Just ordered a pair of valves for my Transcription Audio power amp
1 Matched pair PSVANE Acme A211
GULP £570 sov's
I need a sit down and a stiff drink :
Location: Dagenham Essex
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I'm Allen.
Just ordered a pair of valves for my Transcription Audio power amp
1 Matched pair PSVANE Acme A211
GULP £570 sov's
I need a sit down and a stiff drink :
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Location: blackpool
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I'm neil.
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Location: Cheltenham
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I'm Charlie.
Sadly Al that's the price one has to pay for high quality output valves. At least you're not paying for NOS GE or RCA 211s
R2R: Studer A820 1/2 inch 2 track; Otari MTR-12 1/4 inch 2 track; Sony APR 5003; Sony APR 5002; Studer A807/II. Vinyl: Platine Verdier Allaerts MC1B/Schroeder Reference & Model 2 Decca C4E/Hadcock 228 TRON Seven Reference phono. Keith Monks MkII RCM Other analogue source: Nakamichi Dragon with ANT4066 mods. Amplification: TRON Meteor preamp TRON Voyager 20B SET power. Speakers: Avantgarde Duo. Digital: computing at last with Prism Sound Lyra 2 A2D converter
Location: blackpool
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I'm neil.
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Compaired to a high end cart it's a drop in the ocean
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Location: blackpool
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I'm neil.
Wow. I have a pair of near new (NOS) General Electric 211 valves in my store cupboard. Probably not quite as good as you have ordered but better than putting the money in a Building Society. Happy listening.
Last edited by bumpy; 16-05-2020 at 13:10.
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I'm George.
You would never get me buying a pair of them ??????