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    LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

    Just wanted to mention, that there is a hope for those, who didn’t catch the train called Valvo G2504 mesh. Marconi/Osram U12 / U14. Available still with mesh anodes. The sound is like you’d expect from oldest British tubes: warm, full bodied and vocals to die for.
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Hello! It is known that mesh anodes have their own character, liked and appreciated, but what about nickel anodes, are they worth interest? Has anyone tried? Such valves are rare and among the earliest ever made. There is not much about in internet. And, by the way, has anyone tried cool...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Telefunken made AZ12 mesh, with wide black anodes. I can sell one NIB - pm.
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    No, it is not the 45 setting. I don't have heater switch with many adjustments, just a toggle to choose between two. During Engine11 upgrade I asked for a change from setting "300B" to "01" tube familly. At the moment my toggle works "45" vs "01" and I'm sure, those two are not the same. I wish...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    You clearly stated what you think of the Lukasz engineering skills and about his products. As you can read in this thread, and in some other as well, there are people who dare to disagree and sure, you’re not the only one who “knows decent engineer” and dislike hum. Hope you enjoy your system...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    I jumped into this thread happy to read new posts, and found yours. You must have been frustrated and angry for Lukasz and really wanted some kind of revenge. Hope those feelings are not alive in you anymore, and if you are calmer you might see different perspective. You started thread, that’s...
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    Warsaw AVS show 2022

    Not to long, but that's all I have.
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    Warsaw AVS show 2022

    Some people found Blumenhofer sharp, unpleasant. That definitely wasn't my case. Direct, lifelike, smooth presentation just blew me away. Splendid! A friend of mine had the same observation. Though it still doesn't change my other judgement - music was simply played too loud there, as in most of...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Hello. If all you need is a bit of tubey midrange magic and you use current production recti, old recti might be just, what you're looking for.
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    Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

    @thomask congrats the Altecs. Looks like they have a comfortable home for years now and yes, they fit the room, the view, perfectly. I read you have to wait till February for 300b repair, wouldn’t be nice to meet and compare my vintage amplifiers ? Probably, but we are Ocean apart. If you can...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    That is unusual RCA tube and I have never seen it before. I do like the oldest, smooth plate, D getter RCA rectifers and belive this one might be good too.
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    @Golum, you've had before so many rectis to try, that it is very nice for me to read you like those old ones too. 5R4GY from Fivre is still one of my favorite and I use it most of the time in my Lampi. However, it is also good to know Fivre made different 5R4GY versions. I have four types and...
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    FINALLY Found A Listening Chair I Want

    Arketipo Jupiter
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    FINALLY Found A Listening Chair I Want

    That's my favorite. Missed the opportunity to buy one at special price - isn't cheap, and regret ever since. Need start to collect some side money, but it is nearly impossible as I spent more than I have for old tubes. :)
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    The WBF humor and joke thread.

    Some claim more men can be saved by banning weddings than by respiration machinery.
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    The WBF humor and joke thread.

    Man gets into a taxi and says: sorry for that bad smell, just disinfected myself. Taxi driver: no problem, since few days I don't feel any scents.
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Look similar to those branded Philco, Ward.. or Super Silvertone. All made in USA. Take a look: picture from http://vinylsavor.blogspot.com/
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    I am using metal base Phillips GZ34 rectifier now, and I'm impressed. There's not many metal based rectifiers still available, price for those tubes is high, but for some audiophiles they are the best rectifiers in history. Well, they have a unique, metal base sound signature. It’d be nice...
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    The WBF humor and joke thread.

    Yesterday at a birthday party, there was a girl. She was not familiar with a car industry and all that men’s stuff. Her husband just bought her a new car and, she was asked what car is it ? What model ? Company name ? Nothing. Everybody could sense how hard she was trying to remind herself the...
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    Shindo amps

    Hello, my opinion is, of course you can use only power amp. But, volume control pots in Shindo amps are intended only to match output signal with preamp and speakers. Those are small pots, not convinient to everyday use. Also you are soon going to get mad trying to adjust channel balance every...
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    Furutech or Oyaide Silver - Gold - Rhodium (inc NCF from Furutech) - Palladium - Beryllium - Sound Signatures

    Hello @RGMD11 , here's my opinion: 079 – warm, close, intimate. Great mids, thick bass, extreme delicate highs. Life-less. 004 – direct, full of details, natural. Controlled bass and edgy, metallic highs. 037 – thin, controlled bass, detailed, airy, natural metallic highs. I cannot stand my...
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    Most Respected Amplifier Designers

    It would be nice to have around 15 Watt, my speakers are 96dB /6 Ohm. The best tube for me in Lampi dac is 45. This gives the right perspective for what I'm looking for. I appreciate any advice.
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    Most Respected Amplifier Designers

    Thanks. I didn't know such forum exists.
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    Most Respected Amplifier Designers

    Thank's for that clarification. I'm not an audio electronic engineer, that said I have to look at second hand market. Do you know how can one distinguish the tube amplifier built by Hiraga himself ? Last months my audio experience led me to the conclusion, that nowadays within digital you can...
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    Most Respected Amplifier Designers

    Thank's Bonzo ! Good to know you have first hand experience of a'la Hiraga DIY designs and you did quite a deep investigation about it. You have postponed my plans for purchising one of Hiragas designs. In the end, it's always better to audition before purchasing, no matter who built the...
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    Most Respected Amplifier Designers

    From my perspective: J.C Verdier, some say best designs for 845 and 300B tubes. Ken Shindo, unique musicality. Jean Hiraga. They all have built great amplifiers in 90's.
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    Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

    Wait a minute. What do you mean "Duracell Pac" ? Is there some kind of battery powered device ?
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    @adamaley most tubes I use have black anode, but ... when cooking I prefer not only use salt, but a bit of pepper too. ;) There is one such a Fivre tube on ebay, but costs a lot, like we had a follower here. :cool: Sure you understand my perplexity, I cannot assure the final effect at someones...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Hi Adamaley, I got "kind of BIG 7" balanced model. Sylvanias 45 NOS are output tubes and, starting from most often used, I prefer three rectis: 5R4GY Fivre double D getter, brown base, gray anode – natural voice and tone, like no other recti I tried, not so dark sounding U52 GEC black base...
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    What ethernet cables are members using?

    You say, you bet. Well, watch out. I guess You are about to loose. Ethernet cables, as well as all other cables are there to carry some sort of electricity. In speaker we get acoustic wave instead of electricity, before speaker all is an electric energy modulated or carried. Electricity is the...

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