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Looks like someone didn't read their welcome PM...

Crap, this place is all about post counts? I must have missed the memo.

So it would seem that they do go nuts for that tube. Do post your impressions please

That's what I started off with, basically. Let me know what you think of the 5998's Yea, but I think it's a different seller than the one you got yours from.

x4 x4 x4 x4! [/couldn't help it]

Just picked up a pair of 421a's last night. Damn you crappy.

What tubes did you get?

The pcb's do have "Woo audio" silkscreened on them, but it's rather hard to tell the difference between the Connex and Woo Audio sockets.

x3 It's difficult to resist the temptation

I actually picked up the teflon sockets and pcbs from both Woo and Parts Connexion, they're interchangeable in terms of fit. Not sure how the fit is for the ceramics though.

Ah, so you didn't pick up the pcb's for the ceramics?

What's up with the pins? I didn't even look at the stock ones, so I'll have to check when I get home to see how the pins are on them. Yes, I used the add-on PCBs to help with the wiring, since it does make the soldering much easier. You will have to dremel out a notch to make sure the post for the speedball right above the smaller tube socket fits, but it's a 2 second affair to do that.

I just bit the bullet and went with the connex teflon sockets

Recently bought a Greenlee 15/16" slugbuster punch too....drat.

From the tube faq on HF: "A rattling sound from your tube base is bad? Wrong! The sound is usually due to some dislodged glue, and is usually harmless." FWIW, I have a 5998 that rattles and it works just fine (no, it's not the one that had a channel disappear for a few hours...)

It's amazing what those power cables can do

Hah! Great minds think alike! I also think that'd be a great pairing

Exactly my thoughts, there is a project I have in mind that uses them, but the other components would be $$$

I haven't really done any serious comparisons. I sat down for a couple of hours the first night that the amp was fully complete and did a gamut of testing my various tubes. I ended up liking the 5998 + Mullard the most though I also liked the RCA 5814A. Other than the initial burst of tube swapping I'm quite happy now with the 5998 + Mullard/RCA. Wouldn't mind giving the Bugle boy a try though!

Lotus Notes with Sharepoint? Sounds like someone didn't think this one through...

When's this Texas meet you speak of?

Good to hear that they sound as good as they look, Steve. The finish on those piano black cabinets looks really nice (especially for the price). What are you using to power the speakers?

I thought I was playing Jeopardy.

Pianos, obviously?

How much have you spent on tubes (only) so far? With burn-in, it sounds 2062.7% better.