Simonatsea |
04-25-2014 01:22 AM |
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Originally Posted by pstrisik
(Post 601273)
Congrats & Welcome! .... looking forward to your impressions - I have the same amp, though sounds like there may be some design variation. I haven't tried it in the KT150 yet, though I just got one - Mullard made (branded different though) 5AR4. Brent Jessee, the seller, calls it a 7 notch 5AR4. I had bought one for my SLP-05 and perceived a noticable difference in smoothness and ease (compared with a very cheap 5AR4 that came with it). This one's not a cheap tube though. $135. If you are interested, scroll down on this page: audiotubes.com/audtube.htm Audiophile Tube Price List to where it says "5AR4/GZ34 Mullard Great Britain 7-notch copper lined plates, short bottle" He has been good to work with and has some nice descriptions of tube brands, features, and sounds. Oh, and the important question....................... what color are you getting? ;)
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That Mullard 5ar4 is supposed to be one of the best. I just received my eml 5u4 mesh plate.... I had previously been running the sovtek 5y3 that Dennis included. I was listening to the Black keys "brothers" albumn and was blown away by the dynamics and texture that the inspire 6v6 had given to the album.... Equipt with a full music 6sl7 , a pair of penta kt88's and the 5y3. Truly fell in love with the LP for the first time. I then swapped out the 5y3 for the eml 5u4, well its like somebody took their foot off the gas pedal. The energy and drive was gone the texture that gave me chills faded. It was replaced by a holographic 3D image though. Gotta give it time, it may not have the power and grit I was getting from the cheap 5 y3 but it has an amazing quality of expanding the sound stage in all directions. Time to let the eml burn in a bit.
Initial impressions of my two driver tubes, I have fallen in love with my full music 6sl7 compared to my shuguang treasures cv181z. No questions, sound stage, clarity, dynamics, air. The full music is a great driver tube....
Still undecided on the eml 5u4, love the penta kt88's for power, tone and texture.
Just popped the 6v6 gold lions in for a listen..... Smooth and natural with the eml 5u4 and the full music 6sl7....
Gotta say I am sold on this wee power amp! Who would have thunk it would transform everything I thought i knew about my system..... New appreciation for every component i my system, might be because I am finally able to hear their potential.
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