atbglenn
Headphoneus Supremus
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Off topic here. Everyone have a happy 4th of July!!!. I'm going to party my ass off. I hope everyone has a great day, and night! Enjoy people!
Originally Posted by pzm9pzm9 /img/forum/go_quote.gif thanks, M May I ask if you were listening HD800 on WA2 with stock tubes? yes, go experiment some more for us. Thanks |
Originally Posted by OutdoorXplorer /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just wonder how may hours the 2 items been used? Could it be under-burn/break in stage? It might be too early to come to conclusion.. Give it some time and I believe it will shine... |
Originally Posted by bandit1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif GE 5998A Power (Tung-Sol 421A are on their way) Jan 6922 Pre EZ80 rectifier Regards M |
Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just a note - the GE 5998A are not the same tube as the Tung-Sol 5998. The GE 5998A is straight bottle, and has the same plate structure as the 6AS7, not the same as the T-S 5998. The two tubes can be used interchangeably, but the T-S 5998 sounds much better than the GE 5998A, IMHO. |
Originally Posted by xenithon /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey M, Small world, hey? I think it may indeed be an issue of headphone burn-in. I can only imagine that the large drivers of the HD800's may require a good 200-300 hours to fully flourish. I also suspect though it may be source-related. I could never get to enjoying the 840C's sound; so perhaps this may be something you are hearing given the 800's neutrality and ability to portray a sound true to the source? Have you tried it with a different source perhaps? Cheers X |
Originally Posted by bandit1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The 5998A I have are straight bottles so I assume they are the GE 5998A. I have not tried any other tubes but I am waiting for a pair of Tung-Sol 421A's I bought from you (Skylab). Hopefully they sound better than the GE5998A's. Regards M |