Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Telefunken 6080 U1115005


The King is Naked, folks... this humble tubes - i.e. a non-directly heated double triode - made in Ulm, West Germany in 1965 has its own soul!




I used for years WE421A tubes in my DIY little amp... then, one day, I discovered substitutes... GEC A1834, first, then this German-made tube.




Up to date, the 6080 has a clarity, a natural introspection and a seldom experienced dynamic palette so well discerning from ppp to FFF and all nuances in between... well: Telefunken is the winner... in the next days I’ll extensively try and listen to GEC’s... 






BTW - my reference disc these days is Valentine by Bill Frisell Trio on Blue Note label... Bill’s guitar(s) and effects and double-bass and drums are so rich and the recording is first rate!


1 comment:

  1. Hi Stefano,
    Interesting flea power project you have.
    May I ask which circuit do you use?
    Kind regards,
    Ernst
    Edam
    Holland

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