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    Quote Originally Posted by Stryder5 View Post
    I think you should follow Firebottle's idea, string the transformer/valve amplifier/pcb to the ceiling
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    I use some Golden Dragon tube dampers on the the two 12AX7s on my amp and also the tubes on my Phono stage.

    On the amp they definitely reduce ringing and tighten the bass.

    Shame you already bought some Jimbo as I could have dropped some in the post for you to try...
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    I bought some tube rings a week ago and popped them on last night. I was not expecting much and as with all things tweakable results can be negligible or positive or negative. I usually rant on how something has made a difference in detail but I thought that in order to give an idea how much of a difference they made I would rank them against other ancillary tweaks I have done in the past so you can see how much of an effect they had. All I would say is they were a positive effect.

    So here they come in terms of effectiveness in the weird world of hifi tweaks. I am not including equipment in this list.

    Valves
    Isolation gizmos and platforms
    IC Cables
    Valve rings
    Mains cables
    Unswitched silver plated sockets
    Fuses

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    That's quite a substantial upgrade for very little money James . Do you have a link to the ones you bought please .
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    Quote Originally Posted by brian2957 View Post
    That's quite a substantial upgrade for very little money James . Do you have a link to the ones you bought please .
    Here you go mate, not cheap but worth it. I am that impressed I am ordering more.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-X-DAMPE...-/252090224520

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    the 396a is a mm wider over the ecc83, so are the rings pliant enough to stretch?
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    the 396a is a mm wider over the ecc83, so are the rings pliant enough to stretch?
    They pop on perfectly Grant, just like a tight condom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    They pop on perfectly Grant, just like a tight condom
    cheers jim. just checking.
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    ......depends on how big the willie is that you are waving

    Sorry couldn't resist, not that there is any of this on here

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    The effects of the tube rings on the Croft 25R performance were not subtle. I noticed that, with the rings applied: bass was tighter, cleaner, and more dynamic. Transient attacks were more coherent and high frequencies were more crisp and extended, but without a trace of hardness.
    There was also improvement in the reproduction of low-level dynamics and tonality in vocals with a fuller 3D image. Some of the midrange muddiness disappeared and there was general cleaning up of detail and imaging.

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