darkblacksmoke
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| Do NOS Mullard EL34 tubes last much longer than NOS SED (Svetlana) EL34 ? I doubt that original made-in-Britain Mullards will last any longer. Don't forget that the so-called NOS Mullards are actually present-day production from Russia. I find that true NOS tubes often test far stronger than their reissued counterpa... | |
| Do NOS Mullard EL34 tubes last much longer than NOS SED (Svetlana) EL34 ? forget life, either should last a long long time. which sounds best to you? do you want to listen to the less preferred sound for a long long long time? You could buy from a source that lets you return them, try the least expensive compared to ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 "Sounds optimal, but how do you manage level matching, etc.?" @hickamore If you're referring to gain matching different amps in a bi-amped setup, I do it with my McIntosh MEN2200 Room Correction System vis a vis its low/high pass filters/output... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mdalton Bi-Amping is the way, at least for me. I have two mono-blocked MC275s (running GEC A2900s and KR Audio KT88s or GEC KT88s depending on any given day) up top and a pair of Pass Labs xa160.8 mono-blocks down under. I love how they sound... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 The MC275 is a great amp once you throw away the junk OEM tubes. Which should he done with immediacy IMHO. | |
| Do NOS Mullard EL34 tubes last much longer than NOS SED (Svetlana) EL34 ? That's an insane price for the Mullards. Who is quoting you that? Source: I buy and sell rare audio tubes full-time. |