[Guidostrunk]

Nice!

I've got another 4 KB/AD inbound from Spain, NOS wire leads so I'll have to add pin adapters myself, which I already have.

Do you put bases on them yourself? I'd be interested in buying a pair from you if so lol.

Edit: you already answered my question. Didn't have my coffee yet when I posted lol.

 

[Rowethren]

These are sounding pretty damn good so far. They seem a bit more impactful in the bass and have more clarity across the board compared to the iFi 6922 I was using before. More prominent glow as well which is always nice for aesthetics!

 

[Guidostrunk]

These are sounding pretty damn good so far. They seem a bit more impactful in the bass and have more clarity across the board compared to the iFi 6922 I was using before. More prominent glow as well which is always nice for aesthetics!

They'll open up more as you go. I usually make my assessment on tubes the closer I get to 50 hours. They can change significantly.

 

[ksorota]

Got a new number 1, from the 12au7/ecc82 family! My beloved 7730 Long Plate Slanted Square Getters have been dethroned.

This tube does it all, and puts me there more than any other tube I have rolled so far. The Tungsram welded plates dish getters are legit! Everything is so well balanced and easy going, but dynamic and explosive at the same time, with the most detail I have heard yet. The Tungsram has got the "magic", of having delicate inner detail in the mids without ever being harsh, deep slamming subbass and sparkly highs. The vocals are stunning, and you hear all the lip smacking and little nuances in the recording. This tube makes the 7730 sound "Pedestrian", and words that come to mind are "Refined" and "Organic". The stage is as holographic and deep as it gets, with very good forward protection. Basically, the headphones disappear and I am at the venue. This is a tube I could easily recommend for any situation, due to the great balance top to bottom. In fact, the balance is so good I am able to crank up the volume, due to the tube not having any glaring spikes in the FR. This tube would sound dynamite in the MJ2.

Happy Hunting and Rolling!

Dethroned and for sale, wink wink, nudge nudge

 

[Wes S]

These are sounding pretty damn good so far. They seem a bit more impactful in the bass and have more clarity across the board compared to the iFi 6922 I was using before. More prominent glow as well which is always nice for aesthetics!

Nice man! The CV4033 definitely have got some serious bass punch, and that will get even tighter with burn in. In fact, I think they have the strongest bass of all the ECC81's I have heard.

 

[Guidostrunk]

Dethroned and for sale, wink wink, nudge nudge

There you go Keith.

 

[Wes S]

Dethroned and for sale, wink wink, nudge nudge

You will be the first to know if I do. I still have one more amp coming, and then I will decide.

 

[jonathan c]

I have not forgotten about posting vis-a-vis the A2900s in the Mjolnir II. I sidetracked myself: on a whim, I put the A2900s in the output transformer-less Woo WA3 (first time using a 12AT7 there)....sonic NIRVANA....a complete landscape and horizon of music in colour (?) and in three dimensions....the A2900s may have to be a ‘standard issue’ here....Enough! on to the MJII.

 

[Wes S]

I have not forgotten about posting vis-a-vis the A2900s in the Mjolnir II. I sidetracked myself: on a whim, I put the A2900s in the output transformer-less Woo WA3 (first time using a 12AT7 there)....sonic NIRVANA....a complete landscape and horizon of music in colour (?) and in three dimensions....the A2900s may have to be a ‘standard issue’ here....Enough! on to the MJII.

The suspense is killing me bro!

Also, I did not know the WA3 could take a 12AT7 or for that matter A2900s? Pretty damn cool if there are no issues, as that is my favorite tube type.

 

[jonathan c]

The suspense is killing me bro!

Also, I did not know the WA3 could take a 12AT7 or for that matter A2900s? Pretty damn cool if there are no issues, as that is my favorite tube type.

The WA3 can take those. I use the Tubemonger 12Axx -> ECC88 adapters. The heater (filament) currents are equivalent. More 12AT7s on the way: Brimar CV4033 and Siemens ECC801S...

 

[Wes S]

The WA3 can take those. I use the Tubemonger 12Axx -> ECC88 adapters. The heater (filament) currents are equivalent. More 12AT7s on the way: Brimar CV4033 and Siemens ECC801S...

That's awesome and I always wanted a WA3, and now I am gonna try and find one. I bet the Brimar are gonna sound great. I have not found a Siemens tube that does it for me, but have not tried them all, however I do love some other tubes from Germany, and specifically from Hamburg. Another killer tube I recommend, is a Valvo ECC81 coin base from Hamburg.

 

[Guidostrunk]

The WA3 can take those. I use the Tubemonger 12Axx -> ECC88 adapters. The heater (filament) currents are equivalent. More 12AT7s on the way: Brimar CV4033 and Siemens ECC801S...

Did you get the triple mica cv4033? I know pulse doesn't advertise them but they will sell you a pair via email.

 

[Wes S]

Did you get the triple mica cv4033? I know pulse doesn't advertise them but they will sell you a pair via email.

Hey Sam. Curious if your triple mica have a square getter or O?

 

[jonathan c]

Did you get the triple mica cv4033? I know pulse doesn't advertise them but they will sell you a pair via email.

They are the triples.

 

[Guidostrunk]

Approaching the 50 hour mark and these 58 Footscray triples handily beat the Rochester 62's. I got exactly what I wanted in the short comings of the Rochester tubes. Much larger soundstage and more air between notes. Way more refined. Not as liquid sounding. Tonality wise they're the same.