paul79

Bass is tricky. Get it right though, and everything gets right with it IME.

Nice work! Muel! Looks fantastic

Oh we understand. We know exactly what is going on....

You can put a new Sovtek 6H30 there also. Doug's Tubes. He really tests and burns in the tubes he sells, and this makes all the difference, especially for rectifiers and output tubes.

I like Dimples!!

Your Blueberry use 6922's or 6H30's?

The bleed through on one channel is indicative of the master pot not grounding out completely at stop position. It may get worse with time, but nothing to worry about. Not a bad idea to replace the tubes, and this will take any question mark out of your mind. Could cause the sharpness you hear also. I would put the Ruby KT88's in them from Doug's tubes. The ones that are AKA Penta Labs. http://www.dougstubes.com/power-tubes/ruby-kt88-v-str.html For the Rectifier, you can splurge and put NOS Mullard GZ34's in there or get some new Sovtek 5AR4's from Doug's tubes as well. The Mullard is slightly better sounding IMO, and last much longer, but not much gains in performance really for the cost. You can put new Sovtek 5AR4's in there every year or so very cheap. http://www.dougstubes.com/rectifiers/5ar4-gz34/sovtek-5ar4.html If you want really good front end tubes, go with the Mullard CV4003 in the 12AU7 slot and Mullard standard NOS 12AX7's. http://www.upscaleaudio.com/12au7-ecc82-cv4003-5814-6189/mullard-cv4003-12au7-vintage-new-old-stock/ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj2kLPn9pvMAhUJ5yYKHW4BBpMQFghXMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.audiotubes.com%2F12ax7.htm&usg=AFQjCNEQOc-wWqSO_1Xcx0QAGNcEetvshw&sig2=VFmgZVLyw8M-FElAVe2usQ On the Brent Jessie site, scroll down till you see the Mullard Matched Pair from the 60's, for $185 per matched pair.

I don't see them dimples....

Oh, and your preamp tubes will have the most influence, followed by the amp driver (12AX7). The phase splitter makes the least influence, but IMO should be a tough @$$ tube.

Craig is very cool to people that purchase his amps second (third, etc) hand. You are part of the family, and he knows best. The output tubes determines the rectifier, and I do not think you would want to use 5U4GB Rectifiers with KT88's. I think this just lowers the plate voltage for the lower watt tubes. Rolling is FUN in the VRD's, but do listen to them for awhile, and tell us what you think you would like more or less of, and we can point you in the right direction.

OK, so what are you going to do about it?

I wouldn't worry about this little flaw, you'll never see it, but I'm not Rodney

He was surely tailed, but yes, Nacho was behind it for sure. He also likely got a call with Mike's location so that he could shot block. He must have been a bit nervous though, hoping Mike wouldn't go ahead and take them both out.

Finish looks a bit rough also. What does one want for $20K??

Dammit.... Nice truck though!!

Na, I knew he was going to pull something to get back. Me and the wife were guessing at what he pulled out of the box. She guessed tape recorder. Woman... lol. Pulling at Jimmy's heart strings made him break weak.

That bumper is frowning a bit.... What happened there??

Best part of the finale was finding out what happened to that old Sansui! He keeps it in the Garage in hopes of a recovery, so that he can listen to it again, some day!! (Ya, I'm a big nerd) I didn't think it was too bad, but yes, it could have been more dramatic.

He did? He most certainly DID NOT! I think Rodney is spacing out again.....

Maybe Klipsch can recone them?

lol

Prove it

The 80's called... They want their sweater back. Notice the tapestry in the woven texture! WTF?

RCA Cleaners, Tube Socket Cleaners?, RCA Caps, and the white thing with 2 leads, I have no frikin clue.... Something for removing static perhaps?