dobigstuff
100+ Head-Fier
Are those GTB tall bottles ?.
Yes. So far they sound great.
Are those GTB tall bottles ?.
You're making me jealous! lolYes. So far they sound great.
I am sure that this has been addressed before, so bear with me... How much more powerful id the Little Dot Mk III SE version than the non SE version? Is the SE version capable of driving hard-to drive low sensitivity planars, such as the He-6?
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you can replace the stock tubes with this:
EF95, M8100, CV4010, 6J1 -- all with jumper off
Yes, all the tubes that can be used with the MKIII are listed on the ebay site. What I want to know is what tubes have people used with their MKIII and which configuration do they like the best...and why.
Thanks to this great forum and the detailed reviews I am now broke, but also now the proud owner of a Little Dot MK III and a whole lot a tubes/valves...
Preliminary review, this is based on the tubes being burned-in for no more than a few hours.
Headphones: Grado Sr225s.
Source: Auzentech X-Meridian with TI Excalibur TLE2072IP Opamp (I'm waiting for my OPA627s to arrive)
Russian EF95 6Zh1P-EV Voshod 1974-1978 - I have seen some good reports about these but I don't find them to suit my tastes at all. They give a real vinyl quality to the music (the sound of a cheap record player). The bass is ok not great, but the highs seem harsh and a little tinny.
Mullard M8083/CV4014/EF91 small logo - Sound seems quite accurate although with a slight "tubeyness". Good bass, fluid mids, accurate highs, not harsh or smoothed-over.
Mullard EF91 M8083/CV4014 large logo - pretty close the small logo ones, can't really tell much of a difference. No distortion problems.
Mullard EF92 CV4015 M8161 9D6 KQDDK small logo - Very similar to the EF91s - sound seems quite accurate but with maybe a little more fluidity in the vocals, very slightly more "tubey" than the EF91s but otherwise very similar.
Mullard EF92 large logo - These have been getting the best reviews but I have to say that they are pretty similar to all the other Mullard EF91/EF92s that I have tried.
Mullard EF95 6AK5 - These are a little weaker than the EF92/EF91s. Lighter bass sums it up I think but quite a good sound nonetheless.
Mazda EF91 CV138 6AM6 B7G Pentodes - Now we're talking. These are really cheap on eBay UK. I have no idea who really made these, but it really does say "Mazda" on the tubes. No distortion problems to report. The sound is warm, round and "tubey". Liquid vocals, full bass, rounded smooth highs - very nice. I think these could be my favourite.
Osram W77 9D6 - The most expensive that I bought (around £20). These are vintage from around 1951 I think, and the boxes look even older. These give a very nice sound, a little warmer than the Mullard EF91/EF92s, and less accurate but a very pleasing "tube" sound. This is really what I think the whole point of buying a tube amp is - to get a tube sound...and these provide it. Along with the Mazda's these are my favourite.
This is also my first post and I'm probably not doing it right....but I promise I'll learn!
Hello everyone. Just ordered a LD MkIII and would appreciate advice on tube rolling. I know that there are a lot of posts here, just don't want to go through every single one of them. I would like to get some tubes that are better than the stock ones. Please recommend some tubes that sound really good and are not priced too dearly. I am new to this tube rolling thing, so please help me out. I appreciate any help.
Thank you
Gopal