[Misterrogers]

Ha! Thanks Jamato8 for helping point out the obvious 

 

[MrScary]

The plates are grey. Those are grey plates. 

The eye see's Grey those be the ones..

 

[jamato8]

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Out of curiosity, how to people store their tubes?  I'm placing tubes w/ boxes in zip lock bags.  Are people using Pelican cases with foam inserts or large tupperware containers.

In cardboard boxes. These are vacuum sealed glass containers. In the real life of tubes, in the past, they were thrown about, bumped around, and many other types of abuse. I don't do that but when they were a true part of the trade, as in TV repair, radio and so on, they got no special treatment. I have tubes from the mid 1920's that are fine and I know they have gone through just about everything. They don't like hammers. :^)
 
 

 

[MrScary]

In cardboard boxes. These are vacuum sealed glass containers. In the real life of tubes, in the past, they were thrown about, bumped around, and many other types of abuse. I don't do that but when they were a true part of the trade, as in TV repair, radio and so on, they got no special treatment. I have tubes from the mid 1920's that are fine and I know they have gone through just about everything. They don't like hammers. :^)
 
 

wow from the 20's coolio

 

[Locknar]

Hi Jamato8,
 
I directed this question @ MrScary but maybe you can answer it. Is there a place you know of that sells matched pairs of the 6BZ7/6BQ7 or are they just too inexpensive for people to bother? I bought 8 of them from tubestore.com and for $4 a piece they barely wanted to take the time to match brands for me. When I asked for grey plates the lady who was helping me didn't seem to know what I was talking about. I should be receiving them tomorrow but I have no idea what I'm getting.

 

[MrScary]

Hi Jamato8,
 
I directed this question @ MrScary but maybe you can answer it. Is there a place you know of that sells matched pairs of the 6BZ7/6BQ7 or are they just too inexpensive for people to bother? I bought 8 of them from tubestore.com and for $4 a piece they barely wanted to take the time to match brands for me. When I asked for grey plates the lady who was helping me didn't seem to know what I was talking about. I should be receiving them tomorrow but I have no idea what I'm getting.

I know Jamato8 hates this word but I have gotten some of my 6BZ7/6BQ7 off of ebay. Since they are so cheap I really didn't care if they worked or not but I got lucky with all my ebay purchases with the 6BZ7/6BQ7 some sellers are honest on ebay you
just have to sift through them which is a pain in the ass. I actually am going to sell a lot of tubes here soon as I have decided Im only keeping the ones Im using so keep an eye out on the thread I will post it here first so that the thread users can get first dibs..
With the 6BZ7/6BQ7 being kinda off the beaten path its hard to find tube sellers that have them matched. The ones I have found sent me bad tubes hahaha my bad luck Jamato8 may have some insight for you on locations.

 

[Locknar]

Thanks MrScary! I'm reluctant to use eBay but these are on the cheap. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your tubes. I know this has probably been asked of you before but this thread is pretty deep, if you had to choose one set of tubes you prefer most with the Lyr/HD650 combo which would they be? That'll be my set up for awhile until I pick up some LCD-2's. Thanks again!

 

[MrScary]

Thanks MrScary! I'm reluctant to use eBay but these are on the cheap. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your tubes. I know this has probably been asked of you before but this thread is pretty deep, if you had to choose one set of tubes you prefer most with the Lyr/HD650 combo which would they be? That'll be my set up for awhile until I pick up some LCD-2's. Thanks again!

Hmmmm Thats a hard one man my favorite tubes are all vintage 60's expensive tubes... But the 6BZ7/6BQ7's sound great I love the RCA's for their airyness and the GE's for their great midrange just start by getting some 6BZ7/6BQ7's and go from there
with the 650's I prefer a brighter tube so the 6BZ7/6BQ7's fit that bill great.

 

[Locknar]

Sounds like a plan. The Lyr will be my first hybrid/tube amp experience so I'm sure the 6BZ7's will more than suffice! I'll pop in the stock tubes just for reference then play with the others. Hopefully the tubestore sent me a nice variety. I'll know soon enough.

 

[MrScary]

Sounds like a plan. The Lyr will be my first hybrid/tube amp experience so I'm sure the 6BZ7's will more than suffice! I'll pop in the stock tubes just for reference then play with the others. Hopefully the tubestore sent me a nice variety. I'll know soon enough.

You cant go wrong with the 6BZ7/6BQ7's they are way underrated.

 

[Rope]

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The plates are grey. Those are grey plates. 

The eye see's Grey those be the ones..

And all this time I thought it was gray plates.

 

[jamato8]

There are grey plates and then there are gray plates. Sometimes you have to ask if they have any grey or gray plates. 

 

[bmoura]

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Hi Jamato8,
 
I directed this question @ MrScary but maybe you can answer it. Is there a place you know of that sells matched pairs of the 6BZ7/6BQ7 or are they just too inexpensive for people to bother? I bought 8 of them from tubestore.com and for $4 a piece they barely wanted to take the time to match brands for me. When I asked for grey plates the lady who was helping me didn't seem to know what I was talking about. I should be receiving them tomorrow but I have no idea what I'm getting.

I know Jamato8 hates this word but I have gotten some of my 6BZ7/6BQ7 off of ebay. Since they are so cheap I really didn't care if they worked or not but I got lucky with all my ebay purchases with the 6BZ7/6BQ7 some sellers are honest on ebay you
just have to sift through them which is a pain in the ass. I actually am going to sell a lot of tubes here soon as I have decided Im only keeping the ones Im using so keep an eye out on the thread I will post it here first so that the thread users can get first dibs..
With the 6BZ7/6BQ7 being kinda off the beaten path its hard to find tube sellers that have them matched. The ones I have found sent me bad tubes hahaha my bad luck Jamato8 may have some insight for you on locations.

That's where I found a pair of Sylvania 6BZ7/6BQ7 tubes for the Lyr.  I have to agree with everyone here - they really do sound very good for an amazingly low cost.  Impressive - and definitely part of any Lyr owner's tube collection if you're experimenting with tube rolling. 
 
 

 

[MrScary]

There are grey plates and then there are gray plates. Sometimes you have to ask if they have any grey or gray plates. 

Then don't forget there are the Greys as in aliens..

 

[Theogenes]

 
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Nobody ever managed to reach absolute zero. Technically, any object that would reach it would dissapear.

 

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That explains what happened to my wife. 

 

 
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