[UntilThen]

The 1st Head-Fi Meet I ever attended in my life, I was impressed by one system. It was no ordinary system. Even the headphone cables are flat and thick. Never ever seen anything like it. It smells of quality.
So I walk over to this desk that sits the Blue Hawaii and a duo of Stax headphones and a mini Sennheiser Orpheus. I was intrigued. The name Blue Hawaii .... that's a genius. What a great name. I mean if you call a tube amp, Abercrombie, no one will take notice but when you name it Blue Hawaii, everyone will sit upright.

Anyway, there I was putting on the Stax SR-009 on my head, making sure I knew where the left and right was and I press play... oooooo so clear, so articulate, so refined, so priceless tone. I finish jazz song after jazz song. Then I walk back to my own desk of Elise and T1 still amazed at what I heard. However you know what? I didn't even noticed that the DAC used was the Yggy. Yes it's Yggy sitting there like a printer and unpretentious. That was my first introduction to Yggy and I didn't even know that the marvellous tunes I was hearing was in part, due to Yggdrasil, the unpretentious tree.

 

[connieflyer]

Perhaps I shall paint them gol so I will remember!!

 

[Tim Le]

There are a lot of 6sn7 that I don't have and I don't intend to buy them all. I do have about 20 6sn7s now, more than sufficient for my needs. Besides I just know that this is not the end of the road for me in terms of tube amps. Make no mistake, I think Euforia is very good at the $1399 price point. I have often wondered what better means. It's a high price to pay in this hobby.

However I do not conceal the fact that the DNA Stratus is the amp I'm eyeing before I call it quits.....

This is the plan ..... Yggy > DNA Stratus > HD800.

Does that mean you'll be selling your Euforia? I call dibs.

 

[Tim Le]

I have three Raytheon6080 wb slotted graphite plate tubes am willing to part with

How much would you part with them for?

 

[hypnos1]

Give me all your collection because you will get something new soon.

Hi attmci...sorry, but will be keeping them (the 'old' collection) for a short while - purely for sentimental reasons!

And I shall not be bothering ever again to try and find any tubes that might just surpass what my EL11/12 Spezial combo is delivering - especially when fed from the Naim Uniti Core, with the ASF3000 providing the power to all....and my reasons are given in more detail in my next post, in which I also hope to place a few more facts into what I believe has suddenly become a very distorted picture regarding the EL family, despite the honest findings of a good few (knowledgeable and experienced) members not so long ago...

 

[mordy]

I have three Raytheon6080 wb slotted graphite plate tubes am willing to part with

HI CF,

I am interested in the Raytheons - please send me a PM

 

[mordy]

I popped in a digital transfer of the "Fi analogue productions Sampler" on Audirvana and the sound coming out of my HD600 is uncanny! The GEC6080 / Sylvania 6sn7w is officially my overall best combination for the Elise. I'll only be shelling out money for GEC 6as7g etc. once I upgrade to Yggdrasil / Euforia / HD800. Notice that I'm saying "once", not "if"; and I still think I'll have a hard time letting go of my current setup. A very sweet spot indeed!

 

[mordy]

I popped in a digital transfer of the "Fi analogue productions Sampler" on Audirvana and the sound coming out of my HD600 is uncanny! The GEC6080 / Sylvania 6sn7w is officially my overall best combination for the Elise. I'll only be shelling out money for GEC 6as7g etc. once I upgrade to Yggdrasil / Euforia / HD800. Notice that I'm saying "once", not "if"; and I still think I'll have a hard time letting go of my current setup. A very sweet spot indeed!

Hi Angpsi,

Just got a notice that the HD650 price has dropped to $200 - over 10,000 sold. The run is limited to 11,500. Could not resist and bought it.

 

[mordy]

Hi attmci...sorry, but will be keeping them (the 'old' collection) for a short while - purely for sentimental reasons!

And I shall not be bothering ever again to try and find any tubes that might just surpass what my EL11/12 Spezial combo is delivering - especially when fed from the Naim Uniti Core, with the ASF3000 providing the power to all....and my reasons are given in more detail in my next post, in which I also hope to place a few more facts into what I believe has suddenly become a very distorted picture regarding the EL family, despite the honest findings of a good few (knowledgeable and experienced) members not so long ago...

Hi h1,

Personally I am not convinced that the internal temperature of the amp is a good barometer on how safe it is is to use certain tubes. My guess is that the auto biasing circuit could get overworked and lead to failure of certain circuits under certain conditions (not necessary EL tubes). I stress that I am only guessing.

 

[attmci]

I don't use my 7N7 much now. With so many 6sn7 to choose from, I'm resisting using adapters as much as possible.

Using any of the 6sn7 sounds good and musical but 6sn7w lets in the light more. It reveals more. That is quite obvious when comparing with other 6sn7s. However, as I said before, you don't always want to or need to hear everything. Sometimes we are just happy to snap on the HD650 and just enjoy good old fashion music. Other times, we want to put on the HD800 and listen to the singers breathe in between each line.

Btw I lied. I never like KFC. I won't expand on it because I might get sued.

I don,'t like KFC either.

I heard NU 7n7 are quite good. I wanna to giveita try because I like NU 6sn7gt smoke glass.

 

[mordy]

For $4/tube, the Fotons sound amazing, UT. Thanks for the recommendation.

With that being said, you need to listen to some ken-rads when you have the chance. I still think they're better.. and not just because they have better bass

Hi Tim Lee,

There is no doubt that the seller should replace the tube missing the guide pin - just ask him to do it free of charge. On the other hand, a tube missing the guide pin is perfectly usable, as long as it is inserted properly. As you describe it, most of the time you can see a little point on the base where the ridge on the guide pin was. Then you could mark that spot with a little sticker or colored tape so that you know how to insert it. Putting it in the wrong way could have dire consequences.

 

[connieflyer]

Just got a great deal on a pair of Gold Aero 6sn7GT's , Member was asking for them to be identified, some said China, Member then offered them for $10 shipping and Paypal included, I jumped on them, I am pretty sure they are made by RCA like my 5998A's

 

[pctazhp]

I have pulled all my horses from all races, and erased all opinions on everything from my mind. I have printed up a number of banners and pasted them everywhere in my home that say "YOU HAVE PLENTY TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT BE HAPPY ANYWAY".

And I am still lurking here.

 

[Suuup]

Believe me, I don't want a 10ft headphone cable when my amps are less than 3 feet from me. I coil up my cables all the time which is ridiculous.

See it's all coiled up !!! I want to snip it shorter or buy another Cardas 1.5m

UT why do we have the exact same headphones? I have T1, HD800, and HD650 as well

Got great deals on both HD650 and HD800. 150$ for the HD650 and 390$ for the HD800

 

[UntilThen]

Does that mean you'll be selling your Euforia? I call dibs.

Nope.

I won't be selling my Euforia or my La Figaro 339 even if I should get that final blue tube amp.

You see I love my OTL amps with all the precious 6sn7 and 6as7 / 6080. Especially the latter. I have the complete essential power tubes now.... I dont have the WE 421A but I dont care too much for that as I think the 5998 is very similiar to it.

Will probably sell the upgraded Elise and DV336se though.