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The same area code wouldn't be enough! Alaska is all 907, so we could be 1000 miles apart, and no connecting roads, with the same area code! Nonetheless, I'd love to be able to share listening with our respective speakers. I've been curious about Zu speakers. Have you gone back to the KT150's at all for comparison? I haven't in a couple of weeks, but every time I have I've not been disappointed. So far, I think I'm characterizing the KT150 as a newer, cleaner sound and the 6v6 as the more traditional "warm" tube sound. Last edited by pstrisik; 07-13-2014 at 11:54 AM. |
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I have not gone back to the KT150's since I got my first pair of 6V6's. I should give them a spin though. Expensive tubes need to be used... They are cool looking in the amp for sure.
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The 150's aren't cheap, but we didn't pay for them outright. I told Dennis that I'm glad it's a new tube or I'd have three or four varieties of KT150's! |
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I've finally found a pair of truly "new" old stock early 70's vintage Tung-Sol 6550's that should be on the way soon. They are new in the box, newly unearthed from a collector. I've always loved the squatty big shouldered look of the TS 6550's, and it gives me an opportunity to put the nice Mullard 5AR4 back into the mix!
I'll try to do an admittedly flawed listening comparison between the KT-150's and the TS 6550's when I have a chance. I'll also post a pic with them installed in the Inspire. |
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Hi Mark,
Nice score! I have both TS 6550 reissue and Winged C 6550's. Haven't favored them over 6v6, KT150 or EL34 though. I'll be curious what you think of the "Holy Grail" 6550's. Meanwhile, I'm liking the KT150's again. This is with the Shugang 274B, which I actually prefer to my NOS Mullard/Brimar 5AR4. Enough that I just sprang for a Sophia mesh plate 274B. It's getting to be time to list some of these output tubes that I probably won't go back to, at least some of the 6v6's. |
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Those Sophia mesh 274B's are really cool. You'll have to let me know what you think of it with the KT-150's. It might work well with the TungSol 6550's too.
Did you ask Dennis about this warning from Sophia? Might be fine, but before I put a $160 tube on-line, I'd ask. Note(*): 274B is direct heating tube. The indirect heating 5AR4 may turn on slower, however, people who buy 274B is for its superior sonic performance. To fully utilize its benefits, it may require first stage capacitor (capacitor input) to be less than 10MFD, or would shorten the 274B life span (very much like smoking is bad for your health). It would not be a problem with common choke input. Please consult to your amplifier maker or refer to a tube manual. |
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No, but I will. There is at least one other person running that tube in his amp from this thread though (too lazy to refer back ).
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Wooot! A pair of the big daddy Quadras just went up on eBay. Very cool looking.
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Hi Mark.......
They sold already! Dennis says he is working up a pair of the Quattros monoblocs in red. Will pull at my heart!! He also reassures me that the Sophia will be fine to run in the KT150. |
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Regards, Joe Ling
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Source 1 - Bergmann Sleipner + Benz Micro LP-S + ARC ref phono 10 (should have done this ages ago) Source 2 - Avid Acutus SP reference + Thales Reference tone arm + Benz Micro LPS (DS Audio Master 1 broken tip repaired but cost me USD2k. Still having issues - channel imbalance - back to dealer. However, channel issues not withstanding, sounded very very nice. Need to get it back soonest) Source 3 - DCS Vivaldi + Antelope reference clock or Cybershaft Op18 (not floating my boat so far) Source 5 - ROON ROCK with Aurender W20 as NAS & 2 units of SOTM switch with 10M input (the new frontier but still cannot beat CD for now) - ROON endpoint - Vivaldi upsampler Amplification - Naim Statement Speakers - ProAc Carbon 8 + JL FM113 x2 (replacement purchased - Stella Utopia EVO but due to lockdown, could be a year's wait) Purepower 2000 x 2 (&$@#% but sounds nice) Shunyata Denali X 2 |
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