[Godkin]

Width: 27cm.

 

[Clok]

Thanks.

Btw, it would be nice get this amp with shiny black color.

 

[Koolpsych]

Thanks Godkin for your great review! Just today I took the plunge and purchased a DV3322 from boyier so hopefully it should ship out soon.

 

[deathg0d]

is it worth to mod the caps within dv3322 to something better like mundorf and which are those caps that can be modded? anyone?

 

[Koolpsych]

I've decided to purchase some tubes beforehand for the DV3322 and settled on the SVETLANA 6S19P-B and WE 403B for my first tube rolling experience. However I am really confused on where to buy these tubes, I've searched several tube sites but no luck, are these rarer tubes? I checked ebay and found the SVETLANA 6S19P-V, but would this be of lower or higher quality than the 6S19P-B?

 

[Gradofan2]

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Originally Posted by Koolpsych /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've decided to purchase some tubes beforehand for the DV3322 and settled on the SVETLANA 6S19P-B and WE 403B for my first tube rolling experience. However I am really confused on where to buy these tubes, I've searched several tube sites but no luck, are these rarer tubes? I checked ebay and found the SVETLANA 6S19P-V, but would this be of lower or higher quality than the 6S19P-B?

They're the same... the V is a B in Russian Cyrillic characters.

They are hard to find. Just do a few internet searches for each tube... and see what you find. Or start emailing every tube vendor you can find.

I preferred the Svetlana 6S19P-V(B) and the TungSol 6AK5 / EF95 / 5654, or the Ulynovsk 6S19-V(B) and the Mullard M8100 / EF95 - both of these are superb combos. The Sylvania 6AK5 / 5654 is also good - lots of air, clarity and detail.

 

[mr.khali]

Any more impressions, guys? Especially would like to hear from more people using this amp with low impedance cans.

 

[Oskari]

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Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif They're the same... the V is a B in Russian Cyrillic characters.

True. It is unfortunate that there is so much confusion around. The 6С19П-В should either be called 6С19П-В, or transliterated to 6S19P-V.

 

[Gradofan2]

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Originally Posted by Oskari /img/forum/go_quote.gif True. It is unfortunate that there is so much confusion around. The 6С19П-В should either be called 6С19П-В, or transliterated to 6S19P-V.

Good clarification... of the Cyrillic to English translation

 

[Godkin]

Welcome to the club, Koolpsych, and a good choice of tubes.

I suppose modding the 3322 is always a possibility. But in reality the 3322 is, technically, a modded 332 put in a VERY pretty case. The output caps could be changed, but the 6 VISHAY 10uF caps are excellent quality - better than the SCR/SOLENs in the 332 - and so any improvement would be small. With lower impedance headphones, there be a case for modding, upping the capacitance by fitting audio grade electrolytics. But then would they sound better than a film cap?

 

[tatum]

I got my 3322 about a week ago. Took your recommendation and bought it from Boyier. He's very helpful and responsive. Now I'm waiting for Mullard CV4010 and Ulyanovsk 6S19P-V to arrive. I'm now so happy with the sound. It's really a perfect match for my HD650.

Thanks again.

 

[Koolpsych]

Yay my Darkvoice 3322 just came in today from boyier! I have a Svetlana 6S19P-B and Western Electric 403b combo but am going to burn in using stock tubes. Unfortunately all I have is my HD650's for higher end phones but I can plug in my HD280 pros and see how it sounds for low impedance. Oh and thanks Gradofan2 for clearing up the russian cyrillic mystery for me

 

[Godkin]

Welcome along, Tatum. Glad you like the sound.

Good to see your 3322 arrived safely, Koolpsych. Let it burn in for at least 50 hrs and see what you think.

Concerning low impedance headphones, I think Deleda tried the Denon AH-D5000's and was very impressed.

 

[Koolpsych]

Around 25 hours of burn in now and I'm still using stock tubes. The harshness of the upper range has gone away and I've noticed A LOT more clarity in the sound (Note: this may also be from the fact that my HD650s are also burning in with the amp so this could be a combination of both burning in). I'm going to let the amp burn in a little more before I put in the NOS tubes and reach my final verdict.

 

[allezz]

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Originally Posted by deathg0d /img/forum/go_quote.gif does your dv3322 run too hot to touch after like 1+ hour?

yes that's normal, can't touch with finger for more than 2-4 seconds before it's burning(not the volume knobs or switch, they only get lukewarm).