[wwmhf]

I started 8 years ago... well before Lyr3 was announced (in preparation for it)!

You surely had a plan ahead!

 

[Ripper2860]

I've never been one to plan ahead, so I decided to travel back in time 9,999 hours and start the tube going. It will be hitting 10,000 hours at 2 PM CT.

No wait a minute -- I was planning ahead then, but not now?

 

[bcowen]

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[ProfFalkin]

Good grief. Talk about the exaggeration of the millennium. Mine took only 8721 hours (+/- 17 minutes). Sheez.

Good to see you Prof! How are things?

LOL, doing well, thanks. How you doing?

 

[tcellguy]

Just received my Psvane UK (after a 6 week wait shipping from Amazon). The only other tube I've heard is the Tung Sol Russian.

The differences between these two tubes is pretty noticeable. The Tung Sol is warm and soft with a diffuse stage. I like that for some music, but it was not sharp enough in at times and softened bass impact.

The Psvane UK seems to have more aggressive treble and a lot more bass impact. I'm also hearing increased treble detail. This is a more fatiguing tube, but a very interesting listen and really wakes the amp up.

It's a nice pairing with Aeon 2 Closed, which leans a bit warm/dark and this combination pushes the mids forward a bit to good effect.

 

[wwmhf]

Thanks for sharing comparisons between these two tubes

 

[barbz127]

Just ordered one of these amps, only tube option was the JJ.

I already own a couple of 1944 rca grey glass and some Sylvania JAN-CHS-6SN7GT VT-231s.

I'll be running the amp with my ZMF Atticus, which of the three would be the better ones to start with? I'm open to ordering something else before the amp arrives if that starts me down the right path.

The rca's already have ~200 hours on them and the Sylvania's are NOS.

Thankyou

 

[Paladin79]

Just ordered one of these amps, only tube option was the JJ.

I already own a couple of 1944 rca grey glass and some Sylvania JAN-CHS-6SN7GT VT-231s.

I'll be running the amp with my ZMF Atticus, which of the three would be the better ones to start with? I'm open to ordering something else before the amp arrives if that starts me down the right path.

The rca's already have ~200 hours on them and the Sylvania's are NOS.

Thankyou

All are pretty good tubes but my preference would be the RCA grey glass. It scored very high in various blind tube tests I conducted, one of which was with Jason at Schiit and I recall him liking that tube as well.

 

[animefreeks]

Personally, I would not use the stock JJ tube at all and only keep it around as a spare. It's lackluster to my ears; seems like a lazy tube that's doing a poor job with impact, imaging, and soundstage.

 

[barbz127]

Thankyou.

I have a new production Tung sol on way also that was ordered for another project that won't eventuate.

 

[bcowen]

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[bcowen]

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[Ninadada]

I don`t know if this is my different brain mood mode today, but the PSVane CV181T Mark II sounds amazing right now for me. It absolutely outblows the others. It is like the Lyr3 is totally different amp with thus tube comparing to my others bulbs. Its soundstage is just amazing. I newer knew, my LCD-2C can sounds this open. I am sometimes rotating myself as I was thinking something is happening behind me. No, it cames from headphones. Amazing!

Does the Psvane fit without an adaptor? Also, what did you pay for yours if you don't mind my asking? I see some on Ebay and Amazon for around $86.

 

[tcellguy]

Does the Psvane fit without an adaptor? Also, what did you pay for yours if you don't mind my asking? I see some on Ebay and Amazon for around $86.

I’m using an adaptor but it looks like it might fit without. I think it was $50 on Amazon but took a long time to arrive.

Edit: sorry I got confused. I was talking about the Psvane UK.

 

[Ripper2860]

Psvane UK will just barely fit with the bottom glass almost touching the Lyr 3 case top. An extender/socket saver is a nice-to-have, not a gotta-have, although Lyr 3 runs cooler by lifting the tube up.