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RE: Vincent SV236MKII tube rolling suggestions

Posted by unplugged on March 30, 2014 at 11:14:31:

I appreciate your thoughts on how they generally sound and what to expect- the speakers are from the defunct Soundwave ( Fidelity Corp. ) out of Rochester , New York. They date from the mid '90's and are a 5 sided pentagon design with four drivers - two on each front angled panel and are quite efficient at 90 db ( 4 ohms ). A very open and detailed sounding speaker and I really like them. They do get pretty high marks from others who have owned them. I have changed equipment a few times but they remain which must say something. I purchased the SV236MKII last Spring and probably have at least 200 hours on it as I only use it when I actually want to listen to music as I have another basic amplifier for general listening ( back ground music ), plus the home theater set up. I also use a Sony DVP7000S through a Musical Fidelity V Dac ( might try something else one day ) and also use a Monarchy Audio DT 40A laser disc player as a transport. I could use the Oppo BDP 95 for sacd discs if I ever buy some better ones down the road. So basically nothing esoteric at the front end but I have to say that a well recorded cd still sounds pretty good so I am looking forward to getting the right balance with sme different tubes in the Vincent. One the one hand there is the always present " I wonder what these would sound like?" versus not wanting to spend too much if I like what I hear with the tubes I have on order.I do hope the G.E. 5751 black plates get me close, although I might have to try some RCAs or Sylvanias in some form at the very least. Oh, and thank you for the heads up on some of the modern tube suggestions as well!