[meomap]

Hi Ken, i thought we get genuine leather case for every CV5 purchase??
I just got mine today, but no leather case?!
Or is there something i missed?

Was it preordered time frame?

 

[meomap]

I meant preordered price.

 

[Armx]

I meant preordered price.

Yes it was a preorder. I should get it, no?

 

[meomap]

Yes it was a preorder. I should get it, no?

Yes, I got mine with preordered price. U should pm Ken, personally.

 

[Armx]

Yes, I got mine with preordered price. U should pm Ken, personally.

Will do, thanks for the info

 

[GRUMPYOLDGUY]

Some questions about tubes:

1. What are some other tubes I can try with the Cv5 apart from the stock tube and Raytheon 6832 available from ALO?

2. Where is the best place to get them (most reputable dealers/retailers)?

3. Can I just solder them to one of the bare PCBs available from ALO? Which one?

4. What is the pinout?

 

[meomap]

Some questions about tubes:



1. What are some other tubes I can try with the Cv5 apart from the stock tube and Raytheon 6832 available from ALO?

2. Where is the best place to get them (most reputable dealers/retailers)?

3. Can I just solder them to one of the bare PCBs available from ALO? Which one?

4. What is the pinout?

1. I have GE 6021, Ray 6111. Really enjoying with GE 6021 inside Cv5 right now.
2. ALO. Or try searching Google with mini vacuum tubes.
3.yes if you can see all nine pins. My eyes are very bad to do that. Have to be Dual Triode pcb, black color pcb. Not green color one, single Triode type.
4. Have to ask Ken from ALO for that info.

Hopes these info help u a little bit.

 

[meomap]

Hi,
After testing out Cv5 for more one week with Cv5 with QP1R and old ipod touch, I love the soundstage, imaging, and tubey sounds.
Switched back to the new Rx, and the sounds are terrible compared to Cv5: almost can't feel imaging, no soundstage, and tubey sounds from drums, acoustic bass, and lots of other instruments are lifeless.
I enjoy more using Cv5 over CDM with k10c, ie800, and new Utopia.

Well, time to sell the new Rx.

 

[KB]

Some questions about tubes:

1. What are some other tubes I can try with the Cv5 apart from the stock tube and Raytheon 6832 available from ALO?

2. Where is the best place to get them (most reputable dealers/retailers)?

3. Can I just solder them to one of the bare PCBs available from ALO? Which one?

4. What is the pinout?

Hey Grumpyoldguy,
 
You can use dual triode tubes of the submini type so, 6111, 6021, 6112, 6BF7, and 6832. There may be others that will work. We have not really put other single tubes other than the 6832 on our website yet. But you can buy the unpopulated PCB here.
 
https://www.aloaudio.com/product-category/accessories/
 
Just be sure to buy the dual triode black PCB and not the green one.
 
I would try ebay, just search for the above types...
 
I also have green label Phillips 6111s I have cryo treated I will get up soon. 
 
I have a few videos I made regarding tube rolling, it is located on the CDM page here, look for the "Video" link.
 
https://www.aloaudio.com/shop/continental-dual-mono/
 
We use to make a lot more videos, you can see some of them here for fun. FYI
 
https://vimeo.com/aloaudio/videos
 
Thanks!
 
Ken

 

[lbbef]

Ken,

Any possibility you guys would be offering the Raytheon 6111 or Thomson 6111 tubes? (the tubes used in Cv2 and Cv3)

 

[GRUMPYOLDGUY]

Hey Grumpyoldguy,

You can use dual triode tubes of the submini type so, 6111, 6021, 6112, 6BF7, and 6832. There may be others that will work. We have not really put other single tubes other than the 6832 on our website yet. But you can buy the unpopulated PCB here.

https://www.aloaudio.com/product-category/accessories/

Just be sure to buy the dual triode black PCB and not the green one.

I would try ebay, just search for the above types...

I also have green label Phillips 6111s I have cryo treated I will get up soon. 

I have a few videos I made regarding tube rolling, it is located on the CDM page here, look for the "Video" link.

https://www.aloaudio.com/shop/continental-dual-mono/

We use to make a lot more videos, you can see some of them here for fun. FYI

https://vimeo.com/aloaudio/videos

Thanks!

Ken

Thanks Ken. I ordered a couple of tubes from your site to start. Maybe when I have a little more free time in a few weeks I'll order some blank PCBs and find some other tubes to try. I'll check out some of those videos too.

 

[Mojo65]

Hi guys, I have a doubt that may be some among you may help me to solve. Now that this beautiful amp is on my rig it is time to exploit it at its best with a new pair of headphones.
 
I am looking at few top headphones and I would like to get some advice on driveability. Among those I am considering there is the Ether C that appears to have 92 db sensitivity and I wonder if this could be an issue with the V5.
So far I did not tested it with headphones below 100 db.
 
Thanks in advance for your contributions.
Alessandro

 

[jfoxlim]

Hi,
After testing out Cv5 for more one week with Cv5 with QP1R and old ipod touch, I love the soundstage, imaging, and tubey sounds.
Switched back to the new Rx, and the sounds are terrible compared to Cv5: almost can't feel imaging, no soundstage, and tubey sounds from drums, acoustic bass, and lots of other instruments are lifeless.
I enjoy more using Cv5 over CDM with k10c, ie800, and new Utopia.

Well, time to sell the new Rx.

I like tube portable amps well tube sound over all, can't wait to test drive and listen to it.

 

[deutschemark]

Hi guys, I have a doubt that may be some among you may help me to solve. Now that this beautiful amp is on my rig it is time to exploit it at its best with a new pair of headphones.

I am looking at few top headphones and I would like to get some advice on driveability. Among those I am considering there is the Ether C that appears to have 92 db sensitivity and I wonder if this could be an issue with the V5.
So far I did not tested it with headphones below 100 db.

Thanks in advance for your contributions.
Alessandro

I highly recommend the Focal Elear. It's super easy to drive. My CV5 is about 1/4 of the way turned up and it's really loud.

 

[35FLE]

Anyone tested the CV5 + Kse1500 combo?