mattrudy80
100+ Head-Fier
Lol. You got me! No, just reaffirming you should pick up a pair when you can!I bet you had to say that just as I am unable to get any??? That is just not cricket, good sire.
Lol. You got me! No, just reaffirming you should pick up a pair when you can!I bet you had to say that just as I am unable to get any??? That is just not cricket, good sire.
The MULLARD WHYTELEAFE CV4024 was the dethroner for me.I have one on the way, and should have it tomorrow. I can't wait to hear what the 7316 long plate is all about! They can be found.
I also found a tube, that dethroned my Mullard 57' Blackburn, but I need to find a few backups, before I let the cat out of the bag.
I did an AB comparison, and although the sound signature is similar, in my opinion there is no contest. The long plates have a better Hz response and are much better with vocals.Never did a AB test with the long and short plate D getters, but the short plates D getters are absolutely fantastic as well.
I know what you did last summer.I have one on the way, and should have it tomorrow. I can't wait to hear what the 7316 long plate is all about! They can be found.
I also found a tube, that dethroned my Mullard 57' Blackburn, but I need to find a few backups, before I let the cat out of the bag.
Sounds like you want to trade me a pair of long plates for a short plate D getter?I did an AB comparison, and although the sound signature is similar, in my opinion there is no contest. The long plates have a better Hz response and are much better with vocals.
I'll throw in my pair of '56 Blackburns too...Sounds like you want to trade me a pair of long plates for a short plate D getter?
PM incoming!I'll throw in my pair of '56 Blackburns too...
It's madness and I can't stay away! I have bought over 10 tubes since coming back to this thread, and have a few more on the way. . .Darn I shouldn't have come back to this torture
Shame you are not in the USA bro, I`m looking for a D getter 3x GEC A2900 in a trade for a D getter 59 7316.Darn I shouldn't have come back to this torture
Wait until you hear the late 40's to early 50's.OK -- I've girded my loins and am ready for the insults and backlash ...
Plopped the '61 WE396As into Valhalla 2 today, just for Schitts and Giggles. One very strong measuring and one not-so-much (I'm being kind) into my Garage 2C51 adapters and turned up some tunes...
1. Seems the VH2 does a pretty decent job of auto-biasing, cause I don't really notice any channel imbalance or degradation on the channel that has the 'meh' tube.
2. I'm impressed. Quiet. Nice air and sound-stage. Very nice detail and timbre w/ cymbals rendered nicely, or shall I say fantastically!!
If the '61 WE396As are rubbish compared to 40's and 50's, versions, then I'm either DEAF or those must be some REALLY SPECIAL tubes cause these are not shabby at all. Not in the very least!!
(Just when I thought I was done ...)
OK. Seriously -- I am hearing details I had not really noticed and I'm looking over my shoulder periodically because I'm hearing things from off to the side and behind me. What an incredible sound-stage!!
And this is from Music I've listened to a lot and know quite well.