what a difference a TUBE makes?

2008.08.16 Thought I was absolutely satisfied with my tubes combo for my Sun Audio SV-2A3. The combo are current productions but extremely dynamic with lots'a prat, heavy bass, presence & power aplenty, they voiced and sounded unlike a flea 3.5watt SET, though lack refinement and delicate detail extension. These daily regulars are Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB, ShuGuang 2A3C and Sovtek 5U4G. The preamp tubes are dampened with herbie's microphonics-absorbing pads on titanium C-rings whilst the power and rectifier are dampened with plumber's white teflon tape.

With the extended high frequencies, refinement and delicate sonics of excellent unaffordable set-ups in recent HK HiFi Show 2008 still lingering and spinning in my dizzy head, I thought "what the heck perhaps my setup can sound just as good" I replaced the daily tubes with my stash of NOS, Tung-Sols to RCA-JAN-CRC-6SN7 VT-231, 2A3C to KenRad JAN-CKR-2A3 VT-95 and Sovtek to RCA-JAN-CRC-5U4G VT-244 and left the damper tweaks alone...refinement, delicateness, intricate details, revealing, ambience, air, clarity...

What a difference a TUBE make

Twenty-four little hours...

Brought the sun and the flowers

Where there used to be rain...

...the quartet above...VT231 extended sweet highs, VT-95 dynamics and VT-244 clarity.

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