Quick update...
After 100 hours (that counts both playing time and powered on but not playing time) I can confirm few things about them:
1) Soundstage is really (IMHO) something to get them for. If I close my eyes listening to music, the sounstage extends both in wide and in depth. Cannot say this regarding exact location of the performers/instruments, but "the picture" gets reaallly big.
I never could understand why many of my fellows are funs of mono recordings, with these tubes I can get an idea :) Listening to mono records is a fun.
2) Bass gets more focused and yet, it is still there and it is more powerful and meaty).
I tried to be critical to something that I wish would be improved. Trebles. I wish them become more airy, with delicate rollof, they are very nice but I hope when everything settles down they would become even better.
Also must say that they are quite revealing to the quality of recordings, exaggerated highs, boomy bass - you get everything what is in there.
And, yet, they are VERY seductive tubes. I often put a record to check out any changes, and stop listening when the complete record has been played through.
After 100 hours (that counts both playing time and powered on but not playing time) I can confirm few things about them:
1) Soundstage is really (IMHO) something to get them for. If I close my eyes listening to music, the sounstage extends both in wide and in depth. Cannot say this regarding exact location of the performers/instruments, but "the picture" gets reaallly big.
I never could understand why many of my fellows are funs of mono recordings, with these tubes I can get an idea :) Listening to mono records is a fun.
2) Bass gets more focused and yet, it is still there and it is more powerful and meaty).
I tried to be critical to something that I wish would be improved. Trebles. I wish them become more airy, with delicate rollof, they are very nice but I hope when everything settles down they would become even better.
Also must say that they are quite revealing to the quality of recordings, exaggerated highs, boomy bass - you get everything what is in there.
And, yet, they are VERY seductive tubes. I often put a record to check out any changes, and stop listening when the complete record has been played through.