Gotta a Scary good deal on a pair of Siemens CCa
What a tube. Definitely a game changer and I had good tubes already (IEC Mullards, Bugle Boys, Valvo, 6BZ7, Mullard 6DJ8, Cryoset 6N23P, Gold Lions, etc.).
The CCa require a little more gain than my other tubes but not an issue with the Lyr.
My previous tube purchases ranged from $8-100/pair. I had a CV2493 that was around $125/pair but returned them due to hum.
As mentioned by others, the imaging, soundstage, and inner detail of the CCa is nothing short of terrific. The resolution doesn't come at a cost of smoothness or musicality.
Watch out though, I'm hearing more recording flaws in my music, so these tubes are a little less forgiving.
Forward and transparent. The low end is there and accurate, the best I've heard in a tube. Pleasant surprise because I wasn't expecting the bass to be better than say the Mullards.
Additionally, this tube is more neutral in tone than say the Mullard 6DJ8/ECC88, at least the ones I have. This is a plus for those of us with warm headphones and DACs.
There's a little more midrange meat to my IEC Mullards but I'm not missing it with these CCa's because everything else is great and the CCa still have fantastic mids.
So bottom line, if I had to do it over again knowing what I know now would I go for these CCa first and call it a day? Probably but only if I got a Scary good deal.
One needs to hear other tubes to find out what is going to best in their own system because it may not be the CCa. The CCa are synergizing well in my system but maybe not yours.
I don't regret one tube purchase so rolling is something that's fun if you're into trying subtle and different sonic signatures. I'm keeping all of my tubes for now.
What a tube. Definitely a game changer and I had good tubes already (IEC Mullards, Bugle Boys, Valvo, 6BZ7, Mullard 6DJ8, Cryoset 6N23P, Gold Lions, etc.).
The CCa require a little more gain than my other tubes but not an issue with the Lyr.
My previous tube purchases ranged from $8-100/pair. I had a CV2493 that was around $125/pair but returned them due to hum.
As mentioned by others, the imaging, soundstage, and inner detail of the CCa is nothing short of terrific. The resolution doesn't come at a cost of smoothness or musicality.
Watch out though, I'm hearing more recording flaws in my music, so these tubes are a little less forgiving.
Forward and transparent. The low end is there and accurate, the best I've heard in a tube. Pleasant surprise because I wasn't expecting the bass to be better than say the Mullards.
Additionally, this tube is more neutral in tone than say the Mullard 6DJ8/ECC88, at least the ones I have. This is a plus for those of us with warm headphones and DACs.
There's a little more midrange meat to my IEC Mullards but I'm not missing it with these CCa's because everything else is great and the CCa still have fantastic mids.
So bottom line, if I had to do it over again knowing what I know now would I go for these CCa first and call it a day? Probably but only if I got a Scary good deal.
One needs to hear other tubes to find out what is going to best in their own system because it may not be the CCa. The CCa are synergizing well in my system but maybe not yours.
I don't regret one tube purchase so rolling is something that's fun if you're into trying subtle and different sonic signatures. I'm keeping all of my tubes for now.
