wasupdog
100+ Head-Fier
it never got close to 375 units sold. I had one on order but cancelled after a month.
it never got close to 375 units sold. I had one on order but cancelled after a month.
It was $430 with shipping, but the thing is the drop was last fall, and I paid in Nov, 8 months ago.
Drop was for 375 units, but I don't think it sold out, I don't remember how many were actually sold.
I would expect some units to show up for sale in the near future.
Seems like quite a few cancelled, so maybe Massdrop will offer them after they finish this drop?
Mine is on the way. Ordered GE Drivers, too.
This will be my first tube amp since buying a Fender Twin Reverb about 27 years ago.
Pretty hyped. So is my Atticus. I can tell we have never really understood each other. Eddie Current is about to do some couples’ therapy.
I’ve been curious to hear what others think about this amp, especially with the Atticus. It wasn’t to my taste, as I shared above, turning the Atticus into something rather unrecognizable to me, and I much preferred the Valhalla 2 pairing, and now, the Lyr 3 even more.
But based on all the great commentary around this amp, it must be much better than what I heard, which makes me wonder if I had a defective or anomalous unit... Maybe one day I’ll get to hear it again. But in the meantime, I hope the experience works out well for everyone in the new drop!
I'm having trouble find matched pairs of these tubes in Europe so far.3.7 GE JAN5654W
These military spec tubes really have a sense of quality construction about them. The first thing I noticed about these tubes when they arrived is just how neat and solid its internals look. Their sound doesn’t disappoint either with incredibly good treble extension, clarity and quietness that reminds me of the GE 5 Star tubes reviewed above. Its upfront sound is in keeping with the GE family sound, violins sounded desperately beautiful with these tubes. In the bass department, PRAT and OOMPH are the first adjectives that come to mind. Compared to the Mullard M8100, these tubes are airier and their bass not as soupy. These tubes also have exceptionally clean vocal and lends itself well to modern jazz recordings such as Eva Cassidy’s “Live at Blues Valley” where the reverb of the room is clearly audible.
Bass: 19
Mid: 19
Treble: 20
Detail: 18
Soundstage: 17
Total: 93/100