Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy

I modded the lid to my preamp to compensate for the extra height

Talk about overcomplicating things lol. 12ua7 run at half the voltage than 6922, how did you even do that and why?

The Reflektors are much more extended top to bottom, with an almost solid state quickness to it.

Sounds very promising, that’s exactly what i want! I
If they don’t sound as good to me, would you buy them off me?
I’ll make you a very (!!) favorable price!

Regardless of application; they always sounded the most natural(least colored, most extended, top/bottom) while provided the best sound stage and imaging.

They seem to extend more than the Philips aswell in my application. However, that might be a "placebo" effect because the Philips tend to boost what is very tuned down with the Siemens and tune down what’s very elevated with the Siemens. Guitar track becomes the dominant element. With the Siemens it’s usually the snare drum.

But that’s what makes the Siemens interesting for me, not all the frequencies are equally loud. When listening to metal or rock, or any music with drums. The snare drum is always very dominant louder than everything else, while guitars are more in the backround. The highs are accentuated quite a bit, right on the limit.

Makes me think that the Siemens are very transparent because what i described (strong bass, weak mids, strong highs) is the signature V shape which Fostex headphones are known for.

Anyway seems to depend a lot on the amplifier itself.

jtcf891 posts02-28-2020 7:19pmReflektors are warm with great bass.That's what I hear anyway:-)
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Reflektors are not warm sounding tubes.

Musical, yes. Warm? Not in the sense of a Tele or any of the other warm sounding tubes. 75 silver shields are just to the musical side of the spectrum without sounding overly warm and lush. They are highly detailed and dynamic while also maintaining a great sense of musicality.

The bass is balanced, fast and controlled.

two thoughts, trying to fix headphones w tube sounds backwards to me, but hey we are where we are.

I would call Andy at Vintage Tube in Michigan. Only guy I really trust at the end of the test equipment needed to find a perfect tube. RAM tubes also, but Andy for what you seek...

have fun

Andy is a good guy but will sell you what he has in stock. The Tele 6dj8’s I bought were from Andy. The first set had a bad tube. The replacement set was mismatched, and while I was waiting for the 3rd set I ordered the Reflektors. With Zero hours on them the Reflectors were better than the Tele’s which by then had about 150 hours. I kept the Reflectors in my 205 and never looked back.

Andy is a good guy and apologized for the entire episode but he’s not anywhere near infallible.

Not trying to fix headphones, just an observation.

About Andy, i am not a big fan of selection processes like he does.

If a tube is NOS and unused, factory surplus etc the tube should work great.

Factories had quality control aswell back then.

Also his doing rather agressive marketing trying to cause distrust and sceptiscism towards competition. The prices are outrageous aswell, 200$ for a pair of EL84 is a scam.