Originally Posted by Filterlab
Yep, seen all these. I'm just a little wary nowadays as I like the idea of getting optimal usage out of each valve, the 5691 escapade has made me slightly paranoid.
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Yep, seen all these. I'm just a little wary nowadays as I like the idea of getting optimal usage out of each valve, the 5691 escapade has made me slightly paranoid.
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I guess with the 5691 having twice the filament current, it would need an appropriate power supply to ensure correct operation.
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Yep and my croft pre had to be modded to accept the 5691, it changed the sonic signature markedly.
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Did the sonic signature revert to original when you switched the 5691s back out?
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Nope. The modification truly brought out the 5691's capability. So it wasn't a backwards step. It was initially quite difficult to assess what had changed and then within about 30 minutes I'd realised that the timbral quality was just on another level. Notes on things like the double bass had so much more resonance, soundstage was a little deeper with better coherence. Subtle but a big leap forward!
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VALVE
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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Ahhh, I get ya. That’s good then.
I am impressed with the 5691s, very musically satisfying.
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