NAD! SVT7 Pro (also comparing it to my Streamliner 900)

[rodl2005]

They have "rev C" written with serial no.

 

[Triad]

Thanx to both! I'll try to check the PF500 out as soon as possible... and will also ask to the shop if the serial of their 7 leads to the C series.
I think I'll ever need 1000w... but I hate hiss and hum. Brighter is good and smaller/lighter is good too... not easy to decide.

 

[LoveThatBass]

wow. really? you can't hear that the JJ is darker and a little muddy compared to the rest of them? i also thought that it was pretty obvious that the Mullard had more mids than any of them.

John, I think some of what we hear is based on the speakers connected to our individual computers. You may have a great set of speakers capable of hearing the subtle differences. Here is where I differ. I actually thought the first tube sounded really good (more balanced) and the last one was "kick butt" with a bit more punchiness to it which I would expect from a NOS RCA. So, I sum it up by:

A. Our speakers we are listening through
B. The tube's characteristics
C. Our individual preferences
D. How discerning of an ear we have (plus some, like me for instance have hearing losses in certain frequency ranges while I actually can hear could hear the 21khz high pitch ring of the power supply for the picture tube if it started to go bad while others couldn't hear it at all). No one in my family believed me until I could tell them when the tv was on even with the volume at zero while standing across the room with my back to it. Point is we all hear things a little differently.

 

[JimmyM]

Thanks LoveThat, but John's right...I had just gotten home from a gig when I was listening and my ears were a little fried. Plus I do listen through the computer but I have a pretty decent set of headphones. Once my ears chilled out, I heard the differences.

 

[LoveThatBass]

Thanks LoveThat, but John's right...I had just gotten home from a gig when I was listening and my ears were a little fried. Plus I do listen through the computer but I have a pretty decent set of headphones. Once my ears chilled out, I heard the differences.

Good idea! I will listen with headphones...Thanks

 

[12bass]

... D. How discerning of an ear we have (plus some, like me for instance have hearing losses in certain frequency ranges while I actually can hear could hear the 21khz high pitch ring of the power supply for the picture tube if it started to go bad while others couldn't hear it at all). No one in my family believed me until I could tell them when the tv was on even with the volume at zero while standing across the room with my back to it. Point is we all hear things a little differently.

With NTSC CRT sets, the frequency coming from the flyback transformer is usually 15.734 kHz, which should be audible to a lot of people. I know I can still hear it.

 

[LoveThatBass]

With NTSC CRT sets, the frequency coming from the flyback transformer is usually 15.734 kHz, which should be audible to a lot of people. I know I can still hear it.

Looks like you are correct. I just did a simple hearing test and found my hearing starts to fade at 14khz and by 16khz I cannot hear it.
Hearing Test - high frequency sounds measure hearing loss

 

[JimmyM]

Odd...couldn't exactly hear anything past 16k, and if I were listening casually I doubt I'd have noticed them, but I darn sure noticed when they stopped.

 

[12bass]

Off topic... but yeah... it's kind of like a feeling of pressure on your ears that you realize was there when it goes away.... and something I don't miss about CRT technology.... although I still think it is superior to flat panels in certain respects.

 

[dannybuoy]

Shame the 7Pro isn't quite micro enough to sit on top of a pair of vertically stacked SVT210AVs without hanging over the edge!

 

[blendermassacre]

Finally got a chance to listen to the clips. Both sound great but man that 7 Pro sounds massive! I can't wait for mine to get here.

+1

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Just got mine from the brown truck. Plugged it in and was not overly impressed. Forgot the Ultra Bass switch! Engaged and yummy. I can't really push it too much, but what little I did sounds great. As long as it's reliable I'm going to be a very happy camper.

 

[johnk_10]

that's seems strange (to me) since i never use the ultralo switch. what kind of cab are you using?

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

Sounds odd to me as well. To me the ultra-low on most amps is an ultra-suck. Maybe R&B/dub/bass players in other genres can make use of them, but I've always hated them for my style.

 

[JimmyM]

I think we're just going to have to accept that some folks like the ultra-lo button, guys

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I think we're just going to have to accept that some folks like the ultra-lo button, guys

Yep.

 

[12bass]

I likes me some Ultra Lo on my SVP-PRO sometimes, depending on the instrument and tonal goals. Also, sometimes I find that "flat" is a bit too middy, while engaging Ultra Lo makes things too scooped. Of course, the SVP is a bit different than the 7Pro, but in the same general tone universe....

 

[johnk_10]

I think we're just going to have to accept that some folks like the ultra-lo button, guys

maybe in the living room, without the band, but never for me on the gig. it cuts way too much of the 300hz-1kHz range for me, and it also boosts the top end.

here's an RTA freq chart of what it does with all of the other tone controls at noon (VIOLET=all controls @ 12:00, BLUE=all controls at 12:00, w/ultralo IN):

it almost turns it into a Streamliner 900 with all of the tone controls at 12:00, except it boosts the top end a bit more:

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

That dip is where my money frequencies are, especially when I'm playing with some chunky guitars.

 

[johnk_10]

That dip is where my money frequencies are.................

+100!