billerb1
Headphoneus Supremus
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Still have a matched pair of '80 Silver Shield Voskhod Rockets available for 20 bucks...on par with the 79's to my ears. PM me.
I just got my wad of tubes...The 79 Silver Shield Rockets from billerB and the ones from Brent Jesse (Siemens 1972 A Frame, Amperex 1972 PQ Orange). I popped the Rockets in about an hour ago and there is a world of difference here on my SACD8004/Lyr/HD800 setup from the stock GE's! My lower and upper mids are back. Bass has good extension, much much improved (I will be interested to see if they can tighten up the loose bass on my Denon AHD2000's). HD800's are just noticeably faster and more sparkly overall, pulling in details left and right. I've never noticed those bells in the chorus of Starship's "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now". Iron Maiden's "Revelations" has massive air between everything and is more powerful than I am used to hearing it. Midrange details are much sharper. Soundstage is roughly the same, maybe a tad bigger, but the sound is much more effortless.
Strike one up for the Ruskies. They are damn impressive.
Still have a matched pair of '80 Silver Shield Voskhod Rockets available for 20 bucks...on par with the 79's to my ears. PM me.