[watchnerd]

I am using this one's https://pulsetubestore.com/products/plug-play-novib-socket-saver©-1960s-nos-british-mcmurdo-phenolic-socket-on-top-plus-vibration-reduction-base-9-pin-b9a-noval-not-made-in-china

This is my second pair. If you intensively rolling tubes, I will say you must have them. They not only save your sockets from wear but also let the rolling tubes much easier. Because tube socket savers rise tubes out from MJ2, amplifier running on much lower temperature.

I have one of those as well, but I haven't installed it.

What happened to your first pair of socket savers?

I would have thought they would last forever.

 

[roman410]

I have one of those as well, but I haven't installed it.

What happened to your first pair of socket savers?

I would have thought they would last forever.

Nothing, except slightly discoloring probably from excessive heat.
Bought second pair for use on my tube DAC, but that will require to mode the cover, and until this time that never happens.

 

[watchnerd]

'I was reading about the Schiit Vali, which also uses 6922 tubes, and noted that Schiit says:

"including 6DJ8, 6922, ECC88, 2492, 6N1P, 6CG7and even more. Pretty much any tube with a 6DJ8 pinout, 6V heater, and 600mA or less of heater current will work fine."

Has anyone tried a 6CG7 in the MJ2?

 

[Guidostrunk]

'I was reading about the Schiit Vali, which also uses 6922 tubes, and noted that Schiit says:

"including 6DJ8, 6922, ECC88, 2492, 6N1P, 6CG7and even more. Pretty much any tube with a 6DJ8 pinout, 6V heater, and 600mA or less of heater current will work fine."

Has anyone tried a 6CG7 in the MJ2?

400ma max on MJ2. What is the 6cg7?

 

[watchnerd]

400ma max on MJ2. What is the 6cg7?

https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/127/6/6CG7.pdf

 

[bcowen]

400ma max on MJ2. What is the 6cg7?

600ma.

 

[watchnerd]

I'm due for a headphone upgrade, and have a chunk of RSUs maturing on 11/30.

Does anyone have experience using the MJ2 with Focal Stellia?

I can't see any reason why it shouldn't be a good combination.

 

[TK16]

What's up guys? Haven't listened to tunes for several weeks. That changed this weekend and today. Noticed some new members in the thread, been tube rolling and got to add that the ECC81, 6201, 7316, ECC82 variants are clearly superior the the best ECC88 variants and I've heard some of the best from all these variants. If your on the fence about tubes that need an adapter I'd give them a shot.

 

[shafat777]

What's up guys? Haven't listened to tunes for several weeks. That changed this weekend and today. Noticed some new members in the thread, been tube rolling and got to add that the ECC81, 6201, 7316, ECC82 variants are clearly superior the the best ECC88 variants and I've heard some of the best from all these variants. If your on the fence about tubes that need an adapter I'd give them a shot.

I joined the MJ2 club this past saturday and honestly, i couldn't be happier. Currently i am running a set of 12au7 tubes using the adapter and it sounds wonderful, but based on the extensive research of Guidostrunk and Wes S, i have a pair of RFT ecc81 tubes on the way and Ive been told these tubes are killer. Cant wait to roll these and join the conversation.

 

[bcowen]

I joined the MJ2 club this past saturday and honestly, i couldn't be happier. Currently i am running a set of 12au7 tubes using the adapter and it sounds wonderful, but based on the extensive research of Guidostrunk and Wes S, i have a pair of RFT ecc81 tubes on the way and Ive been told these tubes are killer. Cant wait to roll these and join the conversation.

Congrats on the amp! But condolences to your wallet from here on out.

 

[shafat777]

Congrats on the amp! But condolences to your wallet from here on out.

LOL thanks bud. Lucky for me, i have two perfectly functioning kidney that i can let go for @Wes S stash of tubes. One of the members here is sending me his RFT ecc81 tubes so hopefully that should take care of the tube search for now. Wes also mentioned a few of them to keep as backup so My wallet will survive hopefully (although black Friday is coming up).

Now i might actually focus on the cables and interconnects. Is there any difference between runnning single ended input vs balanced, other than volume level? I have to connect either my gsx mini or mj2 via xlr balaned and the other rca single ended. Any thoughts?

 

[bcowen]

LOL thanks bud. Lucky for me, i have two perfectly functioning kidney that i can let go for @Wes S stash of tubes. One of the members here is sending me his RFT ecc81 tubes so hopefully that should take care of the tube search for now. Wes also mentioned a few of them to keep as backup so My wallet will survive hopefully (although black Friday is coming up).

Now i might actually focus on the cables and interconnects. Is there any difference between runnning single ended input vs balanced, other than volume level? I have to connect either my gsx mini or mj2 via xlr balaned and the other rca single ended. Any thoughts?

Hopefully some others will chime in on the XLR's. I'm single-ended only, so can't offer anything worthwhile.

Just don't forget the backups for the backups before you go splurging on cables.

 

[Slade01]

Congrats on the amp! But condolences to your wallet from here on out.

I fear if @Guidostrunk , @Wes S and company hype up tubes for another unicorn type tube amp. Wallets will surely explode!

 

[bcowen]

I fear if @Guidostrunk , @Wes S and company hype up tubes for another unicorn type tube amp. Wallets will surely explode!

Those two are trouble. I've been warning everyone for years.

 

[Slade01]

Those two are trouble. I've been warning everyone for years.

Yeah. They made me a 12au7/adapter junkie back when I was on liquid platinum. Lol. I'm now looking into the MJ2 train.