SOLD: FS: Little Dot MK3 w/ Tubes

[Wyd4]

Item: Little Dot MK3 w/ Tubes
Location: Victoria
Price: $200+Post+Paypal
Item Condition: Good - Has some minor marks etc.  It has been used.
Reason for selling: I have too many amps and my current headphones are planar/low impedance
Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only
Extra Info: This is a 110v unit and comes with a 240-110v converter, so you will have no dramas plugging it into Australian mains.

 

This unit comes with matching pairs of the following (saves you buying them):

 

Mullard M8100 / CV4010
 The Mullard house sound is much warmer compared to the GE tubes reviewed above. The warm tone is especially complimentary to female vocals where sultry voices such as Norah Jones and Dianna Krell’s come across as positively seductive. With rock music, the full body bass has a visceral impact.  These tubes don’t have the sweetest treble of the EF95 family (that title goes to the 6ZH1P-EV), but they nevertheless manage to give the music a sense of presence and body. Trumpets and strings unfortunately don’t have the most prat or the most natural decay but these are sins of omission that I could happily live with.
                Bass: 20
                Mid: 20
                Treble: 18
                Detail: 18
                Soundstage: 18
                Total: 94/100

 

Voshkod 6ZH1P-EV
 I first became intrigued about these Russian tubes when several head-fi members began posting wildly contradictory comments about them – so dissimilar were people’s impressions about these tubes that I just had to find out for myself what they really sound like.  After some research I discovered that many versions of this tube were manufactured in various factories in the former USSR, and by far the best sounding version is the Voshkod 6ZH1P-EV which was made for cold war rockets.  I got my matched pair from Yen Audio and first impression out of the package proved that in keeping with its military heritage, these tubes are some of the most solidly constructed tubes I’ve ever encountered. Sonically, these tubes pleasantly surprised me with their stunningly clear and transparent treble and authoritative sounding bass that compliments my HD650 as well as my Grados.  Vocals are similarly impressive with a level of realism that is what I love about the ‘tube sound’. These are my favorite EF95 tubes.
                Bass: 19
                Mid: 20
                Treble: 19
                Detail: 19
                Soundstage: 18
                Total: 95/100

 

GE JAN5654W
 These military spec tubes really have a sense of quality construction about them.  The first thing I noticed about these tubes when they arrived is just how neat and solid its internals look.  Their sound doesn’t disappoint either with incredibly good treble extension, clarity and quietness that reminds me of the GE 5 Star tubes reviewed above.  Its upfront sound is in keeping with the GE family sound, violins sounded desperately beautiful with these tubes. In the bass department, PRAT and OOMPH are the first adjectives that come to mind. Compared to the Mullard M8100, these tubes are airier and their bass not as soupy.  These tubes also have exceptionally clean vocal and lends itself well to modern jazz recordings such as Eva Cassidy’s “Live at Blues Valley” where the reverb of the room is clearly audible.
                Bass: 19
                Mid: 19
                Treble: 20
                Detail: 18
                Soundstage: 17
                Total: 93/100

 

Mullard M8083/CV4014
 It is immediately obvious from the first listen that this tube is clearly the class leader of this family. First visual impression of this mil-spec tube reveals that it is extremely well-built with solid top getter and a blue colored screen side getter. My matched pair has the large Mullard shield logo printed on the tube and is dual printed M8083 and CV4014. Compared to the other tubes in the EF91 family, this tube does not need much burn-in time, vocals are especially vivid and noticeably stand out from the instruments. The decay of treble energy is surprisingly realistic, and this tubes’ uncanny ability to express nuances in the treble frequencies makes listening to live jazz recordings with this tube a joy in itself. Overall the sound of this tube is very impressive, with the small caveat that it has a slightly loose bass typical of EF91 tubes.
                Bass: 18
                Mid: 17
                Treble: 20
                Detail: 18
                Soundstage: 18
                Total: 86/100

 
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[Dystoria]

If the Little Dot is still available I'd like to buy it - I'll pm you.

[Wyd4]

Sold pending payment

[Odyssey]

Well done Wyd4

 

That's such a cheap price for a tube amp.

[Wyd4]

Sold