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

[DavidA]

  I noticed the same thing, CF. I should have added another item to the thread guidelines: "Old Geezers reminding each other of all the benefits of growing old is encouraged above all" 

 
Glad you like the group and thanks for the additional videos.I really love Hank Williams' Jambalya. Lots of great versions on YouTube.

What's the definition of "old geezer", 50+?

 

[pctazhp]

 
What's the definition of "old geezer", 50+?

I think it depends on one's age. At my age I'd like to define it as 80+.
 
The day I turned 30 was the most depressing day of my life. It was back in the time when the mantra was: "Don't trust anyone over 30" 

 

[UntilThen]

Going to a beach house for 4 days tomorrow with the family. I'm going to pack my Elise, dac, headphone and a MacBook Pro.
 
A commerical came on the tv last night and this song was part of it. So I have to listen to it.
 
 

 

[DavidA]

  I think it depends on one's age. At my age I'd like to define it as 80+.
 
The day I turned 30 was the most depressing day of my life. It was back in the time when the mantra was: "Don't trust anyone over 30" 

damn, I have 25 years to go

.  I don't really remember much from my 30's since I had just gotten married 2 years earlier to the first wife

 

[pctazhp]

  Going to a beach house for 4 days tomorrow with the family. I'm going to pack my Elise, dac, headphone and a MacBook Pro.
 
A commerical came on the tv last night and this song was part of it. So I have to listen to it.
 
 

Bold part is redundant. We assume Elise, etc is part of your family

 Wish you a fabulous get-away.

 

[mordy]

Hi UT and pct,
 
I am making some observations below about eBay that perhaps will aid people in buying.
 
Sometimes eBay sleeps. If you want to sell something, don't let the item end Saturday night - people are busy with other things than looking at eBay. Another quiet time are the major holidays. The auction I won ended on the Fourth of July and there was only a single bidder - me.
 
Another problem with the seller's post was that it was not advertised properly. Instead of saying 7236 Tung Sol tube it said 7236 type Tung Sol tube. In addition, although there were multiple pictures of the tubes, not one showed the top of the tube that had the 7236 number. I asked the seller if they were 7236 tubes because the pictures only showed Tung Sol 3213999, and he confirmed that they had the number 7236 on them.
 
Bottom line: When looking for the 7236 tubes this listing ended up way down with other non-tube items with the same number.
 
The tubes are probably used and were untested, but the seller had 100% positive feedback and had sold several lots before of the same tubes. These tubes are Tung Sol and not re-branded IBM, but they have an IBM sticker on them.
 
Paid $59.95 including shipping, for 10.

 

[hypnos1]

  Because you are my leader and I just follow you blindly, you have broken my 6-day record of no tube rolling. This morning I popped in my EL3Ns to pair with your - I mean my -7236s. I don't know why, but just about everything seems to sound better and better with my Elise. With respect to the EL3Ns, maybe there really is something to the 400-hour break in period.

 
Aaahhh pct...this is something I've been pondering for a very long while now. I am convinced generally accepted "burn-in" times can be WAY off the mark, lol! Over many months of punishing my Elise, either my hearing has improved or something quite magical is going on - and as the former would make me some kind of unique freak, I can only really put it down to Elises's "maturity"...especially with the EL3Ns in the driver seat!
 
 Excluding my recent new tube DAC (which continues to surprise me in its raising of overall performance), there has been a definite progression in sound output - seemingly over and above that provided by upgraded drivers, with the GEC CV2523/A1834 powers remaining constant throughout. Given that DIY afficianados often regard even different resistors sometimes benefit from LONG burn-in -  let alone all the other amp's components! - the question is : is it in fact the amp's ageing that is contributing most to improved performance, or the tubes'?!...
 
But re. the EL3N, I myself have noticed the biggest change over time compared to any other drivers I have used. I'm also a firm believer in keeping the same tubes in for much longer than many folks do...I am convinced this aids in optimal sound development - assuming pristine pin/socket receptor condition, that is!!...or I could be barking completely up the wrong tree LOL!

...

 

[JazzVinyl]

The tubes are probably used and were untested, but the seller had 100% positive feedback and had sold several lots before of the same tubes. These tubes are Tung Sol and not re-branded IBM, but they have an IBM sticker on them.

Paid $59.95 including shipping, for 10.

That's am amazing deal, Mordy! Congrats!!

Now sell me a couple of them, please...

 

[UntilThen]

Yay my prediction came true. Portugal won. 

 

[UntilThen]

  Hi UT and pct,
 
The tubes are probably used and were untested, but the seller had 100% positive feedback and had sold several lots before of the same tubes. These tubes are Tung Sol and not re-branded IBM, but they have an IBM sticker on them.
 
Paid $59.95 including shipping, for 10.

Mordy there were some Cetron 7236 for $30 each new but they are gone now. There's still new Tung Sol 7236 for $45 each. 
 
Nevertheless you got a good deal. 
 
These are the ones I sold to Pct. The left pair. The right pair are my brand new 5998. 
 

 

[UntilThen]

   
the question is : is it in fact the amp's ageing that is contributing most to improved performance, or the tubes'?!...
 

H1, everything is aging in my setup including my ears. That is contributing to better SQ. 

 

[UntilThen]

  Bold part is redundant. We assume Elise, etc is part of your family

 Wish you a fabulous get-away.

Ty ty. An hour before set off. Now to pack. 

 
I shall post some pictures of Elise on the beach.

 

[UntilThen]

What the... seller is back with more 5998A. Now with both brown and black base.
 

 

[supersonic395]

@supersonic395
 is this a good album? I am thinking of buying it. This tune is great. Looks like a family album.


 

It has Achilles Last Stand which is one of the best led Zeppelin tunes and a magnificent, thunderous song in its own right, an excellent achievement. The whole album is good and certainly worth owning

 

[UntilThen]

Ok SS, it shall be my last stand too.

Meanwhile the beachhouse setup is tested, working and ready to go.