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In Reply to: RE: Phillips Holland Metal Base Replica EL34 posted by SETdude on April 03, 2014 at 18:57:29
My came from Grant Fidelity. And yes, they are settling in nicely. I keep tube swapping and not letting anything break in properly. I also have some black glass 6cA7 treasure tubes that haven't had more that 25 hours on them.
Aren't transistors alien technology?
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Please let us know if your EL34s from GF came with Amplitrex data. I had 2 different PSVANE Type IIs fail within a month. Other reports that PSVANE even from Grant Fidelity went bad. Given the fail rate and bad QC in general of PSVANE it makes one wonder how reliable "working" in-spec tubes will even last. Shady.
EI,
Not being a putz but you have to endure the pain and let the tubes settle in. Just try to not listen critically. Your head plays tricks on you if you don't. I just turn the volume down for 100+ hours.
I have a quad from Grant Fidelity in my Primaluna Dialogue 2. I think they are fantastic. The only other power tubes I have tried that are in the same league are Shuguang Treasures.
As they break in in my Cayin 50T, I think you might be right. I am actually preferring these to the Treasure 6CA7s I also have been using. They look sexy as can be and now the mids are doing that blooming thing all the audiophools talk about. At $500 a quad, I hope they last me a few years. If they have a short life I won't be spending this much again and I will stick with high dollar prepubescent and the EH EL34s. If I get 2-3 years... I will likely retube with these again.
Aren't transistors alien technology?
I am not sticking with high dollar prepubescents. That was some sort of funny auto correct going on there! That should read high-dollar preamp tubes!
Aren't transistors alien technology?
whew. i had to do a triple take on that one!
-andre d
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