[OctavianH]

For the ones intersted in EL156, careful what you buy. I saw by mistake today this Ebay listing, EZ150 which from the pictures looked close to EL156. However, according to Radiomuseum these are full wave rectifiers. So EZ150 is different from EL156. Now I'll look twice on any listing to be sure. LOL

 

[triod750]

For the ones intersted in EL156, careful what you buy. I saw by mistake today this Ebay listing, EZ150 which from the pictures looked close to EL156. However, according to Radiomuseum these are full wave rectifiers. So EZ150 is different from EL156. Now I'll look twice on any listing to be sure. LOL

If you stay away from eBay you will make less mistakes. Simple!

 

[OctavianH]

If you stay away from eBay you will make less mistakes. Simple!

I fully agree with you! I wanted to warn people about tubes with deleted prints, where similar form and base might be misleading.

 

[triod750]

I fully agree with you! I wanted to warn people about tubes with deleted prints, where similar form and base might be misleading.

And I was only joking at your expense. I am a bad person, beware!

 

[OctavianH]

And I was only joking at your expense. I am a bad person, beware!

I do not believe you. Well, mine seem legit.

 

[OctavianH]

I was looking today at my Mullard (Valvo) EL34 xf2. I have 7 pieces with different date codes (2 x B2J5, 2 x B3J2, B5K1, 2 x B7B1). Even if internally these a looking identical, I've observed some differences in the base. For example B7B1 misses pin 6 compared to B2J5.

No big deal, but I did not knew that and I have them for some time already. Who knows what I'll discover next time I look at them.

 

[hpamdr]

Pin 6 is not used so it does not harm
No small profit !
// in 6L6 GC even pin 1 is missing

 

[OctavianH]

Pin 6 is not used so it does not harm
No small profit !
// in 6L6 GC even pin 1 is missing

Yes, only those B7B1 have the pin missing, they made some cost reduction in 1967. According to this very nice link are these:

 

[OctavianH]

No change for almost one week. Or more? I cannot remember and in the end it just does not matter. The pairing of Verite with Sylvania 6CA7 and Mullard ECC35 in Eternity is for me almost perfection. I do not call it perfect only because I do not believe in such a thing. No need to roll, just listen.

 

[OctavianH]

When my beer pint discusses with my headphones it means it is Friday Beerday.

I have to admit I am quite bored, my EL156 adapters are blocked in customs and nobody understands what is happening there, a kind of Area 51. Let's hope I will have soon new stuff to contribute. For example EL156 or EL3N or C3g. I hardly wait.

 

[OctavianH]

After 2 weeks I need a change. Even if I like a lot a specific combination, after some time I feel I need to try something new or to revert to an older combo. I love this flexibility, because each of these have something to say. There is no right or wrong here, flexibility means you can watch the same scene from different angles. This is why I will never buy an amplifier without adjusting capabilities or what we call here tube rolling.

 

[hpamdr]

Listening a lot of blues with 6M6G and GU50 HD800S.
I also got a new toy rpi4 with pi2AES using piCore player and sounccheck special tweaks for squezelite-custom...
Eternity is still fascinating me for it's ability to render music with huge dynamics and natural.

 

[OctavianH]

Listening a lot of blues with 6M6G and GU50 HD800S.

There are some good discounts here for HD 800S. How do you see it on Eternity? Bass is enough? Speed? Detail? Does it make sense to add it to my collection, now that I sold all my other headphones except T1 and Verite. I still search for a comfy headphone to replace Verite but still retain some of its sonic qualities.

 

[hpamdr]

There are some good discounts here for HD 800S. How do you see it on Eternity? Bass is enough? Speed? Detail? Does it make sense to add it to my collection, now that I sold all my other headphones except T1 and Verite. I still search for a comfy headphone to replace Verite but still retain some of its sonic qualities.

I personally like HD800S even if some argue that Bass are not "right", it is a good complement to T1 and you can find it for fair price.
It is more detailed and is more on the hight side and more dynamic than T1. I like it a lot with vocals (but not as much as heedphone). It is light and very comfortable and you can have support in Europe direct from Germany !

Eternity drive it wondefully on low gain at 25-50% of volume. It pairs well with dynamic tubes like GU50, EL39 in my setup, with KT88 you should add some darkness if you miss deep BASS. I'm not able to compare with Verité as the only audition i did was not in good condition.

 

[OctavianH]

I personally like HD800S even if some argue that Bass are not "right", it is a good complement to T1 and you can find it for fair price.
It is more detailed and is more on the hight side and more dynamic than T1. I like it a lot with vocals (but not as much as heedphone). It is light and very comfortable and you can have support in Europe direct from Germany !

Yes, this is what I like at these old german companies, support. My T1.2 looks incredible with the new headband and earpads, and works as a charm. Even for HD 800S you can find easily parts if needed. Now, try this with other more expensive boutique headphones... But I always considered HD 800 tuned somehow for classical music and with my genre preferences I always considered it too bright. I never heard the HD 800S, but I guess it is close to HD 800. I will think about this.