rb2013
Author of The 6922 Tube Review
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I have to find a matched NOS pair those 1950s Tele CCa - that is game over - bank account empty!
See if you can find the 75' V-Rockets - I previously said that I wasn't expecting the VRs to beat the Siemens CCa Gray Shields - that has changed. The detail and air on these is extraordinary. Both my DACs are tubed - so the detail and air are wonderful with no sibilants or harshness at all. I'm also using the Moon Black Dragon V2 cable on the HD800s.
But I've also rolled these in my tube hybrid integrated amps and one of my DACs. The detail and air increased there as well . And it's just not that...but this liquid flow to the music..captivating. Now I'm trying to determine if the gray or silver shield '75s are best. So far I'm liking the grays better - go figure. I'm hoping and praying the '73s and/or '72s are even better!
Can't put my finger on what it is, but the Voskhod sound sig isn't right for me. Not wrong... but just not right. I'm very sad about that, since their price is so nice. But I'll keep them since there's no loss to do so. Systems (and ears) change over time. Also, I'd like to try older than the 80's era I came across.
Currently, I'm torn between the CV2493 and the Siemens Cca. There I said it. I didn't want to, but others have piped up lately in here about the 2493 in here lately, so I figure it can't hurt now. I'd decided to stay very quiet about them.I listened to them for a week and decided to go back to my beloved 'Cca'. Well, the experience was shocking... they quite possibly weren't my favourite anymore.
The /01/Cca/CV2493 60's Mullards or whatever you want to call them are so very different. Dark for certain... but just fantastic. Accurate and revealing as any tube I've heard. But I'd love to graph out their response on a graph. They have to be notched out somewhere in the treble and if they didn't have that, I'd call it the endgame tube.
4109's? I'd have to sell some crap. I think I might be done for a while. The upscale Telefunkens haven't shown up yet, but I'm pretty eager.
I have to find a matched NOS pair those 1950s Tele CCa - that is game over - bank account empty!
See if you can find the 75' V-Rockets - I previously said that I wasn't expecting the VRs to beat the Siemens CCa Gray Shields - that has changed. The detail and air on these is extraordinary. Both my DACs are tubed - so the detail and air are wonderful with no sibilants or harshness at all. I'm also using the Moon Black Dragon V2 cable on the HD800s.
But I've also rolled these in my tube hybrid integrated amps and one of my DACs. The detail and air increased there as well . And it's just not that...but this liquid flow to the music..captivating. Now I'm trying to determine if the gray or silver shield '75s are best. So far I'm liking the grays better - go figure. I'm hoping and praying the '73s and/or '72s are even better!