New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house

Abruce,
Tubed VS solid state is just as one would think... The SS rectified was faster and punchier, with tighter bass but still with a good 'floating in space' effect... The tube rectified has a touch more analog feel to it and a deeper soundstage.
That is all I could say at this point, as I have had very little listening to this L4G4 yet. But with that said, my findings match everyone else's in the thread. Glad I have one!
And Lukasz seems to be a very hard worker, cranking these babies out and making sure everyone is happy!

The 6900s are very expensive. I see 4 on EBay with the bid starting at $1K!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Matched-Quad-Bendix-MU-6900s-the-Holy-Grail-of-Audio-Tubes-/261306304173?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3cd711c6ad

So no less than $500 a pair! Glory could be right about price to performance ratio.

There is ONE good roll for the ECC40 and its the Tungsram brand! Its shorter, more robust and allegedly has an even clearer midrange! All the other brands of Ecc40s are identical and made by Phillips despite the branding. A Spanish guy has a pair on ebay for about $25 a pair plus shipping. I scooped up the Eastern European ones a day or 2 ago, so be on the llokout for them.

Unlike what Glory says, i think the ECC40s are GREAT sounding, but the Phillips ones are not so robust as they are hit and miss with durability! For the money, they have the best performance and the Tungsram version is the way to go, apparently.

Glory, link me up by email for some scoop!

I am sure the 40 is a good sounding tube but it's no 6900! With the 182/EF 800 you can do left/right brain with the Tele/Amperex tubes.

The 6900 is uber expensive costing 20x more than a nice Tungsram 40. So yeah, I have no doubts it SHOULD be better!

rave report please. AC is down, and there are some vagaries on Nervosa....