Let's see your tubes!

adrianc · « **Reply #400 on:** 20 Mar 2013, 03:31 pm »

Mullard GZ34 Big Black base
Five different version,from left to right
No edges on plate and with no metal piece under top mica
No edges on plate and with metal piece round at both end under top mica
No edges on plate and with rectangular shiny piece under top mica
With edges on plate and wih rectangular shiny piece under top mica
With edges on plate and no metal piece under top mica

adrianc · « **Reply #401 on:** 26 Mar 2013, 06:10 pm »

Mullard ECC33

adrianc · « **Reply #402 on:** 2 Apr 2013, 08:52 pm »

Mullard ECC32

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #403 on:** 2 Apr 2013, 09:48 pm »

Adrianc:
Wow, your collection are extensive indeed.
Do you had any NOS 805??

adrianc · « **Reply #404 on:** 2 Apr 2013, 10:01 pm »

Quote from: FULLRANGEMAN on 2 Apr 2013, 09:48 pm

Adrianc:
Wow, your collection are extensive indeed.
Do you had any NOS 805??

Hi,FULLRANGEMAN,
No,I don't.

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #405 on:** 2 Apr 2013, 10:17 pm »

Quote from: adrianc on 2 Apr 2013, 10:01 pm

Hi,FULLRANGEMAN,
No,I don't.

Ooh, too bad and with the current prices I would not have too.
Thanks

SteveFord · « **Reply #406 on:** 5 Apr 2013, 08:53 pm »

21st Century preamp design
my "new" AVA AVAStar - sonically very similar to my beloved, departed Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 but an entirely different approach
A handsome unit which is very well built and it mates up nicely with the Magnepan 1.7s

medium jim · « **Reply #407 on:** 5 Apr 2013, 09:28 pm »

It must be a good day in Casa Ford, yesterday the UV3 was back in action and today a new pre to enjoy!

Jim

SteveFord · « **Reply #408 on:** 5 Apr 2013, 09:38 pm »

Thank you, I'm a happy camper. I went from two dead systems to two functioning ones.
The UV3 mates up so nice with the downstairs system and the AVA is just perfect upstairs.
Two totally different design approaches and different presentations to the music but it worked out just like I thought it would.

medium jim · « **Reply #409 on:** 5 Apr 2013, 11:10 pm »

The importance of the preamp cannot be under estimated.

Jim

Freo-1 · « **Reply #410 on:** 6 Apr 2013, 05:35 pm »

I got very lucky and obtained a motherlode of vintage NOS power tubes (33 Western Electric Hytron Smoked Glass 1625):

Plus a dozen Sylvania 1625's

And here is what they look like in use:

medium jim · « **Reply #411 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 02:10 am »

RPM123 · « **Reply #412 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 11:04 pm »

adrianc · « **Reply #413 on:** 16 Apr 2013, 10:53 am »

Two Earlier ECC32 Mullard

adrianc · « **Reply #414 on:** 16 Apr 2013, 10:54 am »

Getter of the first version

adrianc · « **Reply #415 on:** 16 Apr 2013, 10:57 am »

Different getters

dminches · « **Reply #416 on:** 16 Apr 2013, 11:48 am »

Very nice Adrian. The ECC32 is one of the nicest sounding tubes.

adrianc · « **Reply #417 on:** 17 Apr 2013, 10:32 am »

Quote from: dminches on 16 Apr 2013, 11:48 am

Very nice Adrian. The ECC32 is one of the nicest sounding tubes.

Hi,David,these ECC33 sounds nice as well
First genaration black plate hat getter

Second generation with black plate and D getter

adrianc · « **Reply #418 on:** 17 Apr 2013, 09:09 pm »

Third generation,grey plate with D getter

adrianc · « **Reply #419 on:** 17 Apr 2013, 09:17 pm »

Fourth generation,grey plate with rectangular getter