Well, I thought I'd heard some nice hi-fi at times in the past, but this is something else, altogether! As the new 6AK5s burn in the amps have become truly uncanny music makers. The "highs" are now such that it has become unimportant where I sit in relation to the speakers, and I have just listened to some of what I always thought were poor recordings of some performances I love rendered not only "listenable" but downright, bloody musical. Somehow, in sync with the "missing" HF, these amps seem to pay attention only to the music, and they are otherwise silent. I don't know how to put it any better than that. This is simply not like hi-fi as we have known it before now. Yes, it is much "better".
I will follow Romy's lead and stop short of a blanket recommendation, because any tool can be misused; but at the same time, I never really imagined reproduced music could come literally so close in every respect to live, without the accompanying noises, etc. that have up to now invariably tagged along as part of the price for a "ruthlessly revealing" system. In this case, just take out the "ruthless" part and add a significant chunk of new-type information to what you have heard to date in terms of "revealing". It's music, but not at all in the same sense as all the PRAT-oriented mid-fi stuff that always gets that citation from reviewers. I mean MUSIC!
If new 6N6Ps add anything substantial to what I'm getting now, I'll have to be tethered to keep my feet on the ground!
Happy New Year,
Paul S
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