SomeGuyDude
Headphoneus Supremus
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How much did you pay for the 700s?
Mine were $410USD and honestly underpriced at that.
How much did you pay for the 700s?
How much did you pay for the 700s?
From his ad
http://www.head-fi.org/t/826153/sennheiser-hd700
Send Josh, $300 thru PayPal as gift, to be shipped to Canada...and waiting for 'any' information ... hopefully he is ok?
From his ad
http://www.head-fi.org/t/826153/sennheiser-hd700
Send Josh, $300 thru PayPal as gift, to be shipped to Canada...and waiting for 'any' information ... hopefully he is ok?
When did you pay for it? See he has not been online here in 16 days. You got any buyer protection with pay pal gift?
Sent you a pm.
I have an LD2. With stock tubes it's fantastic. I've got a set of Mullard 8100s incoming just because they're warmer than stock.
How much did you pay for the 700s?
Think I'm going to try a LD then at first. But I'm afraid of spending to much money on good tubes ^^
I don't know which tubes the LD uses but trust that they are not the usual audio choices. As an inveterate tube roller collector hoarder you are also quite correct about the demand for and high prices that certain commonly used audio tubes realize. But and you knew a but was coming, you can choose less expensive tubes that sound good. You mentioned the Elise, I know they use the ubiquitous 6SN7,a very pretty sounding Sylvania GTB can be quite reasonable even less than current production. Another thing is that while I appreciate your rolling forum thread ,the knowledge base given common tubes is comprehensive.The LD is a very good choice. The designers of these amps deliberately chose tubes that not commonly used in audio. And thus, they are not all that expensive. You can get a very good sound for considerably less than $50 in total, for two drivers and two output tubes. There is lots of good information in the LD tube rolling forum and the natives are very friendly and helpful.
On the other hand, the Crack, Elise, Woo and other manufacturers have designed their amps around tubes that are commonly used in audio. And as a consequence, the demand for these tubes is high and the prices can get pretty crazy, as high as several hundred dollars each for some of the most sought after tubes.
For the money, an LD is very hard to beat. Enjoy.
Holy crap... what a difference. Listening to John Coltrane's "Ballads", the brushes and high-hats sound like the real thing, as best as I can remember (it's been a while since I've been to a live jazz performance).