Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?

Hi Budburma-
I know someone who has the CD-2 and although I have not heard the player I was told that switching to 80's NOS 6H30DR tubes make a world of difference.
Sorry I can't provide more details.
bobf

Art, sorry to read of your health misfortunes. I pray your ailments dissipate ASAP and you can return better than ever. Thanks for the review.

God Bless,

John

From what I've read here the Gabriels seem to be a great match with the Ayon so you got that down Budburma.
I have never heard a stock 6H30 sound better than the DR
version.The difference was obvious when I upgraded to DR NOS tubes in my BAT.

I have the same info, Bobf. Trading out the tubes is a pretty tedious task that requires a lot of care.....I did it but may have dislodged one of the caps on one of the boards....I'll have to get it checked out before I can give it a listen. (Rats!)

Thanks, John. I'll have nore info in a month or so and a more definite forecast.....either 2 or 8 more months to go and I should be a-bloomin'.

The NOS DR's are all from '86 and well matched, so I think they'll be excellent, Darealjaydee. I believe that you are right and hope to find out for myself as soon as I can clear my booboo mentioned above.

Peace out and enjoy the tunes!

FYI-Gabriel Gold Extreme info regarding older cables.
The original Gabriel Gold Extreme had a silver/black jacket and is labeled Gabriel Gold on both ends of the cable.The revised version of the Extreme was labeled Extreme on one end of the cable and Gabriel Gold on the other.The outer jacket remained the same.
The latest Extreme MK 2 has an all black jacket and in my opinion is better than both previous Extreme versions.
I also think it sounds better than the original Revelation
Hope this info clears things up for members looking for used Gabriels on the market.
jd