Some more loaners.. gold lion kt77 and Ge KT77 i think? And mullard el37 ☺️

True... it is pretty pricy... its going for 451usd per pair nos in where im located. Currently having a solid tungsol grey plate 6550, 3 hole tungsol 6550 and soon mullard el37 (not sure which type yet) for a loaner.

ive heard that there are three types of el37? clear glass, smoke glass cup square getter and smoke glass o getter? which one are you currently using? wondering if all three types sound different or just similar

I find this.. sort of dependent on the output tubes, but that sounds about right. For some reason i have a tungsol 6550 3 hole that seems to need longer warm up than other tube.

tubes break in aside (i believe ive read 60 hours), i wonder how long aegis takes to burn in considering the amount of transformers it has. 100 hour? ive been babying it kinda and not really leaving it on for long time haha. sounds are good right out of the gate though thankfully

Santa came early Forgive the messy photo

for rectifier, i see V drop in the tubesheet made by @L0rdGwyn and then the wording is suggesting higher Voltage rectifier for certain low power output tubes such as el84 etc. does this mean using higher Vdrop rectifier with a higher output power tube will make it easier for the output tubes...

THe xf2 and rft both are NOS. The metal base not 100% sure, ive talked to the seller and getting the feeling its just still measures good. He used gm or mutual conductance and said its 7.75..

im somewhat trying to achieve.. buy once cry once, even though i know thats a lie 😜

I see. Thanks for the info... locally for nos el34 Xf2 is 322 usd per pair Phillips metal base is 451 per pair ANd rft nos is 193 per pair Im fully aware value is subjective but... wondering about inputs from the tube veterans here.. which of the above would be.. gold with aegis? Hehe. All...

Does anyone know phillips el34/6ca7 metal base? Are those good? Apparently were made in holland in 1950s, metal base, but the plastic thingy on the bottom near the pin, i saw theres a version that is brown plastic and one with black plastics. Anyone heard how it sounds before?

I have both. they have different strength and different chain for the best synergy to some degree. When i tried atrium on my friend setup which he tuned it in a way for biggest soundstage, atrium was magic, whilst the caldera becomes somewhat detached, less engaging. Conversely, my setup which...

Has anyone ever heard of remington/ramington el34?

Woah, envy your speaker setup, i used to love accuphase when still on speaker. Totl accu preamp.. never heard those before. You drove caldera from the speaker out or through the 6.3mm out?

Amazing drawing! ☺️. So ultimately you enjoyed ecc35 more? Giving this drawing to a random person without any context and ask them to answer what the drawing is could be funny. 😜. Is it a galaxy? Spaceship? Haha.