[Paladin79]

I have two or three '50's ribbed plates I think....

Remind me to work with you on basic arithmetic tomorrow, you seem to have lost the ability to count.

 

[Ripper2860]

This might help Bill...

 

[chef8489]

I have two or three '50's ribbed plates I think....

LMAO I am sure you have more than that. I have 3. I think a 52, 53 and a 54. The 52 is in my Lyr 3 now.

 

[Ripper2860]

two or three... HUNDRED!!!

 

[LobalWarming]

I have two or three '50's ribbed plate warehouses, I think....

FTFY…[ ® ™ ℠; © bcowen: 2021-2023.]

 

[bcowen]

two or three... HUNDRED!!!

I was trying to say two or three above my safety stock level (which like everyone else is 250), but the forum software cut me off.

 

[jonathan c]

I was trying to say two or three above my safety stock level** (which like everyone else is 250), but the forum software cut me off.

** (oh oh) … the standard deviation of demand during production lead time … ♾ …

 

[kickserve16]

So much great information in this thread, thought i'd throw my noob 2cents in:

Just got a NEC 6SN7GTB made in Japan ($40 from valves n more).
I'm just starting to tube roll on my Lyr+, but i'm really enjoying it.

I listened to it using the pre-out on my Lyr+/Vidar/LS-50 (near field)

Quick comparison to stock TUNG-SOL:
Much more air and detail in the highs, bass sounds more textured and powerful, For me the tung-sol was kind of boring. It didn't do anything "great/interesting" but it also didn't do anything bad.

 

[reg66]

So much great information in this thread, thought i'd throw my noob 2cents in:

Just got a NEC 6SN7GTB made in Japan ($40 from valves n more).
I'm just starting to tube roll on my Lyr+, but i'm really enjoying it.

I listened to it using the pre-out on my Lyr+/Vidar/LS-50 (near field)

Quick comparison to stock TUNG-SOL:
Much more air and detail in the highs, bass sounds more textured and powerful, For me the tung-sol was kind of boring. It didn't do anything "great/interesting" but it also didn't do anything bad.

Tung-Sol VT231 black glass or other? Cheers

 

[kickserve16]

Tung-Sol VT231 black glass or other? Cheers

this one, with NEC

 

[reg66]

this one, with NEC

Doh! Sorry, you already wrote 'stock', i gotta read slower or get a new prescription lol.

Yeah, although I'm pretty sure others have praised this tube to a certain degree (iirc), I didn't care much for it either. Sold it and put the funds towards a different tube!

 

[bcowen]

Doh! Sorry, you already wrote 'stock', i gotta read slower or get a new prescription lol.

Yeah, although I'm pretty sure others have praised this tube to a certain degree (iirc), I didn't care much for it either. Sold it and put the funds towards a different tube!

For a new production tube, the Tung Sol isn't too bad. To paraphrase @kickserve16 , sins of omission rather than commission. The new production JJ is a different story altogether though. It is pretty much awful in every parameter we usually use to describe audio. IMO, of course.

 

[Hyde00]

Doh! Sorry, you already wrote 'stock', i gotta read slower or get a new prescription lol.

Yeah, although I'm pretty sure others have praised this tube to a certain degree (iirc), I didn't care much for it either. Sold it and put the funds towards a different tube!

For a new production tube, the Tung Sol isn't too bad. To paraphrase @kickserve16 , sins of omission rather than commission. The new production JJ is a different story altogether though. It is pretty much awful in every parameter we usually use to describe audio. IMO, of course.

LOL I was gonna say, I don't know about the stock Tung Sol but the stock JJ was pretty much non-remarkable to me. It sounded just like a normal solid state amp.

There are definitely better tubes out there lol.

 

[Zachik]

The new production JJ is a different story altogether though. It is pretty much awful in every parameter we usually use to describe audio. IMO, of course.

Worse than GE?!

 

[bcowen]

Worse than GE?!

No, just equally bad in different ways.