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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Thanks for the inspiration, just cranked up the Conductor its really a very nice sounding 3in1, DAC uses ESS SABRE chip .,nice big soundstage...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 10, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    I have a Burson Conductor 4wpc and very transparent i like this amp with classical mostly upgraded a few parts in it, the U.S.B module and i had...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 10, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    I have some 6GU7 will give them another listen in the WA2 ,there plug&play...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 10, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    i...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 9, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Got my tubes today a couple balloon shape 280 lovely i mean nice lol along with my #80 happy to say that they all work . Happy Happy !!!!...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 8, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Favorite drivers in my WA2 are the Miniwatt /Dario E188CC /7308 very nice top end thats with 5998 as power tubes and RFT EZ81 rectifiers ....
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 8, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Recently talked about a cheap tube that i used as driver in the WA22 the 6BK7 received comfirmation that it is plug & play in the WA22 but needs...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 7, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Dont know if this could be of interest .Got this from Woo awhile back...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 6, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    The guy i bought the 5 #80 rectifiers from just told me that he threw in another one free wow that doesnt happen often .Now i can say im good for...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 6, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    This past summer got a bunch of these rectifiers they look weird but sound no worst than any other rectifier they are also very cheap and they...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 4, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Chatham's 6080WA can sometimes be had for cheap got these10 not to long ago for $50.00 cant complain .Also just got another deal just now 5 type...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 4, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Dont know if the UX 280 sounds good but i shure like that globe shape...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 3, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Speaking of Russian tubes for some reason when i put them in the WA22 i get a buzzing sound cleaned the pins same thing so i tried them in the WA2...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 3, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    To bad radio doesnt work i would probably have to invest a few hundred to get it going this is my other one it works its a RCA M-46...
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 2, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    OTLs, tube rolling, and other glowing delights

    Pictures of my radio [IMG] [IMG]
    Post by: MIKELAP, Dec 2, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units