Rdr. Seraphim
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Yah, especially if you're running some expensive NOS! The 6H30 in the Sonett has a life expectancy of several thousand hours, typically 5K to 10K. It also runs pretty cool. (Donald is running these pretty conservatively.) But Oh! does it sound smooth and detailed. I was thinking about the ZDT too, but for those HOT 6C33C-B's. Gotta give it a listen one of these days though.
I've run the gambit of SS and tubes in my home rigs i.e. amp/loudspeakers. I always end up with tubes for serious home listening, musical enjoyment, and just plain fun.
Here's another hint about the musical communication the Sonett provides when listening with the ES3X. I was literally brought to tears on some of the music I was listening to, the emotional connection was so apparent. Few things do that for me.
EDIT: Re the wife acceptance factor (WAF), my dear wife wags her head every time she walks into the office. Oh well.
Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am usually at home most of the day too. But I don't like to wear out my tubes by running the amps when I am not listening. And I like to have a headphone plugged in during warm up of the tube amps (even though they are all either a transformer coupled output or a hybrid), but I also tend to keep my full size phones packed in flight cases since my wife doesn't like the mess of them laying around (or collecting dust). So, for me to switch from my laptop rig to main rig means unpacking and plugging in phones, turning the amps on, but then turning them off when I leave the house for errands or to pick up my kids (during the school year), then turning them back on when I return home. It's a shame I like tubes more than SS for my full size amps, or my life would be easier. |
Yah, especially if you're running some expensive NOS! The 6H30 in the Sonett has a life expectancy of several thousand hours, typically 5K to 10K. It also runs pretty cool. (Donald is running these pretty conservatively.) But Oh! does it sound smooth and detailed. I was thinking about the ZDT too, but for those HOT 6C33C-B's. Gotta give it a listen one of these days though.
I've run the gambit of SS and tubes in my home rigs i.e. amp/loudspeakers. I always end up with tubes for serious home listening, musical enjoyment, and just plain fun.
Here's another hint about the musical communication the Sonett provides when listening with the ES3X. I was literally brought to tears on some of the music I was listening to, the emotional connection was so apparent. Few things do that for me.
EDIT: Re the wife acceptance factor (WAF), my dear wife wags her head every time she walks into the office. Oh well.