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• Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? - mehawt 10:09:00 04/30/07 (0)
  In Reply to: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by Paully on April 28, 2007 at 13:27:34:

  My shocking answering is the Telefunken 12au7 in the AMC CVT 1030as
  preamp. They were more ill-defined than warm. Perhaps it was bad synergy with the Tele 12ax7. There's no way I'm replacing the 12ax7s, and I found other 12au7s that worked well.

  Regards,
  Michael from Chicago
  
  

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• Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? - LKDog 17:20:16 04/28/07 (4)
  In Reply to: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by Paully on April 28, 2007 at 13:27:34:

  I just tried a pair of RCA 5963 Blackplates which many people like as a 12AU7 drop in.

  Not a good match in my setup-way too warm.

  You are welcome to them for what I paid last week-13$ shipped.

  
  
  

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  • Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? - jon_s 18:17:51 04/28/07 (3)
    In Reply to: Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by LKDog on April 28, 2007 at 17:20:16:

    RCA 5963s are the warmest, sloppiest, 12AU7's I've heard -- great recommendation!
    
    

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    • Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? - LKDog 18:25:13 04/28/07 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by jon_s on April 28, 2007 at 18:17:51:

      Why Thank You! :)

      They were quite warm with uber bass.
      Interesting tube actually and just a bit too much of a good thing in my setup which is already tilted toward the slightly warm and bass heavy side of things with my Odyssey Mono Extremes and dual ACI Titan subs.

      
      
      

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      • I actually have a sleeve of them - Paully 07:20:22 04/29/07 (1)
        In Reply to: Re: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by LKDog on April 28, 2007 at 18:25:13:

        plus another 3. They didn't strike me that way, but hey, its been a long time and my audio knowledge then was lacking (still is, but that is another story). Time to toss them in. Thanks!
        
        

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        • Re: I actually have a sleeve of them - LKDog 10:54:31 04/29/07 (0)
          In Reply to: I actually have a sleeve of them posted by Paully on April 29, 2007 at 07:20:22:

          Every preamp circuit, source> preamp> amp> speaker chain is different so you just don't know quite what will happen when you drop something in from my limited experience. RCA Cleartops have very good clarity, Mullards have smooth midrange,etc.

          Generally, the characteristics noted about a tube seem to be present-it just sort of depends on how they integrate, or not, with the rest of the system.

          Have fun!
          
          
          

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• Don't know for sure....... - Chuck Y 16:10:22 04/28/07 (0)
  In Reply to: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by Paully on April 28, 2007 at 13:27:34:

  But in two applications I have tried them the EH's seem to be good candidates. Overly warm, muddied mids compared to EI's which seem very neutral or JJ's which seem a bit warm in the bass and sparkly (uneven by pleasantly so) in the highs. I've not heard any NOS except for some pre-war EI's which I'm now using.
  
  

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• are you going to buy up the last remaining stocks of these on ebay??? nt - -3db 16:07:11 04/28/07 (2)
  In Reply to: What is the warmest, ill-defined, sloppiest, tubby 12au7 you have heard? posted by Paully on April 28, 2007 at 13:27:34:

  nt
  
  

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  • No just need a pair! - Paully 16:15:44 04/28/07 (1)
    In Reply to: are you going to buy up the last remaining stocks of these on ebay??? nt posted by -3db on April 28, 2007 at 16:07:11:

    But you never know where things might go.
    
    

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    • Talk to this guy. - Todd A. 17:04:21 04/28/07 (0)
      In Reply to: No just need a pair! posted by Paully on April 28, 2007 at 16:15:44:

      I've found Jim to be a great guy to deal with. I'm sure he can help you out.
      

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