LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

[plasmod3]

Not sure how experiences with the pac translate into the horizon. In the pac I found

We 274b engraved?we 422 ?we 274b non engraved?Marconi very old 5u4g ?USAF 596 ?rk 5u4g

 

[dminches]

Not sure how experiences with the pac translate into the horizon. In the pac I found

We 274b engraved?we 422 ?we 274b non engraved?Marconi very old 5u4g ?USAF 596 ?rk 5u4g

I never really liked my WE 422 in the Pacific (with the DHTs I tried it with). I found that it was a little bass light. I will go back to it after I get my Horizon.

 

[plasmod3]

I never really liked my WE 422 in the Pacific (with the DHTs I tried it with). I found that it was a little bass light. I will go back to it after I get my Horizon.

Agree , the 274b hence out front it seems perfect!

 

[Golum]

Well tubes arrived but Horizon is not even on the horizon yet…seems like i’m a bad sailor

 

[Steve williams]

I received my 2nd set yesterday

 

[Golum]

I received my 2nd set yesterday

I have no clue how this post is working - he’s like 200km away from me and it took a week to arrive (maybe more) with Priority post…oversees Pony Express is faster obviously….anyhow we’re set
He told me he sold them all but might happen he gets some more in the future…lets see

 

[Steve williams]

I have no clue how this post is working - he’s like 200km away from me and it took a week to arrive (maybe more) with Priority post…oversees Pony Express is faster obviously….anyhow we’re set
He told me he sold them all but might happen he gets some more in the future…lets see

He sent mine DHL Express both times and had them in 3-4 days

 

[dminches]

I am not sure how he decides on his shipping methods. Mine were shipped regular mail and somewhere between France and the US.

 

[Golum]

No idea D.! Luckily tubes will arrive before Horizon anyhow

 

[Steve williams]

I am not sure how he decides on his shipping methods. Mine were shipped regular mail and somewhere between France and the US.

No idea D.! Luckily tubes will arrive before Horizon anyhow

Francois normally always sends tubes via regular mail. I asked him to send mine via DHL Express. He did it but reluctantly so each time Took 3-4 days

 

[Willgolf]

Steve....probably a stupid question but I am asking anyway. You love your Lamm Pre. At this point why? In your system what doe the Pre have to do with your sound quality? It sounds to me like all of your changes are because of what you are doing with your Horizon. Do you ever change the tubes in your Lamm? Did the sound change? I would be curious if you changed the tubes in your Lamm if the sound would continue to change with your Horizon in play.

 

[Steve williams]

Steve....probably a stupid question but I am asking anyway. You love your Lamm Pre. At this point why? In your system what doe the Pre have to do with your sound quality? It sounds to me like all of your changes are because of what you are doing with your Horizon. Do you ever change the tubes in your Lamm? Did the sound change? I would be curious if you changed the tubes in your Lamm if the sound would continue to change with your Horizon in play.

Will

I have posted many times over the years here that Vladimir tells his clients "No tube rolling" . I have followed that rule completely and I have owned Lamm for 20 years.....but having said that I am also on record for rolling only one tube in all of my Lamm gear and that is the 12 AX7 on my ML3 amps. That is the first ttube the signal sees as it reaches the amps. I have used now for the past 8-9 years the Holy Grail of 12 AX7's, the Telefunken NOS ECC 803S with the gold pins and diamond on the base.It made a significant uptick in SQ

The Russian tubes he specs for have become unobtainium and now with what is going on in the world, Russian tubes will disappear for the short term, so even though I am not a tube roller, this is one time Will where I wish I had that option. I have tubes but not as good as what he suppled

 

[rau]

I am not sure how he decides on his shipping methods. Mine were shipped regular mail and somewhere between France and the US.

Mine came mail to in a padded envelope, a bit risky

 

[dminches]

Mine came mail to in a padded envelope, a bit risky

Yikes.

When I ship tubes I always use a box and have lots of extra padding around them.

 

[Steve williams]

Yikes.

When I ship tubes I always use a box and have lots of extra padding around them.

That’s why I asked him to send mine DHL

They we’re perfectly wrapped and well protected with bubble wrap

 

[Tuckia]

Mine came mail to in a padded envelope, a bit risky

He fit 3 pair in a padded envelope!
My one pair from Francois shipped a few days ago.
Found another pair in France.
Seems the worldwide supply has now been depleted.

 

[Steve williams]

He fit 3 pairs in a padded envelope!
My one pair from Francois shipped a few days ago.
Found another pair in France.
Seems the worldwide supply has now been depleted.

Francois always says he has no more but he has a way of finding them. After hearing them, they were clearly better than the 6900 which imo were superb. I contacted Francois for a second set He told me he has no more matched sets of the Thompson CSF 5687. He offered me the same ones Wil showed us but they were different from what my pair were. After going back and forth suddenly Francois finds a matched pair that were NIB. The boxes had never been opened. Needless to say I bought them and paid him and they were in my hands 4 days later. Francois has a friend who is also a tube collector. I suspect what I bought came from either of their personal stash. I agree the supply seems gone

 

[dminches]

I have other 5687s which I will compare to these French ones. I wouldn’t be surprised if they sounded similar or better.

 

[rau]

I have one more pair on way mine are all Thompson , I sprung for woo adapters

 

[rau]

He fit 3 pair in a padded envelope!
My one pair from Francois shipped a few days ago.
Found another pair in France.
Seems the worldwide supply has now been depleted.

No 2 pair no bubble wrap lucky because this is my delivery guy

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