July 23, 201313 yr comment_590215 feedback? a guitar amps seems a similar situation, with a long cable that has feedback applied... Cincinnati has an extremely AM saturated market, for whatever reason. Actually, acting as an antenna sounds like a more likely scenario. Perhaps? Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590245 Jacob, If you decide to dabble into buying a few more tubes my recommnedation would be to track down a pair of 5998s. They used to sell in the $100-$150 range on Ebay, but looking now I don't see any good options. I'd be on the lookout for them anyway. They were far and away my favorite in the Menace, which is essentially an Extreme taken to the Extreme. 7236s would be a solid second option but as you're finding, even cheap-as-chips 6AS7s sound really fracken good. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590252 Jacob, I have some output tubes from my Extreme that I am no longer using. I think I may have a pair of TS 5998. If you are going to keep the/an Extreme long term, I could send them to you. Edited July 23, 201313 yr by shellylh Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590258 if it wasn't for the transformer fiasco and the 100% failure rate on extremes because of that Mikhail might still be in business. I still don't understand why no one builds a similar product. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590260 Woo comes closest with the WA2 but it's not really the same thing. If someone came up with a concept and then was able to bring it to market in time to catch the HD800 fire it might be profitable. But I'd expect it to cost ~$2500 to do it right and there's a lot of up front to swallow and as Justin has said recently, the real $$ to be made is still in portables. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590277 Woo comes closest with the WA2 but it's not really the same thing. If someone came up with a concept and then was able to bring it to market in time to catch the HD800 fire it might be profitable. But I'd expect it to cost ~$2500 to do it right and there's a lot of up front to swallow and as Justin has said recently, the real $$ to be made is still in portables. I was never impressed with the WA2. On the other hand, I do like the WA5LE with the HD800 but it is (probably unneccessarily) huge/heavy and not so cheap. Not saying that it is similar to the circuit of the Extreme but just saying that I like it better than the WA2. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590280 http://www.vacuumtubes.net/RES%20Audio%20pages/5998.html I've ordered from them in the past. Pretty good guys. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590281 I really loved my SP Extreme. They are really nice while they are alive. This. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590283 Never had an extreme but one of the most magical (at least to my memory) setups I ever had was the Modwright 999ES > PPX3 Slam > RS-1. Too bad the PPX3 Slam exploded my RS-1 driver (which Grado fixed out of warranty for $100). to be fair I thought it was a bad tube that exploded the RS-1, but long after I sold my PPX3 I got a tube tester and the tube tested fine. so who knows really. all I know is I've been all solid state ever since. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590291 This one should last a good long time. I found a few 6SN7s in my basement, and have some 6080s on their way, so I should be able to really knock it out. I prefer the 6AS7G to 6060 and 5998 tubes in the Extreme. I also like 6336 tubes a lot. if it wasn't for the transformer fiasco and the 100% failure rate on extremes because of that Mikhail might still be in business. I still don't understand why no one builds a similar product, Justin. FTFY. One of the big causes of problems with SP amps was Mikhail making all the tube adapters for tubes that really shouldn't be used. Use only 6SN7 and its equivalents in the driver position. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590293 6AS7s are identical to 6080s with the exception of the envelope shape. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590298 I didn't say it made sense It's probably like the vast majority of subjective preferences in audio. I also prefer the envelope of the 6AS7 so that probably plays into it. Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590327 That sounds like a dildo. Pretty sure that's silicone Though silicon is certainly harder than silicone... Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590328 Pretty sure that's silicone Though silicon is certainly harder than silicone... That's why I said "sounds like" otherwise I'd have said "that's a dildo" Edited July 23, 201313 yr by Torpedo Report
July 23, 201313 yr comment_590329 True dat What happened to that bot which was reviewing dildos in pairs? Report
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