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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #157: Fresh 6C33C behavior ect. by jessie.dazzle on 2010-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
I am familiar with the fresh 6C33C behavior, and I do set bias much lower while burning them in.   This set of tubes has been installed for about 3 months; the amps are operating about 45 hours a week.   Before switching them on the next time, I'll t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #138: Six Channels are UP by anthony on 2019-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Hi Romy,So, six channels are now operational in the first DSET.  By up I mean the anode voltages on all tubes is about right and the currents are in the ballpark of where they need to be.  I am yet to check the DC Offset so hopefully that goes ok.Ini...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: 6c33c heater wiring by anthony on 2023-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melquiades For Dummies™ - step by step. in Melquiades Amplifier  28 Replies 
A small word of advice regarding wiring the 6c33c heaters.My DSET's have now have several thousand hours of use and I love them to death.  I've not heard any amplifier able to do what they do.  The first amp has over 10,000 hours now and has never fa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Bias help by cb on 2007-10-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
Yes, it is imposable to have + 0.4V on the grid, 0.0V at input, with R5 resistor in place and the gas tubes outputting +150V and -150V. My apologies, I meant to say I have  minus 4.4v on the grid with the inputs shorted. Then I unshort the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The ultrasonic wasted money. by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Herbie's Hal-O Tube Dampers in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"]Hi Romy, Well, I see in the photos what look like the newer Herbie's Hal-Os with the titanium rings on 2 of the 6C33Cs. Have you made any observation of the sonic effect of these things yet? Rgs, JJ[/quote] Truly, I did buy th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: Lamm ML3 review. by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, let dive a little bit further into my examination of the subject of Lamm ML3 What is important is to undusted that my view  less targets the Lamm ML3 but rather it targets the ML3 as a representative of entire cla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #188: Pudding and the chicken wires by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Thanks, KM It makes sense but I do not like to burn those tubes at max plate dissipation.  How about if I put one more RC chains in PS and drop anode voltages from 400V to 350V? Then if burn let say 60V in cathode then I arrive to a comfortable...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #290: The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
It is not the subject that I closely observe at this point but I have to tell you that paling with my new MF amp I do develop some linking to Chinese Shuguang tubes. They are pretty good and for $75 per pair new they are surprisingly good. I am not f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The use of gassed 6C18C. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The short "6C33C Survival Guide". in Melquiades Amplifier  20 Replies 
I already wrote a few times at my site about 6C18C. Search if you are interested.  http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=2292 If you use the 6C33C for amplification or regulation then you would hardly avoid attention to 6C18C. It w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: I do not know. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gas voltage reference 0A2 tubes. in Melquiades Amplifier  42 Replies 
[quote user="ghpicard"]Hi Romy,   I wonder whether you could advance on the octal voltage regulator testing on the Milq, and what your conclusions were. As I have already seen Milq on your new home still with the 0A2s I can assume you weren't much sa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The magnets and loading. by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another electromagnet driver: Great Vintage Loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="electronluv"]are you asking if i like higher impedance tubes with my drivers  i  have always love the sound of imac tubes round plate triodes !!! i change amps alot right now i im running 75tl amp for highs and a 300B for bass drivers . ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Warm filaments vs. downtime by Paul S on 2007-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Training amplifiers in Melquiades Amplifier  16 Replies 
I think the issue here may be how long the gear is "off" between sessions. If it's going to be quite a while between sessions, then perhaps having some juice coursing through there would shorten bloom time.  It literally took seve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #155: Cycling bias: Improvement by jessie.dazzle on 2010-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Romy, thanks, as usual, you seem to have been right.   The system is on and I just checked V2 voltage; its way off, above .4VDC, so I grabbed a hot pad from the kitchen and rocked the V2 tube. The socket made the familiar a dry creaking sound and see...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #164: Punk Rock by Paul S on 2010-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
For many years I have habitually "rocked" tubes gently in their sockets (when the equipment is off!) in order to "better establish the electrical connection".  I suppose I have done this hundreds of times with no problems, apart from three fairly rec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: The super idiot! by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] [/quote]Somebody Breuninger bought Lamm ML3 and L1 to drive his Coincident  and share his finding on TAS blog. Regardless how mature his comment are but there was something unavoidable – the wipe-ass professional with na...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Yes by shannon on 2016-11-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
I Forgot they did this.  I only have experience with se driver stage. You would remove r3 and c1. change r2 to 10k and put the bias voltage from the gas tubes across it. I would try just regualar zaruthstra srpp circuit first.  Like do you know it wi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: just keep spending more money on equipment by hagtech on 2007-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Get, or made up a tube tester, it’s necessary in Audio For Dummies ™  44 Replies 
[quote]do two tubes at once then it make sense to have one selected reference tube[/quote]I see.  Yes, the digital scope option would work.  I have one, might try it out.  With a 6c33, the VacuTrace has only enough power to trace ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Re: Help to identify 0A2 tube. by deemon on 2005-09-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gas voltage reference 0A2 tubes. in Melquiades Amplifier  42 Replies 
Hi Jack ,Thank you for your very educational info ! It looks like you are right , and your tubes are rebranded SG13P ....  Maybe a big stock of those tubes were exported , and you know them better than we do :-)And another question . You wrote :...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Like he'd just give away knowledge... by Paul S on 2007-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Get, or made up a tube tester, it’s necessary in Audio For Dummies ™  44 Replies 
I have spoken at length with Modjeski on a couple of occasions.  He is very bright, indeed, and very well educated (MS in audio/elec. eng.), and he is determined to be well-compensated for his efforts.  He tried once to make the "best"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1488: Dual PP3000 units by JOHNR on 2015-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
This is classical common mode noise interference on a common supply.  This type of noise will pass right through any power conversion technology and in both directions.  Due to the timing variations, I would expect it to be a little bit of mains inte...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: I am not an electrician. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Driver tubes, grid leak biasing, and fidelity in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
[quote user="peter foster"] My understanding had been that biasing method is a method of setting up a given tube so it works with the wanted anode current at idle with the wanted anode voltage and these conditions are met by somehow applying a correc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: "Tube Sound" by Paul S on 2011-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Getting more power from SET vs. properly distorting SS. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
While you are merely being empirical, there are actually plenty of devices that aim to "benefit" the end sound of SS gain by using tubes to "condition" the signal from DACs, etc.  Also, there are plenty of commercial widgets out there that say they w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: Druid's & Frankenstein by montepilot on 2009-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
I have the Zu Druid's which Romy has referred to. I purchased the speaker's based on the presumption that their high sensitivity and impedance would be perfect to run SET amps.  After having read the great success Arthur Salvatore had running the Fra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Earl Geddes: I can't here you but hear is link to book by Duke on 2005-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Earl Geddes: I can't here you but hear is link to book in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
i know you are saying something Romy but i cannot ear you la la la la  i am listening to my happy Sound Labs speakres and i am so peaceful la la la  maybe now you are listening too so you cannot here me either la la la la  no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #71: Further thoughts by KOTriode on 2012-03-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
Romy, in the contrary, it is very unfair to compare my 845 amp with the 6C33C. The main reason is the 845 amp used the best output/interstage transformer available, while the 6C33C's output xformer is pretty good but far from being best for the 6C33C...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Micro linearity by Amir on 2013-05-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio vs. Musical pitch in Playback Listening  17 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] As in physics the Unified Field Theory formed by Einstein does not have an accepted agreeable conclusion in audio there is no unified audio design ideology. It is not only no audio design ideology but there is no unifie...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Coupling capacitor by Romy the Cat on 2014-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
Daniel, if you have start, the igniting voltage, on the gas tubes 197V then it is perfect. If the tubes do maintain stable 150C then leave it as it. Each of the gas tribes has own stabilization voltage. If one of them has let say 148V and another 150...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: It might be used whatever you wish in the 834P by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About EAR 834P Modifications in Analog Playback  45 Replies 
I have seen people use 12AU7, 12AT7, the circuitry might be tweaked and it will accept anything. I use a 7025 in second stage (look into the linked thread “Once more unto the phonostage dear friend!”). Hey, I even used a transistor as follower! I kno...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: An amplifier for Tweeters: first ideas... by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An amplifier for Tweeters in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
Thanks, Chris. Dima I discussed today many imaginable scenarios. Initially we thought drive a single 6C19P from MF channel of super Milq. But it has some negative consequences… Eventually we decided (it is not final decision but the final with 90% ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: High transconductance and the Hawaiian archipelago. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
Jim, in my corrector (Dima’s design with R2=50R) I made many experiments adjusting the VR1. Dima proposed 150V on 7788 plate purely arbitrary, what he did it he never ever seen 7788 and it was just a concept RIAA for him. After it was built and I p...
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