crappyjones123

ive heard about 8 or 9 12au7 variants now and havent heard anything as quiet as the amperex bugle boy 12au7. next comes the hytron 5814a. could live with either but 421a + the bugle boy is what i listen to most of the time.

you wont be damning me when you listen to them. the ones from ebay?

i can feed the habit as well. got plenty of crack derivatives to float around

i am far too paranoid. returned the tube to the seller and asked for a replacement. but then again, i am in the same state so shipping back to the place was cheap.

trying to get google voice set up so i can make phone calls from my computer. using windows 7 64 bit. the thinkpad has built in mics which sucks so i am trying to use a zalman mic that i have been using for the past 7 years without issue. i can use the mic in ventrilo (skype like program gamers use) and it works just fine so hardware is fine. current set up is as follows. usb - gamma 2 - crack - 650s (for hearing) zalman mic - thinkpad combo jack (same jack for headphones and mic) built in mics are muted. built in volume control is muted. when i go into volume control settings i only see the settings for the built in mic. when i go into google voice settings i see "default device" and the built in mic. i can hear just fine. usb dac works with google voice. when i select default device for mic, and talk, nothing happens. when i select built in mic and unmute it, the voice meter moves. thoughts on how to use the external mic are more than welcome. been working on this for a while now.

listening to raytheon 6as7g with the amperex 12au7. sounds anemic compared to the 5998 and the 421a. marked lack of bass volume (no boom boom bass) but i think that as a result of that the mids seem more emphasized. really nice for vocals but not so much for bass heavy music. bass note just withers away very quickly. with the 421a the impact seems to stick around for a little bit longer. now at 8 x 6080 variants and 19 x 12au7s :facepalm: but i am finding certain tubes to be better for certain things. however i could just keep the 421a and the bugle boy 12au7 and the amperex 7316 and all it a day. perhaps i should just sell everything else and stock pile those... nebby (or anyone else for that matter) thoughts on yours? or you are too busy listening to the lambdas

tubes are not important speaking of which, moar came in today running 421A and bugle boy now. with all the noise in the background, cant tell the difference between the $20 hytron 5814a and the $70 amperex bugle boy.

i paid $326 for the crack (only)

damn...high praise from gene. wonder how it would stack up against the crack. roughly the same price. hmm...

happy bday sir.

ipod touch arrived today but zagg invisibleshield STILL HASNT SHIPPED >< dont want to take it out without the "shield" (scared i will scratch it and it will look nasty). glad you like it dinny. hope i get to play with it soon enough. is there anything that i can use to chat with sister who has an older ipod touch (no camera) or perhaps use my ipod touch and her laptop (which has a webcam)? any source for apps other than itunes?

tried 421A all day yesterday with a rca blackplate 12au7. then switched to 5998 and couldnt tell as much of a difference. just went back to 421A and theres a marked difference in bass. waaaaaaaay nicer with the 421A. right now running the 421A with a mullard 12au7 (labeled as an amperex). mighty fine midrange. very very nice.

buncha tubes came in today. unfortunately one of the 6as7g's has a loose base (the top half isnt sealed to the base) but all other 11 tubes arrived safely (they pass the visual inspection and the rattle test). currently playing the 421A and an rca blackplate 12au7 which replaced the stock 12au7. the amp is full of surprises. MUCH cleaner on the top end. some of the bloomyness is gone. the bass is less flabby. will try swapping out the 421a for the 5998 later tonight and see how things change if they do at all. for now, amp and i are very happy. thanks doc

vicki, you just took me back to so many summers as a child that i spent reading archie digests out in the sun. good times. i bet that thing will sell like hot cakes...sad, yes. good business plan for idiots who are happy with the dollar earbuds from cvs, certainly.

so are you chinese or japanese?

woohoo go brent

man you guys take some nice photos. any suggestions or perhaps links to good photo taking practices? where the light source should be? how far to stand? a beginners guide to taking photographs if you will. 99% of the pictures i take are blurry and look like shit but randomly i come up with something that isnt totally embarrassing. would like to get better at it though.

nah...in counter strike, i shall remain crappyjones forever. no phd will take the crappyjones out of me thanks all

dissertation got signed by my advisory committee not sure what to do or how to feel now. feel very happy but sad at the same time. happy because barring my own death or the death of everyone on my advisory committee i will have a phd at the end of the semester but sad because a long journey came to an end. romanticizing a math problem isnt something that a lot of people do but in more ways than one the little problem i had been working on for so long got me through a lot of crap, provided years of annoyance but every time i chipped away at it, it provided little shots of happiness and adrenaline edging me forward. it was a formidable enemy but a gentle friend all at the same time. fucked up my shoulder but all in all, a good but sad day. got 5 recommendation letters from the advisory committee for law school at the same time. really really hope law school can offer the same intellectual stimulation that math offered.

oh snap its doc! welcome to the boards and thanks for your input on the matter.

happy bday tall sir.

any suggestions for input tubes? i have a pair of hytron 5814A's, a mullard 12au7, and a pair of bugle boy 12au7s on the way. given that this amp has already sucked in close to $700 in tubes, wouldnt mind some medium priced options. total cost so far ~$1030 with no casework done

gamma 2 dac and western electric 421As are here. one 421A is in the amp. fuck me. the sound is simply glorious. never heard soundstage this wide with the other 6080s that i tried. however, lots of noise past the 12o clock mark on the volume pot. using the gamma 2 right now. noise wasnt there with the 6080. will try the other 421A to see if the noise persists. instruments are more detailed but the sound is a little dry overall (i think). too many things have changed however - dac, tube, cables etc. so dont know what is the culprit. very nice sounding amp nonetheless. a little remark on attenuation with the tube as well. hair trigger over the lowest volume gets it to regular volume. a tad more gets it comfortably loud.

happy birthday doc.

i thought it was 2 cops and a cat...?