[Paladin79]

Not only Finnegan, your system as well.

I was being facetious lol. It is a mix of gear and I can change out most any portion with other gear. Most everything in my shop is by Bob Carver, then I refurb powerful receivers from the 70's.

 

[docBliny]

Been to Suomenlinna, Finland, there is a Finnish U

ftfy (pedantic me)

 

[Ohno Schiitizen]

ftfy (pedantic me)

Yes, Finnish U, Vesikko

Suomenlinna, I spell it wrong, my bad.

 

[Balthazar B]

Impressive! But there's another way to compensate for a small knob.

For some reason, that reminds me more of Jimmy Durante than Johnny Wadd...

 

[Slackaveli]

This is the place to get a guide or information, most of the tube lovers here are very friendly, but be aware, once you step in the tube world ... it hardly can stop .....

literally can get any tube question answered almost immediately by someone who knows off the top of their heads' right here in this thread.

 

[docBliny]

Suomenlinna, I spell it wrong, my bad.

I mean, we wouldn't want anyone to misspell anything or use incorrect grammar on the internet, would we?

 

[Slackaveli]

You can also learn a lot of history when researching WW 2 era tubes. I designed an amp in order to win a bet and the power tubes were used in German and Russian transmitters from that time period. My power tubes in said amp were used on German U-boats and dated 1942.

a nazi amp lol

 

[rkw]

The top Tyr gets a little warm but is running fine otherwise.

I suppose there is no harm if the Tyrs don't get hot, but the Tyr manual explicitly advises, "Do not stack your Tyrs".

 

[Paladin79]

a nazi amp lol

well I did use some Telefunken, I think they were West German.

 

[Slackaveli]

I absolutely do not have one, I have several. Solid cherry with copper supports. This is my main system.

your power bill LOLOL

 

[Ohno Schiitizen]

I mean, we wouldn't want anyone to misspell anything or use incorrect grammar on the internet, would we?

Yes, Sir ~~
Finland and Icelandic language are difficult to remember ..... Eyjafjallajökull ..... difficult to pronounce it right too ...

 

[Paladin79]

your power bill LOLOL

This is nothing compared to my wife's pottery kiln, and I save a lot of money on heat since most all amps are class A. My downstairs stays cool so this is a good way to warm the room.

 

[Ripper2860]

Do yourself a favor and queue this album up tonight...

In a dark room with your favorite beverage in hand.

 

[AstronomerXI]

Oh yeah, I can imagine it being a lifelong pursuit, and it's apparent some of you guys have been doing just that for years and years - again, that's cool!!!

I haven't started rolling tubes in my Freya N and probably won't until I finally get the Aegir 2 & Zu's I'm hoping to purchase, but I find myself growing more tube curious by the day!

I fully blame this thread for that.

I've been experimenting and rolling tubes in my Freya N for about 15 months now and so far, Telefunken ECC88's are my clear favourites. I snapped up another pair just this week. Very close are some Raytheon's made in Japan in the early-mid 1960's, mid-1950's adapted Brimar 12AT7/CV455's, early 1960's Amperex Bugle Boys...

Folks here have been extremely helpful and patient with my questions.

 

[Slackaveli]

he is a great looking cat I will admit.

By changing the length of those copper columns, I can change the height of any shelf, I made plenty of extras. The process to get that patina only takes a day and I have done a lot of it.

You are an engineer, a mad lad scientist, a woodworker, an electrician, an audiophile.... you better not be handsome lol. Save some talent for the rest of us, Pally!