[magiccabbage]

  I don't think it's L/R specifically matter, it's just that's the configuration that's work with out producing noise, I don't know why. Look like the tube orientation have something to do with it.
WA5 is specifically sensitive to 6F8G and adapters.
 
Beautiful pics by the way.

 

  sweet mother of **** - just plugged the LCD3 in the WA5 with the new tubes!!! My god the sound!!!

 


Sorry I missed the earlier posts: which tubes?

Inquiring mind wants to know...

EML 300b - TS BGRP 6f8g - Brimar rect from langrex. Sound is incredible - boy was I wrong about this headphone..... It has such a beautiful tone!!! 

 

[magiccabbage]

  Hey, magic cabbage you have almost the same setup I have right now. I use to have the eml 300b mesh/tung sol bgrp 6f8g/ brimar 5z4g in my Woo Audio 5.  It was good for a while but I decide to go back to the sylvania bad boy.  Between the sylvania and ts 6f8g there is only little difference.  I basically trade a little bit or mid for more air.  The reason I am writing this is to tell you that if you have a chance get the Western Electric 422a.  Since I got it recently it have been the biggest different of any tube I replace of the stock tube.  Of course all of this is with the HD 800.  I am not good with describing the sound but it just sound more balance and airy.  The detail also increase by a lot and its probably because of the balance in sound now.  I do feel that it lose a little bit of bass slam but not extension.  Overall thought the 422a is the one tube where I plug in and I didn't have to focus hard to notice the difference.  I don't even think the 422a is burn in yet either so maybe it could get even better.  I recently also got a hold of ken rad 62n7gt and trying it over the sylvania.  I will get back on that tube later.

Wont be buying anymore tubes for a few months, the next on my list will be the Elrog 300b. The 422a I might get someday or maybe the U52. 

 

[Khragon]

I need to stop reading this forum, really! LCD3 sounds angelic now too? how many HPs does one person need? haha..

 

[Justin_Time]

I need to stop reading this forum, really! LCD3 sounds angelic now too? how many HPs does one person need? haha..

 


Confucius said "a person with one pair of headphonhes knows what music sounds like, a person with several pairs is never sure."

J_T

 

[Z06_Pilot]

 

  I need to stop reading this forum, really! LCD3 sounds angelic now too? how many HPs does one person need? haha..

 


Confucius said "a person with one pair of headphonhes knows what music sounds like, a person with several pairs is never sure."

J_T

ah, very nice!

 

[Khragon]

I need to stop reading this forum, really! LCD3 sounds angelic now too? how many HPs does one person need? haha..

 


Confucius said "a person with one pair of headphonhes knows what music sounds like, a person with several pairs is never sure."

J_T

Haha nice adaptation.. Of course Confucius never read headfi.

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

  New glass 
 

 

 

A++   Awesome photos magiccabbage 

 

[Stax-i-nox]

The new Elrog 300B's....I wonder if tube dampers should be used on the Elrog's?....anyone tried that yet?  
 

 

[reeltime]

 

   
Makes no sense to me either. Amps worth thousands of dollars with craptastic tubes in them. You are getting a very small fraction of the potential of these amps with the stock tubes.
 
Mid level Shuguangs are not that expensive and are decent performers - the HiFi series, for example. These are OK tubes, and a long way better than those horrid stock abominations.
 
Those stock tubes, especially the rectifiers and 300Bs, make me want to stuff my junk in a bacon slicer.

 


The answer seems fairly simple to me: Avoid Sticker Shock!

This is similar to the way cars are sold in the US. They lure you in with the low price of the basic model then hit you with option (luxury) packages.

Let's take the Woo WA5-LE: basic model with crappy tubes $2,750--and do not forget the crappy, uh, I meant so-so quality parts.

So, which entry price would help to sell more WA5-LE? $2,750, $4,570 or $5,770?
 

 
I did one better... Found a used WA5LE on eBay with stock tubes for $1700.  Suddenly tube upgrades weren't really a big deal, in the larger picture.

 

[Stereolab42]

Just picked up (another) pair of pristine 1944 RCA VT-231 greys from a trusted seller for about $100. Looks like in my reality, WWII never ended!

 

[TonyNewman]

  Just picked up (another) pair of pristine 1944 RCA VT-231 greys from a trusted seller for about $100. Looks like in my reality, WWII never ended!

 
Congrats!

 
I use RCA 6SN7s quite a bit - really like the warmth and bass extension. Do you know if the RCA VT-231s have a similar sound to the RCA 6SN7s?

 

[magiccabbage]

 
A++   Awesome photos magiccabbage 

 

[Stereolab42]

   
Congrats!

 
I use RCA 6SN7s quite a bit - really like the warmth and bass extension. Do you know if the RCA VT-231s have a similar sound to the RCA 6SN7s?

 
Not sure, I just own RCA VT-231s and VT-99s. They do have that nice warmth actually, so probably yes.

 

[Justin_Time]

   
I did one better... Found a used WA5LE on eBay with stock tubes for $1700.  Suddenly tube upgrades weren't really a big deal, in the larger picture.

+1

 

[IndieGradoFan]

Upgraded to the Chatham 2399. They sound so much better than the TS7236. One was a little microphonic but Herbie's tube dampeners seem to have cured that issue.