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In Reply to: Re: Complete Retube of an Audio Research VT100 posted by Chris Garrett on August 12, 2002 at 16:49:06:
I paid $29 a piece for my 6550C's and got a matched Octet. I also got the highest grade 6922's that are older Sovtek's from the 70's for $25 a piece. The whole tube set was $432.00 plus shipping. That seems to be 1/4th the price of tubes from ARC. They do fax the schematic for free.I know that I could have saved money by going with other 6922's, but as hard as this thing was to get balanced, I am glad that they were all within 10% or less with the individual triode balance. I also trust that the tubes I get from Upscale will work and last. I also feel that if something went wrong or was defective, then I would be taken care of. I have ARC and CJ amps and preamps and have always recieved good advice and service from Upscale. Other stores may offer as much service, but I am sticking with what I know and I have never been let down.
The other reason I am glad to have spent a little more on the NOS Sovteks is the sound. A lot of it could be due to having 8 new tubes in the amp and 4 in the preamp or that the amp is back into spec, but man the setup sounds good right now. I was just happy to get my amp back up and running, but all night, vocals have been better than ever. Its just spooky how they are there in space. I kept looking up and noticing how good the sound was while I was trying ot read. I really did not expect this much of an improvement, but it is there.
The last test for these tubes will come this next weekend when I pull the driver tubes, open the side panels and check to see how much the 6922's drifted in the first 6 days. I also plan to grab the digi-cam and take some snapshots of how I did the measurements and set up the tubes. I also plan on trying to go into a little more detail on how I did the settings. I may see if Mr. Collins wants to add to his setup pages or link mine. Either way, new pics, hints, and even part numbers will be up some time next week.
Thanks
Stephen
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- I agree on the tube prices....follow up - SAT 22:16:30 08/12/02 (0)
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