[bcowen]

Definition of ironic: I put the fx audio preamp with 2 GE JAN 5654Ws ahead of the Magni 3 and got the sound of the Vali 2 with the mouse ears. Go figure.

Your fx audio preamp now officially hates you for sticking GE's in it.

 

[Keno18]

Your fx audio preamp now officially hates you for sticking GE's in it.

I know, I tried Sylvanias but the GES are closer. More irony?

 

[bcowen]

I know, I tried Sylvanias but the GES are closer. More irony?

Your headphones must be broken.

 

[Keno18]

Your headphones must be broken.

No, rather I think I am.

 

[Paladin79]

Stay with the GE's @Keno18 if for no other reason than to annoy @bcowen. Does the 6CG7 require any kind of adapter at all or do you plug it into the Vali directly?

 

[Keno18]

Stay with the GE's @Keno18 if for no other reason than to annoy @bcowen. Does the 6CG7 require any kind of adapter at all or do you plug it into the Vali directly?

They plug in directly. Which ones are you looking at? I ask because I wasn't happy with the ones I tried.

 

[Mr Trev]

Stay with the GE's @Keno18 if for no other reason than to annoy @bcowen. Does the 6CG7 require any kind of adapter at all or do you plug it into the Vali directly?

No adapter required, that's the beauty. Basically they're a 9 pin 6sn7.

 

[Mr Trev]

They plug in directly. Which ones are you looking at? I ask because I wasn't happy with the ones I tried.

Which ones did you try? I have no complaints with the cleartop. Might even need to try some others now…

 

[Paladin79]

Very cool.

I have not looked at any yet, I may already own some, I will have to look around my shop this weekend. I am also in the middle of deciding on some tubes for a 300B amp I am building and I have a few driver choices. It would be nice to test some I have not tried in the Vali before making a final decision. I have used 12Au7's, 6922's, etc.

I was answering a previous post as far as which ones have I looked at.

 

[Keno18]

Which ones did you try? I have no complaints with the cleartop. Might even need to try some others now…

Clear tops I heard are good, I tried a vintage Zenith and a new production EH.

 

[Paladin79]

After three days of listening, twin 6J5's in a Vali 2 fed by two more in a tube DAC are the most impressive thing I have heard to date for bass and mids. 6sn7 Melz is more impressive overall.

 

[bcowen]

After three days of listening, twin 6J5's in a Vali 2 fed by two more in a tube DAC are the most impressive thing I have heard to date for bass and mids. 6sn7 Melz is more impressive overall.

My Melz twins arrived yesterday after spending a week in the NY Post Office (as usual). Have them cooking now...should be ready to listen to this weekend. They're the first tubes I've bought in so long I can't even remember. Weeks for sure, maybe even a month. Eternity, like.

 

[Paladin79]

My Melz twins arrived yesterday after spending a week in the NY Post Office (as usual). Have them cooking now...should be ready to listen to this weekend. They're the first tubes I've bought in so long I can't even remember. Weeks for sure, maybe even a month. Eternity, like.

So far I know nine friends who got them, eight rave about them and one likes them as best I can tell. If you do not find me any other way, PM me what you think. They do not require a lot of burn in IMHO and I believe Ripper would agree or he just said it to humor me. Oops I should not say 6sn7 Melz, 6sn7 equivalent. 6H8C or 1578.

 

[Robert Padgett]

After three days of listening, twin 6J5's in a Vali 2 fed by two more in a tube DAC are the most impressive thing I have heard to date for bass and mids. 6sn7 Melz is more impressive overall.

I agree @Paladin79--the dual Sylvania into a Vali 2 is a very impressive improvement. I was listening last night, and the bass slam is very present, but the rest is also very sweet. Of the NOS metal cans, and the wicked-old ST-types, the two pair of Sylvania tubes are by far the best! I am not sure if they are "Naughty" but they sure misbehave well

 

[bcowen]

Has anyone run across a Vali adapter for dual 1610's? I really want to try a pair of these: