[ScottieB]

Hmmm.... what are THESE all about?? Seems to defeat the purpose of tubes, but anyone have any info?

2 FETICON Solid State PENTODE 5654 6AK5 EL95 Radio Tube - eBay (item 160356252003 end time Aug-26-09 11:13:30 PDT)

WHOA! Something else weird - did anyone notice Yen disappearing? His prices were high but shipping and product were always good... but then it seemed like he started becoming a bad seller (lots of negatives over the last few weeks) and is no longer a registered ebay seller. Wonder what happened?

 

[Pricklely Peete]

The recession claimed yet another small business ScottieB. At least that's what I think happened. It's too bad because Yen was a good source of tested NOS tubes. There are others of course but Yen will be missed (the responsible,solvent Yen).

Peete.

 

[morfic]

If Scottie is right about the lack of a registered user by his name, then it wouldn't be a recession victim, noone gives up their username unless forced to.

i guess legally milking head-fiers who flock to his overpriced deals like sheep was not enough in the end.

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ab=AllFeedback

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Quote:

Originally Posted by morfic /img/forum/go_quote.gif If Scottie is right about the lack of a registered user by his name, then it wouldn't be a recession victim, noone gives up their username unless forced to. i guess legally milking head-fiers who flock to his overpriced deals like sheep was not enough in the end. eBay Feedback Profile for yen1233

....good luck with that angle pal....

Peete.

 

[ScottieB]

Hmmm could be the recession I guess, but it seems weird to keep listing items and then not responding.

He had 39 negatives over the past year - 33 of them came in the last 5 weeks or so!

Nothin' on those "solid state" 5654s?

 

[Pricklely Peete]

They look pretty cool for the price Scottie...who knows for sure how they might perform, they might be a really good tweak for all we know. I do know the Weber "copper cap" SS rectifier modules do a fine job...if that helps any ..

Well the recession started last year but who knows for sure what happened to Yen......

Peete.

 

[ScottieB]

It does, Peete, mostly because I never knew they existed, heh... may be fun to try out, eh?

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Yep the price is right

Peete.

 

[kres]

Hi everybody

I'm sorry, but I do not have the strength to read the 100 pages

and make a synthesis for my own need, so I prefer to ask directly my question :

I have a AKG K-701, plugged into a Little dot mkIII with the original tubes.

I love my K-701, especially in the mid-range, but I would like to have some more bass (i find to my ears, that they are not so loud), but without loosing any details in the mid range.

For those you experienced the same combination, are there simple solutions (I mean remplacing the tubes without doing any modifications on the amplifier) to get a better result ? and if yes, do you have any internet link to buy the good tubes ?

Thanks a lot !

 

[koven]

hello, without reading all 129 pages.. could someone tell me what the consensus is for the best tubes for ld mkiii?

i just got a mk3 w/ stock tubes.. looking to upgrade them

http://cgi.ebay.com/One-NOS-NIB-M810...3286.m20.l1116

any thoughts on this one? thinking about buying a pair... but what else would i need?

 

[koven]

double post

 

[bigdirty]

read the thread imo, lots of reviews and impressions of tubes in there. that being said im partial to the ef91 family

 

[Project22a]

do 6ak5 tubes require the jumpers? (This is on an MKII, not an MKIII, if that makes any difference)

EDIT: Also, are 6AK5 and 6AK5W pretty much the same thing?

EDIT AGAIN: Nevermind, search is my friend

 

[morfic]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigdirty /img/forum/go_quote.gif read the thread imo, lots of reviews and impressions of tubes in there. that being said im partial to the ef91 family

+1

But i also got to love the JTL-6AK5W Tung-Sols lately.

 

[ScottieB]

So I got those Solid State "tubes"... haven't listened too much so it's hard to draw any conclusions but... they work! Super old packaging with really old instructions inside was actually very cool! This is NOS if I've ever seen it! Still sealed (barely!) packages.

They sound good. I don't have golden ears or anything but they (so far) seem to lend a more solid state sound to my tube amp - a bit more detail and less of the tube warm fuzzy... seems like a good amount of punch and PRAT though. I need more time to listen critically and compare, but so far these are a pretty nice find.

So... what's the word on burn-in for a "solid state tube"?