Threw on the new Pula Anvil and it’s really a nice match! All my iems have been dead silent too. The XD05T
really is what I wanted from a tube/iem setup. Ben Folds new Christmas lp ‘Sleigher’ is a rock solid display of craft,
fun and seasonal finesse. It sounds great thru the XD05T. I’ve listened to this lp maybe 40+ times over the last several weeks
on cd/vinyl/M1+, attempting to untangle the numerous clever vocal plays weaved throughout this pleasing lp. It hasn’t grown
old yet & is highly recommended as good ‘seasonal stuff’. This warm green amp manages to sound like it looks.
Substantial, warm, inviting, surprisingly detailed, a tad rich, focused & transparent. Yes it’s ESS, but it’s good ESS.
It’s true to the recording leaving the ‘coloring portion’ in the chain to the headphones or iem. It’s never slow or veiled
but always enthusiastic, capable of parsing the musical intent. XD05T rocks quick reflexes and the agility to track musical threads
and dynamic shifts that can get smoothed over by some tube implementations. This thing hangs in there to deliver the entire
performance. Live recordings can have great tone and excitement. I’m not sure what the tubes being used are but they
remind me of the Russian Reflectors or early predecessors of the 6sn7s , the 6cg7 equivalent. I own some of those and have
used them in a Modwright Transporter in the past. Someone mentioned they knew what these are. Care to share?
Ahh, upon rereading it’s the 6n16b dual triode, never heard of it but it seems very nicely linear. Agreed it sounds really good on
strings/horns, perhaps vocals a bit hit or miss? It’s just such a rocker with its strong dynamic range. Totally agree about the
treble being a highlife. It’s got bite & extension like a mid century Amprex, this ain’t no Mullard… (-;
really is what I wanted from a tube/iem setup. Ben Folds new Christmas lp ‘Sleigher’ is a rock solid display of craft,
fun and seasonal finesse. It sounds great thru the XD05T. I’ve listened to this lp maybe 40+ times over the last several weeks
on cd/vinyl/M1+, attempting to untangle the numerous clever vocal plays weaved throughout this pleasing lp. It hasn’t grown
old yet & is highly recommended as good ‘seasonal stuff’. This warm green amp manages to sound like it looks.
Substantial, warm, inviting, surprisingly detailed, a tad rich, focused & transparent. Yes it’s ESS, but it’s good ESS.
It’s true to the recording leaving the ‘coloring portion’ in the chain to the headphones or iem. It’s never slow or veiled
but always enthusiastic, capable of parsing the musical intent. XD05T rocks quick reflexes and the agility to track musical threads
and dynamic shifts that can get smoothed over by some tube implementations. This thing hangs in there to deliver the entire
performance. Live recordings can have great tone and excitement. I’m not sure what the tubes being used are but they
remind me of the Russian Reflectors or early predecessors of the 6sn7s , the 6cg7 equivalent. I own some of those and have
used them in a Modwright Transporter in the past. Someone mentioned they knew what these are. Care to share?
Ahh, upon rereading it’s the 6n16b dual triode, never heard of it but it seems very nicely linear. Agreed it sounds really good on
strings/horns, perhaps vocals a bit hit or miss? It’s just such a rocker with its strong dynamic range. Totally agree about the
treble being a highlife. It’s got bite & extension like a mid century Amprex, this ain’t no Mullard… (-;
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