LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

[Steve Williams]

I can get more OS1 if needed. I will visit the tube store next week.

Christmas is coming early this year

 

[Sampajanna]

The Horizon community rocks. I literally had a dream the other night that I traded my Horizon for some fancy new SS dac. I woke up so relieved in the morning Also, I threw the Frankie back in for kicks with the 6384 and it is actually great. Good’ol Frankie!!

 

[Sampajanna]

Just put in a very old Brimar brown base 5U4G. So far, I have also tried KR RK 5U4G, Sophia 274b, Tak 274b and Frankie…. I will circle back to Tak soon, but I love the Frankie with the 6384/Ecc32. So far, the only thing I am certain about is the Ecc32/31. These always come back no matter what they go up against from globes to metal base and TS 6SN7.

 

[plasmod3]

You mean these ones?

 

[Sampajanna]

Treasure hoard, my friend. Enough Horizon goodness for lifetimes!!

 

[Golum]

Awaiting…

 

[takacs75]

Me too

Awaiting…
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[adamaley]

Hide your wallets anytime @Golum posts about tubes

 

[Steve Williams]

Hide your wallets anytime @Golum posts about tubes

A truer word has never been spoken. Having said that I can promise that what @Golum suggests have always proved special to me ...but it's like cutting off one of your hands to buy the tubes and find back up sets
@takacs75 is running a close second behind @Golum

 

[adamaley]

A truer word has never been spoken. Having said that I can promise that what @Golum suggests have always proved special to me ...but it's like cutting off one of your hands to buy the tubes and find back up sets
@takacs75 is running a close second behind @Golum

I hope this isn't rectifier related so I can ignore it since I'm on the Pacific train.

 

[Golum]

I hope this isn't rectifier related so I can ignore it since I'm on the Pacific train.

 

[adamaley]

Uh oh

 

[takacs75]

I hope this isn't rectifier related so I can ignore it since I'm on the Pacific train.

I have friends with Pacific And they know things you don’t want to hear

 

[Steve Williams]

I have friends with Pacific And they know things you don’t want to hear

‘Knowing‘ typically leads to understanding but in tube rolling knowing only leads to poverty

Knowing takasz and golum are two of the greatest. But it’s going to cost you

Caveat emptor

 

[Sampajanna]

I am making strides. The driver is dialed in via ECC32 & 31. Surprisingly, the 31 w/ adapters works better in certain configurations. Still playing with power and recti. I realize now how much the KT-170s were holding my system back. They are ok tubes, with nice attack and dynamics, but they aren’t that good relative to what’s out there. Currently listening to: ECC31, 6384s and an old brown base Brimar 5u4g recti. Nice combo….

 

[Sampajanna]

‘Knowing‘ typically leads to understanding but in tube rolling knowing only leads to poverty

Knowing takasz and golum are two of the greatest. But it’s going to cost you

Caveat emptor

I agree that tubes are expensive and also that those two (Gollum and Takasz) are both smart, experienced and good guides. However, having invested so much in rest of the system, I dont feel I can then cheap on the last part and not dial the tubes in to maximize potential. It is worth the time/effort/money…. The 6384s, for example, had a component level impact on my system. I just got the Tungsram power tubes our heroes are raving about, but need to wait a bit to try them….

 

[Steve Williams]

I’ve lesr

I agree that tubes are expensive and also that those two (Gollum and Takasz) are both smart, experienced and good guides. However, having invested so much in rest of the system, I dont feel I can then cheap on the last part and not dial the tubes in to maximize potential. It is worth the time/effort/money…. The 6384s, for example, had a component level impact on my system. I just got the Tungsram power tubes our heroes are raving about, but need to wait a bit to try them….

I’ve learned that when talking to Goran and Laszlo you should say hello, how’re you doing” Never ask them “what’s new” unless your coiffures are full

 

[Tuckia]

I’ve learned that when talking to Goran and Laszlo you should say hello, how’re you doing” Never ask them “what’s new” unless your coiffures are full

Yup.

 

[heihei]

I am making strides. The driver is dialed in via ECC32 & 31. Surprisingly, the 31 w/ adapters works better in certain configurations. Still playing with power and recti. I realize now how much the KT-170s were holding my system back. They are ok tubes, with nice attack and dynamics, but they aren’t that good relative to what’s out there. Currently listening to: ECC31, 6384s and an old brown base Brimar 5u4g recti. Nice combo….

Interesting you feel the KT-170's can be beaten by a good margin given that's what a lot of us use as the "standard"

 

[bonzo75]

Interesting you feel the KT-170's can be beaten by a good margin given that's what a lot of us use as the "standard"

Both audioquattr and I did not like the KT 170s as well as other KTs - he had 88 120s in his. We ended up with mullard el34 and ecc 31 drivers as compared to KTs