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Schiit Lyr - The tube rolling thread

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Nov 15, 2011 at 11:35 AM Post #2,266 of 8,735
I'll bring some diet coke/chips/salsa?... Now I need to find my Telefunkens black suits/ties so we can pay our respects...
 
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Thank you, please bring pizza to the reception after the funeral 
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Nov 15, 2011 at 8:30 PM Post #2,270 of 8,735


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This is a sad day for tube mavens the world over.  I will have my black suit cleaned and pressed.
 
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
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That was a little too convincing! Maybe if you had blessed the tubes before installing them one of them would'nt be in tube limbo now ! From now on whenever anyone brings some new tubes into the fold we will notify you for a blessing on them.
 
 
 
Nov 15, 2011 at 11:19 PM Post #2,271 of 8,735


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That was a little too convincing! Maybe if you had blessed the tubes before installing them one of them would'nt be in tube limbo now ! From now on whenever anyone brings some new tubes into the fold we will notify you for a blessing on them.
 
 
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Or you could get some blessed cables. That may have helped. 
 
www.blessedcables.com
 
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Nov 16, 2011 at 9:43 AM Post #2,275 of 8,735


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Here's the thing...I did....Siemens, Mullard (CV2492), Amperex Bugle Boys and Telefunkens....and I came back full circle to the Genalex Gold Lions. Their mids are fantastic and given burn-in with frequency sweeps, they do not have a deleterious effect on the bass or treble.
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Dear MacedonianHero,
 
Hope you don't mind sharing your experience on the sonic differences between the Gold Lions and the other NOS tubes which you mentioned?
 
I was thinking of getting a pair of either the Gold lions or Telefunkens to replace the current pair of cryo'ed 6N1P-EVs installed in my preamp.
 
Is the soundstaging detail and accuracy of the GL comparable with the Telefunkens?
Or are they really way off ala Mullard CV2492/93s?
 
Nov 16, 2011 at 10:12 AM Post #2,277 of 8,735
My Lyr amp is coming later. Gonna have to pick it up in school. The 1 inch sorbothane feet should be here today too. Time to get started on some tube rolling. As a side note, I feel that the Centrance DACmini does a great job at driving the LCD-3, although it's not really that authoritative, and the amp is not that powerful. The LCD-3 is quite a power hungry beast, I hope the Lyr will do a great job at driving it.
 
I really wanted to get some Telefunkens or CCa tubes, but after I spent that much on a pair of matched NOS Mullard CV 2493, I don't feel like getting anymore tubes for these few weeks.
 
Today is a good day, so much good stuff coming. 
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Nov 16, 2011 at 3:28 PM Post #2,278 of 8,735
A guy on ebay is selling a box full of Mullard ECC88's for about $27 a tube. If I didn't already have several, I would be all over this. I love the sound of the Mullards. I've seen some Brimars and Chelmer Valves, too, but I don't know how good those sound compared to Mullard. So, I passed them up.
 
Nov 16, 2011 at 6:16 PM Post #2,279 of 8,735
The Lyr is indeed pretty powerful. By the way, can anyone tell me how long should I let the tubes to cold down before I swap in another pair? Seems like it will be pretty hot, and I will need a glove or something...
 
Nov 16, 2011 at 6:44 PM Post #2,280 of 8,735


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The Lyr is indeed pretty powerful. By the way, can anyone tell me how long should I let the tubes to cold down before I swap in another pair? Seems like it will be pretty hot, and I will need a glove or something...
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You can wait like 10 mins, or...
 
Many ppl here (and me) use Electro-Harmonix EH Tube Glove
http://amzn.com/B000UMCLIC

 
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