Feliks Audio ENVY

[zen87192]

Any recommendations on Socket Savers?

 

[Somatic]

I have adapters from 'Glenn' of amp building fame and still need socket savers with the 6F8G's

Hmmm. I see which socket savers are the best. I got to order some. Any socket savers for the power tube side as well? Thanks.

 

[JTbbb]

Yeah, the Envy sockets are deep and do require a socket saver with the 6F8G's / adapter.
Even using 6SN7 / 1578 I also use socket savers or I'm pulling the tubes out with mostly glass and very little base.

I would really like to know the engineering principles behind having recessed sockets, just makes things awkward. And we want to see the graphics on the bases.

 

[nwavesailor]

I have some from Tube Monger as well as xulingmrs on E-Bay. The TM are better made.

 

[JTbbb]

I got mine from Deyan on this forum.

 

[nwavesailor]

pulsetubestore.com is where you can get the TM socket savers. I'm sure Deyan's version is top notch as well.

 

[ThanatosVI]

I would really like to know the engineering principles behind having recessed sockets, just makes things awkward. And we want to see the graphics on the bases.

It certainly looks better to me with recessed sockets

 

[JTbbb]

It certainly looks better to me with recessed sockets

Haha, yes we all have our preferences. Here’s my other tube amp, so easy to remove/install, and looks great!

 

[OctavianH]

It certainly looks better to me with recessed sockets

In terms of heat dissipation is not helping and without socket savers you have to pull out the tube by grabbing from the glass not base.

 

[ThanatosVI]

In terms of heat dissipation is not helping and without socket savers you have to pull out the tube by grabbing from the glass not base.

Well going by the pictures the tubes aren't so recessed that you can't pull at the base anymore. Obviously not as easy as when they are not recessed at all.

The good thing is, if it is recessed and someone doesn't like it, he can use socket savers to fix it.

If they aren't recessed and someone prefers them recessed, there's nothing he can do.

Anyways, I agree that having them not recessed has more practical purpose.
Maybe it's easier to manufacture that way, with having the wood they way it is.

 

[OctavianH]

Yep. I agree with you. With the remark that purists avoid unnecessary connections like socket savers which might be additional point of failure/hum/sound degradation based on the quality of the saver. In my case I would always prefer to have top mounted sockets but I also exchange tubes often which might not be the case of Envy.

 

[JTbbb]

Socket savers can throw up some inexplicable problems though. I’ve had it myself where a tube in a socket saver is noisy, but quiet when not. And other tubes in the same socket saver are quiet too.

 

[Newsee]

Due to these new developments I adjusted my plans. Instead of saving up for the Bog Oak Version (+3k, so ~10k total) I decided to go with a regular Walnut Version.

I pulled the trigger just now, so the amp should be with me by end if dezember or early january.

PS:If someone needs a +1 for SR Purple fuses im Europe, I'd be interested for ~100€ (if the Deal even applies to european customers)

Funny how it took me nearly a year to finally pull the trigger.

Congratulation for the decision. Heavy one.
The year is perhaps because you are disciplined (mostly ).
Availability is anyway less than half a year.

 

[incredulousity]

You will need socket savers with the 6F8G in the Envy.

Thanks for the heads up. I have the same adapters. Fortunately, I also have 6SN7 socket savers.

 

[ColSaulTigh]

I feel like between @paradoxper and myself, we're single-handedly trying to keep the global economy going by stimulating spending on tubes from around the world...