[ardilla]

Hmmmm.... Since the last posters probably are responsible for making someone willing to pay that much, you shouldn't brag about how cheap you got yours, should you? =9

And anyway, if it is half as good as the usual crowd claims, it certainly should be worth it. It's not the most expensive tube out there, by far....

Is the mighty 596 not worth $198 in Audio Quality?

 

[longbowbbs]

Hmmmm.... Since the last posters probably are responsible for making someone willing to pay that much, you shouldn't brag about how cheap you got yours, should you? =9

And anyway, if it is half as good as the usual crowd claims, it certainly should be worth it. It's not the most expensive tube out there, by far....

Is the mighty 596 not worth $198 in Audio Quality?

No....I love the tube, but that price is crazy. It is a cool looking 5U4G basically. It has nice low end. Better than the Jan Sylvania's I have used. Considering what you can pick up for under $20 you are basically paying for a really cool looking tube. For me it is not 10X in sound quality though.
 
Easy for me to say though since I have a pair on the shelf....

 

 

[ardilla]

No....I love the tube, but that price is crazy. It is a cool looking 5U4G basically. It has nice low end. Better than the Jan Sylvania's I have used. Considering what you can pick up for under $20 you are basically paying for a really cool looking tube. For me it is not 10X in sound quality though.

Easy for me to say though since I have a pair on the shelf....  

Right. Wanna sell? Are you suggesting I pay 20, or just slightly above for each, then? I'm awaiting your pm

 

[longbowbbs]

Nice try Chris...

 
Since I got them for a better price I will allow them to appreciate until I decide to move them along or just burn them til they drop in the SLI-80!

 

[Silent One]

  Nice try Chris...

 
Since I got them for a better price I will allow them to appreciate until I decide to move them along or just burn them til they drop in the SLI-80!

Using the word "Drop" made me

a bit nervous...
 
 
A few hours ago, I submitted a bid for quotes on a 20-ct & 50-ct. Let's see what my broker's been smokin'! 

 

[ardilla]

Nice try Chris...

Since I got them for a better price I will allow them to appreciate until I decide to move them along or just burn them til they drop in the SLI-80!

Let me know when you have realized that you can do without them and decide to prove me wrong by letting me experience their mediocre sound ,)

 

[longbowbbs]

 

Nice try Chris...

Since I got them for a better price I will allow them to appreciate until I decide to move them along or just burn them til they drop in the SLI-80!

Let me know when you have realized that you can do without them and decide to prove me wrong by letting me experience their mediocre sound ,)

I will protect you from that difficult experience!  

 

[Nic Rhodes]

any one used a 7AF7 Loctal in their Woos?

 

[Silent One]

Yes, 7AF7 & 7N7 - WA 6 Special Edition. But the glass wasn't premium and just sounded okay.

 

[Nic Rhodes]

I regularly use 7N7s but just was wondering about pulling some 7AF7s from the attic try. In WA6se. Sounds like it might be worth a pop.

 

[Silent One]

Especially if you've already got 'em. I love playing around trying stuff inside the listening room. 

 Nuthin' has gone Ka-Boom just yet!

 

[ardilla]

I will protect you from that difficult experience!  

Sooo. Have we been talking the market value up or down in the last couple of posts?

 

[musicman59]

   
Remember who got you those tubes!

I remember my friend! 

 

[kchew]

Man, the recent prices of good tubes is really putting a damper on getting the best for the Woo amps. I'm fortunate to already own most of what I want, but I shudder to imagine how much a new amp owner would have to fork out for tubes like the 5998, GZ34 metal and TS BGRP.

I guess I'll use my affordable tubes for the month of December, just like when I first got my WA22 three years ago, and see if the magic still remains. And perhaps I'll find some combinations that sound good and are affordable as compared to the madness we are witnessing.

 

[jc9394]

Princess is on sale this Friday, not sure it is good sale or not.
 
1.     Sophia Electric 845/211 MK3 tubes with 30 days warranty: $599.99 per pair.
2.     Sophia Electric Princess 300B Carbon plate tubes with 30 days warranty: $425 per pair
3.     Sophia Electric Grade B 6SL7/6SN7/12AX7/12AU7 with 30 days warranty: $60 per tube
4.    Royal Princess 300B matched pair with one-year warranty: $950 per pair without wooden box or $999.99 with wooden box.