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Headphoneus Supremus
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My mind goes back to 2016 when I had Feliks Audio Elise. That was when I first started buying adapters from xulingmrs. Seems like a long time ago. Sure will miss her.
Nice Matt...great minds thinking alike on this thread. I also ordered 5A-152M w/adapters from Mrs X before she closed shop. I also decided to try 5B-255M which are an 807 variant without the anode cap. Thanks to @VanHai for guidance on the 5A-152M option. I REALLY should stop buying tubes but they all sound SOOOO good in UltimatE with just enough variation in sound character to keep it interesting. An issue now is I am out of room in my tube storage space, seemed more than ample when I started this journey several years ago. Guess I'll relegate some tubes I don't use often to a secondary space, bubble wrapped in a shoebox or some other inelegant solution.Telefunken c3gs, GEC 807 ATS25 and Tesla EZ81. So impressed with what I hear, I've just ordered STC 5a/152m tubes and 5a/152m to 6J5 adapters from Mrs X.
Please note - Mrs X said today is the last day. Tomorrow morning every items of hers will be taken off ebay. It's the end of an era.
When I corresponded with Mrs X recently I learned 2 things:My mind goes back to 2016 when I had Feliks Audio Elise. That was when I first started buying adapters from xulingmrs. Seems like a long time ago. Sure will miss her.
I believe "she" is a man, mentioned having a wife and kids!
Matt I think you should receive trophies for your tube rolling prowess!I can too. I tell my dog that all the time and he believe me. Running out of space. Time to throw out the trophies and skull.
There are 2 more big boxes but these ones I use all the time.
I REALLY should stop buying tubes but they all sound SOOOO good in UltimatE with just enough variation in sound character to keep it interesting.
I can too. I tell my dog that all the time and he believe me. Running out of space. Time to throw out the trophies and skull.
There are 2 more big boxes but these ones I use all the time.
GE gets so much hate, but I have found many of their power and driver tubes wonderful. Sure, you're definitely not going to be the "cool kid", but that's not of my concern.Do you remember GE 6Y6G? Well, this is the tube that Eric sent with the Ultimate. Tried it now again after a long hiatus with all manner of power tubes de jour.
Nothing like experience - the 6Y6G is a great sounding tube!
GE drivers and power tubes; maybe the exception to the rule, but this sounds very good.
The old pre 1945 GE 6J5 are great sounding drivers as well.
Reminds me of a childhood friend who was a smoker. He said that he could quit smoking any time - he did it many times already!Nice Matt...great minds thinking alike on this thread. I also ordered 5A-152M w/adapters from Mrs X before she closed shop. I also decided to try 5B-255M which are an 807 variant without the anode cap. Thanks to @VanHai for guidance on the 5A-152M option. I REALLY should stop buying tubes but they all sound SOOOO good in UltimatE with just enough variation in sound character to keep it interesting. An issue now is I am out of room in my tube storage space, seemed more than ample when I started this journey several years ago. Guess I'll relegate some tubes I don't use often to a secondary space, bubble wrapped in a shoebox or some other inelegant solution.
I can stop anytime I want to though, really I can.