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Old 06-07-2016, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by oddeophile View Post
Your 6550 tube is on edge of petering out at that many hrs especially if it's the Sovtek. You might want to replace the 6550 and go your shootout again. Some of the sonic issues on your Ref 5SE may well be that.
I think they say 2200 hours? It's just hitting it's stride. I wouldn't call them "sonic issues", I tried to be clear that the Ref5 sounds great, it's simply a different presentation, slightly more lush.
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