bl7 out put tubes. (Makhail told me today that my output tubes run at 400V.)
The first thing I noticed is the soundstage was huge with the 2c51.
Earl with the 5687 toung soul I was using there was a sence of the sound stage trailing off as if you were using speakers in a room that was too big, and the more I turned up the volume the bigger the sound stage got and the fuller the room got. But the volume was hearting my ears. Does this Make sence!
When I tried the 2c51 the sound stage was full i.e.The room felt like the speakers were filling the room with rich full music at a much lower volume.
My next thought was the micro detail was much better, page turning on the Diana Krall christmas cd was quite evident her little grunts and breathing were there if you wanted to enjoy that kind of thing as I do.
The only thing I thought was missing but I think I need more time for a proper review was the impact of the precusion instermants,(smoothe) there was not the attack of the drum strikes that I crave.
The string bass was great you could here the guys fingers slip off the string and then the rich tight! bass and you can hear all the different bass cords and notes like never before.
The piano was sparkling as her playing style always is the high notes were tight tight tight and never hurt your ears O they sparkel with this tube combo. The bass side of the piano was also a delight tight and the notes so well defined, pristine. Sound.
Ask away that all I can think of I need to listen to something else music wise I also listened to a KD lang CD 49 parallel femail voices excell with this tube combo. My amp sounds like what Mikhail discribes when he talks about the supra "reallistic".
So earl with my new ballanced supra on the way maybe the extra punch I crave will show up! What do you think?
The K340 love power lots of power. The Sennheiser 650 did not like the 2c51 the stepped attunerator was on like the 3ed or 4th click and just did not do them justice:........ but the new to me ECC88 tube I can listen for hours no fatgue with the 650 detail and air in spades great all around tube for 650s My new favorite tube combo ECC88/6BL7 for HD650 cardis cable.
Added:...For slam and attack RCA,12AV7 wow! With HD650 and the K340,just wow!
