[M-83]

Well hot damn I loved this track even more on LCD-4!!!

 

[jonathan c]

That's the way I feel like when I read about new holy grails here.
Sometimes daily HG's.

They are not holy grails…they are hourly grails……

 

[TK16]

They are not holy grails…they are hourly grails……

6pm eastern expect a new HG by that time guys.

 

[M-83]

A diversion from RFT adulation (I will investigate…). On the E88CC side of things:

Interested to hear your thoughts. I have a pair boxed up that I've not used in ages.

 

[M-83]

Not exactly. The closest that I have come to this comparison is: Vioelectric V280 vs Mjolnir II (capmod) with EVO Mystique DAC (NOS R2R). The V280 (a ‘stripped’ V281: amp circuitry is identical) is: slightly warm of neutral, a bit fuller in the bass.

Also might consider Bryston BHA-1. Audeze claim excellent synergy with and lots of power for LCD-4.

 

[M-83]

Absolutely gorgeous track by Slowdive:

 

[bcowen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

And how does the poster know that Woo paid $9.60 for the tube? That could have been written on the box 30 or 40 years ago. I have a couple RCA 845's with $4.95 on the boxes....but I paid a lot more than that for them.

 

[M-83]

And how does the poster know that Woo paid $9.60 for the tube? That could have been written on the box 30 or 40 years ago. I have a couple RCA 845's with $4.95 on the boxes....but I paid a lot more than that for them.

Yeah that's a good point

 

[bcowen]

You covered everything that I'm hearing bro!
To add...... the soundstage on these is like no other tube. Most tubes have a wall at some point regardless of how big the projection is. These tubes really give you that endless distance away from your head. The reverberation from the bass and impact feels like it's coming from the room.
Vocals? Sheesh! The size , depth and texture is haunting. Really digs into the soul if you believe you have one

Crap. Guess I'll have to sit this one out.

 

[bcowen]

Make sure the island has: electricity or generators! Cape Cowen…a nice ring to it…

I'd planned on just using batteries. Since it would be my own island, I could dig a hole and bury them. No EPA. And think how much I'll save on boutique power cords!

 

[bcowen]

6pm eastern expect a new HG by that time guys.

Since it's past 6pm Eastern, how about some Holy Crap instead?

This is the nastiest tube I've heard in 25+ years of tube rolling. It doesn't just suck, it vacuums the entire universe.

 

[bcowen]

And as I was searching for more Holy Craps, I ran across this:

Undisputable crap, right? But upon rolling it over, looky here:

Hmmmmm.....it's been sitting in a box for who knows how long. Probably came in a tube lot I purchased at some point, and I never even bothered pulling it out of the box. Maybe my search-for-crap expedition uncovered something....not crappy? I've never seen a GE-made tube with Great Britain printed on it, or an etched alpha/numeric code (only dots, and no dots on this). Anybody have any clue on this code? I suppose I could listen to it, but I'd have to remove the GE logo first or risk permanent damage to my reputation.

 

[TK16]

And as I was searching for more Holy Craps, I ran across this:



Undisputable crap, right? But upon rolling it over, looky here:



Hmmmmm.....it's been sitting in a box for who knows how long. Probably came in a tube lot I purchased at some point, and I never even bothered pulling it out of the box. Maybe my search-for-crap expedition uncovered something....not crappy? I've never seen a GE-made tube with Great Britain printed on it, or an etched alpha/numeric code (only dots, and no dots on this). Anybody have any clue on this code? I suppose I could listen to it, but I'd have to remove the GE logo first or risk permanent damage to my reputation.

The k61 SG Blackburn are better but far from my favorites.

 

[jonathan c]

Since it's past 6pm Eastern, how about some Holy Crap instead?

This is the nastiest tube I've heard in 25+ years of tube rolling. It doesn't just suck, it vacuums the entire universe.

Why isn’t it in pieces?

 

[bcowen]

Why isn’t it in pieces?

It was hidden under the Philips ECG's. My crap tube stash isn't neatly organized because, well, why?

Figured I'd hold onto the Philips for another several years and then sell them for $100 each. Perhaps I should 'borrow' some text from BangyBang and sell them for $500/pair?