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[rb2013]

   
+1!  We can make it a "business" trip, if that makes it easier to get in.

Soon to be a Carnival Cruise destination out of Miami - Ariba!

 

[reddog]

Soon to be a Carnival Cruise destination out of Miami - Ariba!

A audiophile cruise lol.

 

[ThurstonX]

A audiophile cruise lol.

 
You kid, but why not.  There have been a couple Prog Rock cruises.  Imagine a massive Head-Fi jam on a cruise ship.  Throw in some live entertainment and the de rigueur gambling, and people will come.  I predict it'll happen within 10 years, unless the popularity of cans decreases from what it is today.  I'll guess that it won't.

 

[reddog]

You kid, but why not.  There have been a couple Prog Rock cruises.  Imagine a massive Head-Fi jam on a cruise ship.  Throw in some live entertainment and the de rigueur gambling, and people will come.  I predict it'll happen within 10 years, unless the popularity of cans decreases from what it is today.  I'll guess that it won't.

I would love to go on a head-fi cruise. I am surprised it has not happened. I am in FL and they have cruises, for almost any reason.

 

[Guidostrunk]

WOW. I'd be down for something like that. That would be pretty awesome. The ultimate head-fi meet.

I would love to go on a head-fi cruise. I am surprised it has not happened. I am in FL and they have cruises, for almost any reason.

 

[Tuco1965]

WOW. I'd be down for something like that. That would be pretty awesome. The ultimate head-fi meet.

 
Yeah all great until we shipwreck.  This time we get rid of Gilligan right away.  The Professor can stay as long as he can find a power solution for the rigs.  

 

[reddog]

Yeah all great until we shipwreck.  This time we get rid of Gilligan right away.  The Professor can stay as long as he can find a power solution for the rigs.  

It works for me Gilligan become lunch and the professor earns his keep, by keeping the rigs going lol.

 

[ThurstonX]

It works for me Gilligan become lunch and the professor earns his keep, by keeping the rigs going lol.

 
If you're proposing cannibalism, I think you've chosen the wrong castaway.  Two others come to mind 

 

[reddog]

Soon to be a Carnival Cruise destination out of Miami - Ariba!

Hmmm how does one organize a head-fi cruise? It would be too much fun lol.

 

[reddog]

If you're proposing cannibalism, I think you've chosen the wrong castaway.  Two others come to mind 

True lol but waist not want not. Lol. Skipper, if stewed right could keep a group well fed .

 

[Tuco1965]

   
If you're proposing cannibalism, I think you've chosen the wrong castaway.  Two others come to mind 

 
LMAO

 

[rb2013]

Reading about the German made CCa's (Siemens and Tele) on the Brent Jesse website - he mentions they had 'carefully controlled frame grid windings' - that's interesting.  I had always thought they were just E88CC's that were hand selected for low noise and tight section matching.  What he is saying - they truly were built with extra care.
 

Cca:

Whew, these babies are so scarce there isn't even much info out there about them! Mentioned by audiophiles, usually in a reverent whisper, these gold pinned gems are about as good is it gets in 6DJ8-land. Matched triode sections, low noise screening, 10,000 hr. heater life expectancy, carefully controlled frame grid winding, low microphonics......the list goes on and on. This is regarded as one of the most detailed and three-dimensional sounding tube ever made in this family of tubes. Most of what is available is Siemens or Telefunken made, although there are a few very rare examples of Philips or Amperex Holland made out there. Since this was a tube made specifically for the German goverment and military, all that I have seen carry a German brand label, even those made in Holland. Even rarer are the Holland made Cca tubes with the pinched waist indented glass midsections, said to be the most sonically "3D" tube ever made, of any type. Finding these is akin to finding a 1795 gold piece in your attic! I don't believe there were any of these Cca tubes made in the USA. Awesome audiophile tubes! Yes, they are costly, but like most top flight NOS audio tubes, you get what you pay for. These Cca tubes will give you more improvement in sound than upgrades like expensive speaker cables that can cost 5 times as much as a pair of Cca tubes! 

 
Regarding the 'German' Sound:

TELEFUNKEN, SIEMENS, VALVO, LORENZ, and other German made NOS: These tubes are usually characterized by an impressive open "air" at the top end. The soundstage is large, even in mono applications these tubes have a great 3-D image. The midrange is ruler flat, and the bass is tight and accurate. These tubes have a fine sense of dynamics, and most are impressively quiet. These are not "warm" tubes, and to some ears their lack of midrange warmth may be heard as bright. I tend to think of them as accurate, and their clean, focused sonic image is astonishing. My personal favorites. The top types are as would be expected: the 7308/E188CC, the Cca, and the 6922/E88CC. The Cca is a very special 6922 made for the German government for telecommunications. They are excellent tubes, as good as any 7308. By the way, the 1970s versions of these brands are excellent as well, in spite of some trashing on "Some Guy's Tube Lore" and other web pages. Don't let anyone tell you what tubes you should like and what you should not like! 

 

[Oskari]

Got a pair of Telefunken e88cc's with 5 white dots molded into the glass on top. Anyone know what that signifies?

 
I have no idea. Anybody? Can you post a photo?

 

[Hansotek]

What about the differences between the e188cc Dario Miniwatts from France and the Philips Miniwatts/Amperex/Valvo e188cc from Herleen? Any insights?

Dario is a trade name for tubes originally made by La Radiotechnique, which Philips acquired in the 1930's. Dario Miniwatts first came about in France, but aren't all necessarily from France. Some of the very best of them are the Dario Miniwatts produced in Philips Harleen factory in the early 1960's. The other Miniwatts, as I understand it, are constructed in a similar style as the original Miniwatt design, they just don't carry the same trade name. Kind of like how Hardee's is called Carl's Jr. on the west coast of the U.S. As for any other variance Philips put into the Dario line, I don't know.

 

[lekoross]

Very interesting. Are you able to describe the sonic characteristics of the Dario's?