12ax7 vs 5751

Grayf
Glad you liked them. Both of those cds are good beginning to end which is rare...at least for me!

Grayf,

As you can obviously tell from all of my posts, I have found it very difficult to get past the Telefunkens too.

JBS

Grayf,
I have a hunch that given your current delight with the Tele 12AX7s that you might really like the Raytheon windmill getter 5751s. Since those are very rare and costly, you can almost approximate them with Raytheon mid 60s 2 mica regular getter BPs. They have a red painted label and some are yellow label. I was fortunate to aquire some WNDMills a while back and have some of the 2 mica non WNDMills as well. They have the strong presence you seem to prefer with excellent articulation but have a noteable increase in soundstage IME.
No I am not selling. BTW allways snatch up Sylvania TMBPs when avail at a low price- some might be only "OK" but you eventually hit on some good ones and then you are in for a treat. I can give you a little tube hunting hint. In the long run it is worth buying singles at a very reduced prices and collecting enough to match or approximate pairs. I was able to put together several different tube sets this way I couldn't find in pairs at least not at a price I could pay. Good Luck

hiya all,

i`m drawing a line under breaking in the kt88`s. i`m really not hearing any changes in sound now. there may be changes but my ears cannot hear those differences and i`m extremely happy with what i am hearing! plus 300 hours is a lot of breaking in!!!

with that said, i tried out the jan phillips 5751`s today. very very nice sound. extremely clear, pin point soundstage. the bass is very deep and clear. there`s no added warmth at all that i can detect anywhere. these tubes make sense of complex guitar lines in the soundstage. there`s also nice depth to the soundstage too. i do prefer the extra warmth some tubes give but i wouldn`t be disappointed with these in my amplifier.

jbs and mechans, you`re dead right! i absolutely love the telefunkens. they tick so many boxes and they`re a very addictive sound. the ei elites are along the same lines as well as the psvanes. mechams are you psychic??? my investigations have lead me to the raytheon windmill getter 5751`s!!! been looking at them all day online! i can`t afford them right now but they`re on my "to get" list! as are the sylvania`s. i`ve had a load of bills come through so i`m going to have to abandon getting any expensive tubes for a good while to come. mechans, your info on the raytheons and how they sound has really stood out to me. i love strong presence in the soundstage. once i get my finances straight again i`ll be looking into those and the sylvania`s and the other odd thing is i was thinking about getting single tubes today too! spooooky!!!

oh i forgot to mention (yet again as usual lol) i did order a pair of 12ax7`s earlier today. very cheap too! i ordered a pair of golden dragon 12ax7`s. heard some very good things about these and they`re the second cheapest tubes i`ve ordered too! i should have them within 48 hours so i`ll let you all know how they sound.