I thought I would never use 7236 + mullard EF86 because there are so many "better" combinations out there. 7236 is closer to the SS sound, and EF86 works pretty well with tuby sound tubes.
I also thought I would never like my Beyerdynamic T1 because there are so many "better" headphones out there. It is so bright that causes my ear pain, and so boomy that has no separation.
But I was wrong. The (white label) 7236+EF86+T1 is a great combination that I put my 8xx and HEkse back to the box.
Then I tried red label 7236 and plastic bottom 7236 with mullard EF86, or 7236 with 6SJ7GT or 5693. None of them works quite well as above combination. I heard the separation that I never heard in T1. The boomy bass is gone. Really enjoyable.
That's why I love rolling tubes: I gave my T1 away before I had 339i, so I never heard T1 driven by 339i. I reunited with it briefly and almost gave up as T1 sounds pretty bad on some "classical" combinations for 339i. My last two test plans were the CV4079 + EF86 (tuby sound signature) and 7236 + 5693 (SS sound signature). But the last moment before I packed the tubes I decided to put the 7236 and EF86 together. And it has been there for a few days.
I also thought I would never like my Beyerdynamic T1 because there are so many "better" headphones out there. It is so bright that causes my ear pain, and so boomy that has no separation.
But I was wrong. The (white label) 7236+EF86+T1 is a great combination that I put my 8xx and HEkse back to the box.
Then I tried red label 7236 and plastic bottom 7236 with mullard EF86, or 7236 with 6SJ7GT or 5693. None of them works quite well as above combination. I heard the separation that I never heard in T1. The boomy bass is gone. Really enjoyable.
That's why I love rolling tubes: I gave my T1 away before I had 339i, so I never heard T1 driven by 339i. I reunited with it briefly and almost gave up as T1 sounds pretty bad on some "classical" combinations for 339i. My last two test plans were the CV4079 + EF86 (tuby sound signature) and 7236 + 5693 (SS sound signature). But the last moment before I packed the tubes I decided to put the 7236 and EF86 together. And it has been there for a few days.