Torpedo

As you can see in the left graph, the pins layout of the ECC99 is not the same as the 5687's. So for your amp you'd need either a direct adapter from the amp's 6SN7 socket to the ECC99's pins, or using two adapters, one from 6SN7 to 5687 and a second one from 5687 to your ECC99. Sounds like a tough call to me I'd contact JJ to see if they can direct you to some manufacturer making such adapters. Good luck.

Listening to it on Spotify. Not bad so far (on track 1 right now).

Hi Miguel, nice to read you here too As I replied you at Auriculares.org, I don't think it's a great idea to use a 5687 --worse an ECC99 which is not direct 5687 replacement-- on a circuit designed around the 6SN7 if you cannot change plate voltage, bias current and other parameters to take the tube to its specified performance. Moreover, knowing how Mikhail worked on his amps, I'm not very sure the amp will stand working flawlessly for much time if you start swapping tube types. In any case you may wish to try a search at Ebay, there are many tube adapters over there. At this moment no 5687 to 6SN7 available, but you might contact any of the sellers (most are chinese), eventually one could make the adapter for you. Otherwise one may appear in the future.

:prettyprincess:

just the noise, but not the smell

And that someone had received the BHSE and knew with certainty how are the voltages inside? still

Maybe by rubbing their genre differentiation attributes over the PC monitor? Come on, there's little way they can know which wires/pins carry low voltage or high one by just looking at the amp at a meet

It's just a matter of time, maybe if you live long enough to wear normal HP for 400 years around your brains, the rate of brain tumors or leukemia using ULE phones is 0.00001% lower

Nah, they just want to prove that Ultrasone's ULE "technology" is just plain bullshit.

Thanks for the reply mate. Very helpful, if I finally purchase the MBP that link will be my salvation If the machine is 64 bit capable, maybe it can accept a 64bit Windows version. Anyone tried?

I think some of you installed W7 on a Mac. If so, how it runs? Is it easy making a dual boot install on a Mac? Any additional tools needed? I recall that when Apple moved to Intel processors, having a dual boot required bootcamp or something like that, but I don't know if that's easier nowadays. I'm considering to get a MacBook Pro, the 13" one with 4Gb RAM. They come with Leopard, but I suppose I may get the offer for Snow Leopard. BTW these Macs are 32 or 64 bit machines? It'd be my first Mac, so please excuse my bleeding ignorance

Which is understandable considering I'm far from an English major I must admit that when using analytical, I also take it more for a flaw than a virtue. However, considering Upstateguy used this term to define his next amp, and included the GS1 as an usual suspect, I had to think of it in a positive way.

Well, it all depends on how much negative connotation we apply to "analytical". The B22 isn't analytical in the negative sense of killing music by enhancing unnecessary detail, or adding fake "air" or whatever which shouldn't be there. The B22 just lets pass information without adding much of his own. However, with some headphones -the HD800 come to mind- sound becomes kind of "too much of a good thing", while with other phones sound is more balanced and natural. Is under this perspective that I think that the GR, without being a warm or colored amp, is less "analytical" than the B22. Both are great amps anyway

If the GS-1 sounds anything like the Gilmore Reference I wouldn't say it's "analytical". Just rather "neutral". Probably the B22 is more in the analytical side of things, though not harsh.

Great news Doug, I hope you enjoy your new studies

Not that shitty, I wonder if some of the noises people tell aren't actually part of the album. Something like when the artists add clicks and pops as though it were a vinyl playing. The music is good, I'll be getting the album as soon as it's released.

Porcupine Tree - The incident

Have a great day mate. I hope you're enjoying your vacations too

I'd bluetack the speakers to the stands instead of spiking them. A firm attachment would transmit the speakers' enclosures resonances into the stands, which is you want. Not that spiking is bad, it would get the same results, but damaging the speaker base.

Yep, they're quite good IMHO Just finished Steely Dan - Aja Later Peter Frampton - Frampton comes alive

Happy birthday mate

Nice amp Icarium, enjoy it And share your impressions hehehe.

great

I hope they're good quality postage pounds

Finished Dire Straits - Dire Straits Now almost ready for Camel - Breathless