markus1299
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| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Charles1dad,I honestly have been so taken with the Takatsuki/Frank pairing that I have not yet followed through on the Vac 30/30 pairing as of yet. The second set of Black Treasure tubes I purchased here on audiogon, purportedly from Grant Fidelit... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR My Takatsuki's are at the 80 hour mark and continue to improve. This tube does not behave like other power tubes I have owned. Most have a period or a break in cycle at which point the sound is not optimum until a significant amout of hours are lo... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Charles1dad,The new Takatsuki TA300B tubes are still breaking in. I've got 31 hours on them so far. They are truely a game changer in the Frankenstien amps. The highs are chrisp and well pronounced and the base seems much more controlled. It is un... | |
| Is Mach2Music out of business? Chris at Mach 2 Music 718-858-9660. Give him a call | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Swampwalker,I've got 4 used BT's that I'm going to try in my REN 30 this weekend. I've only had the stock Vac tubes in the amp since purchase. The Psvane 6sn7's were a great improvement in this amp so I'm curious how the BT's will sound with the P... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Charles1dad,The one thing you didn't tell me about these tubes is that they come with couchlock!! You install the tubes, turn on the amp and the couch grabs you and you are locked in to the incredable sound these tubes make possible. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR I received my Takatsuki's late yesterday and they are warming up in my Frankenstein amps now. Right out of the box, I,m hearing profound differences from the previous Black Bottles. I can tell that they take the Franks to a new level. I'll report ... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR I've got a pair of the Tatatsuki's on the way now...hopefully. Paul, if you do pull the trigger, let us know how they sound in your amp. I'm thinking about getting a second pair before prices go up and the base changes. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Pdreher,That's an excellent idea with the 70/70. You essentially have 2 amps in one. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Hello Charles1dad and Paul,Just back from AXPONA audio show in Jacksonville,Fl. It was a very interesting experience. I'll save details for a different thread but I'll venture forth this thought. Learning and listening to new and different technol... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Charles1dad,Thanks for the link. It's a considerable amount of money to pay for the tubes but, like you say, may be worth every penny. The Cary CAD120S was my first foray into tube amps several years ago and it's still an interesting switch off ev... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Charles1dad, I have followed this thread with interest because I also have the Frankenstein mark II monoblocks equiped with the Black Treasure 300b tubes. I have always believed this to be a stellar pairing but I would love to hear the Takatsuki 3... | |
| What tonearm and cartridge for Avid Sequel TT? I have the Avid Volvere and I'm using an Origin Illustrious arm and an Ortofon Per Windfield Cart with great results | |
| cables for Harbeth shl5 I used Synergistic Research, Tesla accelerator cables between my Harbeth SHL5's and my tube amps with great success. A/B testing since then has always proved, in my system, that these cables really do it for me. | |
| VAC 30/30 & Sophia 6SN7's Raquel,The Sophias are not standard spec 6SN7's. Their data sheet reflects that they are higher voltage equal to GTA or GTB prefixes. |