 I Know This Is Not Normal
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OK, don't hate me, feel sorry for me. Yeah. I traded the Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory special, the Line Magnetic Premium 845, for a Balanced Audio Technologies system, VK33 preamp, and a pair of VK56 monoblocks. Not an even trade. It does hurt. But, driving the Harbeth 30.2 Anniversaries, it sure sounds good! ![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/v192/2x6spds/20200901_191226.jpg)
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House of the Rising Sone
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Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated
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Come on over!
Those are 6C33C-B tubes. Straight out of the MiG-25. Thick glass, heavy, powerful, sweet!
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I worked with those in grade 12. Heavy. Built like a tank!
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What did you do with them?
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I repaired a guitar amp that came in. We repaired TVs, radios, whatever. I distinctly remember those because they were heavy and the glass was thick.
I repaired a Philco tube TV with a rotating CRT. I don't have a right index fingerprint because I accepted a dare to discharge its flyback transformer using my digit.
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Oh yes, the Philco looked like a science fiction movie dealie. I saw one at an electronics repair shop. He said they were very dangerous.
That had to hurt.
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Just thought I'd check in. Swapped the stock tubes out of the BAT preamp and replaced 6 x 6922 Amperex NOS and 2 Tung Sol NOS 5881s ("best ever made" Brent Jessee).
Broke them in over the past week. (Tubes really do need break-in).
Oh my goodness! Most noticeable differences between the BATS and the Line Magnetic ... the attack, Piano sounds like a real piano, guitars sound so real. I wish you all could come by and hear this.
Best regards from tube-city.
Happy New Year.
PS I picked up a pair of Tron Trager stands for the Harbeth 30.2s. (Don't ask).
Whaddya know. They made great sound greater.
Last edited by 2x6spds; 09/19/20 03:00 AM.
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What wood did you select for the stands?
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Ah, Mr. Mojo. The Tragers are black. I'll post some pictures later today.
The Skylans weighed about 30-40 lbs each, once loaded with rice. The Tragers feel like about 5 lbs each.
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