Dusty Chalk Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeWolf Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Crack whores have bought all the 5998's, I recon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) 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, 2013 by shellylh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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 $$ to be made is still in portables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanDragon Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Did you try 800s on the AriPower in Atlanta?**BRENT** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 FM reception was one of Mikhail's many upgrade options! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 AM reception! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Woo comes closest with the WA2 but it's not really the same thing. If someone came up with a concept and then was able to bring it to market in time to catch the HD800 fire it might be profitable. But I'd expect it to cost ~$2500 to do it right and there's a lot of up front to swallow and as Justin has said recently, the real $$ 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 http://www.vacuumtubes.net/RES%20Audio%20pages/5998.html I've ordered from them in the past. Pretty good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 I really loved my SP Extreme. They are really nice while they are alive. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 6AS7s are identical to 6080s with the exception of the envelope shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 I just like warm glowy shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wink Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Gimme that cold hard silicon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Western electric 421a. So tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Input and output transformer coupled solid state FTW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Gimme that cold hard silicon. That sounds like a dildo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 That sounds like a dildo. Pretty sure that's silicone Though silicon is certainly harder than silicone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) 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, 2013 by Torpedo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 True dat What happened to that bot which was reviewing dildos in pairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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