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Anyone listened to the Ember v2.1 to see if it addressed any of the hum issues we get with some setups.
Was the humming a constant sound or something that happens with certain music/frequencies?
Hello everyone - i just received my ember last week and enjoy the sound immensely. I am going to be perusing the numerous pages in this thread, looks like there is a lot of great information.
I do have a request though, any recommendations on a tube(s) that have particular synergy with the lcd-3 (non-fazor if it matters)? If your response is lurk the thread more, i understand, just trying to take a quick shortcut.
Thanks!
Hello everyone - i just received my ember last week and enjoy the sound immensely. I am going to be perusing the numerous pages in this thread, looks like there is a lot of great information.
I do have a request though, any recommendations on a tube(s) that have particular synergy with the lcd-3 (non-fazor if it matters)? If your response is lurk the thread more, i understand, just trying to take a quick shortcut.
Thanks!
I am not familiar with your headphones but after comparing about 10 tubes I found 3 that had distinct personalities and I pretty much just listen to those anymore. I am not home at the moment but I listed them in an earlier post. So my advice is to try to get dissimilar sounding tubes initially. Rather than end up with a bunch of similar sounding tubes right off the bat. Then fine tune it later. Maybe someone here can lump the various popular tubes into groups by sound signature? I was also given good advice here to read the thread backwards and so avoid buying tubes that were favored in the initial posts and then improved upon later.
I'm going to assume you are only looking for 12XXX tubes: Telefunken 12AU7, re-issue Mullard, Amprex Bugle Boy are my 3 that I like with my LCD-2f so you might still need to fine tune from there. I like my Lyr2 better for the LCD-2f, better bass, highs and sound field, currently using Seimens Lorenz gold pins.
It is the hum that occurs with certain tube setups, in my case the "Franken Ember" setup. It is cured by grounding a part of the Ember to earth ground. Many pages in this thread discus this issue. Also many pictures offer creative solutions.
I just wanted to know if v2.1 Ember made any difference.
The Project Ember is my first piece of tube gear so I'm new to this whole tube rolling game. I had Jeremy include some tubes with my purchase so I could get a feel for what kind of a difference tubes could make and after a few hours of listening I am really blown away by how big that difference really is.
The four I've got at the moment are an RCA Conn 12AU7A, a NOS Russian 6N6P that I can't find much information on, a late production Sylvania 6SN7GTB with adapter, and a Mullard CV 4024 Copper 12AT7. Of them the Mullard 12AT7 is by far and away my favorite -- better bass, better mids, better treble, bigger soundstage -- and the 6N6P is probably my least favorite since it seems lacking in the bass department. The 6SN7 I have is somewhat underwhelming since all the reading I've been doing seems to praise these tubes. Mine seems very average. Can anyone recommend a 6SN7 that would show me what I'm missing?
I'd also like to try out a 5751 since they seem to be pretty highly recommended. Is there a specific one that stands out?
The Project Ember is my first piece of tube gear so I'm new to this whole tube rolling game. I had Jeremy include some tubes with my purchase so I could get a feel for what kind of a difference tubes could make and after a few hours of listening I am really blown away by how big that difference really is.
The four I've got at the moment are an RCA Conn 12AU7A, a NOS Russian 6N6P that I can't find much information on, a late production Sylvania 6SN7GTB with adapter, and a Mullard CV 4024 Copper 12AT7. Of them the Mullard 12AT7 is by far and away my favorite -- better bass, better mids, better treble, bigger soundstage -- and the 6N6P is probably my least favorite since it seems lacking in the bass department. The 6SN7 I have is somewhat underwhelming since all the reading I've been doing seems to praise these tubes. Mine seems very average. Can anyone recommend a 6SN7 that would show me what I'm missing?
I'd also like to try out a 5751 since they seem to be pretty highly recommended. Is there a specific one that stands out?