Gold Lion ECC82 / B749 / 12AU7 Gold Grade / No Cryo Reviews

4.8 Rating 46 Reviews

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Jonathan Cabrieto

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“Gold Lion is superb. I own a Rogue Cronus and replaced the stock JJ tubes that came with it. Wow ! The Gold Lion tubes sure kicked the quality of sound a few notches and some. Just when I thought I can't improve much further my Cronus amp. I was totally wrong.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Great tube”

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Posted 3 years ago

“These tubes were purchased for a PS Audio BHK preamp. Unlike the previous BHK owner who mentioned startup whine from standby with these tubes, I have had no such issues. It is well known that the BHK pre produces some clicking noises when changing volume and these do occasionally produce some mild clicks. However, these are among the quietest in that regard among the many different tubes I've used in this preamp. I find Upscale's description of this tube to be quite accurate. It is particularly notable for its resolution and tonal saturation. I find this tube to have near ideal characteristics for my system and see little reason to use more expensive NOS tubes when these sound as good, if not better.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“These absolutely rock my world. Compared to the stock tubes (no comparison honestly), more definition especially in the bass, instruments are fuller, soundstage (width, depth) are much more significant. Money well spent. Back to rediscovering the favorites again. Very happy with the entire experience with Upscale Audio (appreciate their tube background, details. Being new to tube rolling, this was much appreciated information).”

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Posted 3 years ago

“simply lovely. well worth the money. For any other tube systems I get, I will definitely try a Gold Lion tube in them.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Surprisingly good, even in comparison with Mullards, which are getting too hard and expensive to find. I live these better than the Brimars in my Rogue Sphinx V3. Quiet. Dynamic. Nice mids and highs. Good base. I think I'm done tube rolling for a bit. These are nice.”

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Posted 4 years ago