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Dec 22, 2015 at 10:55 PM Post #8,251 of 23,494
Those same rituals would probably be better in Tahiti this time of year. Just w/o the tall scandanavian girls.
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 2:22 AM Post #8,252 of 23,494
thurstonx said:
   
Won't harm the Lyr at all.  I left it on for over 300 hours one burn-in session/marathon.  I've read that the MOSFETs can take hours to get warmed up to optimal.  Perhaps that's what you were hearing.  Maybe I'll get drunk tonight, leave it on, and compare tomorrow afternoon 
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Might leave it on for Christmas then!
 
Though it would be a shame for those Dumonts to burn out early.
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 5:04 AM Post #8,253 of 23,494
I'm guessing that there's around 9800 hours or so left on those Dumonts. You should be good to go. They were NOS , when I got them. I put around 150 hours on them. I don't think Larry , listened to them that much. Given he had a pretty huge collection of tubes.
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Might leave it on for Christmas then!

Though it would be a shame for those Dumonts to burn out early.
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Dec 23, 2015 at 5:26 AM Post #8,254 of 23,494
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guidostrunk said:
I'm guessing that there's around 9800 hours or so left on those Dumonts. You should be good to go. They were NOS , when I got them. I put around 150 hours on them. I don't think Larry , listened to them that much. Given he had a pretty huge collection of tubes.
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Hmmm.. A year and a half of great sound or years of ok sound..
Tough choice!
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 6:12 AM Post #8,255 of 23,494
Any opinions on these? Does this seem like an alright deal?
 
 
ebay . com/itm/AMPEREX-JAN-7308-USA-TIGHT-MATCH-PAIR-E188CC-VR5-TEST-NOS-MINTY-6922-/231789158029?hash=item35f7b5de8d:g:zwAAAOSwxN5WVTRP
 
 
 
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Dec 23, 2015 at 7:42 AM Post #8,256 of 23,494
Well the Amperex labeled 6n23p Single Wire Getter Pair I got from here  http://www.ebay.com/itm/151897436335?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT sounds amazing. Can't stop listening, sadly I can't identify it competely it must be some Voskhod 72-75  Gray Shield closed construction, but I can't figure out which year.
 
Same with this other piece I got from the same seller http://www.ebay.com/itm/151897436231?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT .
 
EDIT: If someone is interested I can post more pictures
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 10:14 AM Post #8,257 of 23,494
blubchub said:
  Any opinions on these? Does this seem like an alright deal?
 
 
ebay . com/itm/AMPEREX-JAN-7308-USA-TIGHT-MATCH-PAIR-E188CC-VR5-TEST-NOS-MINTY-6922-/231789158029?hash=item35f7b5de8d:g:zwAAAOSwxN5WVTRP
 
 
 
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I'd ask to see a pic of the codes first.  The listing is very vague, on everything.
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 1:34 PM Post #8,258 of 23,494
I turn on my tubed equipment when I get home if I plan to use it. Good tubes too rare and only getting more so. The monarchy takes even longer than the lyr to reach thermal equilibrium ( so I've heard it called) I'm too cheap to waste those honeys. Lyr is usually fine after 90 mins to me. Sometimes the monarchy is still tight after 4 hours.
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 1:58 PM Post #8,259 of 23,494
tvnosaint said:
I turn on my tubed equipment when I get home if I plan to use it. Good tubes too rare and only getting more so. The monarchy takes even longer than the lyr to reach thermal equilibrium ( so I've heard it called) I'm too cheap to waste those honeys. Lyr is usually fine after 90 mins to me. Sometimes the monarchy is still tight after 4 hours.
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Man I always thought you were referring to your tube collections as "the monarchy" and I was like - uh, ok nice names. Now I see that's an audio company and you are probably referring to the MK2 :D
 
Dec 23, 2015 at 2:58 PM Post #8,260 of 23,494
Yes the nm24. It's an absolute beast. Easily my best piece and most subject to hyperbole. It's a little more involved to change the tubes out of it. 10 screws and taking the cover off. It doesn't offer any warmth for the tubes like the lyr does to me. Just truth. The texture it gives the music is like nothing I've heard before. my home system is a Quad , but I can't listen to it when I get home from work after midnight. Hence the journey here.
The monarch nm24 is a tubed dac based on the lite dac60. I use a gustard h10 to drive my hps. Both are modded a bit.
The lyr is in a separate system with the pulse from lh labs. Tubes in both systems . the guys in this forum are amongst the most helpful (and clever) on headfi. They've helped me spend a lot of money and don't make fun of me too badly.
 
Dec 24, 2015 at 1:31 PM Post #8,262 of 23,494
Merry Christmas and may the tubes be with you!
 
Dec 24, 2015 at 2:03 PM Post #8,264 of 23,494
Dec 24, 2015 at 2:12 PM Post #8,265 of 23,494
Santa just texted me to break the news that my 10M Blackburn Mullard 6dj8 steel pins from him and his chief audio elf Brent Jessee won't be arriving till Saturday.  Will report after they burn in.
 
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