Mullard
1x Mullard CV5358 (Mil. specs ECC88/6DJ8) O-getter - Blackburn 1968 - Near NOS
1x Mullard CV5358 (Mil. specs ECC88/6DJ8) O-getter - Blackburn 1968 - Near NOS
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Soundlumia's Opinion
Technically equivalent to ECC88/6DJ8, the British military Mullard CV5358 tubes are the BEST choice if you want to hear even more refined version of the legendary Blackburn ECC88/6DJ8 sound.
"Like a warm British jacket of the finest tweed, these glorious tubes have an attractive sweet warmth in their midrange and lower regions." This is how experts on audiotubes.com describe the sound signature of Blackburn Mullard tubes. The top end is silky and pleasant and doesn't get rolled off. They retain a fine sense of "air" at the top, and the upper midrange is smooth and liquid. These tubes reproduce human voice, especially female voices, with haunting realism. Full disclosure from your peer audiophile: Mitcham E88CC's are my go-to tubes for listening to Maria Callas and Frank Sinatra and I refuse to use other tubes. Blackburn Mullard's are also known to have an attractive sparkle at the top with rich bass...now we know where that "warm British jacket" comes from!
Professional Sound Evaluation
The pair worked wonderfully and sounded terrific in our professional studio setup for monitoring.
- Input: Cambridge Audio CXC V2 dedicated CD transport + Schiit Audio Bifrost 2 Multibit DAC
- Amplification: Liquid Platinum Tube Amplifier by Alex Cavalli
- Output: Focal Clear MG Pro open-back headphones
Our full tube sound review was written 100% based on the actual listening experience while this pair of tubes were running in the system described above.
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