[Galapac]

All of us at TBA (Tube Buyer's Anonymous) Hi, I'm Galapac and I have 10 shoe boxes of tubes and I cannot quit...I keep telling myself just this last time..... I tell my wife it could be worse...I could be gambling, drinking, cheating, etc....lol.

 

[UntilThen]

I'm just about to embark on reclaiming and rebuying 6as7 / 6080. First to buy back my three GEC 6as7g and one GEC U52 from Paramesh. I won't disclose what else I'm buying because eyes are watching and prices will be inflated.

 

[telecaster]

All of us at TBA (Tube Buyer's Anonymous) Hi, I'm Galapac and I have 10 shoe boxes of tubes and I cannot quit...I keep telling myself just this last time..... I tell my wife it could be worse...I could be gambling, drinking, cheating, etc....lol.

Haha, Hello Galapac.
My name is Telecaster, and I am a Tube Buyer... Hahahaha
So true, it's really not that "heavy" in any way ^^

 

[telecaster]

I'm just about to embark on reclaiming and rebuying 6as7 / 6080. First to buy back my three GEC 6as7g and one GEC U52 from Paramesh. I won't disclose what else I'm buying because eyes are watching and prices will be inflated.

Yeah we talk about tubes we want here, but we shouldn't actually haha! ^^

 

[telecaster]

Great collection!

I don't know. I sweared a few times "this is the last pair i buy and no more, damn it!". Then I got 5998, 7236, Mullard 6080, CV4079, Bendix 6080WB.

I guess I will stop here for a while since the GEC 6AS7G brown base are too expensive.

I don't think I will love Bendix 6080WB much more than the CV4079, from my reading online, but the price was good, and there is almost no fake graphite cross column 6080.

Thanks m8, those tubes won't go anywhere, and there will be fair price for the true tube hunters out there, don't worry! You can first appreciate during numerous and lovely hours of beautiful music all the tubes you already have for sure! Comparing them, enjoying them, that's half the fun of the 339 actually!

Me I am completely guilty, I am thinking about buying another headphones so I can enjoy other tube pairing haha!
But as I am a real 339 fan, I will stick to it. At least that is the state I am in right now!
(Don't talk me into the AKG1000 with Leben 300X! Or other headphones that require a speaker amp! ^^)

 

[UntilThen]

One consolation is people are moving in the direction of EL34, KT88 headphone amps. That means less competition on 6as7 / 6080. With regard to headphones requiring speaker amps, there will be a HE6se for me later to be driven by Sansui amp off the speaker taps although the headphone out is already herculean. Speakers out will make it Zeus !

I came close to buying a Leben 300 but I say nah.... too many other amps to consider.

 

[UntilThen]

Me I am completely guilty, I am thinking about buying another headphones so I can enjoy other tube pairing haha!

Don't be guilty. I always have 4 headphones in my inventory. They just get change from time to time. This is my current line up - HD800 not in the picture. My son borrowed it to play first person shooter games !

 

[UntilThen]

This was my headphones line up in 2017. HD800, LCD-2f, Eikon and Atticus. I love this picture because they look great together and they sounded great at that time. They will still sound great today. I should have kept my headphones. All of them including the Beyer T1.2 which I sold at half price.

 

[telecaster]

It's a shame to let some headphone go. I wish I bought a hd800 back then... I really am eyeing a lcd3, i think it may rock my 339!
I need some wood on my headphone ! Seriously, i really think about some bling. I really love my hd800S as i am really EQ them as much as I want to! They sure kick some bass here hehe. But i want some bling. Your h1000se are beautiful! But i want that heavy bassy audeze in my life! Partly thanks to you mate hehe!

 

[hp4fun]

All of us at TBA (Tube Buyer's Anonymous) Hi, I'm Galapac and I have 10 shoe boxes of tubes and I cannot quit...I keep telling myself just this last time..... I tell my wife it could be worse...I could be gambling, drinking, cheating, etc....lol.

Isn't buying tubes all about "gambling (on ebay), drinking (the kool aid), cheating (your brain)"?

 

[Galapac]

Isn't buying tubes all about "gambling (on ebay), drinking (the kool aid), cheating (your brain)"?

Nice!

 

[UntilThen]

I really love my hd800S

I'll be straight with you here. I love my He1000se, LCD-3f and LCD-X but the other night a friend came over to my place with 2 headphones to try out on my many amps - my place is starting to look a bit like a small head-fi shop !

He brought ZMF Verite Close and HD800S. It was the HD800S driven by Questyle CMA 12 and also by Schiit Mjolnir 2 that really surprised me. The bass was not what I expected. It was impact laden and the soundstage huge. I mean the bass is not like the LCD-3f kind of bass but nevertheless was impactful. I almost wanted to buy a HD800S now but I supposed I should mod my HD800 with the Du Pond mod that I have here.

 

[Bruc3]

I almost wanted to buy a HD800S now but I supposed I should mod my HD800 with the Du Pond mod that I have here.

AFAIK the Super Dupont Resonator (SDR) mod will only help tame the 6k treble spike of the HD800, it wont help with the bass.

 

[tintinsnowydog]

I'll be straight with you here. I love my He1000se, LCD-3f and LCD-X but the other night a friend came over to my place with 2 headphones to try out on my many amps - my place is starting to look a bit like a small head-fi shop !

He brought ZMF Verite Close and HD800S. It was the HD800S driven by Questyle CMA 12 and also by Schiit Mjolnir 2 that really surprised me. The bass was not what I expected. It was impact laden and the soundstage huge. I mean the bass is not like the LCD-3f kind of bass but nevertheless was impactful. I almost wanted to buy a HD800S now but I supposed I should mod my HD800 with the Du Pond mod that I have here.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the super dupont mod; thinking about doing the same to my HD800. I feel like I don't mind the 'problems' it has right now but that's only because I haven't heard it another way. I do prefer it over the HD800S for sure, I think there are too many compromises on the bass, treble and soundstage.

 

[roshambo]

I've heard the HD800S and prefer my HD800+SDR. The bass is cleaner and it doesn't muck with what makes the headphone good. Depending on what tubes MJ2 had the bass can have very good extension and you can EQ some bass back into the HD800, just don't EQ the mids or treble. If they're still too bright the Dekoni Elite Velour pads will darken the HD800 more, although it changes the staging and is a major change to the headphone's signature sound. The argument could be made if you're willing to go that far maybe you should just be listening to an HD6XX/650. I'm still fighting that one out in my head.