LOL - thanks I missed that. TubeDepot is actually located here in Hamilton Ontario, where I live.
THanks
That’s the tubestore in Hamilton…The tube depot is in TN. Tubestore does not have the converters or Savers you need-You can get them both from The Tube Depot and Tubestore may have some Shuguang Tubes… I am also in Ont. Delivery from TD came in about 3-5 days…TS, well, you wil probably get tubes next day being in the same town.
I’m currently using the Gold Lion 12AU7’s. They are quiet and sound wonderful.
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My suggestion: Try some lesser tubes first. I have a couple of hundred tubes, and my experience is that they are all reasonably close if they are the same tube type. Sure there are minor variations, but to know what you like, start toward the bottom and work your way up.
A 12SL7 will not sound as good as a 2C52, but does the same job.
The Matshusita National 7DJ8 is a darn nice tube, and not real expensive.
Price has gone up on these though. Used to be about $30 each.
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My local dealer has 12au7 Matsushita but not that 7dj8. Does it matter SQ wise which voltage tubes to get ?
How’s it sound? Notice any improvement off the bat?
Sound keeps getting better- 100 hrs in
That’s a lot of tubes, coco
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Still low hrs on the tubes, but def feel big bottom end… on some tracks, it’s quite open, but not consistent. I’ll be playing these consistently for the next week and anticipate a change over that time.
Also notice, they’re really quiet. I have the current jumper set to 4ma as recommended, has anyone set it at 5ma?
BHK says no to 5mA on these tubes.
yeah, thought I saw that, but forgot why he mentioned only to use 4ma setting…
Just got a notice my telefunken 6922 have been delivered. Going to be a fun comparison, once both sets of tubes break in.
Bass, have you tried the Telefunken 6922 in your pre?
Have in my headphone rig- excellent tube. Only tried stock 12AU7, Tungsram 7DJ8, Matsushita 7DJ8 in the preamp. Should do well. Try them all!
I’m sticking with these CV-181s- makes my rig sing.
Being the inpatient boob I am , I had to pop in the 6922’s I received today … out of the gate, they sounded pretty great. A really massive soundstage. It was more of a tease. I put the Shuguangs back in and To be fair, I have only about 16hrs on them-
Just put the Cifte 12AU7’s back in and all I can say is WOW! Wish I had a back up set. The new Tele’s were good but the NOS Cifte tubes are the bomb for me. Will also try the NOS Amperex 7308’s again to see if my new set is quieter and better matched. The Cifte with Kevin’s stash matching are dead silent changing volume on the BHK pre. Really special!
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Are you (or anyone) aware of a source for these Cifte NOS bad boys?
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