bcowen
Headphoneus Supremus
I can't offer any sonic impressions (sorry), but I will say that's a very good price for 1950's NOS Tung-Sols.
Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
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dstrimbu
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...until you need to replace them.I prefer these:
ArmchairPhilosopher
Headphoneus Supremus
I haven't been a Schiitizen for all that long, but I still remember a time before Loki was a thing.LK :
It was a time in audiophilia when pretty much everybody and their grandma didn't hesitate to have you know in no uncertain terms that EQ is the devil. How dare you to alter your signal, it's not "what the artist intended."
If you wanted an EQ anyway, you either had to go looking for a 20 years old one on ebay, or build your own. Pretty much nobody even bothered to make them anymore as a result of this universally accepted "truth" that EQ is unequivocally bad.
…in walks Jason with his Loki…
That was, what, three years ago?
Four, maybe?
Today, EQ is accepted by the audio cognoscenti to be a nice to have add-on to any system worth its salt, with new EQs being released by manufacturers left and right. Some, of course, will even go so far as to insist with the same conviction and sincerity with which they previously preached the evils of EQ that having one somewhere in your chain is nothing short of a requirement.
Isn't it funny how these things so often go…?
I have a strong hunch that this wasn't the last Schiit-induced 180 that I will gleefully watch unfold within this industry.
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PBraith
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Ahh... that explains why my scrambled eggs don't work!
AstronomerXI
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Thanks!
It's been a good day: I purchased a bunch of ECC88's: 8 Reflectors for the cathode follower output stage. I've found they complement whatever I put in the differential voltage gain stage sockets. Also purchased were those 2 Tung-Sols, 2 NOS Telefunken's, and I'm waiting for a seller to get back to me so I can buy 8 or 10 1960's Amperex tubes.
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AstronomerXI
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What do you like about them?
golfbravobravo
Headphoneus Supremus
Only his, or other people's?You must have me confused with @bcowen. He's the one that 'caresses' tubes.
golfbravobravo
Headphoneus Supremus
Try boxer shorts, allows the air to circulate freely..........
Kristofa
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I love my Loki Max and its presets. It isn’t always in use but I am never afraid to use it. Plus it will keep me from feeling the need to chase Yggdrasil boards for my GS2 for a while, methinks. I have certainly learned a little goes a long way!
Mike Foley
500+ Head-Fier
I’ve had a Loki for a few years, and although I don’t use it very often, it’s nice to know it’s there for those records that are otherwise unlistenable.I haven't been a Schiitizen for all that long, but I still remember a time before Loki was a thing.
It was a time in audiophilia when pretty much everybody and their grandma didn't hesitate to have you know in no uncertain terms that EQ is the devil. How dare you to alter your signal, it's not "what the artist intended."
If you wanted an EQ anyway, you either had to go looking for a 20 years old one on ebay, or build your own. Pretty much nobody even bothered to make them anymore as a result of this universally accepted "truth" that EQ is unequivocally bad.
…in walks Jason with his Loki…
That was, what, three years ago?
Four, maybe?
Today, EQ is accepted by the audio cognoscenti to be a nice to have add-on to any system worth its salt, with new EQs being released by manufacturers left and right. Some, of course, will even go so far as to insist with the same conviction and sincerity with which they previously preached the evils of EQ that having one somewhere in your chain is nothing short of a requirement.
Isn't it funny how these things so often go…?
I have a strong hunch that this wasn't the last Schiit-induced 180 that I will gleefully watch unfold within this industry.
Ripper2860
Headphoneus Supremus
That has yet to be determined.
rowdyrobot
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If TOS711’s experience is anything like mine, owning another speaker designer/builder’s 3-way floorstanders with ceramic accuton midranges, words like “crystal clear, precise, and fast” are accurate. Good recordings sound spectacular through these drivers.
Ableza
Headphoneus Supremus
The midrange is warm and more forward than a standard flat presentation, and while some might call the bass "bloomed" I like that it is slightly emphasized. So basically they introduce a slight "house curve."
I had some very highly regarded Amperex white label NOS 6922 tubes that seemed to lack high end, and the Telefunken and Siemens flavors I have seem to de-emphasize the mids (like an old-school graphic EQ "smiley face" curve.) As in all things, YMMV!
