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[alexc]

I really love that song    'new kid in town'    [the eagles]    ..  re 'johnny come lately'

A recent listening to a modern remaster (I think),  on my home system, just floored me with the fine-ness of the recording, mix nd rrangement.

It seemed quite a lot more refined than I remember from the radio over the years. In a good way.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I don't know how it is down under (probably similar) but broadcast heavily processes recordings to sound louder on the dial to attract more listeners.

I recall back in 70-80s how much different records sounded than the radio... The same exact recordings.

JR

 

[Kingston]

So you are fighting with bad tubes. How about some CCCP military? These things are awesome, matching western datasheets - because they are copied from it and further improved - and when not we can adapt. Despite the modern Soviet/Ukraine proxy war these things are still cheap and vibration-designated for Sukhoi military fighters and atomic bombs. You don't have to resort to parlor tricks for great sound.

 

[gyraf]

Yes, (NOS) Sovjet tubes are a good bet these days. The main problem seems to be to find trustworthy places to buy them.

Jakob E.

 

[alexc]

I like the  soviet russia tubes generally speaking ..  particularly if one is a    'scope jockey'      wannabee  (like me 

Mostly I spend time on el84 family types  now,  from the day back then in russia and related states .. 

They do quite well with most of what I use them for. 

I do like to try them against modern stuff and vintage too,  and it's mostly pretty close, as far as I can determine but for the 'quant' in the soul, the russian old and new do pretty good.

I won't deny I have wondered how much further, in relatively simple perforance measures,  active devices can further the  'fine audio'  thing, in tubes. 

My belief is    'a little'.    I takes more than I know.

 

[analag]

That's not what I see. The 1st triode's anode meets the source of the 1st MOSFET, so it looks to me like a quite low Z.
The second triode is cascoded, so again the anode load is very low. Correct me if I'm mistaken.

But that is not the final schemo...I told you I was tempted to share. I did not say I would share.

 

[gyraf]

I did not say I would share.

..only trolling then?

 

[abbey road d enfer]

But that is not the final schemo...I told you I was tempted to share. I did not say I would share.

I'm wondering... may be we should create a new sub-group just for you, that would be Foolery.

 

[analag]

I will say I used a 12SL7 and 12SN7 because they are cheap and available in NOS. And they sound amazing!

 

[Ricardus]

But that is not the final schemo...I told you I was tempted to share. I did not say I would share.

Then what's the point?

 

[abbey road d enfer]

Then what's the point?

Don't expect a sensible answer from analag.

 

[analag]

Hmmm, I love her so much I have enough NOS tubes to fuel her past my lifetime. Eventually I will share but not yet. I'm not so happy with the ol boys club!

 

[analag]

Further more I used Edcore nickel core 1:8 and silicon steel 4:1 to get the harmonics I like.  If I wanted something else I would just as easily wind my own the old fashioned way like in my Monsterchild 670 which i will never share, lol. The Monsterchild is impervious to imbalance on the pushpull pair.

 

[Ricardus]

Eventually I will share but not yet. I'm not so happy with the ol boys club!

BASTARDS!!!! 

 

[analag]

BASTARDS!!!! 

The elitists, armchair superstars. They laughed at the optical comp until it was proven, they mangled the PM660. But I have the updated version of all those.  And more!

 

[Ricardus]

The elitists, armchair superstars. They laughed at the optical comp until it was proven, they mangled the PM660. But I have the updated version of all those.  And more!

They're all here? In this thread?!?!

 

[analag]

Nah not in this thread.  Sorry to all the peeps  who struggled with some things. I was going through a bad divorce and massive child support payments. Audio was far from my mind. I gave up  those schemos because I was pretty much done, but years later I am black, I mean back and better than before