Feliks Audio Elise Impressions Thread – a New Start (please read first post for summary)

[UntilThen]

There's actually a post on this. 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/360247/what-is-the-world-record-for-wearing-a-pair#post_4687689
 
see post #3 

 

[hypnos1]

 
Thank you very much!
Actually I did them in a little bit of a hurry yesterday....but when those famous EL-Adapters will arrive, I´m going to take the time to shoot some real "front-page-material"

 

 
Can't wait to see those photos then, HPL...what gear are you using?

 

[hypnos1]

 
I won't be sitting with the Elise until Tuesday, so critical impressions will have to wait... Still, last Friday I spent the whole day on original hi-res files and, imho, TIDAL MQA doesn't come even near them (granted though, they were mostly audiophile recordings).
 
Also, wonder of wonders, I've been listening to TFK EL12spez/EL12st and it felt they benefited greatly from getting more breathing air—sound opening up, great space and detail, punchy bass and everything. Took them a while! On a different note, after a very long listening session (basically the whole day, from 10am to 2am!) my ears seemed to suffer a bit of a pain from all the punchy rhythm—no tints though, or anything like that. Do you think I stress–tested my ears?

 
Hi ang...glad you persevered with those Spezials - they're well worth the effort lol!

Let's hope the ferrite choke job does the trick for folks...will be much more happy to then be able to recommend these tubes more fully...just so long as they are either NOS (but expensive) or 60mA (minimum!!) emission test if used!!

...
 
And that lengthy listening session is simply insane lol!!

...I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone does that...ever!...

...(but full marks for your endurance and effort all in a good cause lol!

. You too are now a fully paid up member of the F-A Mad Hatters Party!!!

).

 

[HPLobster]

   
Can't wait to see those photos then, HPL...what gear are you using?

Thank you

I´m using a Sony Alpha 77 and these pictures were done with a Sony 1.8 50m fixed focal length. Amongst others I also own a Tamron F/2.8 90mm Di Macro that should lead to some interesting pictures with the Elise

 

 

[UntilThen]

Macro is great with Elise and tubes. I have a Nikon 60mm macro and this was taken with it.
 

 

[hypnos1]

 
Thank you

I´m using a Sony Alpha 77 and these pictures were done with a Sony 1.8 50m fixed focal length. Amongst others I also own a Tamron F/2.8 90mm Di Macro that should lead to some interesting pictures with the Elise

 

 
That looks one very nice camera...and lenses...any special lighting gear? Should be some very nice pictures coming along....I can see an interesting shootout with @UntilThen coming along also lol!

 

[UntilThen]

I prefer to take picture of cars at shows. 

  I took this at the Sydney Motor Show 2012.
 

 

 

 

[HPLobster]

   
That looks one very nice camera...and lenses...any special lighting gear? Should be some very nice pictures coming along....I can see an interesting shootout with @UntilThen coming along also lol!

 
Yeah, I´m very pleased with it. It used to be something very special back when it appeared, nowadays I´m not keeping up with THIS kind of technology anymore... I´m happy whenever I have the time to use it once in a while...
No, no special lighting, just a few little lamps sitting around 

 

 

[pctazhp]

Yesterday we had lunch at my favorite pizza joint. They play TV shows from the 50s like The Ozzie and Harriet Show, and music from 50s.and 60s like this one which was playing yesterday. Seeing that most on this thread seem lately to be having trouble distinguishing between noise and music, I decided to post it.
 

 

[mordy]

  Hi UT,
 
How do you like this car?
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[richdytch]

Now then. New manufacture EL12. Or supposedly. Have we been over this before?

http://www.conrad.com/ce/en/product/157396/Tube-EL-12375-Vaccum-Pentode-Base-8-Pin?ref=searchDetail

 

[mordy]

Nothing new under the sun - as far as I know, they are all the same. Some are rated 425V, others 375V and I assume the rest are 250V. They are labeled with many brands but it appears that they all came from the same factories in the former East Germany.

 

[richdytch]

Nothing new under the sun - as far as I know, they are all the same. Some are rated 425V, others 375V and I assume the rest are 250V. They are labeled with many brands but it appears that they all came from the same factories in the former East Germany.

Ah, ok, so not actually new manufacture then...

 

[UntilThen]

The day Elise came. 7 days after Henryk put his signature on the certificate, I got my Elise - 27th Oct 2015. That's 7 days by EMS.
 
So my Euforia left on the 6th March - today is 13th. 
 
7 days 

 

 

[UntilThen]

It's here. Euphoria.