RE: Curious

Posted by Old SteveA (A) on September 20, 2014 at 18:46:39

In Reply to: Curious posted by unclestu on September 20, 2014 at 15:35:43:

I believe it was a Buggle Boy 12ax7 & I'm not using this amp or that tube
anymore .

The tube sounded pretty nice (not the best tube I've used ; but nice all the same)
The amp really had too much of a "hybrid character" to the point of sounding a shade on the
"Cool" side of neutral. ( an honest Neutral is fine, but this Headphone amp sounds a tiny bit too "flat")

The current Headphone amp I'm using, is using a set of '74 Siemens E84L (I forget the driver tube) & is about half the cost of the Hybrid Headphone amp ( I believe it is out of production ) . For the life of me I can''t remember why I retired this piece of equipment. ( the driver tube may be the Brimar tube mentioned further up & all tubes came from Tubemonger)

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Topic - What "ages" tubes quicker; Leaving my headphone amp on or switching it on & off as needed ? - Old SteveA 06:26:32 09/20/14 (15)

RE: What "ages" tubes quicker; Leaving my headphone amp on or switching it on & off as needed ? - sony6060 07:16:48 09/21/14 (0)

I turn my tube gear off - airtime 06:29:32 09/21/14 (5)

RE: I turn my tube gear off - theaudiohiffle 19:41:16 09/24/14 (0)

Funny - unclestu 12:57:50 09/21/14 (3)

RE: Funny - Old SteveA 11:05:52 09/23/14 (2)

RE: Funny - Tre' 18:40:07 09/24/14 (1)

RE: Funny - Old SteveA 21:24:21 09/24/14 (0)

RE: What "ages" tubes quicker; Leaving my headphone amp on or switching it on & off as needed ? - Mechans 18:27:00 09/20/14 (0)

Curious - unclestu 15:35:43 09/20/14 (3)

RE: Curious - Old SteveA 18:46:39 09/20/14 (2)

Additional question - unclestu 21:19:23 09/20/14 (1)

RE: Additional question - Old SteveA 06:58:30 09/21/14 (0)

RE: What "ages" tubes quicker; Leaving my headphone amp on or switching it on & off as needed ? - abs1 15:34:19 09/20/14 (0)

You have 5,000 to 10,000 hours on a tube on average. - Chip647 14:27:58 09/20/14 (0)

RE: What "ages" tubes quicker; Leaving my headphone amp on or switching it on & off as needed ? - DAK 11:56:24 09/20/14 (0)

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RE: Curious - Old SteveA 18:46:39 09/20/14 (2)

Additional question - unclestu 21:19:23 09/20/14 (1)

RE: Additional question - Old SteveA 06:58:30 09/21/14 (0)

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