[jonathan c]

Couple things...#1: your WA33 is worth more than my car; and #2: you thought those 800S's were screetchy BEFORE the Scary Feet. Ha !!! For your sake, let me take those bad boys off your hands.

“ #1b: the WA33 has more horsepower than my car…”

 

[Guidostrunk]

FU.. all of u..
I don't even plan to ever use the mj2 again. (the PL and woo are my mains..)
but some how this scary feet MADE me..
so.. fine.. 1957 3-mica pair ordered!
What am i going to do with then? NO IDEA?!?!

I need to stop reading this thread.
BRIMAR CV4033 - Rare 1957 - Mil Black Plate, 3-MICA Halo GT. - STC Footscray Production Prem. Grade Long Life ECC81:CV4024:12AT7 Factory Tested (Plug&Play Ready to Use) × 2
BRIMAR F6067T - Very rare 1950'S MINT NOS NIB. Large Halo Getter STC Footscray Prod. ENGLAND. Mil Black Plate Prem. Grade Long Life ECC82/CV4003/12AU7/13D5 (Plug&Play Ready to Use) × 2

I think i need better headphones too..

Do you have adapters to use the Footscray?

 

[M-83]

W

Well, here's my 2nd rate, 2nd tier O-getters. I feel like I'm in the cheap seats. Shrug. They test very nicely...maybe they won't suck compared to the D-getters. Thanks for raining on my parade, @TK16 .

No, I haven't listened to them yet. I'll give 'em 25 hours before first listen, as improvements from there should be incremental rather than substantial.

Gorgeous pic - love that the tube is glowing in the red hue

 

[M-83]

My spare Footscray's are on the way

 

[G0rt]

W

Well, here's my 2nd rate, 2nd tier O-getters. I feel like I'm in the cheap seats. Shrug. They test very nicely...maybe they won't suck compared to the D-getters. Thanks for raining on my parade, @TK16 .

No, I haven't listened to them yet. I'll give 'em 25 hours before first listen, as improvements from there should be incremental rather than substantial.

Cheap seats at the Olympics...

 

[jonathan c]

Something to appreciate on our fortunate ownership of Footscrays…

 

[Wes S]

Something to appreciate on our fortunate ownership of Footscrays…

Cool info and back story! Thanks for sharing and just goes to show how lucky we are to own these amazingly rare tubes.

 

[Guidostrunk]

Cool info and back story! Thanks for sharing and just goes to show how lucky we are to own these amazingly rare tubes.

Ain't that the truth. We may never see them again.

 

[Rowethren]

I just hope my D getter Footscrays last a long time as I suspect a backup will be impossible to obtain.

Does make me think hard about getting a pair of halo getter Footscrays but I really can't afford them right now...

 

[jonathan c]

I just hope my D getter Footscrays last a long time as I suspect a backup will be impossible to obtain.

Does make me think hard about getting a pair of halo getter Footscrays but I really can't afford them right now...

Makes the Brimar CV455 KB/FB square getter an always sensible “second string” - nothing second string about its sound, though!

 

[Wes S]

Makes the Brimar CV455 KB/FB square getter an always sensible “second string” - nothing second string about its sound, though!

Man, you just reminded me. I am 2 weeks in and still waiting for my CV455. I hope to hear one some day soon. . .

 

[billerb1]

Couldn't help myself and snuck in 2 hours early this morning on the square getters...after 30 hours of burn-in. As good as they sounded out of the box, their evolution in those 30 hours was remarkable. These things are masters of nuance but also can deliver the power like no other. The soundstage they create is so sophisticated, airy and beautiful it is truly impossible to describe. Timbre is incredibly real and "weighty". These Footscrays don't just uncover details in the music you've never heard before...I think they actually add what should be there. I'm almost serious.
Enjoy !!!
(Ordered a backup pair of the O getters. I'm not as stupid as I look.)

Edit: It's that whole "rediscover your entire music library" thing. I love it when that happens !!! Each song is a voyage into uncharted waters.

 

[Wes S]

Couldn't help myself and snuck in 2 hours early this morning on the square getters...after 30 hours of burn-in. As good as they sounded out of the box, their evolution in those 30 hours was remarkable. These things are masters of nuance but also can deliver the power like no other. The soundstage they create is so sophisticated, airy and beautiful it is truly impossible to describe. Timbre is incredibly real. These Footscrays don't just uncover details in the music you've never heard before...I think they are actually adding what should be there. I'm almost serious.
Enjoy !!!
(Ordered a backup pair of the O getters. I'm not as stupid as I look.)

Yes sir, "masters of nuance" yet still powerful is a great way to put it! The only other tube I have heard that can do what the Footscray's do, is the Hamburg 6201 Pinched Waist Triple Mica D Getter. With these 2 tubes, I want for nothing and continue to be blown away every time I listen.

 

[TK16]

Just got a reply from Sanjiv about the square getter Footscray CV4033. He has a handful left but not selling anymore until he finds more. He said he knows someone who is willing to sell them but at $150 a tube. Not paying that kind of $. In case anyone might be interested shoot him a PM.

 

[Wes S]

Just got a reply from Sanjiv about the square getter Footscray CV4033. He has a handful left but not selling anymore until he finds more. He said he knows someone who is willing to sell them but at $150 a tube. Not paying that kind of $. In case anyone might be interested shoot him a PM.

These are actually worth $150 a tube in my opinion, and that's a great opportunity for someone willing to fork out the cash.