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Anyone compare the two? If so, what are the differences?
donbarzini":t5xncnje said:Vrad":t5xncnje said:Anyone compare the two? If so, what are the differences?
The Japan one I had was a bit warmer sounding but in all honesty, I didn't notice that big of a difference between that one and the $30.00 Taiwan one. I took the $125.00 for the old Japanese one and ran![]()
The Taiwan one will be warmer in 20 years too.
shreder75":ap9pm0y4 said:one's made In Taiwan, the other is made in Japan
Vrad":1zvm97c3 said:shreder75":1zvm97c3 said:one's made In Taiwan, the other is made in Japan
Well yeah... We all know the Japanese know tone! LOL!![]()
shreder75":2cdcyaeh said:Vrad":2cdcyaeh said:shreder75":2cdcyaeh said:one's made In Taiwan, the other is made in Japan
Well yeah... We all know the Japanese know tone! LOL!![]()
yes..they do! ahhhhhh sooooooooooo
Greazygeo":3w5p7u12 said:A friend of mine has one....I bought mine when they first came out years ago....forgot mine at a show once and borrowed his....played the gig without it after I tried it. Hated it. Probably just needed the opamp swapped to the JRC and it would have been fine.
No kidding they are pretty small. I put one in my TS9 and tweaked the lowend awhile back. Much nicer now.ratter":2wawuadr said:Greazygeo":2wawuadr said:A friend of mine has one....I bought mine when they first came out years ago....forgot mine at a show once and borrowed his....played the gig without it after I tried it. Hated it. Probably just needed the opamp swapped to the JRC and it would have been fine.
You just reminded me that I have a jrc around here somewhere that I wanted to put in my tube screamer....crap that's going to be a hard thing to find...
psychodave":12ski62l said:Vrad":12ski62l said:Ok So I found one on Ebay for under $50... I'll do a comparison when I get it. I doubt I'll hear much difference. If I do end up keeping the MIJ one, I'll mod my MIT one to OD-1 specs.
Nice. I think the OD mod is just a cap and resistor. I played my modded SD-1 tonight and I am really happy with it. It sounds great with my JCM800...which now has 6550's in it![]()
psychodave":2qjgpk0t said:Vrad":2qjgpk0t said:psychodave":2qjgpk0t said:Vrad":2qjgpk0t said:Ok So I found one on Ebay for under $50... I'll do a comparison when I get it. I doubt I'll hear much difference. If I do end up keeping the MIJ one, I'll mod my MIT one to OD-1 specs.
Nice. I think the OD mod is just a cap and resistor. I played my modded SD-1 tonight and I am really happy with it. It sounds great with my JCM800...which now has 6550's in it![]()
Yeah I think so. You also disconnect the tone knob. None of it looks all that hard. How's it sound with 6550's? Meaner?
6550s are a little bigger, but cleaner...which is why I was looking for more dirt. Not my favorite tube, but they are still fun to use.