[FLTWS]

Smells like victory?

 

[jonathan c]

Smells like victory?

A takedown?....half-nelson?....tie match?...

 

[Paladin79]

I am merely filling out my collection and I did not have a 1961 Melz so I bought one when I saw one available. How was I to know I would like it this much lol? There are a couple 1963's on Ebay and they are quite nice, and a friend picked up some 1959's last week. The tubes are out there but you have to be diligent, and take chances. This is not a game for the meek especially when some are $140 each plus shipping. Also oftentimes you need to re-solder the pins on the older Melz.

 

[bcowen]

Tube rolling is the ultimate in chasing your tail with expectations of catching it with your teeth. Especially difficult for humans.

ROFL!!

 

[S0undJunk1e]

Burn in time for (NOT NIB) NOS 6SN7s? Or are they good to go from the start since they were probably used years ago?

 

[HTSkywalker]

Burn in time for (NOT NIB) NOS 6SN7s? Or are they good to go from the start since they were probably used years ago?

The theory behind burning-in NOS tubes is that heating them helps to activate the getter to remove trace gases which may have formed during shelf life.
But again it’s a theory and not a proven fact but it won’t hurt.

 

[S0undJunk1e]

The theory behind burning-in NOS tubes is that heating them helps to activate the getter to remove trace gases which may have formed during shelf life.
But again it’s a theory and not a proven fact but it won’t hurt.

So a few hours or so is probably all it's gonna take if it's anything at all?

 

[HTSkywalker]

So a few hours or so is probably all it's gonna take if it's anything at all?

Burn-in could be done while listening especially if there is no humming or hissing.

 

[HTSkywalker]

And if prefer to do some burning in, you can do it without the power tube plugged in.

 

[bcowen]

So a few hours or so is probably all it's gonna take if it's anything at all?

Yup. If it's been previously used and just not played in a while, a couple hours should be sufficient to get it singing again.

 

[Deleeh]

Just burn it in normally.
Do not turn up the volume excessively.
And when it ran for 5-8 hours a day, I wrote down the hours until the 50-100 were through.
I didn't let the Lin Lai run for more than 8 hours at a time.
Unfortunately, they need a minimum of 100 hours, but then it's also good.
I was through with it in just under 3 weeks.
Also because it only ran for 4-5 hours of the amplifier instead of 8 hours.

That's part of it when you buy a tube amp, even if it's a nuisance.
I don't believe in burn-in from the socket and all that.
The old method also reveals whether the tube is working properly.

But in the end, everyone does what they think is right.

 

[jonathan c]

And I was still shy admitting that am still keeping my Matchbox car collection

I still have a Corgi collection: one in it is the 007 gold Aston Martin DB5 with the bullet shields etc.

 

[HTSkywalker]

I still have a Corgi collection: one in it is the 007 gold Aston Martin DB5 with the bullet shields etc.

Well I admit it's hard for me to let go, my collection even survived my kids playing with it.

 

[Paladin79]

I still have a Corgi collection: one in it is the 007 gold Aston Martin DB5 with the bullet shields etc.

Wait you have a car collection shaped like little dogs?
Woodstock is part corgi.

 

[Paladin79]

After 12 hours of running, a new amp with a Gungnir source is sounding pretty amazing. Listening to a Melz solid plate from 1958 with a Tung Sol 5998; this combo is phenomenal IMHO. Listening with Focal Utopias. Next up is a Melz 1578 from 1961. For me the Melz have no rivals, if you get the right years.