What headphones?
Are you asking me? I have HD6XX and ZMF Aeolus.
What headphones?
Yeah. It was you. Sorry. Read my edited post for my opinion.Are you asking me? I have HD6XX and ZMF Aeolus.
I think the HH6XX are 300 ohms, Valhalla would be a very nice match. No idea what the ZMF's are.Are you asking me? I have HD6XX and ZMF Aeolus.
Auteur is 300 ohms…great with Valhalla II (and Woo WA2, Woo WA3, LTA MicroZOTL MZ3…)I think the HH6XX are 300 ohms, Valhalla would be a very nice match. No idea what the ZMF's are.
For those Valhalla II users who wish to stay within the 6922-type driver tube “sphere”, another high recommendation - besides the Amperex PQ 7308 - is the Tungsram E88CC. Each sonic parameter rates highly to me and the gestalt is impressive.
What headphones will you be pairing? It's pretty tough to beat VH2 with ZMF or even the Senn. HD6XX. I own the VH2 and Lyr 3 and VH2 with my HD6XX and nice tubes is noticeably better sounding than the Lyr 3 with the HD6XX, IMHO.
Don't get me wrong, Lyr 3 is a great hybrid, but the sound of an all tube OTL with the right cans is sublime.
The Amperex 7308 matched pair at C$ 280 seems reasonable. I have seen them listed in the US up to $ 300 (for very strong testing / Gm values).Those tubes are listed here @ $280 CAD for a matched pair. Is that too much?
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...6922-6n1p-e-6h5n-6h1n-very-nice-strong-tubes/
The Amperex 7308 matched pair at C$ 280 seems reasonable. I have seen them listed in the US up to $ 300 (for very strong testing / Gm values).
I certainly do not have all that some consider holy grail, but 2 driver pairs I would suggest are the much talked about Brimar CV4033 Footscray and the Raytheon Unline 7728. Both require a 12A*7 tube to 6922 amp adapter, but they are quite easy to find and a safe alternative to the native 6922/6DJ8, etc.
I have also replaced the 6N1P power tubes with Foton good grid versions. A VERY inexpensive but worthwhile upgrade.
I have no experience with the tube store listings.I am considering these options.
https://www.thetubestore.com/ge-6cg7-6fq7?additional_options=3
https://www.thetubestore.com/jj-e88cc-6922-gold?additional_options=3
Those other options seem pretty pricy. Even so where could I find these?
Yeah - they're pricey, but if I added up all the $$$ I spent on prior tube purchases working my way up to these tubes, it makes me cry. If I only I knew then what I do now I could have saved much money and retired.
I consider these my end-game for VH2. I was just trying to save you from the tube rabbit hole. Futile, I know. We must all learn that lesson on our own. Of course you could be that one in a million.
The Brimar CV4033 may be available on Pulse Tube Store. Uniline 7728s pop up on eBay every now and then.
BTW - Gold Lion 6922 may be a more affordable option. They do sound quite good in VH2.
If you do go for Brimar CV4033 on PTS, these are the ones ($US):There are a bunch of different options when I search for Brimar CV4033 on PTS. https://pulsetubestore.com/search?q=Brimar+CV4033
I don't use eBay as I don't have PayPal so no point looking there.
I think I will try those Gold Lion 6922 and see how well they do. Perhaps I will looking into those Amperex 7308 as well.