What's Wrong With The LS-26??

nc42acc said:
Thanks Cyril, must have been the way I read the post Chris made, all clear now.

Hey Chris congrats on the LS-26 purchase. The Sovtek and EH 6H30 give you some tube rolling options depending on the flavor you are after. Beware of the fake DR super tubes, lots floating around.
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The Sovtek and EH 6H30's are the same tube and made in the same plant. The only difference is that the EH's have gold pins otherwise they are identical. I use them in my BAT VK-51se. You can look for some NOS 6H30's but they are expensive and hard to find. I have read mixed reviews on them.

Congrats on the new Preamp.
 
Wow I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

Mechnutt said:
The Sovtek and EH 6H30's are the same tube and made in the same plant. The only difference is that the EH's have gold pins otherwise they are identical. I use them in my BAT VK-51se. You can look for some NOS 6H30's but they are expensive and hard to find. I have read mixed reviews on them.

Congrats on the new Preamp.
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So...I like it; plenty! :audiophile:

Sure...I can see why some don't; or think it's m'eh. It really is, very linear...for a tube unit.

But paired with the VT-50, that's lending some weight and body; and that's turning out, to have very good synergy...with the PMCs.

If I wanted to warm things up a bit...I could always go KT-88s, in place of the 6550Cs; but I'm not ready for that crap-shoot yet :blush:

Just for sh*ts & giggles (uh-oh...last time I started a sentence like that, a sh*t-storm ensued); what's my upgrade path, when I'm ready?

27? Ref 3? Or step the amp up, to like a Ref 75?
 
Depending on your budget, I would skip LS-27 and Ref 3 (which is what I still have) and go for either Ref 5SE to upgrade pre or go with Ref 75 over VT-50. And between the pre or the power amp, I'd go with upgrading the power amp first.
 
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