[Silent One]

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I'm keeping it around until I finally transfer the original broadcast of the musical WarriorAnt from Central Park, and then it's out the door...
 
 

Wait... I could very well be more interested in the program than the medium!  

  
 

 

[WarriorAnt]

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Wait... I could very well be more interested in the program than the medium!  

  
 

http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=940DE6DF1639F937A15753C1A96E948260
 
http://www.abebooks.com/Poems-Lee-Breuer-Warrior-Ant-Interpreted/155867120/bd
 
http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-17/news/26264376_1_ant-steel-band-lee-breuer
 
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lee-breuer-p326194/songs
 
I have the original broadcast live from Central Park.
 
Sorry to derail the thread again.
 
 
 

 
 

 

[Silent One]

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http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=940DE6DF1639F937A15753C1A96E948260
 
http://www.abebooks.com/Poems-Lee-Breuer-Warrior-Ant-Interpreted/155867120/bd
 
http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-17/news/26264376_1_ant-steel-band-lee-breuer
 
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lee-breuer-p326194/songs
 
I have the original broadcast live from Central Park.
 
Sorry to derail the thread again.
 
 
 

 
 

No derailment here. First thing I'm goin' to do is to see how it sounds on both my WA 6 Special Edition and the Pioneer Integrated amp! And then share my private tel with you so that it can be taped on to the Nak...

 

 

[WarriorAnt]

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No derailment here. First thing I'm goin' to do is to see how it sounds on both my WA 6 Special Edition and the Pioneer Integrated amp! And then share my private tel with you so that it can be taped on to the Nak...

 

Ill be using this in my DAW to clean up occasional static hits in the broadcast.  http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/msc/     
 
 

 

[BrucYSN]

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I have a couple of pairs of GEC 6AS7G's and one of the pairs is crystal clear and the other I think would benefit from a pair of tube rings.
 
 

Wanna get rid of a pair? 
 

 

[Silent One]

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Ill be using this in my DAW to clean up occasional static hits in the broadcast.  http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/msc/     
 
 

A man of quality, good move!

 

[LUMAZ]

 
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Odd-lot.
 
I'm going to move on the Duende's this autumn (Oct/Nov). Will find out if tube sellers will break up pairs for rectifiers. If not, maybe you, shipsupt or Clayton could split the cost with me for the one that fits our EML Glass, if interested.
 

 

Thanks to you all for your "wise" words.
About tube rings, as I have already said in my last post, these Duende are perfectly equals to my tube rings (oops, to tell the truth, my tubes are black and are priced only 0,90 euros a pair). Really guys, you have been very kind to give me wise advice about my insanity to spend and not to ever rest (at least my wallet!) and I appreciate very much, but this time, why don't you listen to me? My Naim seller (as I always said,first of all is a friend  so I believe in him) sells some kind of tubes rings as your Duende but he advised me against spend about 40 euros and took me to an Electrician's shop (I don't know how is the English name for a shop that sells all kinds of electric gadgets!). The black rings that I have bought there give the same and exact accomplishment of those that it sells for 40 euros (we have made a try in his shop), the only difference being that they cost 0,90 a pair instead of 40 euros!
I have put two rings on every one of my TS BGRP and I am very happy with them. So why you too  don't try first the cheaper ones? if they are not working, you can always buy Duende rings in a second time. 
In the past I have spent a lot of money "on magic things" (such as Shakti black stone, Quantum QX4, antiresonances cones, etc.) but to tell the truth, the only magic in these things is the (very high) price!

 

[Silent One]

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Thanks to you all for your "wise" words.
About tube rings, as I have already said in my last post, these Duende are perfectly equals to my tube rings (oops, to tell the truth, my tubes are black and are priced only 0,90 euros a pair). Really guys, you have been very kind to give me wise advice about my insanity to spend and not to ever rest (at least my wallet!) and I appreciate very much, but this time, why don't you listen to me? My Naim seller (as I always said,first of all is a friend  so I believe in him) sells some kind of tubes rings as your Duende but he advised me against spend about 40 euros and took me to an Electrician's shop (I don't know how is the English name for a shop that sells all kinds of electric gadgets!). The black rings that I have bought there give the same and exact accomplishment of those that it sells for 40 euros (we have made a try in his shop), the only difference being that they cost 0,90 a pair instead of 40 euros!
I have put two rings on every one of my TS BGRP and I am very happy with them. So why you too  don't try first the cheaper ones? if they are not working, you can always buy Duende rings in a second time. 
In the past I have spent a lot of money "on magic things" (such as Shakti black stone, Quantum QX4, antiresonances cones, etc.) but to tell the truth, the only magic in these things is the (very high) price!

I appreciate the sharing of your experience. Since I won't be in the shop making anything myself, I'm always open for an audition. Especially 'imports!' Perhaps, your friend would like a bit of North American notoriety and can easily achieve this by sending me a trio (pair 6SN7; single EML 5U4G) of his hand-crafted rings.  

  I'll make sure his rings get the proper attention they deserve. Out of curiosity, does your region host any electronic shows? Are there any gatherings (meets) by friends or like minded audiophiles? If so, have you had an opportunity to attend any?
 

 

[LUMAZ]

 
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I appreciate the sharing of your experience. Since I won't be in the shop making anything myself, I'm always open for an audition. Especially 'imports!' Perhaps, your friend would like a bit of North American notoriety and can easily achieve this by sending me a trio (pair 6SN7; single EML 5U4G) of his hand-crafted rings.  

  I'll make sure his rings get the proper attention they deserve. Out of curiosity, does your region host any electronic shows? Are there any gatherings (meets) by friends or like minded audiophiles? If so, have you had an opportunity to attend any?
 

Hello SilentOne, maybe I didn't explain very well in English my theory. My friend (if you want take a look at his shop here is the link: www.gianfaldoni.com) doesn't make by himself tube rings because every shop that sells electric things (such as bulbs, electric socket, etc) has in store these things (that is, at least in Italy). I don't really know what they are for, out of our hi end "hobby", but for our purpose they really work and for me that is enough. I don't know what kind of shop you have in the USA where you can find them but I suppose that you can go where you buy electric bulbs and things like that. Unfortunately, at the moment, I can't put on the thread some pic to let you see how they are but I assure that they are equal to Duende or expensive tube rings like that in SQ improvements.
Why you Bay Area's guys don't try to make a search of these things in some electric shops? (I think that also MikeMalter is interested in buying them). Unfortunately I didn't find anything to put on my rectifier tube (the Sophia Princess) because it is too large. 
In Tuscany, every year, there is a small electronic show (two days). The last one has been in Florence, last June, but I could't attend to because on weekends I take care of my old daddy.
My luck is to be friend with Mr. Gianfaldoni that give me the possibily to go in his shop, also after work's hour (that is in the evening) to listen to a lot of high end gear: turntables. cd player, cables, speaker system and so on. He is a very competent guy and every time he gives explanations, honest advice, and answer to every my question about all that I am dubious. Like I already said, now he has lend me a sort of double panel table with four springs that helps to eliminate microphonicity on my WA22's tubes and also to change the presence of low, mid range, and high frequencies. For example, if you listen to hard rock and you want more punch and bass you turn clockwise the springs, otherwise if you are listening to classical and you want more mid and high frequencies you turn counterclockwise. Simple as that!
 
 

 

[musicman59]

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Odd-lot.
 
I'm going to move on the Duende's this autumn (Oct/Nov). Will find out if tube sellers will break up pairs for rectifiers. If not, maybe you, shipsupt or Clayton could split the cost with me for the one that fits our EML Glass, if interested.
 

 

I am using the Duende in my WA5-LE tubes and like them better than the Herbie's Halo I was using (and still have). The only potential issue is that the Dunende requires parallel walls to stay in place. In my case my EML 5U4G Mesh tubes do not have the wall parallal at the "top hat". It apers down going up so the Duende silicone ring just slip up and can't stay in place. My EML 300B are fine as well as the rest of my rectifiers and 6SN7 tubes.
 
Check your tube first to make sure the walls are parallel before ordering.

 

 

[Icenine2]

MM,
 
Looking at your WA5LE is what started me in higher-end headphone land!  Still beautiful!  I know you've covered this but which headphone is your preference over the others?
 
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I am using the Duende in my WA5-LE tubes and like them better than the Herbie's Halo I was using (and still have). The only potential issue is that the Dunende requires parallel walls to stay in place. In my case my EML 5U4G Mesh tubes do not have the wall parallal at the "top hat". It apers down going up so the Duende silicone ring just slip up and can't stay in place. My EML 300B are fine as well as the rest of my rectifiers and 6SN7 tubes.
 
Check your tube first to make sure the walls are parallel before ordering.

 

 

 

[musicman59]

Thanks Icenine2. It is really splitting hairs between the HD800 and the T1 but after the last mod in the HD800 when Robert replaced the tiny crappy wire that goes from the connector to the driver with a OCC WireWorld wire and using a Zeus cable I think the HD800 wins by a nose.

Among the closed design I think the DX1000 is the winner after the recable job. I still need to recable the D7000 to make a fair comparison.

Over all to my taste the HD800 is my favorite together with the HE-6 but I need to be careful with what drivers to use with the HE-6. Using the HE-6 the amp distorts when I use my Mullard ECC32 but sounds great with the Sylvania 6SN7WGT brown base chrome top or the Brimar CV1988.
Don't know why this happens but it does so I basically use the WA5-LE with the Mullard for all my dynamic headphones and my Threshold T50 for the HE-6.

 

[LUMAZ]

Hello dear friends,
I have decided to relax (well, at least for some months) to let breathe again my poor wallet and to enjoy all my precious CD's until, I think, next Springtime (more or less)! Then I will certainly feel the urge to buy an headphone ampli to equal (if possible) my Naim 555. At this moment, the only one that I have in mind seems to be Apex Pinnacle but since I am a Woo's fan and lover, I will hope that new Woo flagship ampli (any news about it?) will be up to the Pinnacle. And here you all will be very useful, I mean, those of you lucky ones that will go to Rocky Mountain Audio Fest next October.
Please guys, if you can, listen carefully to Apex Pinnacle (and also to Cavalli Audio LF) and, if already available, to the new Woo ampli and let us know (we poor mortals that live in far away lands...) what do you sincerely think about it, and which one, in your opinion, is the best tube headphone ampi in the world.Thanks in advance! 

 

[Skylab]

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Over all to my taste the HD800 is my favorite together with the HE-6 but I need to be careful with what drivers to use with the HE-6. Using the HE-6 the amp distorts when I use my Mullard ECC32 but sounds great with the Sylvania 6SN7WGT brown base chrome top or the Brimar CV1988.
Don't know why this happens but it does so I basically use the WA5-LE with the Mullard for all my dynamic headphones and my Threshold T50 for the HE-6.

 
The ECC32 is a lower gain tube than the 6SN7.  That's probably the issue.
 
 

 

[dminches]

Is gain different than mu?  The ECC32 mu is 32 vs. 20 for 6SN7.