It's not the destination, it's the journey.
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Originally Posted by
hjames
Well, once all the stuffiness is out of my ears and head I'm hoping it will be more obvious ...
So yours is -B but yours has the little cage around the tubes and uses the 6J1 tubes like mine does ...
so it will take the optional 6AK5W (like Patel put in the one I bought) ...
I found a pair of RCA 6SN7GTAs in of my old tube "junk box" & had them ready to go,
but when mine got here I found those are for the MK II units
(didn't know there was a difference before I saw it).
But I'm still thinking about buying that loaner JoLida I had on the system -
it did sound very nice ...
Heather, this thread is a testament to that saying.A couple of things to consider. The quality of the iron(power/output trannies) and the tubes. Dynacos were considered excellent.Certain tubes sound best in certain amps. Dynaco went almost exclusively with Mullard during their early to mid lifetime and buyers pay a bit more for those amps installed with original working Mullards. Mullard made a 12ax7,12au7,EL34,EL84.KT66/88 and many others. Even within the Mullard family there were different constructions of tubes such as short and long plates, round and square getters, codes like mC1's, F91/92's,K61's, XF1/2/3/4 etc. Those made at the Blackburn, England plant are coveted.Telefunken has it's smooth and ribbed plates. U.S. tubes like TungSol, RCA and GE all had high quality tubes in certain 'make/models' that are highly sought after as well.All had a unique sound signature that makes tube 'rolling' a common audio activity. There is a different world out there concerning this hobby. I buy and sell tubes to people all over the world who are looking for a certain sound. Enjoy the trip.